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Aggressive supermarket attack: Police hunt rioter in Vienna!
Police operation in Vienna: Woman riots in the supermarket, injures employees and threatens emergency services with a knife.
Aggressive supermarket attack: Police hunt rioter in Vienna!
Yesterday afternoon, in Vienna, there was a significant police operation in the Leopoldstadt district. The reason was excessive behavior by a 24-year-old woman in a supermarket on Liniengasse. Despite a previous stay-at-home order, she didn't stay away from the store and caused quite a stir by reacting aggressively to the employees when they were politely asked to leave the store. Blikk reports that The young woman threw bottles of alcoholic beverages at the employees, slightly injuring one of them and damaging the cash register system.
After fleeing the supermarket, the woman returned to her nearby apartment, where she escalated her behavior. According to reports, she deliberately flooded her apartment, which led to the Vienna fire department being alerted. Once on site, she continued to behave aggressively, threw objects out of the window and finally threatened the arriving police officers with a knife. Magyar Nemzet added, that police suspect mental health issues played a role in her explosive behavior.
Police operation and investigations
The police finally arrested the 24-year-old and took her to the hospital for an examination. There is a possibility that the Vienna public prosecutor's office could order pre-trial detention. These incidents shed light on a worrying trend in Vienna: more and more cases of aggressive behavior and domestic violence are caused by people with psychiatric problems. According to a current study by the Victim Protection Center in Vienna, there have already been 650 high-risk cases since it opened last year. Vienna.at states that over 98 percent of these people at risk are male and often struggle with alcohol or drug problems.
The police are now working with appropriate software tools to create risk profiles for potential perpetrators in order to be able to react more quickly. It turns out that police forces are increasingly being called upon not only to deal with urgent incidents, but also in preventive work to prevent violent riots.
Against this background, it is increasingly important to raise awareness among the population. The Vienna police emphasize the importance of immediately calling the police emergency number on 133 if you perceive or suspect violence. There are also numerous advice centers available to provide those affected with timely support.