Teenagers Arrested After Vehicle Theft

The Vienna professional fire brigade, which also arrived, was able to extinguish the fire quickly. The officers were then able to find witnesses who reportedly saw several youths near the vehicle. They are said to have run towards Hans-Smital-Park when the emergency services arrived.

Youths caught in basement during search

During an immediate search, individuals matching the description were observed running into a multi-party building on Prager Straße. Together with officers from the police dog unit, three suspects were arrested after a search of the basement and stairwell. Further investigations revealed that the vehicle had been stolen shortly before from the Landstraße district. The two 16-year-olds and the 15-year-old were provisionally arrested and are currently in police custody. The investigations have been taken over by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, East Center branch.

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