Petrol station robber arrested in Lustenau – 43-year-old remanded in custody
The Vorarlberg State Criminal Police Office arrested a 43-year-old Austrian as the suspected robber of two petrol station raids in Lustenau. Tips from a televised wanted persons appeal led to his identification.
Arrest after televised appeal: Suspected petrol station robber caught in Lustenau
The Vorarlberg State Criminal Police Office has arrested a 43-year-old Austrian citizen as the suspected petrol station robber, as reported by sn.at. The man is considered a prime suspect but has not confessed, according to police.
The suspect is alleged to have committed two armed robberies of a petrol station in Lustenau on 21 and 22 August 2024. In the second raid he was armed. CCTV footage from the petrol station shows him briefly without a mask, which enabled his later identification.
The decisive tip came from viewers of the television programme "Fahndung Österreich". Following a report about the raids in February 2025, numerous reports were received by police that led to the man.
Officers from the State Criminal Police Office arrested the 43-year-old in Lustenau last Tuesday. The man, who has had no fixed address for some time, was subsequently transferred to Feldkirch Prison.
Source: Google News AT — Crime (de)