Gas Station in Wiener Neustadt Robbed with Knife

The perpetrator, armed with a knife and masked with a balaclava, fled the gas station after the robbery with an undisclosed amount of cash, reported the Lower Austria State Police Directorate in a release on Tuesday. A search was unsuccessful. The incident occurred on Sunday around 4:00 a.m. No one was injured.

Search After Gas Station Robbery in Wiener Neustadt

The masked perpetrator is said to have threatened a gas station shop employee with the knife and demanded cash from the woman in broken German. The employee complied and stuffed money into a black backpack brought by the suspect. After additionally demanding a pack of cigarettes, the man fled. The search is now on for a man aged 25 to 35. The man is said to be 1.60 meters tall, slim, and have a dark complexion. The perpetrator was wearing, among other things, a white hooded sweater and gray work pants. Information, which can also be treated confidentially upon request, is requested to be directed to the Lower Austria State Criminal Office (Tel.: 059133-30-3333) or any other police station.

(APA/Red)

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