Thief punches policemen

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A 36-year-old man has been put in custody for attacking two policemen yesterday evening (Thurs). The officers chased the man after being told by another man that he stole his mobile. The fleeing criminal punched and kicked the police officers when they caught up with him. The policemen returned the expensive smartphone to its owner […]

Moped thief caught in Vienna

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A young resident of Vienna faces youth crime charges for stealing a moped.The 14-year-old raised the attention of policemen patrolling the city centre yesterday evening (Sun) by sounding the horn of the moped several times.Officers found out that it had been reported stolen recently when he failed to provide its licence papers. The teenager was […]

Teen carjackers collared

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Four teenagers have been arrested after going on a joyride in a stolen car in Vienna.The friends – three boys and a girl aged 16 and 17 respectively – were arrested after being pulled over by traffic policemen on Tuesday night. The officers found out that the vehicle was reported as stolen by a newspaper […]

Football fans beat up policemen

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Two people were arrested for attacking police officers after a top-flight football match.Martina G., 22, and 30-year-old Stefan M. turned violent against policemen assigned to ensure smooth procedures at the Bundesliga thriller between 32-time title winners Rapid Vienna and defending champions Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna-Penzing on Sunday afternoon […]

Indian deported after strolling along motorway

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A 44-year-old Indian was detained and sent back to Italy after being caught trying to enter Austria on foot.The man was spotted strolling along the A13 Brenner motorway near Gries am Brenner in Tyrol by traffic policemen on Tuesday, local authorities said today (Thurs). He was deported to neighbouring Italy from where he presumably entered […]

Duo caught stealing over 800 chocolates

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Police officers in Vienna discovered more than 800 bars of chocolate in a thieving duo’s car, it was announced today (Fri).Officials said policemen increasing their presence in the district of Wieden checked two men’s vehicle after the pair were spotted visiting several supermarkets in little time.The officers – members of a special anti-crime group called […]

Eviction exposes arsenal

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Policemen have discovered 12 handguns while supervising an elderly man’s eviction.Officials in Tyrol announced today (Tues) the weapons were scattered on the floor of the 74-year-old man’s house in a town in the province’s Ziller Valley.Officers, who also confiscated around 2,000 ammunition and three silencers, are currently trying to find out whether the man had […]

Road toll offender attacks policemen

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A Slovakian driver has been arrested for attacking two policemen, it has been announced.Viennese traffic officials said today (Mon) the 45-year-old kicked the officers when they fined him for driving on the A22 Donauufer motorway without a road toll sticker on Saturday.The tourist was put in custody in a Viennese jail. He will face a […]

German woman abandons drunk hubby at Upper Austrian rest stop

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A German woman abandoned her drunk husband as they travelled to Slovakia yesterday (Sun).Officials in Seewalchen, Upper Austria, said today the woman had dumped her husband at a motorway rest stop after he tried wrestling the steering wheel from her.Customers at the Seewalchen rest stop restaurant called police after the man told them his wife […]

‘Racist’ Vienna policemen in court

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Four Vienna policemen are accused of racially insulting a Turkish-born Austrian Olympic athlete.Viennese taekwondo star Tuncay Caliskan – who came fourth in the 2000 Olympic Games and also qualified for the event four years later – claims the officers verbally abused him when he tried to report an attempted assault on him in the street.Caliskan […]