Catania police arrest two men for fake officer fraud

Police from the Brancaccio Commissariat have arrested two men, aged 44 and 19, for aggravated fraud in Catania. The suspects allegedly posed as police officers to target elderly residents.

According to reports, the perpetrator contacted an elderly woman by phone to introduce himself before arriving at her residence. By claiming to be a police officer, he gained entry to the home and conducted a rapid search, ransacking the premises to steal various items.

Officers monitoring the area near a residence in Bonagia intercepted the 44-year-old suspect as he was fleeing. The stolen goods were recovered and returned to the victims. The arrests were facilitated by an officer who had been monitoring suspicious activity in the vicinity.