Sledgehammer attack in Vienna: Police car seriously damaged!

Sledgehammer attack in Vienna: Police car seriously damaged!

In Vienna, a 25-year-old man attacked a parked patrol car with a sledgehammer on Saturday afternoon while the police were busy checking e-scooter drivers. Loud krone.at This incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Innere Mariahilfer Straße. The suspect hit the hood of the emergency vehicle several times before officers from the Taubstummengasse inspection arrested him. In addition to the hammer, police found two pieces of .308 caliber rifle ammunition and a stolen ID card in his possession.

Interrogating the man was difficult because he proved to be uncooperative. When asked what he needed the tool for, he simply replied: “For hammering.” Research revealed that the 25-year-old already had a weapons ban, which makes the presence of the ammunition problematic. He claimed that he only had the ammunition with him as a souvenir and denied stealing the ID card. According to the prosecutor's order, the man was taken to a correctional facility salzburg24.at reported. The exact reason for his attack remains unclear.