Wallet Thefts: Four-Member Gang Nets 44,000 Euros
The quartet operated nationwide in supermarkets, where they stole customers' wallets. 31 coups were proven, in 15 of which the victims made it too easy for them: They had not only credit or debit cards but also the secret codes in their wallets. The perpetrators then immediately withdrew money.
The main suspect, a 26-year-old Romanian, was arrested in Tyrol on October 1st due to an arrest warrant issued by the St. Pölten public prosecutor's office, as the Salzburg police announced in a press release on Sunday. He partially confessed and was in pre-trial detention. The other three Romanian accomplices, his 30-year-old life partner and two men aged 50 and 39, were still being sought.
Gang Tracked Down: On a Theft Tour with a Rental Car
The theft tours took place between early May and early October. The couple rented a car specifically for this purpose. They then set off from Romania to Salzburg, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Tyrol. They are also accused of two rental frauds in inns in Carinthia and Lower Austria.
On Sunday, the police explicitly asked in a press release never to leave the wallet in the shopping cart. Also, the secret codes for ATM or credit cards should never be noted or carried in the wallet.
(APA/Red)
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