Next Arrest After Robbery in Amstetten

After a serious robbery on Friday in Amstetten, the Lower Austria State Criminal Office tracked down a previously fugitive suspect and arrested him in Aschbach-Markt (Amstetten district). According to a police statement on Tuesday, the 49-year-old Kosovar refused to testify. The man was - like his two accomplices caught on Friday - taken to the St. Pölten prison. Before the duo's arrest, there was an exchange of gunfire with the police.

The masked trio had broken into the single-family home of a retired couple. The woman, who was alone in the building, was reportedly "brought under control with physical force as well as under the threat of a carried pistol and a striking object and coerced into handing over cash," according to the police. When a delivery person stopped at the house around 7:00 a.m., the suspects fled. The employee of a shipping company notified the authorities. A large-scale manhunt, which also involved service dogs and a helicopter, ensued.

No Injuries

In the attempt to stop two suspects, one of them allegedly shot at the police officers. An officer returned fire. The duo was arrested, and a pistol was secured. The 58-year-old Kosovar confessed, while the 55-year-old Albanian refused to testify. No one was injured.

(APA/Red)

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