Highly dramatic robberies on tobacconists: Police are asking for information!

Highly dramatic robberies on tobacconists: Police are asking for information!

There was a dramatic robbery at a tobacconist's shop in Vienna-Liesing on Saturday morning. A masked man, armed with what appeared to be a firearm, stormed into the store around 7 a.m. and threatened the employee in order to get money and valuables. After the attack, the perpetrator managed to escape in an unknown direction, while the employee was left visibly traumatized and in shock. The police immediately launched a search, which has so far been unsuccessful Online portal krone.at reported.

A similar incident also occurred in Linz-Neue Heimat on Friday morning. Two masked perpetrators entered the tobacconist and used a pistol to demand those present to surrender. While one of the robbers threatened a customer and asked her to put her cell phone away, the other searched the cash register. After the successful attack, the perpetrators fled on foot towards the city center. Here too, the investigation goes without results. Police have offered a reward of 1,000 euros for information leading to the capture of the robbers laumat.at communicates.

Both incidents show an alarming development in terms of safety in tobacconists and shops, while at the same time the people affected are in shock and the police are looking for relevant clues to solve the crimes. In Vienna, the South State Criminal Police Office investigated, while the investigation in Linz is the responsibility of the Upper Austria State Criminal Police Office.