Danger! Burglars use acid: Vienna in the crosshair of the criminals!

Danger! Burglars use acid: Vienna in the crosshair of the criminals!

Wien, Österreich - in Vienna, a hair -raising burglar gang strikes again, with a dangerous stitch: they use nitric acid to eliminate the locks of apartments. In the past few weeks alone, eleven apartments in several buildings in the 2nd and 3rd district have been victims of these fractures. The perpetrators mainly aim at jewelry and cash, while expensive electrical appliances remain unaffected, as the Krone . A perpetrator was even filmed by a camera, but he was apparently aware of it and covert his face. Despite the investigating police, this stitch remains extremely risky for the residents.

The spread of acid breakdowns

The series of burglaries in Vienna is not isolated; In Berlin, too, the authorities have an increase in incidents in which criminal nitric acid use to penetrate apartments. Already in April 13 such cases were reported in the capital in which the strongly caustic liquid was used to damage door locks, according to FOCUS . Saltic acid can cause serious damage and not only represents a high risk for the burglars themselves, but also for the residents who may be in the apartment.

The police in both cities now urge this dangerous approach. Those affected should be more careful and take preventive measures to better secure their apartments. Recommended strategies include the installation of high -quality locks and the use of alarm systems. Neighbors can also be helpful to observe suspicious activities and thus ensure more security.