Cagliari, a night on the police cars between fights and checks

At 11 pm, under the police headquarters, the organizational meeting lasts a few moments: everyone knows exactly what to do. On a Friday night in early April, in the quadrant of jurisdiction of the Police, Sant'Elia, Poetto and Pirri must be checked until 1 am, then they move on to the neighborhoods of the historic center and San Michele. The "A" team of patrol cars goes into action: three patrols on duty plus that of the manager Massimo Imbimbo, busy coordinating the planned activities and any emergencies that may arise. A night of checks begins in Cagliari.

In the first stage, a man's compliance with the house arrest measure is monitored. A roadblock is also set up.

Then the intervention in viale Diaz: with the excuse of asking for money, a molester tried to get into a car driven by a woman. Identified, he was reported.

But there is more than just repression. There is also room for comforting chats with a homeless man on Via Roma. And, back in the working-class neighborhoods, you discover neighborhood stories - with flowers on a chair, in memory of those who are no longer here - and a fourteen-year-old from Quartucciu who rides around very late at night on a scooter.

Details in the report by Matteo Vercelli on L'Unione Sarda on newsstands and in the digital edition