A female police officer accidentally killed a homeless man by shoving him down a flight of stairs. On Monday night, workers of the charity DOWAS for homeless people in Bregenz, Vorarlberg called the police after trying to eject a drunk homeless woman from the charity’s emergency night shelter, DOWAS boss Michael Dittrich said. When the […]
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Teen robbers’ lake getaway flops
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Two would-be robbers tried to escape the police by leaping into one of Europe’s largest lakes. The duo aged 14 and 16 were caught red-handed during an attempted break-in at a shop in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, last night (Mon/Tues). They initially managed to run away and tried to outrun the officers by jumping into Lake Constance […]
A worker sustained serious injuries when scaffold fell on his head as he cleaned a portable toilet. The 38-year-old man was assigned to disinfect the mobile loo on a construction site in Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, yesterday afternoon (Tues). He was severely injured when parts of scaffolding moved by a crane dropped on his head. The cleaner […]
Pilgrims escape coach crash unharmed
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Dozens of Austrian pilgrims had a narrow escape as their coach crashed on a motorway in Croatia.Local police announced today (Thurs) no one was injured when the vehicle ploughed into a fence erected alongside a motorway near Sestanovac yesterday.Officials told the Croatian Times online newspaper that the group consisting of 47 Austrians were […]
Pre-Christian gravesite discovered
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Builders assigned to construct a new railroad in Carinthia found what is believed to be an ancient gravesite.Federal Railways (ÖBB) said today (Fri) four skeletons and funerary objects such as chains and various trinkets were discovered in the town of Kühnsdorf.An archaeologist who was asked to examine the bones and objects described them as “the […]
Bounty promised after cat shot
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An animal rights organisation has issued a reward for decisive tip-offs after a kitten was murdered.The animal had to be put down due to its serious injuries. It was shot with some kind of weapon on Sunday or Monday, police in the Vorarlberg city of Bregenz said today (Fri).Now Vier Pfoten, an internationally operating non-government […]
Sex ad leaves right-wingers red-faced
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A right-wing partys youth organisation has vowed to review the organisation of its homepage after a banner advertised erotic contacts and a controversial computer game.The Vorarlberg branch of the Freedom Partys (FPÖ) youth organisation RFJ confirmed today (Weds) that it cancelled the contract with an internet advertising company after a large banner which appeared on […]
Around 25 per cent of Austrians are cycling each day or several days a week, according to a traffic information organisation.The Austrian Traffic Club (VCÖ) said today (Mon) its research suggested that one out of four Austrians were cycling on a daily basis or more than once a week. The club said it expected this […]
Chocolate truck nicked
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A lorry transporting chocolate worth more than 100,000 Euros was tracked down in Germany after being stolen in the Austrian province of Tyrol.The truck was discovered by police just across the Austrian-German border yesterday evening (Mon). None of its cargo 21 tons of fine chocolate worth 125,000 Euros were missing.The vehicle disappeared from […]
Lorry damages petrol pump
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A truck driver has caused more than 30,000 Euros of damage by crashing into a petrol pump, police in Salzburg, have said.The Turk steered his semi-articulated lorry against the pump at a petrol station near the town of Wals on Wednesday, police said today (Fri).Staff managed to prevent the spilled petrol from affecting the groundwater, […]