In the city center

Jewelry thieves struck in “broad daylight”

Victim Mitja Einspieler in front of the emptied shop window.(Bild: Klaus Loibnegger)

Brazen perpetrators pulled off an extraordinary coup at a jewelry store in downtown Klagenfurt. The "Krone" spoke to the victim about the theft of the valuable piece of jewelry.

Unbelievably brazen: Although jeweler Mitja Einspieler was sitting in his jewelry workshop in Renngasse, the unknown perpetrators struck "before his eyes" in "broad daylight" at around 5 pm. "I was working and actually heard a strange noise. But as there is a building site right opposite my store, I didn't think anything of it," said the jeweler in an interview with the "Krone".

Gold bangle and gemstone gone missing
It was only after closing time that Einspieler finally became painfully aware that he had not heard construction noise, but the sound of burglary. Unknown persons had broken open a display case on the street side and made off with a gold bangle worth 12,140 euros including a morganite gemstone. "The perpetrator knew exactly what he was doing and how he was doing it - and what he was stealing. He was a professional," the victim is certain.

The perpetrators had this gold bracelet in their sights.(Bild: zVg)

Investigators also assume that there may have been several perpetrators. One with a crowbar and accomplices who were "on the lookout" in the alleyways. "This is probably the sixth or seventh time my store has been broken into. I hope that this special one-off item will be offered for sale somewhere - and that an honest person will raise the alarm," says Einspieler.