Bolzano: Convicted Man Arrested for Violent Robbery, Three Asylum Seekers Deported

A report to the Operations Centre of the Bolzano Police Headquarters, via the emergency number 112 NUE, has alerted the State Police on three suspicious people outside a Banking Institute of Via Laurin.

The crews of the Flying Team, who intervened immediately, have three individuals arrested corresponding to the description received. From the first investigations, it emerged that they were trying to convince passers-by to change 250 Swiss francs in the bank, a behavior that had aroused suspicion Security guard, prompting her to call the police.

Three arrested, all with criminal records and asylum seekers

The three men, all without documents, were identified at the Police Headquarters as:

• AR, 26 year old Moroccan
• HLY, 26 year old Tunisian
• KA, 33 year old Moroccan

All are found prejudiced, with numerous precedents for crimes of various kinds, and political asylum seekers.

According to their statements, they had just arrived from Verona to use the services of the “Cold Emergency Centers” and they wanted to change their francs before continuing their journey.

Stolen weapons and phones: one arrest and two reports

During the personal search, the police found:

• a cacciavite hidden under the jacket of HLY
• Two cell phones stolen, that AR he tried to get rid of himself before entering the police station

The devices were found to belong to two people from Verona:

• A boy who had his phone stolen from his car the day before
• A 16 year old girl, victim of a violent robbery outside Porta Nuova Station

The young woman said she chased the robber, but he caught her punched in the face, causing her to fall unconscious.

At the police station, the girl recognized in AR the perpetrator of the robbery, bursting into tears.

Police Commissioner's Measures: Expulsion for the Three Foreigners

• AR was arrested for aggravated robbery and led to the Bolzano Prison available to Prosecutor's Office.
• HLY and KA have been reported for receiving and illegal possession of objects capable of causing offence.
• Il Commissioner Paolo Sartori he requested the Territorial Commission for Refugees la revocation of international protection status and issued expulsion decrees from the national territory for all three.

“Yet another serious episode of violence by a repeat offender who has shown that he does not want to integrate, violating laws and norms of civil coexistence”, declared Police Commissioner Sartori. “The episode confirms the importance of territorial control to guarantee the safety of citizens”.