WEGA Deployment Due to Raging Hotel Employee in Viennese City

A 27-year-old hotel employee caused a stir in the hotel lobby on Vienna's Ringstraße by threatening colleagues and guests with a knife-like object - this was the reason for the operation.

Rampaging Hotel Employee Arrested in Basement

The officers of the Inner City Police Command and the WEGA arrived around 6:00 PM. By then, the hotel employee - believed to be a bellboy - had fled to the basement. He was arrested there. "The hotel's general manager reported that a colleague had observed the 27-year-old cutting open a guest's luggage with the knife end of a corkscrew and rummaging through it," said the police spokeswoman. When he felt caught, the man became enraged. He ran into the lobby and terrified guests and other employees with aggressive behaviour and shouting.

Hotel Employee Appeared "Confused"

The 27-year-old appeared "confused" during the arrest and also verbally threatened the police officers. During his search, he had neither a knife nor any other potentially dangerous object on him. The corkscrew was found near the room where the man is believed to have cut open the guest's luggage. "The victim reported that a four-digit amount in Swiss francs and a three-digit amount in euros had been stolen from his luggage," reported Anna Gutt. The suspect was charged on suspicion of burglary and dangerous threats. He remains in police custody.

(APA/Red)

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