In San Giovanni a Teduccio, yesterday afternoon marked a new chapter in the fight against drug dealing. Officers from the San Giovanni a Teduccio Police Station...
Naples - A scene of unprecedented violence shook the Rione Alto district late yesterday afternoon. On Via Onofrio Fragnito, a peaceful stroll turned into a nightmare for an elderly woman. A 17-year-old boy on a scooter pulled up alongside her and, with cold...
Naples - An explosion of jealousy transformed a quiet evening in Val Fortore, in the province of Benevento, into a scene straight out of a thriller. Around 9:44 a.m. on Friday, December 5th, a man over 30, already with a criminal record, broke into his ex-partner's home armed with a...
Naples - For some time now, the city's roadways have been suffering from a state of degradation that has now reached the point of being unacceptable. Via Luigia Sanfelice in Vomero is just the latest, glaring example of superficial and negligent management of urban infrastructure. A road reduced to a crater field, where motorists, motorcyclists, and...
Naples – A new crackdown on lawlessness has emerged as part of the extraordinary territorial control operations deployed by the Naples Police Headquarters to combat petty crime and the illegal possession of burglary tools. Last night, the prompt action of officers at the San Giovanni-Barra Police Station led to the reporting of a 45-year-old...
Reggio Calabria - TikTok videos betrayed them. A pair of burglars specializing in residential burglaries were arrested by the State Police thanks to videos posted on social media showing them roaming undisturbed through the stairwells of an apartment building. Users...
Naples – The "Sannino De Cillis" secondary school in Ponticelli was the scene of a violent brawl on Wednesday afternoon, an incident that led to the filing of complaints against four students, some of them minors. The fight, which broke out in the schoolyard, involved kicks, punches, and, in an escalation of...
Secondigliano and Arzano, same route for drugs and weapons. At dawn, the Carabinieri of the Napoli Stella company's operational unit launched a major anti-drug operation that began in the heart of the Neapolitan criminal stronghold and extended to the northern hinterland of Naples. Four young men were arrested, three...
A flood of tourists is ready to flock to Campania for the Immaculate Conception long weekend, guaranteeing exceptional economic returns for the region. Projections from the Confesercenti Campania research center are extremely positive: the long weekend of December 6, 7, and 8 will generate a total turnover of nearly €215 million...
Farewell to Agostino 'o pazzo. Antonio Mellino, the reckless motorcyclist who lit up the Neapolitan nights of the 70s, died yesterday at 73 after losing his battle with health problems. The man who eluded any pursuer, who flew over the cobblestones of the historic center, outrunning police and...
For the Immaculate Conception long weekend, Neapolitans and tourists could face a familiar sight: access to the area of the famous Diego Armando Maradona mural in the Spanish Quarter could once again be closed. The alarm has been raised again by La Bodega de Dios, the bar that directly overlooks the giant mural of the Argentine star, a destination...
Naples - A dramatic accident occurred in a public housing project in Barra, where the attic of an apartment in a residential building suddenly collapsed. The collapse occurred in the late afternoon. Tragedy was averted thanks to chance or a timely alarm; no injuries were reported.
Naples – A dramatic turn of events has taken place in the courtrooms of the Naples Criminal Court. CDP, 46, a resident of San Giovanni a Teduccio, accused of aggravated stalking of his ex-partner and mistreatment of his mother, has been released from Poggioreale prison and placed under house arrest. A decision...
Naples - Quick deliveries by scooter between Ponti Rossi and Calata Capodichino, just like a regular delivery man. Except instead of packages, there were drugs. That's why, yesterday afternoon, the State Police arrested two men, aged 29 and 58, both Neapolitans and already...
Naples continues to contend with increasingly brazen crime. The latest incident occurred in the early afternoon of December 2nd on Viale Michelangelo, in Vomero, where a scooter purchased "at great expense" for a son was stolen in seconds. Surveillance cameras...
Naples - Justice has been handed down for the daring robbery committed against an elderly shopkeeper in Vomero, who was robbed of over €10.000 in cash just as he was leaving his home to go to the bank. Diego Febbraro and Salvatore Fiorentino, already arrested last January, have been charged...
Naples – The offensive against widespread lawlessness and environmental degradation in the eastern suburbs of Naples continues. This morning, Carabinieri from the Provincial Command laid siege to the Roma settlement on Via del Riposo, in the Poggioreale neighborhood. This "high-impact" operation aimed not only at surveying those living in...
Naples - Three convictions, but no blow. The first-degree trial against the alleged Barra drug holding company, accused of flooding the streets of the eastern Naples neighborhood between... with cocaine and crack, concluded with sentences significantly lower than the prosecutor's request.
Naples - Protests are growing in the Arenella neighborhood, where two majestic pine trees on Via Francesco Netti, at the intersection with Via Michelangelo Naccherino, are at risk of being cut down. Legambiente Campania, along with numerous associations and citizens' committees, has launched an urgent appeal to the City of Naples's Parks and Gardens Councilor to suspend "ad...
Naples - He was lurking suspiciously near the San Pietro a Patierno post office, in Largo IV Aprile. This coming and going didn't go unnoticed by the officers of the Secondigliano police station's investigative and operational team, led by Deputy Commissioner Tommaso Pintauro. These unusual movements triggered the...
Naples - One of the most painful chapters in Neapolitan history has ended with a civil conviction in a time frame described by the lawyer as "record." The Court of Naples has awarded compensation of over €210 to Elio Alongi, brother of Cristina Alongi, the woman who died prematurely just...