The Carabinieri of the Compagnia di Lamezia Terme arrested a 64 -year -old from the theft originally from Maida (CZ).
The man was surprised while he was removing a Fiat Panda, parked on a street in the Nicastro district of Lamezia Terme, by the military of the Operational Unit and Radiomobile, who intervened on the spot immediately after a report to the emergency user 112 by a private citizen.
At first, the author had removed both rear -view mirrors from a Fiat Punto in a parcovisor, the radio antenna and the logo of the manufacturer, and then managed to enter the Fiat Panda by breaking a window, tampering the ignition system and deactivating the GPS. The immediate intervention of the patrol of the Radiomobile section averted the fulfillment of the criminal action just as the author of the theft was about to move away, with the consequent recovery of the entire stolen goods that was immediately returned to the legitimate owners who filed a complaint.
The arrested was first translated under house arrest and subsequently, following the validation hearing of 12 last junction, in prison, as ordered by the Court of Lamezia Terme at the request of the local Prosecutor’s Office.
What described focuses on the constant operation of the Carabinieri weapon in the Lametine territory, aimed at the prevention and contrast of widespread and organized crime phenomena to protect the community. In particular, the event highlights the timeliness and effectiveness of the intervention and in particular the need for a constant and effective collaboration between citizenship and institutions.
