Two robberies in one night, then a rail race: arrested

In just one night, he robbed a young man, aiming a knife in his stomach, and a countryman from whom he stole a scooter. He was then found running on the tracks.

Two robberies in one night

Yesterday, Friday, August 25, 2023, the State Police enforced the order of pre-trial detention in prison issued by the court of Monza at the request of the local prosecutor’s office against a 24-year-old Egyptian citizen, who, apparently, lives in Milan.

Threatening a young man with a knife

The man was responsible for two robberies on the night of August 1, both committed in Monza. Previously, he tried to take away a wallet from a young passerby, threatening him with a knife aimed at the height of his stomach. Only the prompt reaction of the victim and the driver of the car passing through Corso Milano prevented the situation from escalating and the attacker fled.

Rob countryman

Only that instead of giving up, he discovered a new victim. Arriving at Calle Cavallotti, the man similarly threatened the young compatriot and forced him to hand over the scooter.

Rail ride

But the night of the man’s madness did not end there. Shortly thereafter, a message was received in the operations room of the police department about a man running along the railroad tracks. Railway station workers were forced to interrupt the movement of trains.

Attack on agents

Agents rushed to the scene, and as soon as they got to the object, they turned out to be a young Egyptian who was later identified as the perpetrator of the robbery. When the police officers were asked to get on the platform and clear the paths, he reacted aggressively: he began to squirm and try to kick and punch the policemen, and also tried to push them so that they fell onto the tracks.

This man was blocked and, given the gravity of the crime and the seriousness of the behavior, was arrested for the offense of resisting a public official and prosecuted for the offense of interrupting public service.

He is in prison now

Subsequent investigations by the local mobile team through CCTV footage and the hearing of various witnesses, as well as reports from the victims of the two robberies, allowed us to reconstruct the events of that night. dated 1 August last year and allowed the local public prosecutor della República to apply to the court of Monza to issue a pre-trial detention order against the 24-year-old Egyptian, which was carried out on Friday morning. Now he is in the prison of Monza.