Christmas Market Vienna: Thief Caught After Money Theft

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A 20-year-old watched elderly people pick up money and then wanted to steal money from a handbag at the Christmas market.

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A 20-year-old is said to have stolen cash from a handbag at a Christmas market in Vienna's city centre. Police officers watched her actions and arrested her shortly afterwards.

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Police officers have caught a suspected pickpocket on Stephansplatz in the inner city and have provisionally arrested him. VIENNA/INNER CITY. On the evening of November 10, 2026, officials of the EGS (Combating Street Crime Team) came to the attention of one person in the area of Stephansplatz. The suspects first observed older and frail persons leaving a bank or currency exchange office.

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At around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, the civilian forces of the intervention group to combat street crime at Vienna's Stephansplatz noticed a woman who targeted older and fragile people when leaving a bank.