Successful manhunt

Perpetrators caught on the run after safe theft

The perpetrators were arrested in the course of the search. (symbolic image)

(Bild: © Harald Dostal)

Several safes stolen: Two Romanians are now in custody after burglaries in residential buildings in the districts of St. Pölten and Tulln. The men had entered the country shortly before the crime. 

These criminals probably had their sights set on the big haul: Because the coveted stolen goods of two Romanians (30 and 39 years old) were safes. The two criminals broke into a house in Neulengbach in the St. Pölten district at around 6 p.m. on October 21 and took the safe with them unopened. But that was not all: just three hours later, the criminals also broke into a house in Ollern in the district of Tulln.

As at the first crime scene, the men also stole the safe and then fled the scene. This time, however, their coup did not go unnoticed and witnesses immediately informed the police. A large contingent of officers, including search dogs and a helicopter, followed the criminals' trail.

Offenders are in custody in St. Pölten
The perpetrators first fled by car, then on foot. They left their loot behind. The stolen safes were later recovered in the vehicle. The handcuffs clicked for both of them in the course of the alarm search. The suspects are currently in custody. They had only arrived from Romania shortly before the crime.