Two teenagers, a wallet full of counterfeit money and a gun: what sounds like the "ingredients" for the next crime thriller script led to a major police manhunt in Baden. A meeting between two 17-year-olds at the train station in the spa town ended in a real showdown on Tuesday evening. 

The boy from Traiskirchen and a boy of the same age from Perchtoldsdorf had arranged to meet via an internet platform. The plan was to sell counterfeit money at the train station. Without further ado, the two moved the transaction to the old parking deck in Dammgasse. Once there, one of the 17-year-olds pulled out a pistol and demanded that his peer hand over his wallet at gunpoint. The man from Traiskirchen then fled in the direction of Josefsplatz with the loot. 

Young perpetrator confesses
The victim alerted the police. Eight patrols were immediately on the heels of the young robber and the fugitive was quickly apprehended at Josefsplatz as part of the manhunt. 

The youth confessed to the crime, but vehemently denied having used a firearm. The police have not yet been able to recover a gun either. The wallet has since been found; the 17-year-old had thrown it into the Mühlbach stream while fleeing. An arrest warrant has been issued for the man from Traiskirchen, who has a criminal record, and he has been taken to Wiener Neustadt prison. 

The victim is also facing charges for the counterfeit money deal. 

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