Bolzano: three expulsion decrees, one with immediate transfer to the CPR in Rome

The Police Commissioner of Bolzano, Paolo Sartori, has ordered a series of extraordinary control operations in the field of crime prevention and urban decay. The police forces, including the Bolzano Police Headquarters, the POLFER, the canine units of the Guardia di Finanza and the Local Police, with the support of the Crime Prevention Department of the State Police, have intensified checks during the last weekend and until today morning.

Areas Under Control

The operations involved over 60 agents and were concentrated in various critical areas of the city: Viale Druso, Via Alto Adige, Via Garibaldi, Via dei Cappuccini, Via Perathoner, Vicolo San Giovanni, the railway station and the surrounding streets, as well as the center historical. Particular attention was paid to areas known for drug dealing and other illicit activities.

Specific Interventions

During the operations, a State Police patrol stopped a 30-year-old Gambian citizen, identified as CB, without documents. CB, who landed in Sicily in 2017, had a rejected request for international protection and a series of criminal records for drug dealing and theft. The Police Commissioner issued an expulsion decree and ordered his immediate transfer to the “Ponte Galeria” Repatriation Center in Rome.

Checks in Abandoned Buildings and Shopping Centers

The operations included inspections of abandoned buildings in Salita Sant’Osvaldo and Via Flavon, as well as the “CENTRUM” and “TWENTY” shopping centers. The LAURIN car park, Lungo Talvera and Lungo Isarco were also monitored, areas reported by citizens due to the presence of homeless individuals and illegal activities. Two people without justified reason for being in Bolzano were identified and removed with mandatory deportation orders.

Prevention in school areas

During the operations, special attention was paid to the areas adjacent to the schools, in particular at the institutes in via Luigi Cadorna and the Torricelli Scientific High School in via Rovigo. These controls aim to prevent malicious people from approaching students.

Data and Measures

Overall, 13 public businesses, 81 vehicles and 306 people were checked, of which 96 foreigners and 94 with criminal records. At the end of the operations, the Police Commissioner issued:

– 5 Mandatory Street Sheets
– 4 Oral Notices
– 3 Expulsion Decrees, with an immediate transfer to the CPR in Rome

Statements from the Police Commissioner

“Extraordinary control and monitoring operations in urban areas and schools are fundamental to prevent delinquent phenomena and guarantee the safety of citizens,” declared Commissioner Sartori. “We will continue to work to maintain high vigilance and intervene promptly against those who threaten public order.”

Control and prevention activities will continue, with the aim of guaranteeing the safety and well-being of the Bolzano community.