Donation Box Crackers Arrested: Duo Allegedly Robbed Over 60 Churches

Two collection box thieves operating in several countries have been caught in Austria. The Slovak duo, a 20-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, are said to have committed thefts in four countries according to the German Press Agency. The Burgenland State Police Directorate confirmed the arrest of two suspects on Friday in response to an APA inquiry. In Burgenland, there was a collection box theft in Forchtenstein (Mattersburg district). The accused are in pre-trial detention.

Internationally Operating Collection Box Thieves Caught in Austria

The case is still under investigation, and further inquiries are being conducted, according to the Burgenland State Police Directorate on Friday. The arrest took place in Lower Austria. According to the dpa, the young duo is likely responsible for a series of thefts from church collection boxes in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia.

In Austria, the duo is accused of more than 40 collection box thefts and several other crimes. Additionally, there are 20 collection box break-ins in Slovakia, and there was a concentration of cases in the Upper Palatinate in Germany.

(APA/Red)

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