Inter-force checks in Vicenza and Montecchio Maggiore: 157 people checked, 2 investigated and 1 expelled

In Vicenza, a further measure has been implemented extraordinary service to combat predatory and widespread crime and the irregular presence of foreigners on the territory. The operations were carried out in synergy between the State Police (Police Headquarters, Railway Police, Highway Police and plainclothes patrols of the Flying Squad and the Immigration Office), the Provincial Commands of the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza and the Local Police. Check various areas and neighborhoods of the city that have been the subject of reports and complaints from residents: the SVT bus station on Viale Milano, the Campo Marzo area, the “Quadrilatero”, Corso Santi Felice e Fortunato, the Ferretto de' Ferretti overpass area, the San PioX district.

They were like this A total of 157 people were identified (of which 57 foreigners and 40 with criminal and/or police proceedings), 15 vehicles. Inside the SVT Station – the object of a further check compared to those of the previous days – it was a citizen was found Nigerian, with valid residence permit, recipient of the preventive measure of the Mandatory Exit Notice from the Municipality of Vicenza. He was then taken to the police station and reported to the judicial authorities for the violation committed. A man was stopped at a supermarket on Viale Roma after he had just stolen some sweets and bottles of beer without paying for them. He was also accompanied to the police station and reported to the judicial authorities for theft.

During the operations, the Local Police of Montecchio Maggiore has a citizen checked in the "Alte" area Ghanaian with various police records for narcotics and property crimes. The man was accompanied to the Police Headquarters and placed at the disposal of the Immigration Office. A criminal case was filed against him an expulsion order was issued and the Police Chief of Vicenza ordered his immediate transfer to the Repatriation Centre in Brindisi, where he was taken yesterday evening by the men of the Police Headquarters and where he is currently awaiting forced repatriation. The foreigner had stood out in recent weeks for his particularly violent and harassing behavior, causing great concern among the residents of Montecchio Maggiore and the “Alte” neighborhood.