Burglary Series in Styrian Farm Shops: Six Teenagers Charged

A total of 14 burglaries in farm shops and newspaper stands in the Styrian districts of Deutschlandsberg and Leibnitz have been solved. Police officers have identified and reported six teenagers aged between 17 and 22 as suspects, the Styrian State Police Directorate announced on Thursday.

Teenagers could be identified

The series of burglaries began in early June and continued until July 27, 2025. Most recently, a farm shop in Otternitz (Deutschlandsberg district) was affected, where the perpetrators attempted to break open the cash register at midnight. After being caught in the act by the owner and quickly apprehended by the police following a search, the four captured suspects admitted to having already stolen food and cash from three farm shops in Lassenberg, Wettmannstätten, and Dexenberg. Two more suspects from the districts of Leibnitz and Deutschlandsberg were also identified.

Eight farm shops and six newspaper stands

The young men are accused of not only eight burglaries in farm shops. On the way to the respective shops, they are also believed to have broken into six newspaper stands and stolen cash. During interrogations, the young men partially confessed. They were reported.

(APA/Red)

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