Milan, 14 arrests for robberies on public transport and metro
The State Police have executed 14 precautionary custody orders against young foreign nationals suspected of robberies, thefts and assault on trains and the Milan metro between August 2025 and June 2026.
Organised robberies on Milan transport
The State Police have executed a precautionary custody order for imprisonment against 14 young people, suspected of committing 8 robberies, one theft by snatching and receiving stolen goods on the Milan public transport network between August 2025 and June 2026. According to tg24.sky.it, the order concerns a Tunisian citizen aged 20 and 13 Egyptians aged between 19 and 25. A further young Tunisian aged 20 has been subject to an obligation to present himself to the judicial police.
According to investigative activity conducted by the Mecenate Police Station, the suspects operated according to a specific modus operandi: they followed the victim, predominantly alone, inside or near carriages of regional trains, metro trains and stations, then surrounded and attacked them using physical violence and pepper spray. During the violent thefts, the gang snatched gold necklaces and bracelets, watches, cash and payment cards.
Investigators identified 10 episodes at various stops on the Milan transport network. Two assaults occurred between the M3 Brenta and M3 Corvetto metro stops; two at the Mm Zara stop; one at M5 Gerusalemme; one at the M1 Porta Venezia station; one at the Atm bus stop in piazzale Buonarroti; one at the Fnm Domodossola station; one in piazza XXIV Maggio and one in via Torino. Two of the crimes caused personal injuries to the victims, with prognoses of 5 and 28 days respectively.
The investigation was launched following the viewing of footage recorded by CCTV cameras managed by Atm, Ferrovie Nord and by private systems in the affected areas. The police officers then analysed the social media profiles of the suspects, verifying correspondence between the suspects, the clothing and accessories worn during the commission of the crimes and those documented in the videos.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)