Two Italian street robberies: elderly victim near Busto Arsizio station and lawyer stops scooter thief in Milan

In Busto Arsizio, a 70‑year‑old woman was assaulted and robbed near the Nord railway station on 9 June. The attacker followed her, covered her face with a black hoodie and snatched her handbag. She escaped unharmed, later receiving assistance from a guard and the police. A passer‑by returned her wallet, but her phone remains missing while investigators review nearby CCTV footage.

In Milan’s Isola district, lawyer Claudio Gianoncelli heard a woman’s cries and pursued a young thief on an electric scooter who had stolen a handbag. Gianoncelli tackled the rider, recovered the bag, and sustained a bruised knee. Police arrived shortly after and apprehended the suspect. The incident highlights a growing pattern of scooter‑assisted street thefts in the city.