Genoa: Passenger assaulted at bus stop, and extraordinary checks in the historic center. One man reported, one arrested, and fined €4.000.

La State Police of Genoa reported a 47 year old Moroccan, homeless, for aggravated personal injury e unjustified possession of weapons or objects capable of causing harm, in addition to reporting it administratively for drunkenness.

The episode occurred at 16.30pm on Thursday 13 November, when the man, in an evident state of thrill, got on a bus line 1 starting to yelling, insulting and scaring passengers, including children.

A passenger, in an attempt to calm him down, was in turn insulted and provoked.

The two got off at the stop, where the argument degenerated: the 47-year-old hit the other man on the head with a bottle and subsequently has took out a screwdriver, repeatedly trying to hurt him.

The emergency response of theUPGSP, alerted by the numerous calls to 112 NUE, avoided much more serious consequences.

The attacker was taken to the police station and, being irregular on the national territory, his position is now under consideration by theImmigration office.

Extraordinary checks in the historic center

In the last few days the State Police of Genoa has intensified extraordinary services in the Old Town to prevent and combat predatory crimes, drug dealing, and urban decay.

Administrative checks on the premises

Thursday evening, the Central Commissariat coordinated a joint service with: Liguria Crime Prevention Department, patrol Police – Financial Police – Italian Army, staff of PAS Division, Local Police – Department Urban Security / Commerce, ASL3 – Food Hygiene and Nutrition.

They were 6 businesses checked in Sottoripa Street, Maddalena Street e San Donato Street: 4 were fined for poor hygienic conditions, non-compliant foreign labeling e failure to indicate allergens, For a total of 4.000 €.

Checks in Prè: drugs and irregularities

Il Prè Police Station, with the support of Crime Prevention Department, from the UPGSP dog team and joint patrol, verified the complaints of residents, traders and associations.

At the bus stop of Fanti d'Italia Street, the drug-sniffing dog allowed us to identify a 26 year old Senegalese, irregular, with two doses of MDMA.

The man was reported to the Prefecture and accompanied to the Police Headquarters for an assessment of his position in the area.

Arrest on Via Gramsci: 22 doses of crack cocaine

All 14.00, the agents of Cornigliano police station they stopped a 21 year old Senegalese, already known to the police, who tried to run away at the sight of the patrol.

When checked, he was found with: 22 crack fragments (about 6 grams) and 140 euros in cash

The young man was arrested for possession for the purpose of dealing and will be tried immediately.

The services budget reports: 

• 200 people identified

• 6 controlled exercises

• 4 administrative sanctions

• 1 arrest

• 1 reported

Further checks are planned in the next few days, at different time slots, to ensure a constant monitoring of critical issues of the territory.