During the night on Monday, police officers stopped several teenage burglars in Vienna-Leopoldstadt with the help of two warning shots.
One suspect managed to escape, but a 13-year-old and three 15-year-olds were apprehended. They are suspected of having smashed the glass entrance of a CBD shop on Praterstraße. A break-in at an internet café located nearby on Rotensterngasse could also be attributed to them. The interrogations were still pending.
The owner of the CBD shop alerted the police around 3.00 am after receiving a burglary alarm and seeing the perpetrators on video cameras. One suspect was quickly apprehended on Praterstraße, while the others initially continued to run, reported police spokesman Markus Dittrich. The officers then fired two warning shots "into the loose soil". This allowed the remaining three teenagers to be caught as well.
Cash in the lower three-digit euro range and a small amount of cannabis were seized from the accused. The three 15-year-olds were initially still in police custody, while the 13-year-old was handed over to his legal guardians.
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