A convicted felon on the run from prison was rearrested after he had got picked up during a traffic check, police reported today (Tues). Police in Vienna-Floridsdorf found out that the 27-year-old man had bunked from a jail a few weeks ago. They checked his ID after he had given contradictory statements about who owned […]
A fare dodger has been arrested for attacking two police officers.The 30-year-old became violent after controllers called the police when he failed to show any ID after they caught him without a valid ticket on a train in Vienna-Meidling on Tuesday, officials said today (Thurs).The Nigerian was put in custody after beating a policewoman and […]
A courageous pensioner scared away two muggers trying to rob the wife of an Italian diplomat, it has emerged.Maria Rosaria the spouse of Eugenio dAuria, the Italian ambassador in Vienna was attacked by two women in front of the State Opera in Viennas Innere Stadt district after a performance. The duo used pepper […]
The wife of former Peoples Party (ÖVP) head and Foreign Minister Alois Mock has become the victim of a mugger.Newspaper Heute reports today (Fri) that an unidentified woman snatched the handbag of Edith Mock, 73, on a street in Vienna-Döbling yesterday.The attacker, who is being hunted by police, managed to escape with the bag which […]