Döbling: Crazy thief grabs himself with a knife while fleeing!

Döbling: Crazy thief grabs himself with a knife while fleeing!

On June 18, 2025, a dramatic incident occurred in Billrothstraße in Vienna in Vienna when a 41-year-old Romanian stole a cash box during a robbery on a drugstore. The perpetrator used the unoccupied cash register as the goal for his deed and then fled out of business with a Stanleyesser in his hand. The police were immediately alarmed and took up the persecution of the man, the various requests, ignored.

In a threatening behavior, the perpetrator directed the knife against the officials, who then made shoves in the ground to de -escalate the Situation. The Romanian man showed signs of a psychological state of emergency, which also complicated the intervention of the police. During the escape there was a serious self -harm when the perpetrator cut himself into the neck with the knife.

use of pepper spray

The police finally had to use pepper spray to disarm the man and stop him from injuring themselves. The 41-year-old was medical care on site and then taken to a hospital. The investigation into this incident continues.

Such criminal incidents are not isolated in Vienna. According to Statista, over 528,000 crimes were reported in Austria in 2023, whereby Vienna played over a third of the crimes displayed. The police are often confronted with mentally polluted perpetrators, and the challenges in fighting crime are diverse. In addition, incidents such as this are fueling the public debate on crime and dealing with foreign suspects.

The fact that 43% of the suspects and convicts were foreigners in 2022, including many from Romania, ensures additional conversation in society. 70% of Austrians believe that immigrants tighten the crime problems. However, trust in the police remains relatively high; 77% of the official surveyed expressed their trust, which is reassuring in view of the increasing challenges.

This incident once again shows how important a quick reaction is from the police and underlines the complexity of the fight against crime in urban areas. The authorities are working to ensure security in Vienna and to examine the background of such acts comprehensively in order to effectively combat crime.