Bank robberies in Tyrol: A robbery with a unwritten weapon and 15 years in prison!

Bank robberies in Tyrol: A robbery with a unwritten weapon and 15 years in prison!

in Tyrol, the wave of bank robberies is increasing. At least ten raids have been registered since November 2023, which alerts the security authorities. On Thursday, the trial against a suspected bank robber begins, which stormed into a Raiffeisenbank in Mieders at the end of August and captivated a five-digit sum under threat with an unladen CO2 pistol. The 24-year-old local suspect was quickly identified and arrested after he had fled the prey through the fields, as krone.at reported.

Investigations and arrests

There were further arrests beforehand. A 24-year-old Tyrolean and a supposed 32-year-old Russian accomplice were caught after an attack on BTV am Innsbrucker Mitterweg in July. Another attack in Innsbruck, as well as a failed robbery in the Sparkasse, also led to fast solutions thanks to intensive investigations. This Enlightenment shows that the police do not take the trend of bank raids on their lights, as also reports tirol.orf.at . There are hard punishments: the main accusation point is on severe robbery, which could bring the perpetrator up to 15 years in prison. The question remains whether his statement will be taken into account "no fear, money" in his defense.