Caught in Marchtrenk

Bicycles stolen for more than 400,000 euros

A burglar made 4400 euros per burglary - that's how much the stolen bicycles were worth on average. With 89 burglaries, that makes a loss of more than 400,000 euros. Now a Slovakian in Marchtrenk has been caught raiding cellars again. The loot is gone and, of course, so is the money.

After extensive investigations by officers from the Gmunden police station, a 45-year-old Slovakian national has been tracked down and accused of committing burglaries in cellar compartments of apartment buildings throughout Austria since 2022 and stealing high-priced mountain bikes, e-bikes, racing bikes and various bicycle accessories.

He denies everything
The serial crook was active throughout most of Austria - Upper Austria, Lower Austria, Vienna, Carinthia, Salzburg and Styria. He has now been caught red-handed and arrested in Marchtrenk. A total of 89 burglaries could be proven against him, of which the material damage caused cannot be quantified. However, the value of the stolen bicycles alone exceeds 400,000 euros! The loot was probably sold for a profit in his home country or other eastern countries. The accused denies everything and is currently in custody in Eisenstadt.