Melfi: Carabinieri arrest two thieves fleeing with a stolen vehicle.

Il Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Potenza continues to ensure a constant and widespread presence in the territory, intensifying the services of prevention and fight against predatory crimes to protect public safety and citizens' property. A commitment that was fully confirmed on the morning of 16 October, when i Carabinieri of the Melfi Company they have completed a high voltage operation, which ended with thearrest in flagrante delicto di two men, surprised after a chase along the provincial roads of Saint Nicholas of Melfi.

THERadiomobile rate of Melfi, during a service of dynamic supervision, noticed a suspicious vehicle. When ordered to stop, the driver ignored the order to stop, kicking off a hot pursuit along country roads, in an attempt to escape the control of the military. Having reached a rural area, the two occupants of the vehicle fled on foot, abandoning the vehicle. The immediate reaction of the Carabinieri allowed them to surround the area, with the support of other patrols coordinated by the Operations center and by the staff of theOperating Rate.

After a short but intense search, the military have the two fugitives were identified and blocked about a kilometer away. The men, two foreign citizens aged 42 and 24, they opposed a strenuous resistance, hitting the Carabinieri with kicks and pushes. Despite the violent reaction, the officers managed to immobilize them and take them safely to the barracks. The immediate investigations have allowed us to discover that the vehicle used, a Fiat Iveco 3512, had been stolen the same night in the Matera area.

During the checks, a “Ferrari” agricultural tractor, the object of a theft that occurred five years ago, always in the province of Matera. Those arrested were associated with the Melfi prison, at the disposal of theJudicial Authority of Potenza. It also emerged that the 42enne was already the recipient of a detention order for previous crimes.

Il Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Potenza ha validated the arrests and arranged for both pre-trial detention in prison, without prejudice to the presumption of innocence until a final sentence. Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Potenza reiterated that the prevention and repression activities of property crime will continue without stopping, with the aim of ensure safety and trust in citizens, resolutely fighting all forms of predatory crime.