Youth Gang's Burglary Spree Stopped in Vienna-Liesing

Three teenagers are suspected of breaking into a pizzeria and a multi-family house in Vienna-Liesing on Monday night. They were provisionally arrested.

Witnesses had alerted the police that three boys had smashed the window of a pizzeria. The trio fled, leaving behind suspected tools of the crime. A few hours later, the officers were again called by a witness who had observed three teenagers scouting out a bank branch and a pharmacy, and subsequently breaking the entrance door to a nearby residential building.

Three Teenagers Arrested in Vienna Following Burglaries

Two of the suspects (a 14-year-old Afghan and a 15-year-old Austrian) were stopped shortly thereafter. Further tools of the crime were secured from them. While the older one denied the crimes, the 14-year-old fully confessed. The third suspect, a 15-year-old Syrian national, was eventually located. He refused to make any statement.

The three teenagers were reported on suspicion of multiple burglaries. By order of the public prosecutor's office, the two 15-year-olds were sent to a correctional facility, while the 14-year-old was reported at large.

(APA/Red)

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