Burglary Series with 200,000 Euro Damage in Burgenland: Perpetrator Caught

Together with the Hungarian authorities, the five suspected perpetrators were identified, reported the Burgenland State Police Directorate on Tuesday. Two men have already been arrested, and three others are still being sought.

Burglaries in Northern Burgenland: Investigations Still Ongoing

The suspects primarily gained unauthorized access to self-service stores with agricultural products, companies, and office containers, where they broke open the cash registers. They were mainly active in the districts of Neusiedl am See and Eisenstadt Umgebung, as well as in the neighboring Lower Austria. The total damage amounts to more than 200,000 euros.

On August 26, the 25-year-old main perpetrator was caught and arrested while attempting to break into a vehicle in Neusiedl am See. He is now in pre-trial detention at the Eisenstadt correctional facility. According to the police, he confessed to most of the 17 crimes and stated that he needed the money for his drug addiction. Another 33-year-old suspect was arrested in Hungary. The investigations by the Burgenland State Criminal Police Office are still ongoing.

(APA/Red)

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