Bold Thieves Tried to Rob Woman After Bank Withdrawal at Vienna Bus Stop

According to police spokesman Philipp Haßlinger, the Vienna Task Force for Combating Street Crime (EGS) received a tip from the Salzburg State Criminal Office that the five might strike in Vienna and set up surveillance. The investigators indeed discovered the group and began surveillance on Monday.

Vienna Police Caught Bank Connection Thieves

The women observed people withdrawing money from banks and surveilled them for several hours. They worked in a coordinated manner. However, their operation ended at a bus stop in the area of Niederhofstraße in Meidling.

The detectives observed the quintet attempting to steal the previously withdrawn cash from a woman as she boarded a bus and arrested the perpetrators - Dutch and Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizens.

Three Women in Custody

Three were taken to a detention center after consultation with the public prosecutor's office, including a 44-year-old who already had an arrest warrant for similar offenses. The oldest and youngest suspects were reported. Further investigations are being conducted by the Southern Branch of the State Criminal Office.

(APA/Red)

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