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Man arrested over alleged €1,200 supermarket theft in Bussolengo
A 50-year-old man was arrested over an alleged supermarket theft in Bussolengo, near Verona, on Friday, October 23.
Police said he was caught inside the store with goods worth about €1,200.
The goods were recovered and returned to the supermarket.
The man was already subject to a restriction barring him from living in the Verona area, and police said he was known to law enforcement.
On Saturday, a judge in Verona upheld the arrest and ordered him to report to police in San Donato Milanese, near Milan.
The theft allegation has not been proven, and the man is presumed innocent unless a final court ruling establishes his guilt.
A 50-year-old man was arrested in Bussolengo on suspicion of aggravated theft from a supermarket.
The stolen goods were recovered and returned to the store.
Reports put their value at about €1,200, with one saying it exceeded that amount.
The man was already subject to a restriction on residing in the Verona area.
A Verona judge validated the arrest and ordered him to report to judicial police in San Donato Milanese.
- Who
- A 50-year-old Romanian man with no fixed residence in Italy was arrested.
- What
- He is accused of aggravated theft after allegedly taking supermarket goods. The goods were recovered and returned.
- When
- Friday, 23 October 2026; he appeared before a judge on Saturday, 24 October.
- Where
- A supermarket in Bussolengo, in the Verona area of Italy.
- Why
- Police allege he took goods worth about €1,200. The motive is not stated.
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Carabinieri arrested the man at a supermarket in Bussolengo and recovered the goods.
He was held at the Carabinieri company’s security rooms in Peschiera del Garda pending a fast-track hearing.
A judge in Verona validated the arrest and ordered him to report to judicial police in San Donato Milanese.
- Suspect
- 50-year-old Romanian man, with no fixed residence in Italy
- Location
- Supermarket in Bussolengo
- Reported value
- About €1,200; one report says more than €1,200
- Recovery
- All the goods were recovered and returned to the store director
- Court measure
- Obligation to report to judicial police in San Donato Milanese