Catania: Carabinieri intercept a stolen car, driver and passenger reported for receiving stolen goods

The activities of the Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Catania for the prevention and repression of crimes against property, in particular those that most affect the population such as car thefts, through careful control of the territory.

In this context, the Carabinieri of the Catania Radiomobile Unit, have released in a state of freedom two Adranites with criminal records And 44 38 years for “receiving stolen goods” and “unjustified possession of keys and lock picks in competition”.

In particular, around 21pm, the Gazelle was travelling along the very central Corso Sicilia when it reached an SUV, which was travelling along the same road, with two men on board who, at the sight of the soldiers, immediately stopped the march, in an attempt to be overtaken.

Suspicious of that strange maneuver, the soldiers not only did not overtake them, but decided to follow them and wait for the right moment to proceed with a control, so as not to obstruct traffic.

When the small car reached Piazza Stesicoro and then turned onto Via Santa Maria di Betlem, the Carabinieri "ordered them to stop", and then proceeded to check the two men and the small car which, from an initial inspection, was found to be without the ignition key even though the engine was running.

The verification in the database thanks to the synergy with the Operations Centre, did nothing but confirm what the military had already intuited, that is, that the car was stolen and, in particular, it turned out to be of owned by a 36 year old woman from Catania who had reported its theft ten days earlier at the Catania Station Command Piazza Verga.

Therefore, the immediate search by the crew against the driver and the passenger, during which, inside the latter's trousers pocket, a multipurpose folding knife, with a handcrafted key-shaped blade, used to break into stolen vehicles.

Inside the passenger compartment, however, inside the glove compartment, the Carabinieri recovered 5 ignition cylinders from other cars, a so-called “adulterous” key, because it can open various types of locks, and a screwdriver.

Having ascertained the criminal responsibility of the two for receiving stolen goods and possession of lock picks, the Carabinieri arrested them. reported, recovering the car which was immediately returned to its owner.

The Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Catania continues to guarantee a constant commitment in the fight against crimes that threaten the safety of citizens' assets.