Teen Gang Took Public Transport to Car Theft, Then Joyride Towards Vienna
Teenagers from Upper Austria apparently traveled to Styria by public transport for the purpose of car theft and stole an unlocked car there on the night of Monday. They drove it back to Upper Austria, picked up three other teenagers, and were then caught by a police patrol on the A1 near Oed (Lower Austria district Amstetten). A 15-year-old who had driven the car was arrested, the State Police Directorate of Styria announced on Wednesday.
Boys Drove from Upper Austria to Styria for Car Theft
According to initial investigation results, two of the teenagers, aged 15 and 16, are believed to have traveled by public transport to Weißenbach near Liezen. There, around 2:40 a.m., they discovered an unlocked car in front of a residential building. The ignition key was in the vehicle. The boys started the car and drove back to Upper Austria. In the Kirchdorf area, three more teenagers got into the stolen car. The five Upper Austrians then continued towards Vienna, with the youngest in the group driving. One of the passengers (16) got out in the Kirchdorf area.
Search for Teenagers: Stopped on A1
Meanwhile, the police had been alerted, and a cross-state search was initiated. Highway police officers from Amstetten spotted the stolen car on the West Autobahn heading towards Vienna around 9:30 a.m. After a short chase, the car was stopped at the Oed exit. The search involved the Amstetten highway police, the task force for combating street crime in Upper Austria, and the Kirchdorf an der Krems police station.
The Niklasdorf branch of the State Criminal Police Office of Styria took over further investigations. According to the police, all the boys were questioned in the presence of their guardians and legal representatives. The public prosecutor's office in Leoben finally ordered the 15-year-old to be taken to the local detention center. The other boys were reported.
(APA/Red)
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