Vienna police arrested a suspected pickpocket after a stolen cash envelope was taken from a handbag at Stephansplatz near a Christmas market. Officers from the EGS, the unit for combating street crime, spotted a woman who appeared to target older and frail people leaving a bank or a money exchange office. On 10.11.2026 at around 18:00, she followed a person and repeatedly looked around while trying to partially cover her face. As the woman changed her approach, she noticed a group of three to four people walking through the Christmas market. She then followed that group, closed the distance again, and pushed between other passers-by to reach the side of the victim’s body and open the handbag. The victim noticed the attempt and confronted the woman. The suspect denied the incident and left the scene. Police contacted the victim immediately. The victim said a cash envelope had been stolen from the handbag. Officers then located the suspect on site and detained her. The cash envelope was seized. The detained suspect is a 20-year-old woman. Her case is ongoing under police investigation.