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 Thieves have stolen 35 rare saxophones from an well-known Italian collection, but they missed the "crown jewel" of the collection: one which belonged to jazz great Sonny Rollins. https://www.thelocal.it/20190424/thieves-steal-35-rare-saxophones-from-italian-collector Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:25:15 +0200 thieves-steal-35-rare-saxophones-from-italian-collector Italian police have detained a British woman suspected of removing ancient Roman tiles from a mosaic at Pompeii. https://www.thelocal.it/20190408/british-tourist-arrested-for-stealing-pompeii-mosaic-tiles Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:54:41 +0200 british-tourist-arrested-for-stealing-pompeii-mosaic-tiles An Italian metal band has been forced to cancel the rest of its European tour after thieves broke into their van in Sweden and stole the full live production rig, including one-of-a-kind custom instruments and stage props. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/italian-bands-live-rig-and-one-of-a-kind-instruments-stolen-in-gothenburg Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:08:40 +0200 italian-bands-live-rig-and-one-of-a-kind-instruments-stolen-in-gothenburg Jewels worth several thousands of euros and owned by Qatar's ruling family were stolen from a show at Venice’s Doge’s Palace on Wednesday morning, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20180103/jewels-stolen-from-show-at-venices-doges-palace Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:44:27 +0100 jewels-stolen-from-show-at-venices-doges-palace Rome's police force on Sunday announced that it had dismantled a gang of thieves who targeted tourists in hotels across the city's historical centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20170424/rome-police-dismantle-criminal-gang-who-targeted-tourists-in-central-hotels Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:22:27 +0200 rome-police-dismantle-criminal-gang-who-targeted-tourists-in-central-hotels A man died while holding up a bank in Tuscany on Monday, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20170411/thief-dies-during-northern-italian-bank-heist Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:54:05 +0200 thief-dies-during-northern-italian-bank-heist An Italian man suffering from psychiatric problems stole an ambulance which had been called for him on Monday. He took it for a 150km joyride before police were able to stop him. https://www.thelocal.it/20170404/patient-steals-ambulance-joy-rides-through-tuscany Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:37:17 +0200 patient-steals-ambulance-joy-rides-through-tuscany In the early hours of Monday morning, police in northern Italy dismantled a criminal ring dedicated to food thefts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170321/italy-dismantles-crime-ring-of-food-thieves Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:27:39 +0100 italy-dismantles-crime-ring-of-food-thieves Sicilian police on Wednesday arrested three men for the theft of 230 bottles of valuable wine - and then demanding money in exchange for its safe return. https://www.thelocal.it/20170315/three-arrested-for-holding-wine-to-ransom Wed, 15 Mar 2017 13:53:39 +0100 three-arrested-for-holding-wine-to-ransom A stolen painting worth up to six million euros by a Baroque Italian known as "The Squinter" has been recovered in Morocco, Italy's art police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/6-million-italian-painting-by-the-squinter-found-in-morocco Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:31:09 +0100 6-million-italian-painting-by-the-squinter-found-in-morocco Two Van Gogh masterpieces stolen in Amsterdam in 2002 and recovered last year in Italy will be on show in Naples from Tuesday until February 26th. https://www.thelocal.it/20170207/van-goghs-stolen-in-daring-heist-go-on-show-in-naples Tue, 07 Feb 2017 08:38:41 +0100 van-goghs-stolen-in-daring-heist-go-on-show-in-naples Pickpocketing, along with overall crime levels, has seen a decline in Italy, Interior Ministry figures show - news which is sure to provoke a sigh of relief from wary tourists. https://www.thelocal.it/20161007/pickpocketing-in-italy-has-declined Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:32:46 +0200 pickpocketing-in-italy-has-declined Two Van Gogh masterpieces stolen in Amsterdam 14 years ago have been recovered by organized crime investigators in Italy, the Van Gogh Museum announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160930/italys-anti-mafia-police-recover-stolen-van-gogh-paintings Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:21:13 +0200 italys-anti-mafia-police-recover-stolen-van-gogh-paintings Heartless thieves stole a new set of computers from a school which had only been opened two weeks ago, as part of the effort to recover from the earthquake in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160929/new-computers-stolen-from-quake-damaged-school Thu, 29 Sep 2016 14:42:39 +0200 new-computers-stolen-from-quake-damaged-school A man who took 60 cents from a public fountain in Nocera Inferiore, Salerno, has been handed a one-year suspended sentence by a local court. https://www.thelocal.it/20160912/fountain-thief-sentenced-to-1-year-for-stealing-60-cents Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:23:26 +0200 fountain-thief-sentenced-to-1-year-for-stealing-60-cents Every year, holidaymakers lose their passports, wallets or other valuables while visiting Italy, causing them needless distress, hassle and extra expense. https://www.thelocal.it/20160818/keep-passports-safe-typical-pickpocket-scams-revealed Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:33:33 +0200 keep-passports-safe-typical-pickpocket-scams-revealed Police in Terno, Campania, uncovered a spectacular hoard of over 200 stolen historical artefacts worth over €0.5 million on Wednesday, inside the lair of a local gang of art thieves. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/italian-police-uncover-artefacts-art-thieves Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:00:48 +0200 italian-police-uncover-artefacts-art-thieves A cemetery worker has been charged for allegedly stealing gold teeth from a body dug up at a graveyard in a town near Siena. https://www.thelocal.it/20160502/italian-cemetery-worker-caught-stealing-gold-teeth-from-corpse Mon, 02 May 2016 14:50:43 +0200 italian-cemetery-worker-caught-stealing-gold-teeth-from-corpse A safe was stolen from an important early Christian catacomb in Rome over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20160411/safe-stolen-from-one-of-worlds-most-important-catacombs Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:14:00 +0200 safe-stolen-from-one-of-worlds-most-important-catacombs When an armed robber walked into a newsagent's, his face covered and brandishing a pistol, this shopkeeper was not willing to hand over the contents of his till without first putting up a fight. https://www.thelocal.it/20160408/this-italian-shopkeeper-scared-off-an-armed-robber-using-sweets Fri, 08 Apr 2016 19:27:02 +0200 this-italian-shopkeeper-scared-off-an-armed-robber-using-sweets