Doskozil criticizes asylum policy: "System has not changed since 2015"

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On the day a refrigerated truck with 71 dead refugees was discovered in a breakdown bay near Parndorf, the then state police director Hans Peter Doskozil visited a refugee support center in Nickelsdorf....weiterlesen »

Refugee Drama on the A4 Still Shakes 10 Years Later

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At the height of the refugee movement, Burgenland became the scene of a tragedy in 2015: On August 27, an employee of Asfinag discovered a roughly 7.5-ton refrigerated truck parked in a breakdown bay on...weiterlesen »

60-Year-Old Did Not Return Home After Visiting a Local: Body Found

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In Styria, a moped rider who had a fatal accident was found on Monday afternoon. The accident in the municipality of Vasoldsberg is believed to have occurred on Friday night, the police announced on Monday...weiterlesen »

Football Legend Herbert Prohaska Turns 70

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"I have a great family, many very good friends, and have been connected to football my whole life. I've always landed on the buttered side," said Herbert Prohaska to the APA. Prohaska won seven championship...weiterlesen »

Stabber from Yppenplatz Caught in Vienna Hospital

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During the altercation on Saturday, a 26-year-old was seriously injured. According to the Vienna State Police Directorate, the criminal investigators from the Wattgasse police station identified a 32-year-old...weiterlesen »

Stabber from Yppenplatz Caught in Vienna Hospital

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During the altercation on Saturday, a 26-year-old was seriously injured. Through investigations by the criminal investigators of the Wattgasse police station, they quickly managed to identify the alleged...weiterlesen »

Vienna Schleifgasse: Renewed Renovation Necessary Due to Poor Construction Execution

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The Schleifgasse is located between the Floridsdorf train station and the Schlingermarkt and was redesigned in 2023 as part of a "climate-friendly" renovation. However, after completion, defects were found...weiterlesen »

Bomb Threat Against Tyrolean School: 14-Year-Old Convicted in Vienna

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The student, who lives in the Tyrolean capital, had "ordered" the bomb threat from a 17-year-old Viennese. The boy carried it out on April 24, 2025, with a call to the police emergency number, triggering...weiterlesen »

Free Pizza for Tips After Break-In at Vienna Pizzeria

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On August 2nd, there were several break-ins at business premises in Vienna-Simmering by unknown perpetrators. Among those affected was the Neapolitan pizzeria Mergellina on Simmeringer Hauptstraße. On...weiterlesen »

Shot Woman in Pinzgau: Murder Suspect Extradited

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The man who allegedly shot his former partner in a parking lot in Maria Alm (Pinzgau) on May 3 and was arrested in the Netherlands after days on the run has now been extradited to Salzburg. The 32-year-old...weiterlesen »

Car Crashed into Tree in Lower Austria: First Responders Freed Family from Wrecked Vehicle

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On August 3, the fire departments of Weissenbach an der Triesting and Altenmarkt were alerted to a traffic accident with a rescue operation on the B18. A van with two adults and two children went off the...weiterlesen »

Fluffy "Souvenir": Kitten Traveled as a Stowaway from Croatia

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The volunteer fire department of Baden-Leesdorf was alerted on Sunday because "cat meowing" was heard in the engine compartment of a car, necessitating an animal rescue. The peculiarity of the operation...weiterlesen »

55-Year-Old Sentenced After Accident Due to Microsleep

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The accused veered onto the opposite lane on a country road in daylight and collided head-on with a Mercedes Sprinter. The 55-year-old woman, represented by defense attorney Peter Philipp, accepted the...weiterlesen »

Stabber from Yppenplatz Caught in Vienna Hospital

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During the altercation on Saturday, a 26-year-old was seriously injured. According to police spokesman Markus Dittrich, the West branch of the State Criminal Office identified a 32-year-old as a suspect....weiterlesen »

Win Goodies for the Film Launch of "THE CANOE OF MANITU"

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Abahachi, the chief of the Apaches (Michael Bully Herbig), and his white blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) tirelessly fight for peace and justice – but a new, rising gang is making their lives particularly...weiterlesen »

Crime Scene Favoriten: Armed Robbers on the Run - Manhunt

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On August 3rd, two men aged 18 and 19 became victims of an armed robbery on Troststraße in Vienna-Favoriten. According to the police, two as yet unknown perpetrators allegedly forced the young men to hand...weiterlesen »

Drunk Man Caught After Threatening with Knife at Vienna Central Station

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The station's security forces, who had already been alerted, intervened and took the folding knife from the 28-year-old. Officers from the police station at the main train station provisionally arrested...weiterlesen »

Police Find Drugs After Knife Threat in Vienna-Favoriten

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On August 3, a 24-year-old Syrian national was provisionally arrested in Vienna-Favoriten. According to the police, he allegedly threatened a 40-year-old man on Favoritenstraße with a folding knife around...weiterlesen »

Strangled with Belt and Robbed: Vienna Police Search for Youth

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The Vienna police are investigating a robbery that occurred on April 14, 2024, around 3:00 a.m. in the Favoriten district. A 39-year-old man stated that he had made contact with the alleged perpetrator...weiterlesen »

Bicycle Thieves Caught Red-Handed in Vienna-Leopoldstadt

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The resident had observed the two suspects from his window while they were tampering with a bicycle and spoke to them, whereupon they quickly walked away. He then notified the police emergency number....weiterlesen »

