A Carinthian police officer was suspended because a police assault rifle that had been missing since 2015 was found among 19 weapons in his garage – and also war material.
The StG-77, which had been missing from a Wels police inspection for eight years, turned up during a so-called reliability check by the Carinthian police officer (35), who was known to be a gun nut. In 2015 of all times, when the weapon disappeared, the officer was on duty in the Upper Austrian city. Wrapped in a blanket, the fully automatic assault rifle now lay in his garage. A possible two-year prison sentence19 weapons – ten rifles, nine pistols – as well as 5,100 rounds of ammunition and prohibited war material were found during the house search. However, the police officer can no longer be accused of stealing the assault rifle, which is also used thousands of times by the army. Because the act would already be statute-barred. The Carinthian inspector was nevertheless reported for possession of war material, which carries a two-year prison sentence. Twelve Glock pistols cannot be found In addition to the assault rifle that has now surfaced, the police also believe that twelve Glock pistols have been stolen, lost or simply cannot be found. Even if there are only a few black sheep in the ranks of the executive, police officers are often suspected very quickly. Policeman completely wrongly targeted as a fraud For example, a policeman who works for the fire brigade in Guntersdorf (Lower Austria) was investigated on suspicion of infidelity. The completely blameless man was accused of diverting money from the Florianis. In fact, the policeman had put the “disappeared” €30,000 in a savings account for the fire brigade. “Of course, all investigations against the man were subsequently discontinued,” said his lawyer Manfred Arbacher-Stöger.
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