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Scooter-related robberies and thefts in Italy

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Police in different Italian cities have addressed crimes involving scooters and physical threats. In Reggio Emilia, authorities executed an expulsion order against a 22-year-old Egyptian national. The individual, who was residing irregularly in Italy, was linked to a series of thefts and robberies committed using a scooter in the city center. After failing to comply with a previous order to leave the country, he was escorted to the border and repatriated. In Catania, ~~police arrested a~~ law enforcement has responded to multiple scooter-related incidents. A Tunisian national was arrested following a robbery near Piazza Turi ~~Ferro. The suspect~~ Ferro, where he allegedly used a knife to threaten a ~~victim~~ Bangladeshi man while snatching the handlebars of an electric scooter. ~~Following the theft, the~~ The suspect reportedly attempted to extort money from the victim by offering to return the vehicle through a third party. ~~The individual~~ He was taken into custody for aggravated robbery and attempted extortion. In a separate incident in Catania, a man was arrested while attempting to steal a new scooter. The suspect had tampered with the ignition cables and broken the steering lock before being discovered by a passerby. Police found the individual in possession of tools used to force vehicles and documentation for another motorcycle that he could not justify. He faces charges including attempted aggravated theft, receiving stolen goods, and unlawful possession of lockpicks or altered keys.

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