Brave pensioner hunts thief: shopping robbery in Linz ends with arrest!

Brave pensioner hunts thief: shopping robbery in Linz ends with arrest!

Linz-St. Magdalena, Österreich - A brave 73-year-old Linzer has in Linz-St. Magdalena started an unprecedented chase after his shopping bag was snatched on his way home. The pensioner did everything possible to provide the fleeing perpetrator, a 41-year-old man. When he tried to escape a high grid fence of a children's playground, the senior packed him on the trouser leg, reported 5min.at .

Despite a brutal walk in the face, which the robber missed the senior, he was able to fend off the stolen bag that the thief dropped while fleeing. Injuries or not, the brave Linz gave a precise description of the perpetrator together with a witness. Thanks to the quick reaction of the fast intervention group (SIG), the 41-year-old was identified and arrested shortly after the crime in a nearby tram. It turned out that the man not only ignored an existing weapon ban, but also under the influence of drugs, as ooe.orf.at reported.

In the survey, the suspect refused to confess. However, the investigators also had clear evidence against him, which led to his transfer to the judiciary. This incident not only causes excitement, but also throws a light on the dangers that citizens have to face in their everyday life.