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Industrial thefts in Italy

Overview

Italian authorities intercepted two separate industrial theft attempts in Ferrara and Belpasso.

In Ferrara, a 37-year-old man was charged with attempted aggravated theft of copper cables valued at approximately 1,500 euros. The incident involved suspects breaking into a foundry’s electrical cabin; the individuals fled upon the arrival of the Carabinieri, leaving a lookout behind to be apprehended.

In Belpasso, a 48-year-old man was arrested in the Piano Tavola industrial area after attempting to steal an electric pallet jack and various tools by cutting a hole in a company fence. Carabinieri officers discovered the suspect hiding in nearby vegetation. Police seized burglary tools from the suspect’s uninsured vehicle and returned recovered goods, valued at over 2,000 euros, to the owner.

Entities

Belpasso · Ferrara · Alcoi · Carabinieri · Policía Nacional

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Italian authorities arrest suspects in separate industrial thefts

    Carabinieri have arrested individuals involved in two separate industrial thefts in Ferrara and Belpasso, involving stolen copper and heavy machinery.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Alcoi police arrest six for 200,000 euro industrial theft

    Six people have been arrested in Alcoi, Spain, for the theft of industrial machinery and materials valued at approximately 200,000 euros from a warehouse.

Sources

aramultimedia.com · estense.com · intercomarcal.com · newsicilia.it