Borrelli: “City with a tourist economy? It is impossible to think of a future like this without addressing the security issue. Let’s establish a table with the Police Chief and the Prefect”
Security is one of the hottest topics that has been a cause for concern in the Neapolitan territory for some time now.
While all visitors return home with a unique baggage of culture, experiences, and emotions, some of them, which are still too many, have to deal with local criminality.
An 82-year-old English tourist was walking with her husband on Via Cesario Console, which connects Piazza del Plebiscito with the seafront, when shortly after 12 pm on July 25th, she was approached by a man with his face covered by a helmet or a balaclava.
Everything happened very quickly: the criminal grabbed the elderly woman’s arm and snatched her watch from her wrist. A Rolex Oyster worth about 7,000 pounds, or about 8,000 euros.
The thief escaped, and a passerby even tried to stop him but failed. At that point, the criminal got on a scooter driven by another person who was waiting nearby and fled.
The carabinieri of the Chiaia station are engaged in the investigation and in the search for the two individuals. Fortunately, the victim is fine.
“For every step forward, we take 10 steps back. We are still in the era of thefts, what a shame,” comments Francesco Emilio Borrelli, a member of the Green-Left alliance. “If we really want to convert Naples into a city with a predominantly tourist economy, then we cannot neglect the security issue, which, of course, always matters, even outside of tourism. At Palazzo San Giacomo, they should request the establishment of a table to address this issue with the Police Chief and the Prefect. There are entire areas, in the heart of the city and with high influx, completely at the mercy of criminals, youth gangs, and the Camorra.”
