EGS officials take professional-active burglary-Quartet

Vienna (OTS) – date: 05.03.2019
Time: 18:30 PM
Address: Wien-Hietzing

In the course of intensive investigative work and the cooperation of the LKA Wien with the LKA nope, there is an urgent suspicion against the four Chilean citizens (21, 24, 34 and 45 years old). The three older men met the 21-year-old in a boarding house in Vienna-Favoriten, where they were continuously held by officials of the Taskforce for the combat of street crime (group property) under observation. A short time later the four Suspects left the property, and all moved had and now, black robe, and headgear wore. Together they went into a clothing store and bought gloves. After that, the men took the U-Bahn to Karlsplatz, and from there rising, went in different directions and controlled meticulously the environment, and possible police shake off forces or observers. After that, they took a tram up to Hietzing, and increased in the wolker mountain road. Went to walk to the Park, red mountain and waited in a public toilet in the twilight. As it was, from their point of view dark enough, were all four in the direction of hall lane, and later on in the Josef Schuster lane, the camillian alley and finally, in the Franz Petter lane. Of the EGS-officials who were the alleged burglars on the heels were found to have two broken and ransacked homes along the Route of the men. A tactically favourable moment was allowed to pass to the arrest of the four suspects who drove up in the tram in the direction of the city. In the Station Wattmanngasse the access finally took place, where the officers were, with very strong opposition faced. The 34-year-old Arrested also by several kicks to police officers active resistance. It had to be used in addition to body force, the Elektroimpuswaffe „Taser“ to the arrests to enforce. Subsequently, the four men were searched were seized, with large quantities of gold jewelry and cash, but also a burglary tool. Two of the alleged offender and a police officer were injured in the act easily. The suspected burglars are in custody. Further investigations are in progress.

Landespolizeidirektion Wien – Office Of Public Relations
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