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 […]
‘Rowdy’ sheep face eviction
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A herd of sheep faces eviction after its shepherd has refused to relocate them after his agreement with a Vienna University has come to an end, it has been reported.Richard Krampls 23 East Friesians have been grazing on an estate owned by the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna-Floridsdorf for more […]
A pensioner has been arrested after being caught driving without a licence for the fourth time in as many months.The 64-year-old resident of Salzburg sped off when police asked him to pull over in a routine traffic check near the town of Hof yesterday (Weds). The man was caught after a wild street chase minutes […]
Police had to wait more than 24 hours to question a boozed-up thief.The 31-year-old man was caught by police half an hour after he stole a bottle of vodka from a shop in Viennas western railway station (Westbahnhof) yesterday morning (Weds).The Vienna resident was, however, too drunk to face an enquiry on the same day, […]
An elderly Frenchman has been put in custody after failing to pay at a petrol station in eastern Austria yesterday (Tues).The 85-year-old driver was stopped on the A4 eastern motorway in the province of Burgenland shortly before the Austrian-Hungarian border.CCTV footage revealed that he fuelled his car for around 40 Euros and took one can […]
A Belgian who stayed in some of the best Austrian hotels without paying has been caught in Italy.Police in the Austrian province of Tyrol announced today (Weds) the man, 49, was arrested while having dinner at a posh restaurant in San Remo yesterday.Austrian officials informed authorities in neighbouring countries after the man amassed unpaid hotel […]
A worker steering a dumper truck was injured when he fell down a 40-metre embankment today (Weds).The 43-year-old was transporting gravel destined for a nearby construction site when the forest road he was driving along near Imsterberg, Tyrol, suddenly gave in under the weight.The man, who sustained head and internal injuries, was transferred to hospital […]
Cow puts truck driver in clinic
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A 24-year-old lorry driver had to be hospitalised after he was attacked by a cow this morning (Weds).The Upper Austrian was assigned to pick up a cow from a farm in Windhaag with his truck. He was pushed against a wall by another heifer when he teamed up with the farmer to lead the animal […]
Rottweiler mauls couple
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A couple suffered serious injuries when they were attacked by a Rottweiler on Sunday.Erika and Peter Petzner went for a walk in St. Stefan ob Leoben, Styria, when the three-year-old dog jumped over a fence and turned on the 48-year-old woman. She had to undergo surgery on both her arms at Leobens LKH clinic, while […]
A scheming parcel delivery man accused paramedics of stealing from him after losing more than 1,000 Euros of customers money in the casino.Police said today (Tues) the man from southern Styria deliberately steered his car against a lamppost on the L208 main road on Saturday. He told doctors in hospital two paramedics took money out […]