A Viennese was put in custody for threatening his wife with an axe while drunk yesterday (Weds).The 58-year-old was arrested after the woman, 34, managed to flee their flat in Ottakring district to tell officers at the nearest police station what was going on.The attacker is in custody, and police have refused to give out […]
Three people have been arrested after six kilos of heroin were found in their car.Salzburg police announced today (Thurs) officers discovered around six kilograms of the drug as well as antiques and coins of unclear origin during a traffic check on Tuesday.The discovered heroin had a street sale value of around 800,000 Euros, they said.Two […]
A Tunisian has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for threatening to set his wife on fire.Judges at Salzburgs Provincial Court heard today (Thurs) how the 30-year-old had asked his wife what she would do if he burnt the house down before showering her with petrol in front of their son.The Austrian woman, […]
A kinky couple having sex on the street were arrested after attacking policemen.Linz officials said the 18-year-olds were spotted romping in the middle of the road outside their flat around 4.30am this morning (Thurs).A neighbour called police after fearing a crime was being carried out as he heard the horny pairs groans and screams.Police said […]
A Romanian man on the run from Austrian police for human trafficking was arrested in his home country, it has been announced.The Romanian Times reports that Traian C. from Bechet, was caught by police in the province of Dolj. The 55-year-old was wanted under a European arrest warrant after Austrian authorities linked him to human […]
The Vienna criminal court has said it will not repay 100 million Euros paid out in bail last year for Julius Meinl V.The British businessman was freed after one and a half days in custody in Vienna after legal officials received the record 100-million-Euro bailout.Herbert Eichenseder, a member of the entrepreneurs team of legal advisors, […]
A serial fraudster who failed to return to jail after being released on leave has been arrested after being on the run for almost a year.Police in the German state of Bavaria said the 50-year-old Austrian has been put in custody in Passau after being caught in Bad Füssing yesterday afternoon (Weds).Upper Austrian police cooperated […]
Lower Austrian police have said they discovered a cannabis farm in a flat after smelling marijuana when they were at the building investigating a different case.Officials in Krems district said today (Tues) Maria Laach two policemen asked a resident whether they could check his apartment after they noticed the suspicious odour at a housing estate.Police […]
A Briton has been arrested for trying to smuggle six Afghans illegally into France.Police in Kufstein, Tyrol, said today (Mon) the British driver, 34, told them that the six passengers of whom one was found in the boot were friends of a friend and he agreed to give them a lift to Paris […]