Dramatic shoplifting: woman throws monitor at police!

In a shocking incident in Vienna, a 37-year-old woman was arrested after she attempted to leave a furniture store on Hermann-Gebauer-Straße with a shopping cart full of unpaid goods on February 5, 2025. Employees of the store alerted the police when the suspected thief was stopped after the checkout area and was extremely unresponsive. In addition, when they arrived, the officers not only found the unpaid furniture, but also items of clothing that still had anti-theft devices and price tags on them. These items are also suspected of being stolen, police confirmed. The 37-year-old was then taken to the police station.

But there the situation escalated: the woman was not only aggressive, but also threw a PC monitor in the direction of an officer. In a desperate attempt to escape, she jumped up and wanted to leave the police station, but was stopped in time by the officers and temporarily arrested. According to reports from vienna.at and 5 minutes The woman is now being charged with attempted theft, attempted resistance to state authority, attempted grievous bodily harm and damage to property. The aggressive actions during her stay at the police station make the incident particularly worrying.