Mother called police

Didn’t want to go to port: prisoner went to Starbucks

(Bild: Reinhard Holl)

Because he didn't want to go back to prison after his authorized exit, a 32-year-old Austrian is said to have arranged to meet his mother at a Starbucks in Vienna on Thursday. In the end, it was his own mother who called the police. 

It was already in the evening - 8 p.m. - when the meeting between the 32-year-old and his mother took place. The two had arranged to meet in the coffee house in Invalidenstraße. The alcoholic, who was actually in custody, turned up there too, but did not want to go back to the prison. 

Mother called police about son
Attempts by the mother to persuade her son to return to prison were unsuccessful. Finally, the woman called the police herself to arrange for his arrest. "The 32-year-old, who was apparently under the influence of alcohol, was unreasonable and aggressive towards the officers who intervened," explains police spokeswoman Anna Gutt. 

The arrest is said to have taken place at the Starbucks near the Landstraße subway station.(Bild: Reinhard Holl)

Brought back to the harbor
Then even the WEGA had to arrive as support. The man was finally arrested and returned to Simmering prison. 

The 32-year-old had previously been sentenced to 5 months in prison for serious damage to property.