A juridical official has been sentenced to prison for providing his addicted sister with confiscated drugs.Gerhard Z. was given a four-year jail term, while his sister Eva N. was sentenced to three years behind bars at court in Korneuburg, Lower Austria, yesterday (Thurs).The former Vienna Criminal Court deputy chief was suspended when he was caught […]
Boy in clinic after vodka binge
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A young boy is in intensive care after swigging down a bottle of vodka.The 10-year-old was hospitalised after passersby found him lying in a roadside ditch in Gratwein near Graz, Styria. The kid reportedly emptied a 0.7-litre bottle of vodka on a playground within four hours before passing out yesterday evening (Thurs). Doctors at the […]
Bungling bank robber nabbed
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A hapless criminal was collared as he tried to rob a bank while police attended the branch on other grounds.Police officers called by clerks after the handbag of an elderly woman was stolen moments after she had left the bank in Viennas Mariahilf district with a large amount of cash yesterday afternoon (Thurs).When checking […]
Glider crash kills two
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Two people were killed in an air traffic accident in Salzburg this morning (Thurs).The so-called microlight aircraft caught fire after it touched an overhead cable near Leogang. Both passengers the German pilot and a not yet identified person died.Reports have it that the man sent off an emergency call moments before the crash.The […]
A leading car equipment chain has apologised after it emerged that it offered a petrol can named after a World War Two (WWII) military force.Forstinger, which runs around 120 stories across Austria, promised today (Thurs) to remove the “Wehrmacht” gas canister from its shelves within the next few days after a member of the Austrian […]
An Austrian plunged to his death while taking a picture at a mountainous region in Canada, it has been announced.Leo Steiner jr. a Salzburg-born ski instructor who shared his time between Leogang in his home province and Atlin in Britsh Columbia, Canada plunged down a crevasse after its snow cover collapsed while he […]
A bank in Carinthia has vowed to compensate its clients after conmen withdrew thousands of Euros from their accounts.Kärntner Sparkasse said today (Weds) police are examining the incident. The firm explained that fraudsters apparently managed to get account information of clients after a small camera was set up at a cashpoint in Klagenfurt.Large amounts of […]
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 […]
Neo-Nazi posters removed
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A special police unit is investigating after posters called for the release of an arrested fascist were erected at a busy road.Large banners with German slogans that can be translated as “Freedom for Gottfried Küssel!” and “Let our comrade free!” were eliminated after motorists driving along the B37 near Krems, Lower Austria, informed local police […]
Drugs stashed under hat
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A German man has been put in custody after police found out he possessed drugs hidden under his hat.Officials in Schlitters, Tyrol, said today (Mon) the 19-year-old was put in custody after officers discovered 1.5 grams of marijuana in a small compartment weaved into the inside of his old-fashioned slouch hat on Saturday evening.The […]