COP30: Van der Bellen Does Not Travel to Climate Conference Due to High Costs

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"The main reason for this is budget consolidation, which requires cuts and budget discipline from all public bodies," said a statement from the Presidential Chancellery regarding Federal President Van...weiterlesen »

Report Sees No Environmental Hazard from Landfill in Lower Austria

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Roland Pomberger, who heads the Chair of Waste Processing Technology and Waste Management at the Montanuniversität Leoben, was brought in by Zöchling as an expert. According to the report, all investigation...weiterlesen »

Six Traffic Fatalities in Accidents Last Week

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In the last week alone, three car drivers, a light motorcycle rider, a passenger in a car, and a cyclist lost their lives in traffic accidents. A serious traffic accident occurred on Friday, August 1,...weiterlesen »

Eurovision Song Contest 2026: Wiener Stadthalle vs. Olympiahalle Innsbruck

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The Wiener Stadthalle, designed by Roland Rainer, was opened in 1958 and is one of the oldest multi-purpose halls in Europe. Since its opening, over 75 million people have attended more than 13,000 events,...weiterlesen »

Ministry of the Interior: Fewer Drunk Drivers, but More Drug Drivers

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The Ministry of the Interior reported this balance on Sunday, noting an overall positive trend and attributing it to the numerous police focus checks. Due to alcohol at the wheel, there were 13,662 reports...weiterlesen »

Woman Injured in Apartment in Vienna-Ottakring: Two Men Reported

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The officers from the Ottakring City Police Command, who arrived shortly thereafter at the scene, were told by the 31-year-old woman that she had been attacked in the nearby apartment of an acquaintance...weiterlesen »

Knife Attack in New Vienna Weapon Prohibition Zone Yppenplatz

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Witnesses initially called the police because of a brawl. The officers then found a 26-year-old lying on the ground in Brunnengasse with multiple cuts on his arms and head. The unknown perpetrator or perpetrators...weiterlesen »

Three Street Robberies in Vienna: Two Injured

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The younger man was robbed of two backpacks in Mariahilf after being punched and kicked, and a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested. The 73-year-old was deprived of his e-scooter by three unknown...weiterlesen »

Vienna Police Car Crashed into Tram During Chase: Two Female Officers Injured

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In heavy rain, the 25-year-old policewoman at the wheel, with her 22-year-old colleague in the passenger seat, crashed into the tram during an evasive maneuver at Schottenring in the city during a pursuit,...weiterlesen »

Two Injured in Accident on A1 Exit in Vienna-Penzing

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The 70-year-old driver and his 61-year-old passenger, who was rescued from the wreck by the fire department, suffered bruises and abrasions, reported Andreas Huber, spokesperson for the Vienna professional...weiterlesen »

Viennese Taxi Drivers Criticize App Fixed Prices

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The legally required route planner does not always take current construction sites and traffic jams into account, so according to 40100, the fixed price does not always reflect the real road conditions....weiterlesen »

76-Year-Old Pedestrian in Rust Hit and Injured by Car

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The man was on the roadway when a car wanted to turn left at an intersection. According to the police, the driver likely overlooked the pedestrian in the darkness and on the rain-slicked road. The 76-year-old...weiterlesen »

Burglary in Vienna-Floridsdorf: 22-Year-Old Injured

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They threatened the tenant with a knife and demanded cash. When the man refused and called loudly for help, the perpetrators punched him several times in the face and fled through the window without any...weiterlesen »

Animal Happy Ending: Cat Rescued from Installation Shaft in Vienna

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The animal was untraceable all Saturday, but was then heard by the owner behind the wall. The man alerted the Vienna professional fire brigade at 3:30 PM, which according to a press release "set out with...weiterlesen »

Fall into River in Lower Austria: 70-Year-Old Rescued

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The man got stuck in the riverbed of the "Kalten Gang," causing his head to be pushed underwater, reported the fire department. A witness to the incident immediately intervened as a first responder, entered...weiterlesen »

Multiple Car Rollovers in the Waldviertel

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The 37-year-old driver left the L8150 road between the Vitis area and Kleingloms with his car at around 1:15 a.m., reported the police. According to a fire department release, the car slid about 60 meters...weiterlesen »

Again Illegal Beauty Clinic Discovered in Vienna: Already Third Case Since July

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In a facility operated as a nail salon, treatments with Botox, fillers, and so-called "fat-dissolving injections" were offered without medical authorization, reported the Immediate Measures Group of the...weiterlesen »

78-Year-Old Robbed After Visiting Betting Shop in Vienna: Perpetrator on the Run

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A 78-year-old woman was mugged on her way home from a betting shop in Vienna-Döbling in the night from Thursday to Friday and robbed of her winnings of a few thousand euros in cash. The woman noticed that...weiterlesen »

Car Crashed into House Wall in Burgenland: Driver Dead

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A 26-year-old driver overtook a car at around 1:30 AM before the town entrance, according to the statement of the overtaken driver, at a significantly excessive speed. 200 meters after the town entrance,...weiterlesen »

Man Threatened Passersby in Vienna with Stabbings: WEGA Operation

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Several witnesses called the police, who reported this in a statement on Saturday. Officers from the special unit WEGA overpowered the man at the Museumsquartier using a taser. The Slovak, who was showing...weiterlesen »

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