Razzia Against "Sorgenkinder" at Vienna's Reumannplatz

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A police-focused action on Vienna's Reumannplatz and the surrounding area was used by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner to make an interim assessment in the fight against juvenile crime. Vienna remains the centre of this, and above all with a special "problem group". The police-focused action on Reumannplatz had not really started yet on Tuesday afternoon, since there were already three arrests: one due to an addictive offense, a foreign law and …

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On Tuesday, police in Vienna's Favoriten district conducted another targeted operation against juvenile delinquency late into the night, around Reumannplatz and Keplerplatz. In recent months, there have been several knife attacks, particularly near Reumannplatz, despite the weapons ban. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) nevertheless considers the weapons-free zone, in effect since March 2024, to be effective, he said on Tuesday.