Naples Police Chief: 'No to illegality, starting with illegal parking attendants'

Naples. In an interview with Fanpage.it, Naples Police Chief Alessandro Giuliano, head of Via Medina since June 1, 2019, addressed the city's hottest security issues. "Here in Naples, there are some excellent investigative agencies," the Police Chief began. "I've also found an extraordinary symbiotic relationship between the police forces," he added. "Compared to 20 years ago, I think the quality of life in Naples has improved significantly, as demonstrated by the large number of tourists who come to visit Naples from all over the world." Regarding the "super Police Headquarters" project, which is also linked to the issue of human resources and the sharply reduced number of State Police personnel in recent years, Giuliano explains, "It will take years to recover from this downward spiral. This requires rationalizing resources in the field, rather than simply increasing them: increasingly effective coordination between law enforcement agencies is essential." "I think it is beyond dispute that Naples, like other cities, is plagued by the presence of the mafia," the Police Chief continues. "One of the core businesses of these mafia organizations is taking over portions of territory to conduct their illicit activities." He continues, insisting on the importance of "not downplaying certain criminal activities, for example, reducing street parking to simple acts of gangsterism," and urging citizens not to resign themselves to illegal phenomena such as illegal parking attendants. "A phenomenon of serious illegality that is often minimized." In Naples, the Police Commissioner continues, it is necessary to address the preconditions that lead to crime: lack of meeting places, marginalization, and degradation. On the other hand, he adds, the city boasts "extremely positive energies" represented by the world of secular and religious associations, which provide meeting places and points of reference regardless of social background, and with which "the State must engage in ever-deeper dialogue."