73-Year-Old Broke into Schools and Kindergartens in Lower Austria: 35,000 Euro Damage

Investigators from the theft group of the Lower Austria State Criminal Office have attributed 17 criminal acts in schools and kindergartens in the Neunkirchen district to a senior burglar, with eight attempts remaining unsuccessful. According to police information on Monday, the damage attributed to the 73-year-old amounts to 35,000 euros. The partially confessing Hungarian citizen was targeting cash. He was taken to the Wiener Neustadt correctional facility.

Senior Burglar Arrested in Lower Austria

A European arrest warrant had already been issued against the man before the suspect was arrested on Thursday by officers from the Willendorf police station following a burglary in a school in St. Egyden am Steinfeld. The crimes attributed to the Hungarian were committed since September 16, 2024. According to the Lower Austria State Police Directorate, crime scenes were also located in Würflach, Seebenstein, Scheiblingkirchen, and Payerbach. Additionally, the 73-year-old was linked to two burglaries in a school and the indoor swimming pool in Scheiblingkirchen three years ago, on the night of May 12, 2022.

(APA/Red)

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