Checkpoints throughout the island, helicopters in flight and extensive investigations. Now the hunt is on for the criminal who fled on foot after the failed robbery in the Credito di Arborea branch in Santa Giusta . A coup that could have yielded as much as 94 thousand euros in cash if it had not been for the intervention of a retired carabiniere who immobilized one of the two bandits while awaiting the arrival of reinforcements, starting with the station commander, Marshal Michele Manca .
The excited moments of the arrest of Antonio Marras, 65 years old from Serrenti , were reconstructed in the provincial command headquarters. «It was around 9.45 on Friday when I was alerted by the operations center about a robbery at the branch in via Giovanni XXIII – says Marshal Michele Manca – I rushed in, after checking whether there were any accomplices acting as a lookout, I went in» . In the meantime, patrols from the investigative and mobile radio unit also arrived while Marras was already trapped.
Inside the bank , Francesco Ruggiu, a retired lieutenant, had already stopped one of the robbers, armed with a gun (which later turned out to be a modified toy weapon). «After one came out, I thought I'd try to block the other – recalls Ruggiu – he almost didn't resist, I disarmed him and took off his balaclava ». Marshal Michele Manca arrived immediately, who had also been notified by the retired soldier. " There was a brief scuffle with the lieutenant, then we immobilized him and arrested him ."
The anti-robbery plan began immediately and the search for the accomplice who presumably left on foot. “There could also be more accomplices, the investigations are ongoing,” explained provincial commander Steven Chenet.