Man arrested after threatening teenagers with blank-firing pistol

A 51-year-old man from the Ried district was arrested after allegedly threatening teenagers with a blank-firing pistol at a bus stop, ORF reported.

Police said the man was disturbed by noisy teenagers shortly before 3 a.m. on Sunday. He allegedly left his home with the pistol and became involved in a verbal dispute with the group at the bus stop, where he pointed the weapon at them. No one was reported injured.

Police arrested him without resistance at his home at about 3.25 a.m. Officers seized two blank-firing pistols, and an interim weapons ban was imposed. The public prosecutor’s office ordered that he be reported while remaining at liberty.