"Do you want to buy"

Thief went crazy when “customer” refused loot

"Do you want to buy?" - A thief tried to sell his loot in a very clumsy way in the Innviertel region. But when he was turned down, he went crazy and gave himself away. Luckily for some of the victims. Because that's how they got their stolen property back.

A 44-year-old homeless Hungarian wanted to sell stolen goods in the city of Braunau. During an unsuccessful sales pitch to a passer-by, he slightly injured the supposed buyer and threatened to kill him.

Caught quickly
The police were then able to arrest the suspect with the stolen goods. In the course of further investigations, various stolen goods were found and seized in the 44-year-old's hotel room, which enabled another theft committed by the Hungarian to be solved. In total, the 44-year-old was charged with three counts of damage to property, three counts of theft, one count of burglary and one count of suppression of documents in the period from May 3, 2024 to May 10, 2024.

Victims tracked down
The officers were able to return various stolen goods to the victims. However, many items are still without their rightful owners. The accused was taken to Ried prison.