Como, two arrests for theft and damage to cars

Context

In brief

• Two arrests after a check on Via Zezio in Como
• A car had been damaged and searched
• Five other vehicles had their windows smashed
• A small hammer, cards, cash and documents were found

Key facts

• Location: Via Zezio, Via Ferrari and Via Santo Garovaglio
• Suspects: a 30-year-old Moroccan man and a 23-year-old Spanish man
• Charge: aggravated theft as accomplices
• Additional allegation: aggravated criminal damage
• Response: Como State Police patrol units
• Follow-up: summary trial proceedings scheduled for this morning

Shortly after midnight, in Como, patrol units from the State Police responded to Via Zezio following a report received by the Operations Center. A caller reported that two people were searching through a parked car after smashing its windows.

The officers identified two individuals matching the descriptions they had received. When they saw the patrol car, the two tried to leave quickly, but they were stopped. The search led to the discovery of a window-breaking hammer, several credit cards, banknotes, Swiss francs and documents.

The check was then extended to the streets adjacent to the location of the report. On Via Ferrari and Via Santo Garovaglio, the patrol cars spotted five more vehicles with their windows smashed. The inspection therefore covered the car reported on Via Zezio and the additional vehicles damaged on the two nearby streets. The check thus included the location of the initial report and the two adjacent streets patrolled by the units.

The two men, a 30-year-old Moroccan and a 23-year-old Spanish national with previous police records, are both in Italy without a fixed address. The operation concluded with their arrest for aggravated theft as accomplices and an investigation into aggravated criminal damage.

Operational details

The operational sequence begins with the report received by the local Operations Control Room and the dispatch of the patrol crews toward Via Zezio. At that point, a car parked with its windows smashed had been reported. The caller did not limit themselves to reporting the damage: they also provided a description of the two individuals.

As they drove along the street, the officers saw two people matching that description. When the two noticed the patrol car, they tried to move away quickly. Once stopped, they proved hostile to the check. The Police carried out a more thorough inspection, which led to the discovery of a glass-breaking hammer along with credit cards, banknotes, Swiss francs and documents.

The next part of the intervention concerned checks of the nearby streets. The crews drove along several adjacent roads to determine whether other vehicles had been damaged. The check focused in particular on Via Ferrari and Via Santo Garovaglio. On these two streets, another five vehicles with their window glass smashed were observed.

The check of the adjacent streets therefore added the identification of five additional damaged vehicles to the initial report. The operational sequence starts from the car on Via Zezio and continues with the check of Via Ferrari and Via Santo Garovaglio, the streets traveled by the patrol cars after the first report.

Key points

Taken to police headquarters, the two were fully identified. The identification revealed that the 23-year-old Spaniard had some police records for the same offenses. This information emerged during the identification at police headquarters.

The characterization communicated by the State Police distinguishes between the two aspects indicated in the operation. Both were arrested for aggravated theft committed jointly. As for aggravated damage, they are instead under investigation.

This wording distinguishes the arrest for theft from the investigation into aggravated damage, although it refers to the same intervention by the Flying Squad. After the identification and the formalities carried out at police headquarters, both were placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority. The subsequent direct trial hearing was scheduled for this morning.

The immediate follow-up to the operation is therefore linked to the judicial step already indicated. The next step for both is the direct trial hearing scheduled for this morning. The proceeding concerns both arrestees, while the reference to previous records for the same offenses concerns the 23-year-old identified at police headquarters.

The procedure described maintains the distinction between the two outcomes: arrest for aggravated theft committed jointly and investigation for aggravated damage. The arrestees were therefore placed at the disposal of the Judicial Authority for the subsequent direct trial hearing scheduled for this morning.

Source: comozero.it