Woman arrested for attempted robbery at supermarket in Ragusa
Police in Ragusa have arrested a woman who threatened a cashier with a knife during a dispute over a refund for an online purchase.
Arrested for attempted supermarket robbery
According to questure.poliziadistato.it, State Police in Ragusa have arrested a woman for attempted robbery. The woman entered a supermarket and insistently demanded a refund for a sum of money for an online purchase that was subsequently cancelled.
When the cashier requested the manager's assistance, he explained to the customer the standard procedures for a refund. Dissatisfied, the woman pushed both the cashier and the manager and attempted to force the cash register.
During the sequence of events, the woman withdrew a knife from her rucksack and pointed it at the cashier, then attempting to hide it from the sight of security personnel.
Officers from the Mobile Squad of the Ragusa Police Headquarters, who arrived at the scene, recovered two knives from the woman's rucksack. At the disposal of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Ragusa Court, the woman was placed under house arrest pending the validation hearing.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)