Police arrest two men after knife robbery near Laaer Wald, Vienna
The suspects, aged 19 and 20, were caught shortly after the cash robbery.
A 40-year-old man was robbed at knifepoint shortly after midnight near Laaer Wald in Vienna’s 10th district, police said.
Two unknown men allegedly threatened him with a knife and forced him to hand over his cash before fleeing towards the city.
Based on specific descriptions of the suspects, officers from the City Police Command Favoriten stopped two men shortly after the incident near the crime scene and took them into police custody.
The suspects are two men, aged 19 and 20. Police charged them with suspicion of aggravated robbery and seized a spring knife that they allegedly threw away while fleeing. The weapon was found and secured near the scene.
The State Criminal Police Office of Vienna, South Unit, has taken over further investigations.
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Source:
Austria Vienna Police