Bakeries and co.

Bakeries and co.: another series of burglaries in Tyrol

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It is not only a series of break-ins into cellar compartments that is currently keeping the police in the Tyrolean lowlands busy. Several bakeries, a patisserie and restaurants have also been targeted by unknown burglars. Further cases were reported on Monday. The total loss has not yet been determined.

The series of burglaries began on Sunday night. The first crime scene listed by the police is in Hopfgarten. "The perpetrators got into a bakery by breaking open an emergency exit door," said the investigators. They then ransacked three cash boxes and stole a three-digit sum of money. 

Several cash boxes were stolen.

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Cash boxes taken
The next two crime scenes were again bakeries located in Langkampfen and Kirchbichl. The perpetrators also got into these by breaking open the emergency exit door. "Several cash boxes were stolen. The amount of money stolen has not yet been determined." Unknown persons also broke into another branch of a baked goods manufacturer in Söll on Sunday night, searched through all the boxes and drawers and finally stole two cash boxes containing cash in the low four-digit euro range.  

Due to the similar modus operandi, the current state of the investigation suggests a possible connection to the crime.

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Safe also taken
In Rattenberg, the perpetrators gained access to a confectionery. "Investigations so far have revealed that a waiter's wallet was stolen from the sales area and a safe with cash from an office room." The burglars are thought to have taken around 1000 euros.

Money, cigarettes and alcohol stolen
Another crime scene was Münster. There, the burglars targeted a restaurant. The perpetrators got inside via the broken patio door. They searched all the rooms and stole a three-figure sum of cash, twelve packs of cigarettes from a vending machine and six bottles of spirits. 

Police report further break-ins
On Monday, the police reported further break-ins. "In Wörgl, an unknown perpetrator gained access to the building via the garden of a restaurant. The perpetrators broke open a triple-secured door and tore a safe out of a wooden cabinet. Cash amounting to a mid four-digit euro sum was stolen from the safe," it said.

A catering business in Kirchbichl was also hit by burglars. "In the office, a small safe was torn out of the wall, opened and left behind. Another, larger safe was taken by the perpetrators with the money," said the investigators: "Damage: several thousand euros.

A bakery in Fügen in the Zillertal valley was also broken into at the weekend. Cash was also taken in this case.

"Investigations are still ongoing in all cases. Due to the similar modus operandi, the current state of the investigation suggests a possible connection between the crimes," concluded the investigators.