LEGNANO – A 25-year-old Tunisian citizen, illegal, was arrested by State Police in the night between yesterday and today for violence, resistance and threats to a public official. The arrest occurred after a chase involving both the car and the suspect himself on foot. The young man tried to dissuade the officers by throwing a chisel at them, tackling them and hitting them with headbutts.
The episode began at 4 in the morning when the police officers of the Legnano police station, while they were passing through via Saronnese at via Montebello, they noticed a car with three people on board. When asked to stop for a check, the driver accelerated, speeding through several city streets at high speed. After about a kilometer of pursuit, the car stopped and two of the passengers ran away.
The officers continued the chase on foot for about a kilometer through the Mezzaluna park, via Saronnese and via Anna Frank. During the escape, the 25-year-old threw an iron chisel 30 centimeters long, hitting an officer in the knee. Eventually, he was stopped and attempted to headbutt an officer, only stopping when he was threatened with a taser.
During the search, the young man was found in possession of two screwdrivers, an iron chisel, a Swiss knife and 1.5 grams of hashish. He was administratively sanctioned for personal use of drugs and investigated while at liberty for illegal immigration, possession of objects capable of offending and possession of tools suitable for burglary. Furthermore, he was fined for driving without a license.
The car, registered to a person unrelated to the matter, was subjected to administrative detention and placed in judicial custody. After the direct judgement, the 25-year-old was subjected to the precautionary measure of the obligation to report to the judicial police: he will have to appear at the police station twice a week to sign.
