Alcoholized driver with a baby on the lap: police step in!

Alcoholized driver with a baby on the lap: police step in!

In the Vöcklabruck district in Upper Austria, a 40-year-old on February 21, 2025 unpacked his pack for a real scandal during a check on the B143. Because while he drove alcohol in his blood with almost 1 per thousand, the police had discovered a nine -month -old baby in the back seat - and the little passenger was unsecured on her mother's lap. This not only led to a fine for the alcoholic driver, but also to violent questions about the safety of children in the car, as the reporting of 5min.at shows.

homemade parking tickets and suspicion of corruption

But that's not the only piquant detail from the region. A policeman from the same district is suspected of having built up lucrative additional earnings with their own penalty notes. According to ORF Upper Austria, the fake fines are said to have worked so deceptively that they were even used on duty. The official avoided proper documentation of his punishments. The Officer has been on a job since the end of October, while the Federal Office is pursuing the case to combat corruption. The amount of the possibly illegally inserted penalties remains unclear, but the investigation is in full swing, as is also mentioned in the reporting.

These incidents throw a bright light on the police and their integrity. While one officer is held responsible for his alcohol ride and lack of security measures, another fights against the accusation of corruption. At a time when trust in the law enforcement officers is essential, both incidents are in a worrying context and raise critical questions about how safe the population is under the protection of the police.