Carabinieri arrest 15-year-old over Caivano jewellery robbery
Three suspects were caught in the act after a getaway in a stolen car.
A 15-year-old from Frignano was arrested with two other men after a jewellery shop burglary in Caivano, carried out using a stolen car and attempts to hide the loot.
The break-in happened around 3am on the night in question at a jewellery store in Caivano. The three suspects were arrested in flagrante delicto, facing allegations including aggravated theft in collaboration and related money-laundering conduct.
According to the Carabinieri, the suspects used tools to force the shop’s roller shutter and stole gold jewellery and other valuables worth about 22,000 euros. They then fled in a grey Audi S3 that turned out to have been stolen from a woman on October 31 in the Caserta area. The car had been fitted with stolen number plates to make identification harder.
Investigators also looked for a connection with a raid on the previous night at the Fabozzi Oro jewellery store in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. In that earlier incident, four people with their faces covered had used a grey Audi A3 with stolen plates, with one person acting as a lookout outside the business.
Police tracked the suspects based on targeted investigation activities and followed them to an address in Castel Volturno. Carabinieri later observed the group transferring the stolen goods from the Audi to an Opel Astra. When the officers moved in, the suspects tried to run on foot into the vegetation.
The 15-year-old was found at his home in Frignano. The two adult men were arrested in a caravan at a nomad camp in Caivano. Searches recovered the entire jewellery haul, along with additional jewellery and hundreds of packs of cigarettes, said to be proceeds of two other thefts committed the same night against a jewellery shop and a tobacconist between Ruviano and nearby towns.
Seized items also included tools used for forced entry, clothing used to disguise identities, two mobile phones, and both vehicles. The two adult suspects were taken to the Napoli Poggioreale prison, while the minor was taken to the first reception centre at Colli Aminei. The case remains under judicial authorities, and investigations continue.
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Source:
Il Mattino