The authors of the theft of an electric scooter, which occurred in today’s night in Taormina, were stopped and arrested in the flagrant crime. It is a 19 year old, originally from the province of Catania, known to the police for the commission of crimes against heritage, and a 22 -year -old of Romanian origin, stopped while traveling aboard a rental van, inside which they had placed a motorcycle stolen shortly before.
To operate was a patrol of the Radiomobile rate which, as part of a control service of the territory, also aimed at contrasting predatory crimes, in Trappitello, intercepted and stopped the van with the two suspects on board. On the spot, the military of the weapon performed a search that allowed to find an electric scooter, stolen shortly before in the center of Taormina. Inside the vehicle, the carabinieri also found and seized several tools suitable for burglary including Grimaldelli, screwdrivers, altered keys and more, probably used to commit thefts. The two were then restricted to house arrest in their respective homes available to the judicial authority, waiting to be judged in relation to the crimes charged to them. The scooter was returned to the legitimate owner.