Napoli – The criminal career of the “student robber” in the center of Naples is over. After two months of very intense investigations, the State Police arrested Giuseppe Capasso, 46, originally from “del Buvero”, believed to be responsible for at least four aggravated robberies against young victims, threatened with a knife.
The operation was conducted by investigators from the judicial team of the Decumani Police Station. The agents managed to bring to justice Capasso, already known for previous crimes against the person and property.
The offender, reached yesterday morning by a precautionary custody order in prison, will have to answer for aggravated robbery and weapons. The contested robberies were committed on April 17 and 21, always at night and always against young people who were returning home. In all the episodes, Capasso, under the threat of a knife, made the boys hand over all their possessions and then disappeared.
In the first case, the victim was a young student who, against his will, had accepted a ride from Capasso. Once in the car, the student was forced to hand over his phone. On April 21, instead, three girls and two boys ended up in the crosshairs, robbed in two separate raids carried out in via del Grande Archivio, right in the historic center.
The discovery of the knife and the precedents
The immediate and thorough investigations conducted by the personnel of the investigative team of the Decumani Police Station allowed us to give a face and a name to the author of the serious episodes. During the search, the police also recovered, hidden inside the car used for the first robbery, the knife used by Capasso to threaten his victims.
Capasso, after being transferred to the Poggioreale prison, is now detained awaiting preliminary hearing before a judge.
The 46-year-old is not new to similar episodes. Already ten years ago, in 2015, Capasso had ended up in the news for a rapina against very young people. His favorite victims were students, especially minors, who he approached and threatened before fleeing with the loot. The last hit of 2015 was carried out on March 23 in Largo San Marcellino, always armed with a knife.
Even on that occasion, the victims had recognized him from the mug shots, leading to his arrest in via Martiri d'Otranto, in the Pendino area, again by the agents of the Decumani Police Station.
Article published on 14 June 2025 - 07:45
It's incredible how certain episodes can repeat themselves over time. Capasso has shown that he has learned nothing from his past mistakes, hitting innocent students again. I hope that justice will take its course and that the victims can feel safe.