CASERTA – He enters a supermarket, does the shopping and goes past the checkout without paying, threatening an employee who had tried to stop him: it happened in Verdi street, where a 53 year old non-EU citizen, homeless, was arrested by the Carabinieri of the Caserta Company on charges of improper robbery.
The man took several food items from the shelves – including ketchup, mayonnaise, Coca Cola, a kilo of fish and spices – and headed for the exit without paying the bill. When a cashier asked him to pay, he reacted violently: first he slammed his fist hard on the checkout counter, then it has mimed the gesture of cutting his throat, ordering him not to call the police.
As soon as the thief left, the employee alerted the Carabinieri, providing a detailed description and showing the images from the security cameras. The officers of the Radiomobile section They immediately recognized the subject, already known for similar episodes, and started tracking him down.
The man was identified near the railway station, while he was riding his bicycle. Stopped and searched, he still had the stolen food in his backpack, which was recovered and returned to the supermarket. At the time of his arrest, the 53-year-old, in an evident state of drunkenness, resisted but then agreed to follow the soldiers. After being identified at the barracks, he was transferred to the prison of Santa Maria Capua Vetere.
Article published on March 17, 2025 - 11pm
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This article is about a bad thing that happened in a supermarket, people should pay for the things they take. It is a lack of respect towards honest workers and customers who try to do their shopping without problems.