Three Shoplifters Caught at Vienna Central Station

Officers from the rapid response unit arrested three suspected shoplifters at the Central Station in Vienna-Favoriten on October 6. The police were approached by a store detective in front of a drugstore at around 12:45 PM, who had just observed three men stealing. The suspects had left the store without paying for the goods.

Arrest after Theft in Drugstore at Vienna Central Station

The men were stopped and checked in the immediate vicinity. In a backpack they were carrying, the officers found stolen goods worth over 400 euros. During the identity check, it was revealed that all three men were already known to the police for theft on multiple occasions.

One of the suspects, a 35-year-old Hungarian national, is currently in relaxed detention according to the police. He was arrested along with a 37-year-old Slovakian and a 42-year-old Hungarian citizen.

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