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Juvenile robbery in Schwaz: perpetrator arrested!
15-year-old student injured in robbery in Schwaz; Perpetrator, also 15, caught. Police are investigating the incident on October 24th.
Juvenile robbery in Schwaz: perpetrator arrested!
In Schwaz, Tyrol, on October 24, 2025, a robbery occurred on a 15-year-old student who was waiting for a comrade. The alleged perpetrator, also a 15-year-old Austrian citizen, appeared, covered with a scarf, and demanded cash in the Tyrolean dialect. He threatened the victim, searched his pockets and stole around 80 euros. The boy suffered unspecified injuries while trying to prevent the robbery and was hit in the head several times with his fist.
The incident occurred at the west entrance to the “Stadtgalerien”. After the attack, the perpetrator fled towards Schwaz's old town, with the victim following him, but lost track of him at the “Hartlauer branch”. Interestingly, the perpetrator left his cell phone at the crime scene and later returned to search for it. The victim returned the phone but was attacked again when the suspect kicked him in the leg. The perpetrator ultimately fled towards the Schwaz hospital.
Arrest of the perpetrator
The Schwaz police, who immediately initiated a manhunt, were finally able to identify the perpetrator in Jenbach on October 25, 2025. When he was arrested, he confessed to the robbery allegations. This was confirmed by a report by the Kurier, which takes a closer look at the circumstances surrounding the arrest. The incident has shaken up public safety in the region and again raises questions about juvenile crime, an area that is continually monitored according to the Police Crime Statistics (PKS).
The PKS has been recording all reported cases electronically since 2001, thereby accelerating strategic criminal police action planning. These reports provide a comprehensive basis for analyzing the development of crime in Austria, which will continue to play an important role in preventing and combating crime in the future. The numbers can vary due to various influencing factors such as the reporting behavior of the population and the intensity of police controls. In addition to the current incidents, criminal police activities remain central to cases of juvenile crime.
For further information on crime developments and security reports, we recommend visiting the Federal Criminal Police Office website, which is updated regularly.
Further details can be found in the reports from 5min and Kurier, which documents the events surrounding the incident and the subsequent arrest.