16-Year-Old Shoplifter in Vienna-Rudolfsheim Wanted to Push Policeman off Escalator

Policemen Were Able to Secure the Suspect on the Escalator

On Sunday, January 22, 2023, at 2:45 p.m., a 16-year-old girl tried to leave a grocery store on Reumannplatz in Vienna-Rudolfsheim without paying for goods. A 50-year-old security guard tried to talk to her, but the girl ran towards the escalator, where the police were already waiting. When the officers approached her, she pulled one of the policemen (48) over the railing and onto the escalator. The other officers were able to secure her, and no one was injured in the incident.

The Suspect Is Known to the Police

The suspect is a 16-year-old girl from Vienna. She is already known to the police and has been arrested several times for shoplifting. The girl was taken to a police station and will be questioned. She will likely be charged with attempted bodily harm and shoplifting.