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E-Scooter Rider Drove Through Vienna and Hit Objects & Cars with Iron Chain: WEGA Operation

Der 41-Jährige beschädigte in drei Wiener Bezirken zahlreiche Gegenstände und Fahrzeuge mit einer Eisenkette.
Der 41-Jährige beschädigte in drei Wiener Bezirken zahlreiche Gegenstände und Fahrzeuge mit einer Eisenkette. ©KI-generiertes Sujet-Bild
In the night leading up to Tuesday, numerous vehicles, phone booths, public transport stops, window panes, and front doors were damaged with a metal chain in several districts of Vienna. A WEGA operation was initiated.

Between 12:10 AM and 12:50 AM, a man wreaked havoc with a metal chain in the Vienna districts of Mariahilf, Favoriten, and Meidling. He struck numerous objects and vehicles with the metal chain, causing damage. Witnesses alerted the police and reported that the man was traveling on an e-scooter.

During an immediate search, WEGA managed to apprehend the man in Arthaberpark in Vienna-Favoriten. He was carrying a 120 cm long metal chain. The 41-year-old Austrian was temporarily arrested and charged with suspicion of serious property damage in eleven cases. Investigations into possible further incidents are ongoing.

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