COMMESSE AGGREDITE DA SEI BORSEGGIATRICI: «SERVE UN PRESIDIO FISSO» | 30/06/2026

A3 NEWS Veneto 06/30/2026 - VENICE - "We need a permanent presence." This was stated by city councilor Monica Poli, known as the pickpocket lady, the day after two shop assistants at "Botega di Arrigo" were attacked by six pickpockets. They were punched, kicked, and hit with bottles, even with umbrellas, and both ended up in the hospital: the shop assistant with a broken tooth and a fractured finger, the manager with a swollen ankle, various bruises, and a sore arm. All because, after weeks of pickpockets passing through Calle Barcaroli, in the Frezzaria area of ​​San Marco, where the new Cipriani store is located, pickpocketing tourists, the two employees warned their customers to close their bags tightly. The pickpockets didn't appreciate this behavior, and after receiving several threats, including death threats, they resorted to physical violence. Closing their business for several days is a sign of protest against a situation that's spiraling out of control. No one around wants to talk; everyone's afraid. And it's not the first time a business owner has been targeted simply for daring to interfere with the business of these people, who are increasingly aggressive, as evidenced by those who know them well and hunt them down daily. - Interviewees: MONICA POLI (VENICE CITY COUNCILOR) (Report by Ilaria Marchiori) - Follow Antenna Tre on digital terrestrial too! Visit the website https://antennatre.medianordest.it