Attentive neighbors and quick police intervention led to the arrest of a 49-year-old burglar in Vienna-Brigittenau on Tuesday evening, who was already wanted by the police for other crimes.
On December 10th, attentive neighbors alerted the police around 9 p.m. when there was a break-in in an apartment in their apartment building in Vienna-Brigittenau.
49-year-old arrested after breaking into apartment in Vienna-Brigittenau
When officers arrived at the scene, they found an open apartment door on the third floor with clear signs of a break-in. During a search of the apartment, the suspected perpetrator, a 49-year-old Syrian national, was found in the bathroom and arrested.
The burglary tools and drugs (cannabis and crystal meth) found in the man's backpack and clothing were confiscated. It turned out that the 49-year-old was already wanted on suspicion of commercial theft and burglary. He has been reported several times and further investigations are ongoing.
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