https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A brave 13-year-old kept her cool and called the police after two masked men broke into her family’s home in Austria’s western state of Vorarlberg on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.at/20161124/teenager-keeps-cool-head-as-masked-men-tie-up-mum-in-burglary Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:04:02 +0100 teenager-keeps-cool-head-as-masked-men-tie-up-mum-in-burglary Three masked robbers forced their way into the villa, tied the owners to chairs using tape, threatened them with a gun and then ransacked the villa, before fleeing. https://www.thelocal.at/20160628/vienna-banker-robbed-in-home-invasion Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:22:07 +0200 vienna-banker-robbed-in-home-invasion Police in Vienna are looking for a man and a woman who tried to break into a house in Döbling but were caught in the act by the owner, who photographed the pair before they ran off. https://www.thelocal.at/20150803/vienna-man-photographs-would-be-burglars Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:05:43 +0200 vienna-man-photographs-would-be-burglars The number of burglaries in Vienna has generally decreased, although break-ins have risen in the 1st, 9th, 13th, 17th and 22nd districts. https://www.thelocal.at/20150421/favoriten-is-viennas-worst-district-for-burglaries Tue, 21 Apr 2015 17:36:22 +0200 favoriten-is-viennas-worst-district-for-burglaries A gang of burglars broke into a hotel in Styria on Saturday night, tearing open a safe full of money and covering their tracks with pumpkin seed oil, a local speciality. https://www.thelocal.at/20150420/burglars-cover-tracks-with-pumpkin-seed-oil Mon, 20 Apr 2015 16:03:05 +0200 burglars-cover-tracks-with-pumpkin-seed-oil A pair of masked thieves broke into an armored car security transport company in Innsbruck on Saturday evening, getting away with millions of euros in cash. https://www.thelocal.at/20141222/masked-thieves-get-away-with-millions Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:53:00 +0100 masked-thieves-get-away-with-millions Vienna's police have launched two major initiatives to target burglars and crack down on aggressive beggars in the run up to Christmas and the New Year. https://www.thelocal.at/20141205/police-christmas-crack-down-in-vienna Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:40:00 +0100 police-christmas-crack-down-in-vienna At a press conference on Friday, the Austrian Road Safety Board (KVB) and the Austrian Insurance Association (VVÖ) explained that many Austrians underestimate the risks of burglary, and outlined some simple measures to be taken to avoid getting ripped off. https://www.thelocal.at/20141024/two-burglaries-every-hour-in-austria Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:55:00 +0200 two-burglaries-every-hour-in-austria