The 33-year-old stopped by the Volante in Cagliari on Thursday around midnight was arrested on suspicion of aggravated theft.

A woman had reported to 112 the disappearance of her electric bicycle in the Sant'Avendrace area. The officers, who arrived on site, intercepted the man, of Algerian origin, who was pushing the two-wheeled vehicle corresponding to the stolen one. Upon seeing the police, he tried to escape, reaching Piazza Is Maglias, where he was stopped.

He had a switchblade on him, hidden in his trouser pocket, and a pointed screwdriver, presumably used in an attempt to force the safety device.

The arrest was validated, no precautionary measures were applied against him.

(Unioneonline/ss)

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