Verona, major checks on buses by the Local Police and ATV

In 4 hours 960 passengers were checked, 141 were fined with 48 immediate payments. Drugs were seized. Checks on illegal parking at public transport stops resulted in 108 fines for prohibition and 4 cars towed away. A citizen was reported for sexual violence

The Verona Local Police, in collaboration with the Verona Transport Company, carried out a search on Wednesday afternoon maxi-check in the city on 35 urban and extra-urban buses, in implementation of the indications received from the Provincial Public Order Committee.
Fifteen officers, agents of the Territorial Department and inspectors, checked 960 people in full, issuing 141 fines for failure to possess a travel document, of which 48 were paid immediately for a total of 2.478 euros. The lines 144-138-139-110-51-61-21-23-24 were checked, both entering and exiting the capital.
Monitor the areas of Piazzale XXV Aprile, Porta Vescovo, Piazza Bra and Pradaval.
A citizen was reported for sexual assault for touching a woman's breasts on a bus.

Widespread checks of dozens of young people. At the same time, 108 cars stopped or parked in bus bays were fined on the same day, particularly on Corso Porta Nuova, with many drivers who were busy consuming in the bars in the area. Four vehicles were removed and transferred to municipal depots. Once again, the video surveillance cameras at the stops, connected to the operations center of the Local Police Command and on board the ATV vehicles, were fundamental. This type of check also ensures greater safety on board buses.

"The constant and widespread presence of the Local Police is an effective safeguard of legality and peaceful use of public transport – says the Security Councillor Stefania Zivelonghi-. The Tommasi administration is committed to spreading the use of local public transport and this also involves working to do it safely".

"Our thanks go once again to the Local Police for the collaboration and support that they punctually provide us in maintaining the necessary level of safety of the transport service.” is the comment of the general manager of ATV, Stefano Zaninelli. Every year our company operators carry out over 7000 interventions, checking half a million passengers, however these large-scale checks conducted in synergy with the agents significantly increase the effectiveness of the anti-evasion checks thanks to the possibility of identifying the people checked. They also have a deterrent effect, preventing risky situations in the time slots and on the lines where critical safety issues are encountered. It is a model that works, so much so that we are implementing similar activities also in the province, in synergy with the Local Police of the administrations Local police of the municipalities the most problematic routes, helping to offer travellers that perception of safety, necessary to make the use of public transport attractive".