They steal clothes and hide them, but once past the checkout and approached by the clerk, they return them. A lightning-fast attempted theft occurred yesterday in Sassari, at the Upim store on Viale Italia. Two non-EU citizens stole a jacket, a scarf, and a sweatshirt from the store. They removed the anti-theft tags from the merchandise and went past the checkout, but they didn't get far.
An employee noticed something was wrong and stopped them, demanding the return of the stolen goods, which were worth approximately €137. Local police then intervened, arresting the two and charging them with receiving stolen goods after finding three sweaters and a parrot key, goods of dubious origin.
At today's court hearing, the two twenty-year-olds, represented by lawyer Elisabetta Udassi, apologized for their actions, and one of them promised to refrain from similar actions in the future.
Judge Valentina Nuvoli, the prosecutor was Antonio Piras, ordered the arrest to be validated, requiring one of the two to report to the local police daily, while the other was not placed under any precautionary measure.
