They didn’t make it too difficult for the investigators: there was extensive video footage of almost all of the crimes that a youth gang from the greater Wels area had committed in the past few months. The four boys from Wels, Buchkirchen and Marchtrenk had filmed and saved most of their acts of vandalism using their cell phones.
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Tens of thousands of euros in damage
The investigation began after the teenagers were caught red-handed in March. In total, the 17-year-olds were found to have committed 19 cases of property damage. They damaged public toilets in Scharten and Eferding several times and blew up a chewing gum machine, traffic jams and mailboxes with illegal firecrackers. At the train station in Marchtrenk they destroyed a monitor and devastated the toilet facilities. According to the police, the total amount of damage amounts to tens of thousands of euros.
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Reason for committing the crime: boredom
After extensive investigations in the Eferding and Wels-Land districts, the suspects have now been questioned. The quartet admitted to the allegations – probably also due to the burden of proof. They cited boredom as the reason for committing the crime. The boys will be reported to the public prosecutor’s office in Wels and to the Eferding district administration authority, the police announced on Monday evening.
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