The Fiat 500 Abarth of Diego Demme, Napoli midfielder, was stolen and found within a few hours, and one of the thieves was arrested while the accomplice is still wanted. It happened yesterday on the Naples seafront.
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The car was recovered after a rapid investigation conducted by the Flying Squad and the Scampia police station. The alleged perpetrator, Daniele Bianco, 18 years old, resident in Scampia, was arrested for theft and resisting a public official.
It had already happened in October 2021. In the midst of the fans' protest against the then coach Luciano Spalletti. The cars of the footballer Diego Demme and the Tuscan coach were stolen.
And that time too for Demme it was the Fiat 500 Abarth. The two cars, the Abarth and the Panda disappeared from the radar within a few hours.
The first stolen in the Posillipo area, the second along Corso Vittorio Emanuele. Spalletti had returned to the hotel late that evening and had decided to leave the car on the street and not in the garage.
Almost certainly to save time the next morning when he was supposed to reach Castel Volturno. Then, during the days of the Scudetto celebrations and before his farewell to Naples, a group of fans mockingly returned to the coach the steering wheel of the Panda with the Pino Daniele CDs that Spalletti cared so much about.
Fiat 500 Abarth stolen on Lungomare
The story began with the report of the theft of Demme's Fiat 500 Abarth on the seafront.
The police immediately activated a plan to monitor the city center, but it was the Scampia police station that intercepted the vehicle on Via Monterosa. Despite the driver's attempt to escape, the patrol chased the car to Via della Maiella, where two young men abandoned the moving vehicle and fled on foot.
The police intervened promptly, stopping and identifying one of the young men, Daniele Bianco.
Chase and capture in Scampia: a second thief wanted
The car was returned to Diego Demme, who thanked the police for their quick response. Daniele Bianco was subsequently arrested for theft and resisting a public official.
Now, authorities are looking for the accomplice who fled on foot, focusing their attention on the buildings in the area. Investigators suspect that the accomplice did not go far away and are conducting targeted inspections.
The investigations are underway.
Article published on November 14, 2023 - 07:13
