He snatched the bag from a woman's hands near the Circumflegrea station of "Quarto Officina" and then fled on foot.
I Carabinieri from the Quarto branch, whose attention was drawn by some bystanders, first provided assistance to the woman and then set off in pursuit of the man.
Stopped after a hundred meters, the mugger - a 28-year-old with no criminal record from Pozzuoli - ended up in handcuffs, arrested for theft by snatching. He is now under house arrest awaiting trial.
The stolen bag was recovered and then returned. For the woman, it was just a big scare.
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