Manhunt underway

Robber on the run for the time being after robbery

Information requested: The police are looking for this man after a robbery.(Bild: LPD NÖ/Krone Kreativ)

Manhunt for armed robber in the district of Tulln: The unknown man had threatened a tobacconist at gunpoint. On the other hand, a criminal duo was apprehended after an attempted robbery in the district of St. Pölten. 

"Open the till!" demanded an armed robber at gunpoint to a female tobacconist in Sieghartskirchen, Tulln district, at around 6.25 p.m. on December 20. The frightened woman followed the instructions. The previously unknown perpetrator then grabbed the money and fled. A search was immediately launched but was unsuccessful. The amount of the loot is also still unknown. The employee suffered a massive shock as a result of the robbery.

An immediate search for the fleeing robber was unsuccessful for the time being.(Bild: P. Huber)

The police are now asking for information about the perpetrator on 059/133 30-3333. They are looking for a 25 to 30-year-old man, about 1.80 meters tall, slim, with a full black beard. He was wearing a blue hooded jacket and dark trousers and was armed with a pistol.

Criminal duo successfully caught
On the other hand, a duo was caught after an attempted robbery in Zwölfaxing in the district of Bruck an der Leitha. A 35-year-old man was threatened with a pepper spray and brass knuckles by the two Viennese (19 and 29 years old) on Sunday and forced to hand over his cell phone and other valuables. A passer-by intervened and put the perpetrators to flight.