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259 articles on safety and crime, newest first.

• Tradate, pedestrian hit: 58-year-old man injured
• Accident on the A8 between Castronno and Solbiate: traffic jams

  From 18 on Wednesday, October 7, the accident between Castronno and Solbiate Arno paralyzed traffic between Varese and Gallarate.

• Como, tourists robbed in van: 21-year-old arrested
• Como, tourists robbed and assaulted in the van: 21-year-old arrested
• Biasca: 17-year-old arrested for stabbing near the station
• Varese, the State Police seize the new White Hash

  On October 5 at Varese, the State Police seized White Hash, a substance with a high THC content. A young man who had been of legal age for only a few days was reported.

• Accident in Varese near Università dell'Insubria

  An accident has been reported on Via Monte Generoso, in Varese, just a stone’s throw from the University of Insubria.

• Lipomo, Roxy's keen nose uncovers drugs: two arrests

  Carabinieri operation in Albate: 111 grams of cocaine, hashish and 390 euros seized. Two Tunisian citizens arrested, a third reported.

• Bellinzona: merger and 2026 budget compared

  2025 spending of 235,8 million and 2026 budget of 253,5 million: a look at the costs of the merger.

• Accident in Camorino, woman injured near the A2

  After losing control on a bend, the car hit a median barrier and overturned. The southbound entrance to the A2 remained closed for more than an hour.

• Nighttime accident in Gallarate: three young people involved

  Accident in Gallarate, on Stelvio: three young people aged 18, 20 and 24 involved. Two were transported to the hospitals of Legnano and Gallarate.

• Busto Arsizio: license suspended for 15 days for assault

  The Police Commissioner of Varese suspended the license of a bar in Busto Arsizio for 15 days after the September 20 assault involving stones being thrown near a couple with a stroller; the injured person was taken to the hospital in Gallarate.

• Brawl in Saronno: two young people injured during the night

  Two men aged 25 and 27 were injured in a brawl in the pedestrian center of Saronno: three ambulances and carabinieri at the scene.

• A2 in Coldrerio, the 73-year-old injured in the accident has died

  The 73-year-old Swiss man residing in the canton of Zurich died in hospital after the accident on the A2 in Coldrerio. He was the passenger in the car driven by a 68-year-old woman.

• Luino: 46-year-old arrested for violence and abuse

  Carabinieri of Luino carry out a pre-trial detention order in prison by order of the GIP of Varese. A crossbow was found at home.

• Serious accident on the A2 in Coldrerio

  Southbound rear-end collision: a 68-year-old woman was slightly injured, while the 73-year-old passenger is in serious condition.

• Gallarate: 22-year-old accused of robbery and violence

  A 22-year-old man was reported while at liberty for aggravated robbery and sexual assault following an attack near the station in Gallarate; the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was discharged with a prognosis of seven days.

• Como, drug dealer arrested for home deliveries

  The State Police of Como arrested a 48-year-old man: 51.45 grams of cocaine in 86 doses, 120 euros, and another 141.18 grams of cocaine seized.

• Como, Local Police: 16 removals and 4 reports

  Como, Local Police checks between 15 settembre and 2 ottobre 2026: 16 removal orders and 4 reports in the areas under enhanced protection.

• Accident on the SS707 in Varese, link road closed for hours

  Collision between two cars on SS707 at the outskirts of Varese: the link road between Largo Flaiano and the Laghi interchange closed for hours. Two injured, yellow code.

• Noranco car theft: three arrests and vehicles recovered

  Three high-end cars stolen in Noranco have been recovered. Three people, a 20-year-old Italian national, a 21-year-old Algerian national and a 25-year-old French national, residing in France, were detained.

• A2 accident in Mendrisio: queues for cross-border commuters

  Accident in Coldrerio on the A2: a 68-year-old woman slightly injured, a 73-year-old man in life-threatening condition, and delays of up to an hour and a half toward Chiasso for cross-border commuters.

• Varese, steals from MediaWorld and shoves security guard: arrested

  Young man arrested for robbery at MediaWorld in Varese after stealing a phone and pushing a security guard.

• Seizure of toys and unsafe devices in Lombardy

  Over 20 thousand toys and 300 electrical devices seized. Fines of 10 thousand euros and complaints for commercial fraud.