Pensioner robbed while taking a leak

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An elderly man was robbed while answering the call of nature on a public square in Vienna this morning (Fri).The 69-year-old stopped to urinate in Favoriten district after a boozy night out when he was hit on the head from behind.The attacker – who is being sought – fled with the pensioner’s wallet.

Thievish ‘prostitute’ nabbed in Spain after Austrian’s alert

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A woman has been arrested for trying to pinch an Austrian holidaymaker’s wallet.The 19-year-old man met the Nigerian in a bar on the Spanish tourism hotspot of Mallorca – and called the police when she attempted to steal his money.The would-be thief was arrested. Some newspapers report today (Tues) that she is a prostitute.

Robbery victim collapses and dies

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An elderly Viennese man collapsed and died after he was mugged in a shop yesterday (Weds).Supermarket staff and paramedics failed to resuscitate the 63-year-old who passed out after getting worked up and panicked about his wallet being stolen by a man while he did his shopping at the store in the Alsergrund district.Reports have it […]

Honest German cleaner to spend free holiday in Tyrol

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A German cleaner has been invited to spend a weekend in the Tyrolean Alps after handing in an Austrian tourist’s lost wallet containing thousands of Euros.Police in Mindelheim in the German State of Bavaria announced today (Thurs) the owner – a man from the Tyrolean town of Reutte – spontaneously decided to offer the honest […]

Wrong direction motorway biker ‘looked for lost wallet’

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A Slovakian biker shocked drivers on an Austrian motorway by driving in the wrong direction to look for his wallet.The motorcyclist was stopped by Carinthian traffic policemen near the Wolfsberg exit after terrified motorists called to report him speeding the wrong way down the A2 southern motorway’s breakdown lane yesterday (Weds).The 34-year-old man told police […]