Selfie Leads to Arrest After Break-In at Vienna Office

Police officers arrested a 40-year-old Slovak citizen on June 12. The man is suspected of having entered an office through an open window on June 6 and stealing a mobile phone.

Perpetrator took photo with stolen phone - victim's brother-in-law recognized man

With the stolen phone, the suspected perpetrator took a selfie, which was uploaded to a data platform of the mobile phone manufacturer due to an automatic synchronization function. The photo became accessible to the owner. He showed the picture to his brother-in-law – the man happened to recognize the person depicted a few days later in a supermarket and informed the police.

The officers arrested the suspect. During the subsequent search, they found five bank cards, which are also suspected to be stolen. The originally stolen mobile phone has not yet been recovered.

40-year-old not confessing

The 40-year-old did not confess during his interrogation. On the orders of the Vienna public prosecutor's office, he was reported at large. Further investigations are ongoing.

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