Criminal teenagers

Boys (15) stole car from company parking lot

Police officers caught the two 15-year-olds and seized the stolen vehicle(Bild: Christian Schulter)

They are still young, but already criminals. Two teenagers from the district of Kirchdorf/K. (Upper Austria) are said to have stolen a car and license plates in Wiener Neustadt. They were on the road for more than three days before they were caught and arrested in Pettenbach on Tuesday afternoon. 

Two known 15-year-olds from the district of Kirchdorf an der Krems and another friend allegedly put a Mazda CX50 in Wiener Neustadt into operation without authorization on Saturday (8 June). They stole the vehicle from the premises of a garage.

However, the garage owners had apparently made it easy for them. The teenagers are said to have secretly entered the premises, but then simply checked all the cars to see if they were locked. The windows of one of the cars were actually open - and the corresponding vehicle key was clearly visible in the center console. 

Spotted in the school parking lot
The boys also stole the license plates from another vehicle nearby and fitted them to their mobile prey. They then drove the Mazda around Lower Austria and Upper Austria until Tuesday. The vehicle was finally noticed by an attentive witness in the parking lot of the Pettenbach secondary school at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday and the police were alerted. The officers who arrived on the scene found the car and the two 15-year-olds.

The suspects initially denied having stolen the car, but eventually confessed to the crime. The Mazda, including the license plates, was seized and restituted to the victims. The teenagers will be charged.