Mobile Phone Theft Fabricated: Teenager Arrested in Vienna-Döbling

On 09.06.2025, around 8:45 PM, a passerby was approached by a group of teenagers in the area of Wertheimsteinpark. A 15-year-old asked the man to call the police emergency number, claiming that his mobile phone had just been stolen by another group.

Passerby in Vienna-Döbling called emergency services

When the passerby in Vienna-Döbling complied and notified the police, he was laughed at by the teenagers. The group then went to a nearby fast-food restaurant. The alerted officers from the Hohen Warte police station arrived shortly thereafter. After describing the situation, the passerby led them to the group in question. The 15-year-old behaved extremely uncooperatively and aggressively towards the officers.

Teenager in Vienna-Döbling was arrested

Despite multiple requests, he refused to provide any information about his identity or present an ID. Subsequently, he attempted to obstruct the official act, slapped an officer's hand away, and pushed him. The teenager was arrested. During his search, a mobile phone was found, suggesting that the previously described theft was merely feigned. The 15-year-old refused to make a statement during the interrogation. By order of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was taken to a detention center.

(Red)

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