An Upper Austrian couple stand accused of having cultivated marijuana for over 10 years.Police searched the Vöcklabruck flat of the 42-year-old man and his 51-year-old girlfriend after having received an anonymous tip-off.The suspects admitted having grown the banned substance in the basement. Reports have it that they have been selling the drug to addicts for […]
Almost half of young Austrians applying to become police officers in Vienna fail the mandatory fitness test, it has emerged.Vienna police said today (Fri) around four out of 10 applicants did not pass the fitness check, and that the basic German skills test was also a stumbling block for many wannabe police officers.The Organisation for […]
Two Romanians claiming to be plain-clothed police officers have been arrested for stealing from tourists yesterday (Sun).Daniel D., 42, and Valerica D., 40, wore metal badges saying “Police Officer” and asked holidaymakers in the centre of Vienna for their IDs. The duo then nicked their wallets and mobile phones.The Romanians were caught after a witness […]
An Austrian has been put in detention in Croatia after police discovered child porn material on his mobile phone.The Croatian Times reports today (Thurs) that the mans mobile phone was checked by police officers after residents in Banjol on the island of Rab reported him for filming passing children.Police decided to search his mobiles memory […]
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 zoo worker has been fired after he was found growing cannabis in the rhino enclosure.Salzburg Hellbrunn Zoo director Sabine Grebner said today (Mon): “Its horrible! We never thought such a thing was possible. We are here for families and kids and we dont have anything to do with drugs.”Police said the 59-year-old rhinoceros […]
A Croat worker who lost more than 1,000 Euros gambling faces charges for wasting police time for claiming he was robbed.The 24-year-old told police officers in Stockerau, Lower Austria, on Wednesday night two men beat him up and threatened him with knives after work.The warehouseman said the duo took 1,176 Euros he planned to spend […]
Salzburg traffic police kept an elderly Briton from cycling through a motorway tunnel yesterday (Thurs).Russel M., 74, was about to enter the A10 Tauern motorways Reit tunnel near Hüttau in the province of Salzburg when police officers arrived to stop him.Several drivers called traffic authorities to inform them about a man cycling along the busy […]
A man caught on CCTV looking for hidden cash in a forest near Niklasdorf, Styria, has been tracked down by police.Chief investigator Karl Köck said the 45-year-old man told officers he had pocketed 100,000 Euros in a business deal before quitting his job at a Kapfenberg-based company.The suspect claimed he buried 70,500 Euros after panicking […]
An Austrian and his Dutch girlfriend were arrested after police discovered more than 500 marijuana plants at their homes attic yesterday (Weds).Officials in the Dutch city of Kerkrade announced today the man, 46, and his 36-year-old partner were accused of illegally selling cannabis. They added a special police squad stormed the house after having received […]