April 17, 2024 12:16 pm
This morning the Flying Squad of the Catanzaro Police Headquarters, coordinated by the local Prosecutor’s Office, executed an order with which the GIP at the Court of Catanzaro ordered the application of precautionary custody in prison against 4 subjects for the deemed existence of serious evidence regarding the crimes of home burglary as well as two attempted extortion.
The precautionary measures, issued at the request of the local Prosecutor’s Office, arise from a complex investigation which started from the theft report filed by the owner of the apartment, located in Catanzaro Lido, perpetrated on 5 September 2023.
The investigations launched immediately by the State Police, consisting of interviews with people informed of the facts; analysis of images acquired by public and private video surveillance systems; communications that took place via instant messaging applications and traditional and electronic telephone records made it possible to outline – in the preliminary investigation phase which requires subsequent procedural verification in the cross-examination with the defense – the circumstantial gravity of the contested crimes.
The theft, carried out by breaking down the safe located in the master bedroom using a grinder and an iron bar, was carried out by the subjects currently receiving the precautionary measure who allegedly took possession of precious items with a commercial value of around fifty thousand euros. The same subjects are also under investigation for two cases of attempted extortion; one occurred against the son of the owner of the house, as he owed sums of money to the organizer of the theft for reasons not ascertained, the other occurred after the theft, with the aim of obtaining remission of the lawsuit brought by the victims of the crime.
The criminal proceedings are currently in the preliminary investigation phase and the principle of not guilty applies to the suspects until a final sentence is pronounced.
