Pensionist follows robbers: Brave fight for the shopping bag!

Pensionist follows robbers: Brave fight for the shopping bag!

Klausenbachstraße, 4020 Linz, Österreich - A brave 73-year-old Linzer has on February 8, 2025, around 7:50 p.m., in Linz-St. Magdalena started an amazing chase after a robbery. While he was on his way home from his purchases, a 41-year-old man snatched his shopping bag. The pensioner did not stop and followed the perpetrator to the nearby children's playground, as ooe.orf.at reported.

The 41-year-old tried to climb over a high grid fence when the older man grabbed him on the trouser leg. In a desperate attempt to free himself, the perpetrator kicked the 73-year-old in the face with full force and dropped the prey before he fled towards Haselgrabenweg. However, the description of the injured man and a witness helped the fast intervention group (SIG) to identify the fleeting in a tram and arrest, as the Linz police said in her report. When arrested, a forbidden weapon was also ensured, despite an existing weapon ban for the 41-year-old.

arrest and drug use

When he was interrogated, the arrested person was not confessed, while a drug test was positive. The robbery, which was primarily characterized by the courageous use of the 73-year-old victim, shows that citizens can also act in critical situations. The 41-year-old was then admitted to the Linz judge, as Die police reported.