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 Italy's highest court has acquitted a homeless man of stealing cheese and sausages, ruling that the theft of small amounts of food by the hungry poor is not a crime. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/if-italys-poor-and-hungry-steal-food-its-not-a-crime-top-court Tue, 03 May 2016 14:23:48 +0200 if-italys-poor-and-hungry-steal-food-its-not-a-crime-top-court A man was caught on Thursday trying to steal a stash of figurines of Peppa Pig, the protagonist of the British children’s cartoon of the same name, from a news kiosk in Milan. https://www.thelocal.it/20140627/man-caught-trying-to-steal-stash-of-peppa-pigs Fri, 27 Jun 2014 18:08:00 +0200 man-caught-trying-to-steal-stash-of-peppa-pigs A man has been placed under house arrest for allegedly stealing bras and knickers from washing lines. The place of his arrest? A town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, aptly called Bra. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0200 bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies A man who allegedly stole a €2.99 packet of pistachios from a supermarket in Genoa is due to stand trial and, if found guilty, could go to prison for up to six months. https://www.thelocal.it/20140128/man-faces-prison-for-stealing-pistacchios Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:17:00 +0100 man-faces-prison-for-stealing-pistacchios A 64-year-old man from Emilia-Romagna has been arrested after stealing a trolley-full of "gourmet" food products, including cheese and salami, worth almost €700, from a supermarket in broad daylight. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/italian-man-caught-in-cheese-and-salami-heist Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:02:00 +0100 italian-man-caught-in-cheese-and-salami-heist