Teenie-Band narrt Wiener Polizei: Schon 1.200 Einbrüche verübt

27.12.2024 08:35

(Act. 27.12.2024 08:49)

The Teenie-Autoknackerbande verübte bereits 1,200 Straftaten in Ostösterreich.
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The burglary tours of a child and youth gang continue unabated in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, although the police have been able to investigate many members of the gang in recent months. So far, the damage amounts to almost 500,000 euros.

Police reporting has apparently not deterred a gang of children and young people from eastern Austria from continuing their criminal activities. Last April, Vienna police announced that the gang had been thoroughly investigated and the suspects had been proven to have committed 500 crimes. Meanwhile, the suspects are now accused of around 1,200 crimes in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland.

44 children and adolescents responsible for 1,200 crimes

The total damage was estimated by police spokesperson Julia Schick at almost 500,000 euros. The suspects are therefore 44 minors, some of them minors. They are believed to have committed burglaries in different constellations between autumn 2023 and early December 2024. A significant proportion of the crimes were car burglaries, during which they usually smash the triangular window with an emergency hammer and loot the interior of the car.

About three-quarters of the crimes were car burglaries, with perpetrators particularly targeting taxis. According to an article in the “Kurier” on Christmas Day, the guild plans to provide relief funds to affected operators.

Vienna police have already arrested several suspects

Last April, the Western Branch of the state criminal police indicated that 500 crimes, including 350 car burglaries, were attributed to the gang. 24 suspects aged between twelve and seventeen were investigated. Since then, a lot has been added: In June and July, around 130 more burglaries were committed, again mainly by breaking the triangular window in Floridsdorf, Donaustadt, Liesing and Hernals. In this context, investigators identified two 13-year-old teenagers, one Serbian, the other Slovak. The two men confessed to a large number of car burglaries and also named their accomplices.

Also in June and July, police arrested several suspects aged 14 and 15. The Syrian, Russian, Slovak and Serbian citizens were partly arrested in flagrante delicto and taken to prison on the orders of the prosecutor’s office as repeat offenders.

Since the fall, gangs have also been breaking into stores

According to Schick, police have also recorded an increase in store burglaries since the end of October. Due to the modus operandi, the police also suspect the child and youth gang of being the perpetrators of this affair. Among other things, emergency hammers are also used during store burglaries.

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