Up for sale luxury coach stolen from depot

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Thieves stole a bus from a bus company depot on Sunday night or the early hours of Monday The twelve metre long bus was stolen from the depot in Amstetten. Police believe the thieves have already left the country with the bus. The luxury 52-seater tour bus made by the company Setra has an estimated […]

Naked photo shoot

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Staff working on the Vienna underground system have been closely studying CCTV footage for a clue as to the identity of a naked young woman wearing nothing but a pair of knee length leather boots on the train who travelled  several stops before getting off again. The woman seemed undisturbed by the fact that she […]

Bungling bank robber nabbed

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A hapless criminal was collared as he tried to rob a bank – while police attended the branch on other grounds.Police officers called by clerks after the handbag of an elderly woman was stolen moments after she had left the bank in Vienna’s Mariahilf district with a large amount of cash yesterday afternoon (Thurs).When checking […]

Public transport CCTV checks collar 70 felons

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Dozens of criminals were caught after police were provided with footage from CCTV installations set up at public transport stations and in underground trains in Vienna in the first three months of this year.Public transport agency Wiener Linien announced today (Weds) that 70 offenders were punished after police investigators checked footage from surveillance cameras tracked […]

Robber takes victim on a ride

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Police are hunting a robber who took his victim on a 20-minute train journey before forcing him to deposit money.The criminal approached the 26-year-old on a train at Handelskai station. He asked the man to hand over his wristwatch and cash but refused to let him go. The robber instead told the man to get […]