Operation in Villach

Robbery at a tobacconist’s: Perpetrators on the run!

The handcuffs clicked for the tobacconist robber in the brothel.

(Bild: Andi Schiel)

A large-scale police operation was launched in Villach after a robbery - helicopter included! The suspect has now been tracked down in an "establishment" where he wanted to spend his stolen goods. 

"All police patrols from the districts of Villach, Villach-Land and Feldkirchen as well as the dog squadron, provincial traffic department and the police helicopter are in action," confirmed police spokeswoman Waltraud Dullnigg on Wednesday at around 12 noon.  

"The owners of the tobacconist were in shock," said Dietmar Koller from the criminal investigation department in Villach. The brazen thief robbed a tobacconist's shop on the Villach LKH grounds and managed to get away with cash and cigarettes. 

Perpetrator arrested while squandering money in brothel
The perpetrator has now been caught. "We arrested him in an establishment where he wanted to spend the stolen money," Koller confirms the operation. "We searched all over Villach and received several tips from the public. Witnesses to the robbery also came forward," says Koller, pleased with the cooperation from the public.

"As a result of the manhunt, we were everywhere and suddenly he fell into our net." It is not yet clear how much the perpetrator managed to get away with. "He pocketed some money, but how much - I can't say yet," says Koller.