After 30 Burglaries: 58-Year-Old Arrested in Viennese Hotel by Cobra
Markus P. was wanted for 30 burglaries in Salzburg, Upper Austria and Lower Austria, causing about 138,000 euros in damage (112,000 euros of which was property damage) last year. On Tuesday, photographs of the suspect were published. It was suspected that the Austrian, who has no permanent residence in the country, could be carrying a stolen firearm. Whether this was the case at his arrest in a hotel in Vienna-Penzing has not yet been revealed.
The whereabouts of the 58-year-old were determined by detectives of the Tulln police station with the support of the Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office, Task Force for Combating Street Crime (EGS). The accused refused to make a statement at his arrest by Cobra officers. He was taken to the St. Pölten correctional facility. The investigations into possible further crimes will continue, reported the Provincial Police Directorate.
(APA/Red.)
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