Shoplifter Caught Red-Handed in Vienna-Favoriten

The store detective had observed a man packing several expensive perfume bottles into his sports bag and then leaving the checkout area without paying.

Vienna Police Catch Shoplifter After Theft

Police officers from the Am Hauptbahnhof station were able to stop the 61-year-old man on site and provisionally arrest him. The suspect confessed to the crime and explained that he had stolen the perfumes worth about 1,000 euros to resell them. Further investigations revealed that the man had already been reported several times in the past for various criminal offenses. On the orders of the Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office, the 61-year-old was reported at large on suspicion of attempted commercial theft.

(Red)

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