"Safe Streets": soldiers block a thief in a shop

07/07/15

Milan, in recent days an Army patrol engaged in the "Safe Roads" operation intervened near Piazza XXV Aprile, blocking a person who had just stolen from a shop.

The soldiers of the Lombardy Tactical Group were alerted by the cries of a woman who, scared, caught their attention and asked for their intervention.

The military immediately entered the shop and after identifying the thief, immobilized him using MCM (Military Combat Method) techniques and warned the law enforcement agencies. The patrol of the carabinieri arrived on the spot and provided for the detention of the thief, transferring him to the barracks and returning the goods to the owners.

Source: Command of Terrestrial Operations Forces