Police are looking for unscrupulous thief: Seniors cheated by 24,000 euros!

Police are looking for unscrupulous thief: Seniors cheated by 24,000 euros!

The police in Vienna has currently kept an eye on a brazen thief that specifically targets pensioners. As the Austrian news have been received in the past few weeks that are about similar incidents. The perpetrator, a dark -haired woman between the ages of 25 and 30, has registered with fake information from seniors who wanted to sell antiques or jewelry.

The mesh is perfidious: at sightseeing dates, it showed no interest in buying, but steel jewelry and personal objects such as guide licenses in no time at all. According to the police, the suspect speaks High German and has so far been associated with three thefts and attempted theft. The acts occurred in various regions, including Wiener Neustadt, Bad Sauerbrunn and in the favorite area in Vienna.

High damage and different places

In the period from March 23 to May 25, the perpetrator caused a total of around 24,000 euros. The police are investigating extremely concentrated because many pensioners not only suffered significant material loss, but also suffer emotionally from the incident. In the act that has become suspicious indicates various identities and sometimes appears in the Graz or Klagenfurt area.

The police have now published photographs and calls on the population to give relevant information. "We especially ask for other victims to contact us," explains a spokesman for the Burgplatz police inspection, which can be reached on 059133-3391-135. Still applies: the more indications, the better the chance to snap this brazen perpetrator.

Safe ways to report criminal offenses

The police now also offer modern opportunities for citizens to quickly report crimes. Via the platform of the OnlineWache can easily display serious injuries and other affected crimes such as fraud or theft online. Here, the citizens benefit from a user -friendly overview that aims at different categories - in the event of unusual theft, you are also at the right address.

For many, the new online railway register comes as called, as ordinary ways sometimes represent a hurdle. Data protection is capitalized and the information is encrypted to ensure data security.

A look at the social situation shows that crime has been slightly fluctuations in recent years. In Germany, for example, around 5.63 million crimes were registered in 2022, which means an increase in thefts compared to the previous year. Thefts in apartments have also increased. The Statista reports that over 1.78 million thefts were recorded in 2022-a development that also affects the Austrian neighbors.