Catania, control of the territory: a complaint for receiving stolen goods and incessant checks on road traffic

Particularly effective was the action taken to combat violations of the Highway Code by the "gazelles" of the Radiomobile Unit, a department of the Carabinieri responsible for emergency response 24 hours a day, 24 days a week, regarding requests from citizens who call the NUE 7, prevention and repression of crimes in general and both of the monitoring compliance with the rules governing road traffic.

In this context, the investigative acumen of the military "gazelles" of the Radiomobile Unit, meant that a theft of valuable items would turn into an important operational result in favor of justice.

In particular, the other afternoon, the Carabinieri patrol was searching the parking lots of a well-known shopping centre, in order to prevent thefts on or from cars. In fact, the military, in addition to checking that there were no criminals around among the cars, also observed the movements of the various customers who gradually exited the shopping mall because, among them, it is always possible that a criminal is hiding.

Indeed, this is what happened, because their attention was immediately drawn to a man who, despite the very hot outside temperature, was coming out of the centre wearing a heavy jacket. The anomalous clothing it did not escape the attention of the Carabinieri who immediately stopped the march to try to reach the strange individual.

Having sensed that the attention of the military was focused on him, the criminal, later identified as a 45 year old from Catania already known to the police, he immediately accelerated his pace towards his car where he got in, without taking off his heavy winter clothing.

The investigators, therefore, immediately reached the car and after having blocked it, proceeded to check the man and the vehicle, discovering that, inside the passenger compartment, there were other 3 jackets all with labels.

The investigation was immediate by the operators inside the multi store, where they discovered that all the items had been removed, shortly before from a clothing store. The subject, when asked for explanations, preferred not to explain his sudden "cold snap".

After carrying out the necessary checks, the items of clothing, with a value of a few hundred euros, were then returned to the manager of the shop, while the thief was taken to the offices of the Carabinieri in San Giuseppe la Rena, where he was reported at liberty for the crime of stolen.

During the extraordinary service of territorial control, the military also paid particular attention to road surveillance, one of the many tasks of the Department, which has always been committed to ensuring citizens receive "prompt assistance", by sanctioning all driving behaviors that are not only illegal, but also and above all a source of danger for road users and pedestrians.

They were already fined in the morning 10 unruly users.

Then, in the afternoon, it was a lady's turn 78enne who, driving an old Fiat 500, was caught while he was driving recklessly: he overtook other cars on the narrow streets, climbed onto sidewalks and crossed intersections without caring about the traffic.

Stop, it was fined for dangerous driving, without insurance, without a license because it had expired and without insurance. The woman was then car seized for confiscation, that is, there is no longer any possibility for the owner to pay the fine and regain possession of it, because it becomes a state asset.

In the evening, the motorcyclists stopped and then seized 3 motorcycles: a Honda ADV, whose driver, a 24enne Catania criminal, he was discovered without helmet, without license since never achieved and without vehicle insurance, and two Honda SH, whose drivers, respectively from Catania And 17 34 years, Were without a helmet and the required insurance coverage.

The activity saw the Carabinieri engaged in checks on 95 vehicles and in the identification of 182 Guests, demonstrating the strong commitment to maintaining a high level of road safety. During the activity, fines were issued 17 offenders and issued fines totalling approximately 5.000 €.