Break-in in Hernals: 29-year-old stateless man arrested after snack bar burglary
A man kicked in the entrance door of a snack bar in the 17th district – the owner observed everything via camera. Police arrested the suspect near the crime scene.
Snack bar in Hernals broken into – perpetrator identified through video surveillance
As meinbezirk.at reports, a break-in at a snack bar in Vienna's 17th municipal district occurred in the night leading into Sunday at around 23:00. The business owner monitored the incident in real time via his video surveillance system and immediately alerted police.
Footage shows a man kicking in the entrance door of the premises and subsequently searching the interior, allegedly for cash and valuables. Without obtaining any loot, the suspect fled the scene shortly afterwards.
Thanks to immediate search measures initiated, officers from the Ottakring city police command were able to apprehend the suspect in the vicinity of the crime scene. With the help of the video recordings, the 29-year-old was definitively identified as the suspect and arrested. According to police, the man is a stateless person who has repeatedly come to police attention in the past.
The Landeskriminalamt Wien, West branch, has taken over further investigations.
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