TALLINN — Thieves continue to harass Estonian Railways, causing approximately 50,000 krooni (€3,200) in damage after breaking into an electrical installation box to steal its wires near Laagri Maksimarket supermarket, a few km outside Tallinn on Monday morning.

The incident caused a nearly one-hour delay on lines from Keila and Paldiski from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., and is the fourth incident during past week around the same location.

Urmas Glase, a press spokesman for Estonian Railways said [private_supervisor]Monday’s incident was already the fourteenth theft within past six months — causing some 600,000 krooni (€38,300) in total in losses for the company. Yet the money the vandals get from selling those parts is small.

“The damage of the theft is up to 50,000 krooni plus labor costs, not to mention the emotional damage to the costumers going to work or school,” Glase told Baltic Reports.

Almost all the thefts occur in Tallinn and its vicinity — only one theft out of 14 took place elsewhere, in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

Although Estonian Railways has put up a 25,000 krooni (€1,600) reward out for information to help to catch the thieves, the police have made no arrests.

“The reward money scared off the thieves in the beginning, but now they are pretty blatant,” said Glase. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Monday’s incident was already the fourteenth theft within past six months — causing some 600,000 krooni (€38,300) in total in losses for the company. Yet the money the vandals get from selling those parts is small.

“The damage of the theft is up to 50,000 krooni plus labor costs, not to mention the emotional damage to the costumers going to work or school,” Glase told Baltic Reports.

Almost all the thefts occur in Tallinn and its vicinity — only one theft out of 14 took place elsewhere, in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

Although Estonian Railways has put up a 25,000 krooni (€1,600) reward out for information to help to catch the thieves, the police have made no arrests.

“The reward money scared off the thieves in the beginning, but now they are pretty blatant,” said Glase. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Monday’s incident was already the fourteenth theft within past six months — causing some 600,000 krooni (€38,300) in total in losses for the company. Yet the money the vandals get from selling those parts is small.

“The damage of the theft is up to 50,000 krooni plus labor costs, not to mention the emotional damage to the costumers going to work or school,” Glase told Baltic Reports.

Almost all the thefts occur in Tallinn and its vicinity — only one theft out of 14 took place elsewhere, in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

Although Estonian Railways has put up a 25,000 krooni (€1,600) reward out for information to help to catch the thieves, the police have made no arrests.

“The reward money scared off the thieves in the beginning, but now they are pretty blatant,” said Glase. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Monday’s incident was already the fourteenth theft within past six months — causing some 600,000 krooni (€38,300) in total in losses for the company. Yet the money the vandals get from selling those parts is small.

“The damage of the theft is up to 50,000 krooni plus labor costs, not to mention the emotional damage to the costumers going to work or school,” Glase told Baltic Reports.

Almost all the thefts occur in Tallinn and its vicinity — only one theft out of 14 took place elsewhere, in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest city.

Although Estonian Railways has put up a 25,000 krooni (€1,600) reward out for information to help to catch the thieves, the police have made no arrests.

“The reward money scared off the thieves in the beginning, but now they are pretty blatant,” said Glase. [/private_subscription 1 year]

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