A 44-year-old man, completely masked, was arrested in his car near a bank branch in Michelhausen (Lower Austria). According to the National Police, the man from Wiener Neustadt admitted that he wanted to commit a robbery. An investigation by the robbery group of the State Criminal Investigation Service has also shown that there is a European arrest warrant from Italy against the man for property and property crimes.
According to police, the 44-year-old parked a car at the bank branch before 7 a.m. Friday and removed both license plates along the way. He carried an airsoft rifle as a murder weapon. Until the branch opened, he waited disguised in the car with sunglasses, cap under which he wore a cloth and an FFP2 mask. He also wore work gloves.
Police officers make mask man
A bank employee noticed the car and its occupants around 7:15 a.m. and made an emergency call to report them. Agents of the Atzenbrugg Police Inspectorate then found the suspect fully masked in the vehicle. A search of the car found both the murder weapon and number plates hidden in the trunk.
According to police, the 44-year-old had fully admitted that he wanted to commit the robbery due to financial difficulties. He was admitted to the prison of St. Pölten by order of the public prosecutor.
Source: Krone
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