Mega Burglary Series with 166 Thefts Solved: 41-Year-Old Caught

The total damage amounts to more than 933,000 euros. The confessed suspect was arrested and is in pre-trial detention at the St. Pölten correctional facility.

The 41-year-old is said to have embarked on his burglary tours across Austria by train from Vienna between March 2022 and January 2024. The Romanian primarily took cash and occasionally electronic devices. The total value of these items was reported to be over 253,000 euros. Additionally, around 680,000 euros in property damage was caused.

141 Burglaries Were Committed in Schools

With 141 burglaries, the majority of the crime scenes were schools. Eleven times, chambers of labor and objects of the Austrian Trade Union Federation were targeted, and 14 times other buildings were the chosen targets of the suspect. 64 crime scenes are in Lower Austria, 46 in Upper Austria, and 28 in Styria. According to police, these are followed by Burgenland (twelve crime scenes), Carinthia and Salzburg (six each), as well as Vorarlberg and Vienna (two each).

During a house search at the 41-year-old's Vienna residence, 250 train tickets were secured, which helped investigators in assigning the crime scenes. Additionally discovered were 23 screwdrivers, two wire cutters, 16 pairs of shoes, and various clothing items.

(APA/Red)

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