17 arrested, 190 suspects and over 63.000 identified the budget of the week of the State Police on trains and railway stations
17 arrested, 190 under investigation and 63.144 identified: this is the balance of the checks in the last week of the Railway Police. 4.733 patrols engaged in the station and 560 on board the train, for a total of 1.203 escorted trains. 291 anti-pocketing services and 176 high penalties. 29 unaccompanied minors traced and entrusted to families or communities; 75 foreign citizens caught in an irregular position.
Activity intensified also thanks to the "Rail Safe Day" operation, a day of extraordinary checks, organized on 6 August by the Railway Police at 602 "sensitive" locations throughout Italy, of which 530 stations to combat abnormal and improper behavior in the railway sector which often cause accidents. 11.587 persons inspected and 52 sanctions applied to those who were found not to comply with safety regulations in the railway sector. 1.423 Polfer operators engaged.
In particular, an 18-year-old Moroccan citizen was arrested in the Milano Centrale train station for attempting to rob a street vendor. The stranger, after trying to remove a cell phone charger from the victim, punched him in the face and threatened him with a knife. The scene was noticed by a security guard who alerted Polfer agents. The man, after being blocked, was taken to the San Vittore prison. Also in Milano Centrale, a 26-year-old Iranian citizen and a 28-year-old Algerian citizen were arrested. The first for trying to expatriate with a false identity document and the second for stealing a wallet from a traveler while he was on a treadmill. of the station.
In the Milan Farini railway yard, a 40-year-old Iranian citizen was arrested for possession of narcotic drugs aimed at selling. The man, stopped by the agents for identification, immediately showed a state of unmotivated agitation. Subjected to a more thorough check, he was found in possession of 6 sachets of about 10 grams of methamphetamine, the so-called "shaboo". The substance, considered among the most powerful synthetic drugs, was seized and the man was taken to the prison in Milan.
At the Riccione railway station, the agents arrested a Ghanaian citizen for resistance and injuries to a Public Official. The foreigner, after trying to evade the control of tickets on board a train, at the sight of the policemen went into a rage attacking the operators who managed to block him only at the end of a fight, reporting injuries that could be cured in 7 and 10 days.
In Bologna, during the preventive checks carried out inside the airport, the agents invited a nineteen year old Italian from the province of Como to wear the required mask. The young man first insulted the police and then at their request to provide an identity document, he attacked them with kicks and punches. After being blocked, he was accompanied inside the offices of the Railway Police and found in possession of a switchblade, a few tens of grams of narcotic substance like marijuana in addition to 1.000 euros in cash.
The subsequent search of the young man's home led to the discovery of three marijuana plants and equipment for indoor cultivation of the substance.
A 26-year-old Italian, arrested for a check, was arrested in the Florence Santa Maria Novella station because he was burdened by the preventive measure of the special surveillance with the obligation to stay in Modica in addition to the precautionary measure of the obligation of residence, always in the same municipality.
A 48-year-old Italian was arrested in the Napoli Centrale train station for theft. The man, after entering a well-known bookshop in the airport, took possession of 16 vinyl records and took them off the shelf. Despite the clever move of the thief, the gesture did not go unnoticed in the eyes of the internal vigilance who immediately alerted the Polfer agents. The man was sentenced in a very direct rite and the stolen goods were returned to the business.
Among the stories with a happy ending is that of the rescue of a foreign citizen who, with suicidal intentions, was seen walking along the embankment between Albenga and Ceriale. The operators of the Polfer of Genoa, after asking for the slowdown of the convoys in transit, reached the man who in the meantime had been lying on the tracks just as a regional train arrived. The stranger, with mental problems, despite trying to free himself, was rescued.