A 31-year-old tenant in Vienna’s 8th district caught a suspected burglar in a storage room and locked him in until police arrived. The man was arrested on site after allegedly entering through a window. The incident happened on 16 October 2026 at 13:40 in 1080 Vienna. Early investigations said a 44-year-old Polish national, who has an active ban on staying in the country, got into the storage room by climbing through a window. Officers from the City Police Command Josefstadt arrested the suspect temporarily at the scene. The man is also suspected of tagging Nazi symbols and slogans on the walls of the storage room with graffiti. He was reported for suspected burglary and property damage, and also under the provisions of the Prohibition Act. On the order of the Vienna Public Prosecutor’s Office, the suspect was taken to a prison facility, with an application for pre-trial detention expected. Investigations are handled by the State Criminal Police Office Vienna, Unit Mitte.