AREQUIPA, Peru – Four Cubans were arrested by the Police in the Italian city of Caserta and accused of attempted aggravated robbery after trying to rob a 71-year-old woman who was leaving a store.
A report from the local newspaper Il Fatto Vesuviano It indicates that the criminals were three men and a woman between the ages of 22 and 59.
The Cubans were caught red-handed and, as a group, had developed a well-organized system to defraud and rob victims, especially vulnerable people. of the elderly.
“After following her, the members of the group approached her with an excuse to distract her and, while the woman was busy, one of the accomplices tried to steal her purse from the car,” the report indicates..
The gang based its modus operandi on distraction and coordination techniques, where some members approached victims with frivolous excuses, while others acted furtively to steal property.
The diary Castelli News He also reported this week on the arrest of another Cuban in Italy. This is an event carried out by the Trevi-Campo Police Marzio and a 31-year-old citizen of the Island, “seriously suspected of aggravated theft in competition.”
At the Manzoni metro station, the Police noticed that three men approached a passenger when one of the transports arrived.
“Taking advantage of the opening of the doors, one of the three leaned heavily on the victim, managing to steal his cell phone from his pockets. The three then tried to quickly leave the platform, but one of them was blocked. by the agents before managing to get rid of the phone, throwing it onto the tracks. The other two accomplices, however, managed to escape via the escalators, losing track of them,” indicated the aforementioned media outlet.
Since September to date, another 13 Cubans have been prosecuted in the European country for robbery crimes. Of that total, about four of them were also penalized for drug possession and repatriated to the Island.
