The Local Italy 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 Accent mimics and trashy news land police in hot water Over-zealous police chiefs in Verona have slapped officers with a rang of disciplinary procedures, including such innocuous crimes as "mimicking a Campania accent". https://www.thelocal.it/20160414/italian-police-officer-penalized-for-doing-regional-accent Thu, 14 Apr 2016 13:48:21 +0200 italian-police-officer-penalized-for-doing-regional-accent Three killed in shooting from Naples balcony A 48-year-old man shot dead three people, including a police officer, and injured five others after opening fire from his balcony in Naples, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20150515/policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting Fri, 15 May 2015 19:43:26 +0200 policeman-and-two-others-die-in-naples-shooting Policeman settles jobless woman's unpaid bill A policeman has come to the aid of a woman in Sicily, after she was stopped by supermarket staff for not paying for her shopping. https://www.thelocal.it/20140613/policeman-settles-jobless-womans-unpaid-bill Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:05:00 +0200 policeman-settles-jobless-womans-unpaid-bill Officer fights dismissal for dressing as a woman A police officer from Venice who was fired in 2006 for dressing as a woman may soon be able to return to the force, as well as claim damages, after a court ruled he was suffering from a “disease”. https://www.thelocal.it/20140508/policeman-appeals-dismissal-for-dressing-as-a-woman Thu, 08 May 2014 13:23:00 +0200 policeman-appeals-dismissal-for-dressing-as-a-woman Venice policeman kills himself A 53-year-old policeman committed suicide on Sunday at a police station in Venice. https://www.thelocal.it/20140505/venice-policeman-kills-himself Mon, 05 May 2014 14:07:00 +0200 venice-policeman-kills-himself Angry Vespa driver bites off cop's finger Rome drivers have a reputation for treating their streets like a racing track. But one man on a Vespa appeared to do away with the rules of the road entirely, by jumping a roadblock and then digging his teeth into a traffic warden. https://www.thelocal.it/20131025/angry-vespa-driver-bites-off-cops-finger Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:55:00 +0200 angry-vespa-driver-bites-off-cops-finger Policeman's ear ripped off in road-rage attack An off-duty policeman had his ear bitten off in a brutal attack at a roadside in southern Italy on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130716/policemans-ear-ripped-off-at-roadside Tue, 16 Jul 2013 14:12:00 +0200 policemans-ear-ripped-off-at-roadside