https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian former leftist militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in his country for four murders in the 1970s, has been arrested in Bolivia and extradited home after years on the run. Here are the key dates in the saga up to his arrest and extradition. https://www.thelocal.it/20190114/timeline-how-cesare-battisti-fled-justice Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:34:45 +0100 timeline-how-cesare-battisti-fled-justice Former communist militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in Italy for four murders in the 1970s, arrived in Rome on Monday after an international police squad tracked him down and arrested him in Bolivia. https://www.thelocal.it/20190114/cesare-battisti-returned-to-italy-bolivia-brazil Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:53:14 +0100 cesare-battisti-returned-to-italy-bolivia-brazil Italian police have nabbed a fugitive mafia boss as he prepared a barbecue with his wife in Tuscany, 26 years after he was first busted on his wedding day. https://www.thelocal.it/20170414/fugitive-mafia-boss-busted-at-tuscan-balcony-barbecue Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:21:10 +0200 fugitive-mafia-boss-busted-at-tuscan-balcony-barbecue Three men have been arrested in Turin for raping an underage girl under the pretext of carrying out sacred rites, local police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170314/three-arrested-in-northern-italy-for-gang-rape-under-guise-of-faith-healing Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:12:45 +0100 three-arrested-in-northern-italy-for-gang-rape-under-guise-of-faith-healing Italian police announced on Tuesday the arrest of 18 'ultra' fans of Atalanta suspected of drug trafficking, extortion, robbery and acts of violence in and around the Serie A club's stadium. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/police-arrest-18-ultra-football-fans-over-drug-fuelled-violence Tue, 07 Mar 2017 15:07:58 +0100 police-arrest-18-ultra-football-fans-over-drug-fuelled-violence Italian police said on Thursday they had arrested 31 suspected mobsters, including the daughters of a jailed mafia boss, accusing them of executing orders delivered from behind bars and snapping up key clan roles. https://www.thelocal.it/20170202/naples-police-arrest-31-suspected-mobsters-including-mafia-daughters Thu, 02 Feb 2017 17:48:42 +0100 naples-police-arrest-31-suspected-mobsters-including-mafia-daughters A man whose house was destroyed in the central Italy earthquake last August was jailed for two nights after refusing to leave his hometown. https://www.thelocal.it/20170202/resident-of-earthquake-hit-town-arrested-for-refusing-to-leave-his-home Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:08:02 +0100 resident-of-earthquake-hit-town-arrested-for-refusing-to-leave-his-home Italian police on Tuesday arrested a married couple on suspicion of sending weapons to a faction of terrorist group Isis. https://www.thelocal.it/20170201/italian-couple-arrested-for-sending-weapons-to-isis Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:45:39 +0100 italian-couple-arrested-for-sending-weapons-to-isis Italian police have arrested 13 people involved in a major people smuggling network responsible for trafficking hundreds of people across Europe, they announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170130/italian-police-bust-people-trafficking-ring-in-lombardy Mon, 30 Jan 2017 12:24:51 +0100 italian-police-bust-people-trafficking-ring-in-lombardy One person has been arrested in a series of raids carried out by Italy's anti-terror squad on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20170110/one-arrested-in-italy-terror-operation Tue, 10 Jan 2017 10:58:41 +0100 one-arrested-in-italy-terror-operation One of the most wanted fugitive bosses of the notorious Calabrian mafia was arrested on Thursday in what the government hailed as a "beautiful" victory for Italy's fight against organized crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20161201/italy-police-nab-mafia-fugitive-known-as-the-dancer Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:58:04 +0100 italy-police-nab-mafia-fugitive-known-as-the-dancer One of the heirs to the Fiat automobile fortune, Lapo Elkann, has been arrested in New York for allegedly faking his own kidnapping, police said on Tuesday, amid reports that he was trying to pay for a weekend of debauchery. https://www.thelocal.it/20161130/fiat-heir-arrested-in-us-for-faking-own-kidnap Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:58:21 +0100 fiat-heir-arrested-in-us-for-faking-own-kidnap A veteran commander of the Isis group who was convicted in Italy of terrorist recruitment has been arrested in Sudan, an Italian lawmaker said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161115/suspected-isis-commander-wanted-by-italy-arrested-in-sudan Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:49:52 +0100 suspected-isis-commander-wanted-by-italy-arrested-in-sudan Police on Thursday arrested a man living in Brescia on terror-related charges, the latest in a series of arrests in the northern city. https://www.thelocal.it/20161104/suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy Fri, 04 Nov 2016 11:07:58 +0100 suspected-jihadist-arrested-in-northern-italy A Sicilian priest and a soldier have been arrested for sexual abuse, which they carried out under the guise of spiritual 'healing', local media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20161021/exorcist-priest-arrested-for-child-sex-abuse-in-italy Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:28:47 +0200 exorcist-priest-arrested-for-child-sex-abuse-in-italy Italian police have arrested a mafia boss known as 'la mamma' (the mummy) who was hiding in a concealed room in the house he had lived in his whole life. https://www.thelocal.it/20161006/police-catch-mafia-fugitive-mamma-in-secret-room Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:49:06 +0200 police-catch-mafia-fugitive-mamma-in-secret-room Italian police said on Wednesday they had busted a major credit and bank card forgery ring, which also ran a prostitution racket. https://www.thelocal.it/20160907/italy-police-nab-gang-of-bank-card-fraudsters Wed, 07 Sep 2016 16:43:16 +0200 italy-police-nab-gang-of-bank-card-fraudsters Anti-terror police arrested two Moroccan nationals on terrorism charges and reported a third to prosecutors as part of a terror probe launched following a stray WhatsApp message. https://www.thelocal.it/20160727/two-arrested-over-whatsapp-terrorism-probe Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:11:07 +0200 two-arrested-over-whatsapp-terrorism-probe An Eritrean man extradited to Italy on suspicion of being the head of a migrant trafficking ring has told investigators he is not the man they want, his lawyer said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160610/eritrean-denies-being-top-migrant-trafficker-lawyer Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:42:57 +0200 eritrean-denies-being-top-migrant-trafficker-lawyer An influential member of a Sicilian anti-racket association was arrested on Wednesday morning, after it emerged he was in cahoots with the Cosa Nostra mafia organization. https://www.thelocal.it/20160331/police-discover-mafia-infiltration-of-italian-towns-anti-mafia Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:07:53 +0200 police-discover-mafia-infiltration-of-italian-towns-anti-mafia