Jeweler's Display Shot: Arrest in Czech Republic

The Czech man was identified as a result of forensic analysis and investigations by the Lower Austria State Criminal Police Office, arrested and extradited to Austria last Friday, the police reported in a press release on Monday.

Jeweller's Display in Lower Austria Shot

The suspect is believed to have stolen the hunting rifle in the early hours of December 11, 2024, in Ebenthal (Gänserndorf district) from a car. On the night of December 18, he allegedly first tried to steal wine bottles from a farm shop in Sierndorf an der March, a district of Jedenspeigen (Gänserndorf district). In the evening, the coup at a jeweller's took place, the weapon used in the crime was found nearby. On January 9, the Czech man, who was wanted under a European arrest warrant, was handcuffed in his home country.

The man is also believed to be responsible for three thefts at a farm shop in Schrambach in the municipality of Lilienfeld in March 2024. In August, the 35-year-old failed to get money from a donation box in Schrattenberg (Mistelbach district). According to police, the suspect "confessed comprehensively". The value of the loot is in the mid five-figure range, the property damage is likely to amount to several thousand euros.

(APA/Red)

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