They wanted the cell phone that the girl was holding in her hand, so they followed her on a scooter and snatched the smartphone from her hand . But she didn't let go immediately , so she was dragged for several meters. It happened in Naples , in Piazza Garibaldi.
The police stopped a 19-year-old from Ponticelli already known to the police. The young man was driving the vehicle and the passenger - still being identified - grabbed the victim's mobile phone.
The two robbers then fled , also taking advantage of the pedestrian areas of the square. The soldiers, on site with an unmarked car, chased the two to the Forcella district where they were forced to abandon the scooter. Their traces were lost but a fingerprint detected on the vehicle's odometer and the viewing of video surveillance images allowed the police to identify one of the two. He was identified and detained pending the validation hearing. Investigations continue to trace the accomplice.
