Sparkling wine theft in favorites: police officers injured, arrest in chaos!

Sparkling wine theft in favorites: police officers injured, arrest in chaos!

in Vienna favorites, the night of Tuesday was turbulent when a 24-year-old police officer caused excitement in a petrol station. Shortly after midnight, he entered a petrol station on Triester Strasse, reached two bottles of sparkling wine and disappeared without paying. But that's not all: in front of the petrol station he smashed the bottles on the floor and thus caused another excitement.

When the police arrived, the man just wanted to disappear. He was looking for his salvation on a nearby construction site area, but the attempt to escape was favorable for the police because he damaged the construction site fence. The officials asked him to stop several times. But the 24-year-old caused violent resistance, stepped around himself and bite one of the officials. This slightly injured three police officers. Finally, the emergency services managed to arrest him. At the order of the public prosecutor, he was brought to a judiciary, as reported. unique incidents or signs of higher crime?

These events only tear part of the criminal spectrum in Vienna. On Sunday, June 29th, a 21-year-old car driver on Triester Straße had already drawn attention to himself through his aggressive driving style. Motorcycle policemen stopped him and discovered that he had no driver's license and had an open criminal file against him in a four -digit amount. The Situation escalated when he also defended himself against the arrest and finally underlined in a taxi. However, the taxi driver reported him, which enabled the police to intervene quickly and finally arrested the 21-year-old. He now threatens serious legal consequences, is evident from the report of Meinverzirk.

A look at the numbers shows that such incidents do not represent isolated cases. In 2023, a total of around 528,000 crimes were reported in Austria, which marked the highest level since 2016. Vienna, which is considered the focus of crime, was over a third of these offenses. Studies show that the majority of Austrians believe that immigrants intensify crime, and drug crime and economic crime are very popular in public perception. In 2023 there were around 35,400 advertisements of drugs-most of them are in Vienna, reports the Statista.

police and trust of the citizens

Although the incidents of resistance and aggression against the police are worrying, a majority of the population believes that the police do their job well. According to a current survey, 77% of Austrians have confidence in the police. But there is also a growing demand for more measures against crime, especially in the area of ​​Islamist terror, which 85% of those surveyed want to see for more fought.