AND’ The attempt at “free shopping” by a 48-year-old from Catania, with a criminal conviction, ended badly. Having spotted a prestigious clothing store on the central Via Etnea, he set to work in the women’s clothing department.
In the meantime the man, after having entered the business and having looked here and there like a regular customer, after having chosen some items of clothing, holding them in his hand, had continued to wander around the department until when, instead of going to the checkout, he suddenly went straight ahead, heading towards the exit.
After having “nonchalantly” passed the anti-shoplifting barriers, even though they had started ringing, the thief then attempted to leave the building without paying for the goods he had taken from the shelves shortly before.
The vigilantes, however, who had already spotted the man, suspicious of his strange “tours” inside the shop, had immediately raised the alarm, informing the Operations Center of the Carabinieri Provincial Command of Catania. The latter had thus immediately given instructions to a crew from the Radiomobile Unit, already present in the area in prevention activities against predatory crimes, to station themselves in front of the shop, awaiting the 48-year-old’s moves.
Effective operational choice, in fact, as soon as the subject left the commercial activity, the military immediately blocked him, took over and identified him.
When searched, the thief still had 4 items of women’s clothing under his arm, with a commercial value of around 200 euros, with the anti-theft plates still attached.
The Carabinieri therefore returned the unpaid stolen goods to the shop manager who, while the man was reported to the Judicial Authority for “attempted aggravated theft”.
April 23, 2024 | 09:59
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