They were taken by the agents of the Milan flying team on charges of being the perpetrators of robberies and attempted robberies against owners of luxury watches, particularly Rolexes, in the Lombardy capital.
Three of them were stopped yesterday, and two of them had brought their girlfriends from Naples, where they all come from, to celebrate Valentine's Day at dinner. However, the investigators had already been on alert since Friday, when in via Farini the three had tried to rob a 38-year-old by following him to his home, Luca Macaluso, a dentist whose clients include many celebrities from the entertainment world.
The attack occurred while the professional was entering the garage on board his car and the robbers had also fired two blank shots. The strap of the Rolex Daytona in gold, of the value of 120mila euros, but they failed to catch him.
Rolex Robbery from Naples to Milan for Valentine's Day
Last night they tried again by following an Audi R8, driven by a young man who works in a car agency. football agents, and which had a Rolex Yacht Master 2 on the wrist: they used the broken mirror technique.
It happened in via Canonica where there was also a scuffle. The strap, in this case too, broke but they were unable to take away the Rolex. Riding scooters, while the officers had already identified them, they had arrived in Rho and, having left the scooters, had gone to Paderno, where a rental car was waiting for them last Thursday to get from Napoli in Milan.
They were stopped here: it is about Anthony Strong, 27 years old, Victor Smiling 21 years and Antonio Pipolo 20 years old, all known to the police. They are also suspected, due to their technique, of other robberies in recent weeks against other wealthy victims.
Article published on 15 February 2023 - 16:05
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