Robbery and theft

Teenagers kept Vienna police on their toes at night

The Vienna police had to put a stop to several teenagers twice on Wednesday. The first operation took place in the early hours of the morning. Two boys had tried to steal the wallet of a person on the Währinger Gürtel. One of them then allegedly punched the victim several times in the face ...

The police were alerted at 2.30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Two youths - a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old - allegedly tried to rob a passer-by (31) of his wallet. However, after their attempt failed, they threatened the man and demanded cash. "When they did not receive any cash, the 18-year-old allegedly punched the victim several times in the face, kicked him and then fled," police spokesman Markus Dittrich said on Thursday. 

Friend was able to give chase
However, a friend of the victim managed to give chase and alert the emergency services. The officers were quickly able to locate and apprehend the suspects. Both the 16-year-old and the 18-year-old refused to make a statement. The younger boy was charged, the older boy was arrested. 

Teenagers wanted to steal mountain bikes
The next incident involving teenagers took place late in the evening in Vienna-Margareten. Police officers were called to Vogelsanggasse because neighbors had observed four teenagers trying to cut the lock of a mountain bike with an angle grinder. The bandits, aged between 15 and 17, were immediately prevented from carrying out their plan. The angle grinder was seized by the police.