the gold was found and the person responsible was reported

At dawn on Saturday morning, search by the State Police which allowed the gold stolen a few days earlier to be found in a jewelery shop in Piazza Saffi.

The investigations were started by the Flying Squad immediately after the theft was reported. The victim told investigators that he had noticed a man approaching the jewelry store on a scooter. As soon as he entered, the man reported that he was interested in purchasing gold bracelets. On the occasion, a “roll” case containing various gold bracelets of different sizes was displayed on the counter and the man, after having viewed some of them, reported that he wanted to have the gold in his possession valued, and that he would return in a second moment. At that point the man walked away towards Piazza del Duomo on a scooter. A few moments later an employee, when putting away the case, noticed that an 18 carat yellow gold bracelet with an estimated value of around 1,200 euros had been removed.

Investigators combed through the images of the video surveillance system and identified the man who matched the victim’s descriptions.

Thanks to his profound knowledge of criminal circles, the perpetrator, who lives in the province of Bologna, has been fully identified. There were already convictions pending against him for similar facts and he was entrusted on probation to social services with the obligation to reside in the province of Bologna.

On Saturday morning the Flying Squad policemen, delegated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office, carried out a house search which also allowed them to seize the scooter and recover the stolen gold. In fact, it emerged that, immediately after the theft, the man had stopped at a gold shop in Forlì and had already sold the bracelet. The sale was “frozen” by the police who recovered the bracelet, promptly recognized by the victim. The man now faces a sentence of up to six years in prison.

The Police Commissioner has finally started the procedure to impose a ban on him from entering the city for the next few years.