Key removed – tractor blocked petrol pump in Tyrol for ten days

The police took the keys from a tractor driver in Kufstein in Tyrol after aggressive behavior, creating a “curious” picture at a gas station. Now the vehicle, which weighs several tons, is gone again.

After various traffic violations in the past, a police stop with a lot of swearing and an “escape” in which an officer was apparently almost hit, the executive – as reported – put a strange end to a farmer’s activities for the time being. In the middle of a gas station in Kufstein The tractor was surrounded by two police cars while it was refueling and the key was taken from the driver. The vehicle caused astonishment among passers-by and drivers alike. The tractor was even decorated with plush chicks and flowers. Anger videos and emails against the police and authorities. The agricultural machine, which weighs several tons, blocked a BP gas pump on Schubertstrasse for ten days. In several TikTok videos, the owner of the tractor launched an all-out attack against the police and the district administration. In a written “clarification” he not only criticized the behavior of the “overtaxed officers” during the traffic control, but even wrote of a “planned sabotage action.” In the email, the Unterländer also announced that 3,000 euros would be charged for “development costs”. hour as long as he didn’t get the tractor key back. Thursday afternoon, after the “Krone” contacted the man, things happened very quickly. The tractor suddenly disappeared as if by magic and then reappeared a short time later in nearby Langkampfen. “The keys were handed over again,” Herbert Haberl from the Kufstein district administration shed light on the darkness – without wanting to go into the specific case.
source site-12