Man Threw Burning Newspaper into Kiosk in Baden

The man had threatened an employee and, during his escape, threw a burning newspaper into the sales area. Before his arrest, the suspect, who did not confess, also aimed a CO2 pistol at a police officer, the authorities reported in a statement on Monday. The local resident was taken to the Wiener Neustadt correctional facility.

Man Arrested in Baden

Officers from the Traiskirchen and Baden police stations were dispatched due to the threat at the tobacconist shortly before 4:00 PM on Sunday. The fleeing 33-year-old was later recognized and stopped on a bicycle.

After a uniformed officer requested identification from the suspect, the man took the CO2 pistol, which looked deceptively real, from the bike's luggage rack and aimed it at the officer. The officer also exerted psychological pressure on the 33-year-old by drawing his service weapon, which eventually led the man to surrender and throw the CO2 pistol into a trash can. It was secured along with a throwing knife he was carrying.

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