Criminal case in Lower Austria: 166 burglaries revealed - perpetrator in custody!

Criminal case in Lower Austria: 166 burglaries revealed - perpetrator in custody!

In an unprecedented wave of burglaries in schools and union buildings across Austria, the police identified a 41-year-old Romanian as the main suspect. This had been in custody since February 2024 after collapsing a school in Hallein. As 5min.at Between March 2022 and January 2024, a total of 166 burglary steels occurred, in which damage was made of over 933,000 euros. From the investigation of the Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office, it shows that the accused systematically traveled through Austria to steal cash and also acquire electrical appliances.

The criminalists found 23 screwdrivers, two side cutters and other evidence during a search in Vienna, which connected him to the break -ins. The perpetrator finally confessed to all the acts accused of him and is currently in custody in the St. Pölten prison.

series of burglary in several federal states

Another case of break -ins was informed by the Lower Austrian police, which extended across several federal states. As ​​Meinzirk.at reported, five young asylum seekers from Algeria and Morocco are suspected, break-ins in Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg and To have committed Tyrol. This group broke into pharmacies and captured cash. A total of 19 burglaries with damage of around 50,000 euros were proven.

three of the suspects were already caught abroad and transferred to Austria, where they were confessed. The search for the remaining perpetrators is still in full swing, both nationally and internationally. The police hoped that the ongoing investigations have a complete clarification of these masive series of burglary.