Manhunt unsuccessful

Again! Alarm after bank robbery in Innsbruck

(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

The series continues: yet another bank robbery in Tyrol. At around 9.45 a.m. on Tuesday, the Sparkasse branch on Mitterweg in Innsbruck was robbed by an unknown perpetrator. The criminal managed to escape - but without any loot. And for good reason.

Completely hooded and armed with a pistol, the unknown perpetrator stormed into the Sparkasse at 9.45 am and demanded cash in English. But the criminal chose the wrong bank. He had to flee without any loot - there was nothing to get.

No cash at the till
Why? As quickly leaked by local investigators, the branch is a "cashless" bank. Cash was only available at the ATM. Research on the Internet confirms this: The Sparkasse website says: "The branch does not have a cash desk, but almost all cash transactions are possible at the ATM." Around midday, the police also made it clear: "The perpetrator fled without any loot."

Search unsuccessful, no injuries
After the robbery, a manhunt was launched throughout the city and beyond, according to the police. The police helicopter also circled over the city. The search was unsuccessful. The employees and customers present in the bank remained unharmed.

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A description of the perpetrator is now available: The fugitive is about 1.75 to 1.80 meters tall. At the time of the crime, he was wearing a blue jacket and dark trousers, sunglasses and a black face mask. He was also wearing a beige cap and spoke English.

Any useful information or suspicious sightings should be reported to the Provincial Criminal Police Office Tyrol on 059 133/70 3333. 

A whole series of bank robberies in Tyrol
Several bank robberies have taken place in Tyrol in recent months, after which arrests were also made. Exactly one week ago, on August 27, an initially unknown perpetrator robbed the Raiffeisen branch in Mieders in the Stubai Valley. The next day, the handcuffs clicked on a Slovakian suspect (42). He confessed to the crime.

At the end of July, a savings bank branch in Innsbruck's Reichenau district was robbed. Four weeks later, the police were able to track down and arrest a suspect (68). Curious: the "robber grandpa" had fled on an e-scooter.

A BTV branch on Mitterweg in Innsbruck has already been targeted twice this year. After the second robbery at the beginning of July, two suspects - a 24-year-old Austrian and a 32-year-old Russian - were arrested. They have been remanded in custody. There were also robberies in Innsbruck's O-Dorf district and in Kufstein in the Tyrolean lowlands.