Viennese Man Threatened Wife and Father-in-Law: WEGA Stopped Him with Gun and Knife

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The incident occurred around 12:45 AM. After the dangerous threat against his 29-year-old wife and his father-in-law, the man was apprehended during an immediate search in the area of Troststraße. A blank-firing...weiterlesen »

Cosmetic Fencing Stopped in Vienna-Meidling

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Officers from the Vienna State Criminal Police Office, Drug-Related Crime Investigation Unit, succeeded in arresting a suspected fence on September 15 after intensive investigations. The 34-year-old Austrian...weiterlesen »

Brave Homeowner Subdues Burglar After Chase Through Vienna-Simmering

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The incident occurred around 11 a.m. The men ran off in different directions - the 37-year-old pursued one of the suspects on foot. When he managed to catch up with him, a scuffle reportedly ensued, during...weiterlesen »

Stricter Criteria for Continuing Education Time

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The further education time as a more effective successor model for educational leave from 2026 is now finalized. The costs recently amounted to around 650 million euros per year, but now the government...weiterlesen »

"Worked Flawlessly": Proceedings Against Doctor Dropped

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Spokesman Andreas Pechatschek confirmed to the APA an online article by the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" on Tuesday. After obtaining various expert opinions, it was concluded that the doctor had "worked...weiterlesen »

Report Finds Hochegger Fit Enough for Prison Sentence

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Hochegger can no longer appeal this decision. Initially, Hochegger had received a postponement of his imprisonment due to a hip condition. While former Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser already began...weiterlesen »

Threats Against Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial - Cobra and Police in Action

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A 20-year-old has been arrested following threats against the Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial in Upper Austria. The man was working as a civilian service worker at the facility and is said to have...weiterlesen »

Number of Deaths in Traffic Accidents Involving Drugs Explodes

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2024 saw the third-highest number of alcohol-related accidents since the start of digital records. Additionally, there was a record number of fatalities in drug-related accidents last year. The ÖAMTC warned...weiterlesen »

Harald Serafin is dead: Austria loses a crowd favorite

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As a "singing bon vivant," he shaped the Viennese operetta for decades, succeeded as an actor, and celebrated successes as the long-time director of the Mörbisch Lake Festival: In the early hours of Monday...weiterlesen »

Kilograms of Drugs Seized in Apartment in Vienna-Favoriten

vor 23 Stunden - VOL.at

Additionally, 2,078.5 grams of cocaine and 2,051 ecstasy tablets were found. Furthermore, 1,213.4 grams of cannabis resin/hashish, 452.8 grams of crystalline MDMA, 1,742.6 grams of amphetamine, and 1,696.3...weiterlesen »

Orbán about Vienna: "Public Safety in Ruins"

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"In Vienna, Berlin, Stockholm, and Paris, public safety is in ruins," claimed the Hungarian right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday in a Facebook post. Orbán further stated that "migrant...weiterlesen »

Israel will participate in the ESC 2026 in Vienna

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Despite boycott threats from several countries, Israel still intends to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. "There is no reason why Israel should not continue to be an important...weiterlesen »

Arrest of Viennese Woman After Frauds

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Over more than six years, a 30-year-old woman from Vienna is said to have enriched herself by around 20,000 euros through various frauds. According to police information on Monday, the woman allegedly...weiterlesen »

Harald Serafin is dead: Austria loses a crowd favorite

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He was one of the defining figures of the local cultural scene, a stage animal, a social lion, and one of the country's undeniable audience favorites: Now Harald Serafin has died in the early morning hours...weiterlesen »

16-Year-Old with Stab Wounds in Vienna School: No Third-Party Fault

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The discovery of the teenager in a restroom facility at a Brigittenau high school triggered a major police operation because an unknown perpetrator was initially assumed. The student has now stated that...weiterlesen »

Neighbor Attacked with Knife in Stairwell in Vienna-Floridsdorf

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The WEGA was on site, and the alleged perpetrator was arrested. Blood traces were found in the apartment, but the alleged crime knife was not found. The accused did not make a statement during his interrogation....weiterlesen »

Kilograms of Drugs Seized in Apartment in Vienna-Favoriten

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Additionally, 2,078.5 grams of cocaine and 2,051 ecstasy tablets were found. Furthermore, 1,213.4 grams of cannabis resin/hashish, 452.8 grams of crystalline MDMA, 1,742.6 grams of amphetamine, and 1,696.3...weiterlesen »

Massive Taxi Tax Fraud Uncovered in Vienna

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In a large-scale operation with raids at seven locations in and around Vienna, boxes of evidence were secured, reported the "Kronen Zeitung" on Sunday. A customs service dog reportedly sniffed out 60,000...weiterlesen »

Vienna Police Achieve Major Success Against Drug Crime

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In Vienna-Leopoldstadt, EGS officers noticed a suspected drug dealer. Over 200 grams of cocaine were found on him. During the search of the arrested individual's apartment, another man was arrested while...weiterlesen »

Attack in Shopping Center: Woman Beaten in Vienna-Landstraße

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The 57-year-old woman stated that she was first followed and insulted by the unknown man inside a store. When the woman asked the man to stop, the suspect hit her in the face several times. Several employees...weiterlesen »

Woman in Vienna Threatened with Murder by Husband

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A restraining order was already in place against the 45-year-old (citizen of Ukraine) due to other cases of domestic violence. Officers managed to stop and temporarily arrest the fleeing suspect in the...weiterlesen »

Teenagers Robbed Twelve-Year-Old in Vienna-Fünfhaus

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The victim had met the group in the area of Meiselstraße. There, the boys are said to have suddenly demanded money, hit, and robbed the twelve-year-old, the police reported on Sunday. The victim sustained...weiterlesen »

Ziggy Alberts before Vienna concert: "Forever grateful to Austria"

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Ziggy Alberts remembers his last performance in Vienna very well, more than a year ago at the Arena: "It was so absurdly hot," said the Australian musician in an APA interview. On October 3rd, the Australian...weiterlesen »

Happy Birthday: Former Albertina Director Klaus Albrecht Schröder Turns 70

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It didn't take long for Klaus Albrecht Schröder to be without a museum director position. At the end of December, he stepped down from the general directorship of the Albertina after more than 25 years,...weiterlesen »

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