An elderly Austrian nicknamed the “King of Burglars” has been identified as the ringleader of a drug-smuggling syndicate.Police in Vienna announced today (Weds) that Erich K., who spent many years in prison on account of hundreds of break-ins, was arrested earlier this week. Nineteen alleged accomplices are facing charges as well, officials added.The 77-year-old criminal […]
Rueful robber hands himself in
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A remorseful criminal who took part in a spectacular casino robbery has given himself up to police more than one year after the coup.Admir B. was member of a five-strong group who stole 47,000 Euros in cash from a casino in Graz in a robbery lasting just 30 seconds in November 2009.All four of the […]
Traffic experts have appealed to drivers to adapt their speed to the treacherous conditions they are currently confronted with across Austria.Strong snowfall has led to dozens of accidents on streets across all nine provinces last night and this morning (Weds).Six people had to be hospitalised in Vorarlberg this morning after a 28-year-old driver lost control […]
More checks as Fiaker horse dies
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Vienna city hall chiefs have promised to increase the number of checks on Fiaker horse carriage drivers after a Wallach horse died at a tourist hotspot in the heart of the capital.The six-year-old animal collapsed and perished at the Heldenplatz Square on Sunday just a stone’s throw from the Hofburg Palace which features the […]
Dad finds son killed by tree
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A young Styrian has died as a spruce tree he was cutting down fell onto him.The 24-year-old man was cutting down trees in a forest near Rabendorf in Styrias Weiz district yesterday afternoon (Tues).Local police said the worker was probably trying to loosen the treetop of a spruce whose trunk had been cut, but had […]
A district council building had to be evacuated after a man threw a parcel bomb into one of its rooms.The suspect was arrested after trying to flee the building in Horn, Lower Austria, this morning (Weds). Explosives experts found out that the bomb, hurled into a third-floor office from the hallway, was live and could […]
An army sergant died when a boozed-up lorry driver ploughed into his vehicle in Carinthia this morning (Weds).The 49-year-old soldier from Rinkenberg in Carinthia was returning from a night-time military drill. He died shortly after the collision with the oncoming truck of severe injuries to his chest.The 43-year-old lorry driver from Griffen was found to […]
Two seasonal labourers were arrested after being caught stealing from colleagues.The Germans aged 22 and 23 broke down the door of a flat in Neustift in Tyrols Stubai Valley at around 3am this morning (Weds), threatening the waiters and chefs who were staying in the apartment.The pair were arrested shortly after the incident as their […]
Police are investigating after a man died on the A8 Innkreis motorway in Upper Austria under mysterious circumstances.The elderly man, believed to be a 65-year-old Upper Austrian, was run down by a truck after running down a roadside embankment yesterday (Tues).It is matter of investigations why the man, who died instantly, ran onto the busy […]
Murder investigations have been launched over the death of an old peoples home resident.The 82-year-old pensioner died four days after being brought to the LKH clinic in Graz last May. It was reported that he had strangulation marks around his neck when he died.A new medical opinion suggests that the injuries were caused deliberately.Chief investigator […]