Burglary trio after raids in Carinthia and Tyrol in Italy!

Burglary trio after raids in Carinthia and Tyrol in Italy!

In a series of daily dwellings in Carinthia and Tyrol, at least six burglaries were registered on March 21, 2025, which were committed in the districts of Lienz, Spittal an der Drau and Hermagor. The perpetrators penetrated the apartments over ground -level windows or terrace doors and searched all rooms for valuables. Information from the population led to the identification of a potential perpetrator vehicle, a rental car with Italian approval. The police in Lienz then initiated cross -border search measures in which a suspicious vehicle with four male occupants was observed.

Despite two attempts to stop in Italy, the perpetrators initially managed to escape. The vehicle then had an accident, which caused the occupants to flee on foot. Three suspects were arrested with the help of police thermal drones. The police found a considerable amount of stolen goods in the accident vehicle, including jewelry and cash. The Italian authorities initiated criminal proceedings against the suspects, which, as a 24-year-old Colombian, a 22-year-old Chilene and a 17-year-old Cuban. They are suspected of being involved in a total of twelve burglary theft - eight in Tyrol and four in Carinthia. The estimated damage amounts to a low five -digit euro amount. 5min.at reports that ...

burglars in European context

The comprehensive investigation work in connection with the burglary wave is in line with the Aachen explanation, which was signed by the inner ministers of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Lower Saxony. This explanation aims to improve cross -border cooperation in burglaries by promoting joint or parallel investigation. An eight-point plan structures this cooperation and also provides for the development of new security concepts based on the predictive policing program scale from North Rhine-Westphalia. Heise.de explains that ...

This structuring is a necessary answer to the increasing threat from organized burglar gangs, which are often referred to as "criminal tourists". These criminal networks operate across borders and thus represent a challenge for national and international law enforcement. Interior Minister Ralf Jäger demanded the reduction of bureaucratic hurdles and announced planned cross -border police teams. These are intended to exchange best practice concepts and test the feasibility of predictive policing to identify the movement patterns of these perpetrators.

arrest of burglars and international investigations

In addition to the burglaries in Carinthia and Tyrol, a 37-year-old Romanian was targeted by the investigators after he was involved in a break-in business in Villach in autumn 2022. He was able to break away at first, but was finally arrested in Ireland and delivered to Austria at the end of November 2023. These arrests show the effectiveness of international cooperation, which is essential today to combat the increasing burglary crime. Kleinezeitung.at reports that…

The events in Carinthia and Tyrol not only illustrate the challenges of the regional police, but also the need for increased cooperation between the European countries to combat border cross -border crime. Only through joint efforts can the authorities be more efficient against such criminal structures and ensure the security of citizens.