Sorrento News

A comprehensive investigative effort by the Carabinieri of the Sorrento branch of the Carabinieri has led to the arrest of a 37-year-old man from Qualiano, considered a serious suspect in the aggravated robbery of an elderly woman living on the Sorrento Peninsula. The precautionary measure, issued by the investigating judge of the Naples North Court at the request of the Naples North Prosecutor's Office,...

Sorrento - "I took bribes totaling €215." Former Sorrento mayor Massimo Coppola has confessed to his role in the corruption scheme that transformed municipal contracts into an illegal market. His admissions—made to investigators last September and now declassified—led the investigating judge...

Sorrento – The music was pounding, the dance floor was packed. Then, a sudden silence and the lights came on, revealing the Carabinieri uniforms. It wasn't a scene from a movie, but yet another Saturday night interrupted in the name of safety. In Sorrento, the Carabinieri from the local station set...

Sorrento - The judicial shockwave that has engulfed the Sorrento municipal administration continues unabated. At dawn this morning, members of the Torre Annunziata Financial Police Group served 15 summonses for preliminary questioning to as many suspects. This is a crucial technical step, expected...

Sorrento – It's shortly before 9:00 PM when the Sorrento Carabinieri patrol car enters Via Sant'Aniello, a remote road closed to traffic. The overcast sky signals an impending storm, and the rain soaks the asphalt and discourages pedestrians. The officers' evening routine comes to an abrupt halt: at the end of the...

On Wednesday, April 1st, Sorrento's historic center will once again be under the control of the limited traffic zone. The measure, which will remain in effect until October 25th, aims to make the city center more livable and safer by limiting vehicle traffic during evening hours and on holidays. The limited traffic zone...

Sorrento - Arrested, released, and then arrested again in the space of a few hours. This isn't a play on words, but rather what happened on the Sorrento Coast, where a 31-year-old man of Algerian origin was arrested twice in the space of a day. It was around 10:00 a.m. when...

A theft completed in a matter of moments, and an escape that lasted even less. In Sorrento, a 31-year-old man was arrested by the Carabinieri on charges of stealing an electric scooter that had just been parked by its owner. Mohammed Abedelbaki, an Algerian citizen already known to law enforcement, was arrested. The incident...

To determine whether organized crime is attempting to infiltrate the municipal administration. To this end, the Prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, acting on behalf of the Minister of the Interior, has established a commission of inquiry at the Municipality of Sorrento. The measure includes an inspection of the local government offices...

Sorrento. Some habits die hard, and Salvatore Napoli's obsession with delivery vans seems to have become an obsession. For the 42-year-old from Torre Annunziata, the crime spree played out yesterday for the third time, with a chronological precision that left little to the imagination and...

Torre Annunziata - A restraining order, first, and then house arrest, weren't enough to stop him. Now, in the trial where he's charged with mistreatment, assault, and stalking, a 30-year-old from Sorrento, the son of a well-known restaurateur, is attempting a final, controversial defense: showing the judge the videos...

Sorrento – The nervousness of a 45-year-old man from Castellammare di Stabia, who was arrested yesterday evening on charges of possession with intent to distribute narcotics, did not go unnoticed. The operation was conducted by officers from the Sorrento Police Station, who were on routine patrol of the area...

Nola – The driver of a Ford Fiesta who the other evening violently rear-ended the Mercedes A-Class carrying Antonio Cianciullo, 65, and Teresa Di Lanno, 61, a married couple originally from Marano di Napoli but resident in Sorrento, is under investigation for vehicular homicide. A new dramatic road accident...

The two people who died in the traffic accident that occurred last night on the A16 Naples-Canosa highway, just outside Nola, were originally from Sorrento. Antonio Cianciullo, 65, and his wife, Teresa Di Lanno, 61, (originally from Marano), a school cafeteria manager for the Municipality of Sorrento. The news has...

Sorrento – Tensions erupted this morning in front of the Sorrento Town Hall in the province of Naples. A group of about ten Sorrento Calcio ultras attempted to break into the municipal offices to protest the continued closure of the sports field, which has been unusable for three years.

Torre Annunziata – The procedural framework of the so-called "Sorrento System" is finally taking shape. The Preliminary Investigations Judge of the Torre Annunziata Court, Maria Concetta Criscuolo, has ordered the second immediate trial of former mayor Massimo Coppola, currently under house arrest in Valmontone. Starting next January 17th...

Castellammare – This morning, Carabinieri officers from the Sorrento branch arrested a 27-year-old resident of Castellammare di Stabia, who is considered a serious suspect in aggravated robbery in association with other individuals, who are still being identified. The man was arrested pursuant to a pre-trial detention order issued...

Sorrento – A night of violence and unrest in the heart of Sorrento ended with the arrest of a 26-year-old from Meta, charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a public official. The outcome is one injured soldier and the timely intervention of several civilians, who...

Sorrento. The Naples Police Headquarters' extraordinary territorial patrols to combat drug trafficking and dealing continue unabated. As part of these operations, yesterday evening, the State Police arrested a 38-year-old man, resident in...

Sorrento– "It's like coming home to the colors of my music. Being kind means giving others space, letting them enter your melody, and this city does that better than many others." With these words, Tullio De Piscopo announces his return to Sorrento, Sunday, December 14th at...