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Money Withdrawn with Cards Stolen in Austria: Women Identified

Festnahme von einer Verdächtigen erfolgte laut Exekutive in Wien.
Festnahme von einer Verdächtigen erfolgte laut Exekutive in Wien. ©APA/HELMUT FOHRINGER (Symbolbild)
The Salzburg police have tracked down a group of women who stole wallets in Vienna, Lower Austria, Graz, and Salzburg and used the ATM cards contained within to withdraw money or make purchases.

In total, they committed 27 thefts, causing damage in the high five-figure euro range. One suspect was arrested in Vienna in May, and the search for the accomplices is still ongoing, the police announced on Wednesday afternoon.

44-year-old Dutch-Bosnian dual citizen arrested

The police got on the trail of the women after several such crimes by two perpetrators in Salzburg this February. It quickly became apparent that the women had also struck elsewhere. Through international cooperation, investigators identified the two, and in May, one of them - a 44-year-old Dutch-Bosnian dual citizen - was arrested. Four other women are still on the run. The PIN codes needed for cash withdrawals were mostly spied on by the perpetrators beforehand or noted on slips of paper in the wallets.

(APA/Red)

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