Gragnano, the renowned city of pasta, becomes the scene of an unusual story involving a 28-year-old and a theft, at least on the surface.
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It's a day like any other at the offices of the local Carabinieri station when the young man shows up to file a complaint: someone, he claims, partially dismantled his Audi, taking away mechanical parts, seats, headlights and much more.
“Thank goodness there’s insurance,” the alleged victim reportedly said with a sigh of relief. But something doesn’t add up.
The carabinieri, suspicious of the story, decide to investigate further. They want to see theauto with their own eyes. During the inspection, details emerge that set off the alarm: the broken glass from the inside, the total absence of bolts and other clues that do not match the version provided by the 28-year-old.
Thus a coordinated operation is triggered: simultaneous searches are carried out in the places linked to the informer. The twist comes soon. In the young man's cellar, the soldiers find some of the pieces that he himself had declared stolen.
Seats and lamps were kept in his bedroom
But that's not all: at the home of the 28-year-old's uncle, who has now lost all credibility as a victim, other Audi components are discovered, including the entire upholstery. The seats and headlights, incredibly, were kept in the bedroom.
The epilogue is inevitable. The car and the recovered parts are seized, while the 28-year-old is reported: he will have to answer for simulation of a crime and ideological falsehood. The uncle, on the other hand, has been reported for aiding and abetting. What seemed like a simple story of theft has turned into a case of deception, unmasked thanks to the intuition of the police from Gragnano.
Article published on March 15, 2025 - 08pm
This article is very interesting, but I don't understand how a young man can think of getting away with it like this. It's strange that no one noticed anything before, the carabinieri do a good job.