9 arrested, including 6 fugitives, 14.719 controlled persons and 101 suspects in a state of freedom: these are the results of the Railway Police on the last weekend of the year, thanks to the intensification of the control services in the stations and on board the train on the occasion of the holidays Christmas.
1.811 patrols in the station and 306 on board the train; 646 escorted railway trains. 98 anti-pickage services in civilian clothes to counteract theft to the detriment of travelers. 48 the total of high fines, 28 foreigners tracked down in an irregular position and 10 unaccompanied minors tracked down by the staff of the Specialty and returned to families or placed in the community.
In particular, the Polfer agents of Milan arrested a 21-year-old Somali citizen wanted for crimes of sexual violence and false attestation to a public official. The man, a few days earlier, first attempted a theft inside a business of the Milan Central Station and then blocked the order trying to kiss her. Stopped by the Operators, the Somali was found to have a provision issued by the investigating judge for detention in prison. Also in Milan, a Tunisian citizen was arrested as the recipient of a prison sentence for the accumulation of 9 years, 3 months and 27 days of imprisonment issued by the Venice prosecutor. An eighteen year old of Pakistani origin was arrested for drug dealing and an illegal port of arms. During the escort service aboard a train, near the Monza Station, the agents noticed a somewhat agitated foreign boy. Stopped was found in possession of almost 2 hectograms of hashish, a sling bar, about 600 euros in cash which he was unable to provide and a brass knuckle. Everything was kidnapped and the Pakistani was placed under house arrest.
In Treviso, Polfer arrested a foreigner found in possession of a false document and a residence permit with a request for asylum in the name of a Sudanese citizen, also the latter being a false result. The man had arrived in Italy from Malta with an air flight that landed at Treviso airport.
A 29-year-old girl from Vicenza was arrested by the Polfer of Verona for aggravated theft. The woman, already known to the Police Operators, did not go unnoticed and followed by the Agents was surprised while stealing the bag from an unsuspecting traveler inside a fast food restaurant. The stolen goods were returned to the victim who had not even noticed what had happened.
The Turin Railway Police reported a 19-year-old Italian for drug dealing and sanctioned one of 17 for possession of an amazing substance. The same arrested for their suspicion inside the Porta Nuova station were found in possession of some caskets containing marijuana, a precision balance and the sum of 725 euros which they did not know how to provide.
The Agents of the Rimini Railway Police in the service of escorting travelers have traced and arrested an 41-year-old Syrian citizen who was the recipient of an imprisonment order for the accumulation of penalties related to various crimes of 2 years and 8 months of imprisonment, while the Agents of the Bologna Centrale Operating Sector arrested a 37-year-old Albanian citizen as the recipient of a prison sentence for the drug offense.
The Agents of the Florence Santa Maria Novella Operations Department arrested a 20-year-old Gambian citizen wanted on board a Eurostar bound for Rome for the crime of drug dealing. For the foreigner, already burdened by the prohibition of residence in the city of Florence, the measure of pre-trial detention in prison has been ordered.
In Ancona, a XNUMX-year-old Italian wanted to serve a two-year prison sentence issued by the Court of the same city for crimes against property was arrested. After the usual investigations, the man was taken to prison.
Among the stories with a happy ending, in Genoa the Railway Police rescued two young boys at the station in two different moments. Both roamed the railway station in a state of turmoil and confusion. The first, a 20-year-old boy who, in tears and in despair, wanted to take his own life not knowing what to ask for help because he had no cell phone and no money, the second, just of age, who kept repeating that he wanted to die. The two young people were entrusted to medical care and the affection of their families. In Reggio Calabria, Polfer tracked down an elderly person with mental illness. The man, noticed by the Operators while wandering inside the station with a confused and lost air, was approached, accompanied to the Police Offices and reassured by the Agents. Subsequent checks revealed that the elderly Italian man had left home without giving any more news. Immediately warned the family, the man was able to embrace loved ones. Husband and wife instead, in the Trento station, during the descent of the luggage they were unable to get their three children, a 10 year old girl and two twins of 2 who remained on board down from the convoy. The parents saw the train leave, in desperation, they turned to Polfer who contacted the conductor, found them, reassured them and dropped them off at the next station where they were entrusted to the care of the Polfer Operators of Bolzano waiting for the arrival of the parents. In Rimini, the Railway Police recovered a precious violin worth tens of thousands of euros, forgotten on board a train by the owner, who thanked the Operators for their gesture of extraordinary proximity.