He had stolen, in the space of a few months and in different situations, numerous objects as well as money. For a total of at least nine aggravated thefts against commercial activities, payment machines of car washes, city parking meters and private homes. After a long search, the Oristano Police - coordinated by the local Public Prosecutor's Office - managed to identify and arrest a young local, believed to be the serial thief.

Despite the use of hoods and masks to avoid being recognized, after a few weeks of work the Police Headquarters Flying Squad, with the collaboration of the Oristano Local Police, identified him: all the evidence necessary for the precautionary measure of arrest was collected . The man had been missing from home for a couple of weeks: after a few days of searching, he was found in a hotel in Oristano, where he was staying under a false name with his partner.

Since last September, the arrested man had carried out a series of aggravated thefts, initially to the detriment of some commercial activities in the city that sold household appliances, telephones and computer equipment, then to a bar where, after breaking a window, he stole, in addition to the money in the cash register, a 40” TV, an Alexa device, some personal documents and a debit card, from which he had withdrawn several hundred euros.

On September 13, 14 and 16, the man was responsible for three different thefts to the detriment of parking meters in as many different multi-storey car parks, managed by the consortium company Stop srl: the loot was several hundred euros, with damages for several thousand . For these facts the charges are those of aggravated theft because it was committed on things intended for public service, with the destruction of three automated cash registers and a payment column.

Subsequently, on September 27, the young man had entered the office of a well-known professional from Oristano and a house owned by the same, right in the centre of Oristano. From here, after having forced the entrance lock, he had stolen some valuable fountain pens, a 55” TV, some watches, as well as the keys to the owner’s son’s car and to the place where he works .

The next day he then gained access, through a veranda and after having forced a French window, to another house, owned by a well-known local businessman, from which he stole about thirty watches of various brands with a total value of several tens of thousands of euros, as well as two notebooks, a tablet and some gold and silver jewellery, but was unable to force open the safe . He tried again a few days later, but it had been emptied and left open by the owners on the instructions of the investigators. On that occasion he stole a brass saxophone, a violin, three other watches and various other gold and silver jewellery that he had not found during the first access .

On October 1, the man arrested today then entered the home of a relative of his, with whom he had also lived, to steal 1000 euros in cash from a handbag. The theft occurred in the early hours of the morning, when the owners of the house were absent due to their work commitments, a fact well known to the thief. Finally, the illegal use of the mother's ATM card was also contested: on several occasions, after having taken possession of it, he made several bank transfers in her favor for several hundred euros .

In the complex investigation activity of the Flying Squad, numerous pieces of evidence were collected against the arrested person: among these , some shoe prints left inside the burgled apartments and perfectly corresponding to those that the arrested person was wearing during the first search . In addition, the Local Police provided the images recorded by the video surveillance systems. Investigations are underway into other similar crimes recently committed in the city: the searches carried out against the thief have allowed the recovery of part of the stolen goods, which will soon be returned to their rightful owners.

(Unioneonline/r.sp.)

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