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Employee in Vienna Hotel Stole Watches and Jewelry Worth 40,000 Euros

Die 39-Jährige wurde diese Woche festgenommen und bereits in eine Justizanstalt gebracht.
Die 39-Jährige wurde diese Woche festgenommen und bereits in eine Justizanstalt gebracht. ©APA/EVA MANHART (Symbolbild)
Since the beginning of August, a cleaning staff member at a hotel in downtown Vienna has stolen watches and jewelry worth at least 40,000 euros from rooms.

Investigators, after several unexplained thefts, set a trap together with hotel staff and the security department of the establishment, reported police spokesman Markus Dittrich in response to an APA inquiry on Sunday. The 39-year-old was arrested this week and has already been taken to a detention center.

39-Year-Old in Vienna Partially Confessed

During a search of the suspect's apartment, officers secured extensive stolen goods, including cash amounting to around 12,500 euros in different currencies, explained the police spokesman. Additionally, a Rolex watch worth 18,000 euros and 94 pieces of jewelry - including, according to Dittrich, "numerous high-quality rings" - were confiscated.

So far, five offenses have been proven against the woman. Investigators from the Inner City Criminal Department assume that there could be additional unreported cases. The 39-year-old partially confessed during her interrogation. The Cambodian citizen stated that she needed money for dental treatment as her motive.

(APA/Red)

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