Prior to this, the 40-year-old had shown interest in expensive collectible cards at a store. During the sales conversation, he sprayed an employee with pepper spray and fled with collectible cards worth a high five-figure amount.

Employee Slightly Injured by Pepper Spray During Robbery

Other employees pursued the suspect, and the summoned police officers were able to provisionally arrest the man. Two cans of pepper spray were secured at the scene. The slightly injured employee received emergency medical care from the rescue service. The further investigations have been taken over by the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, West Branch.

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