We are in Scampia and it is a few minutes before 2 am when the Carabinieri of the Naples radiomobile unit drive along via Fellini. A theft report arrives at the operations center of the provincial command: shortly before, a Yaris was stolen in Caserta and the geo-localization provided by the satellite mounted on the car indicates precisely the Vele area.
The Carabinieri see the stolen car approaching and position the Gazelle sideways to block the road. They get out of the car and order the man in the Toyota to stop, but he doesn't stop but tries to escape by accelerating. The collision is avoided only because the two soldiers dodge the vehicle by throwing themselves to the ground. The fugitive puts the car in reverse, thus hitting 4 parked cars, and then flees.
Another Gazelle is arriving and intercepts the getaway car on via Fratello Cervi. The man abandons the Yaris and tries to escape but is caught by a carabiniere who manages to stop him with no small difficulty.
The arrested man – who must answer for resisting a public official, violence or threats to a public official, damage and receiving stolen goods – is awaiting trial.
The soldiers who avoided the accident were examined at the San Paolo hospital and will be out for 10 days while the carabiniere who stopped the arrested man was transferred to the Cardarelli hospital and then discharged with a diagnosis of 6 days.
Article published on May 25, 2023 - 12:45 pm
