ATM in Hart blown up again: police chase dangerous perpetrators!

ATM in Hart blown up again: police chase dangerous perpetrators!

In Hart near Arnoldstein, the local ATM again became the goal of criminals. This was the second explosion in a short time what the police alerted. As reports [gailtal-journal.at] (https://gailtal-journal.at/aktuell/bankomat-in-hart-werd-wiederbau-nach- after-second-second-sprengung/), the police suspect that the proximity to the borders of Italy and Slovenia attracts the perpetrators. The damaged machine is currently temporarily covered with a tarpaulin while the bank is working on a reconstruction.

Mario Verdel, the managing director of the affected bank, announced that the reconstruction of the machine is planned. In addition to the machine, the alarm systems and the building structure must also be repaired. This work should be completed within one to two months. The police are also active and search for three people who are suspected of being responsible for the explosion in hard. There is suspicion that the same perpetrators have also committed similar explosions in Tyrol.

prevention of further acts

The situation in Austria is increasingly tense: According to krone.at, 21 tried or completed ATM has been registered since the beginning of the year. A large part of these acts is related to a cross -border network, which mainly consists of Dutch citizens. The suspects have connections to other criminal groups in Europe, including the so-called "Mocro-Mafia". The gang elements not only operate in Austria, but are also active in Germany, Switzerland and France.

A typical example of the unscrupulousness of the perpetrators is an incident in Gmunden, in which an ATM was blown up in the early morning. During this campaign, the masked perpetrators threatened students with a knife and tried to rob car keys. today.at reported that the fleeing of the trio was over 200 km/h in a stolen BMW X1. This ended in an accident when the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree. Three suspects were arrested while another is still fleeting.

Overall, the investigators have smashed a cross -border network of ATM prenres, in which 18 suspects were arrested. In the case of raids, large amounts of cash and explosives were confiscated. The numbers are alarming: around 1.2 million euros were captured by such criminal activities, and the damage to property amounts to the millions.