Young people steal an unlocked car: police find a quartet of thieves!

Young people steal an unlocked car: police find a quartet of thieves!

On Monday night there was a brazen car theft in the Liezen district involving a group of young people. How vienna.at reported, two teenagers aged 15 and 16 were traveling by public transport to Weißenbach, where they discovered an unlocked car at around 2:40 a.m. The key was right in the vehicle, which immediately drove the two boys into action. After the theft, they drove back to Upper Austria, taking three other young people with them, before continuing on towards Vienna.

Chase and arrest

The police quickly became aware of the suspicious passengers. On the A1 near Oed, around 9:30 a.m., around 9:30 a.m., motorway police discovered the stolen vehicle. After a short pursuit, the officers were able to stop the car meinkreis.at reported. The investigations were carried out in close cooperation between police departments from Lower and Upper Austria. These included the Amstetten motorway police, the task force to combat street crime in Upper Austria and the Kirchdorf an der Krems police station.

The 15-year-old driver was arrested and the Leoben public prosecutor's office was then called in. His accomplices and their legal guardians were questioned on suspicion of car theft, but are expected to remain at large for the time being. The investigation was taken over by the Niklasdorf branch of the Styrian State Criminal Police Office, while the young people concerned were all properly questioned.