Volla – A routine traffic check turned into a dangerous discovery for officers at the Ponticelli Police Station. On Wednesday morning, officers engaged in preventive operations stopped a suspicious car on Via del Progresso in Volla, which immediately caught their attention.
Suspicious attitude and search
What first aroused the officers' suspicions was the impatient and nervous attitude of the three occupants. Once they approached the vehicle, the officers decided to conduct a more thorough search. Their intuition did not fail them.
The burglary kit: from the control unit to the balaclava
Inside the vehicle, the officers found a veritable burglary arsenal. In addition to various tools traditionally used for picking locks, they also found three car keys of dubious origin and, most importantly, an electronic control unit.
A tool that, if handled incorrectly, can be used to intercept and clone the signals of modern cars, stealing them in seconds. To complete the picture, a balaclava, useful for concealing one's features during robberies.
The three Neapolitans were reported at large
The three young men, all Neapolitans (a 28-year-old and two 23-year-olds), were unable to provide any plausible justification for possessing those items. Following the investigation, they were therefore charged with conspiracy to possess altered keys or lock picks. The car was seized.
The information is brief, but the details appear contradictory. The description of the tools and keys is confusing and seems mixed with supposition. The official language should have been clearer, otherwise it would create unjustified suspicion and misinterpretation.
I read the story and I wonder if the control unit was really cloned or if it was misinterpreted. The boys were perhaps stopped for other reasons, but the documents were not there, so the confusion remains high and it should be checked better.
Strange thing, it seems to me that the matter is being handled fairly but some things aren't: the officers don't stop, and the three young men can't explain, the tool seems dangerous but it could also be a fake, the procedure should be followed, but there are doubts.