While the mayor of Turin, Italy, Stefano Lo Russo, was congratulating the city's Muslim population, many of whom were performing the end of Ramadan prayers in public spaces, the migrant crime problem in the city continued. This week, 4 young Egyptian men were arrested and charged with a series of violent street robberies in which they snatched gold necklaces from their victims.
The article below in Imola Oggi is translated by Fousesquawk.
Turin: They robbed and filmed themselves on social media: Egyptian gang busted
-Imola Oggi 19 March 2026
They attacked victims on the street to snatch their gold necklaces and filmed themselves, then posting it on social media, including TikTok.
Torino, March 19- This is what has emerged from an investigation by the National Police, which has led to the arrests of 4 persons deemed responsible for a series of violent robberies in Turin. The precautionary measures carried out by the Mobile Squad, led by Director Davide Corazzini, under the command of the preliminary investigating judge, concern young men of Egyptian origin, accused of various counts, of three episodes, which occurred between the downtown and the nightlife zone, in particular, the Sambuy Gardens, and near Valentino Park.
Among them, (is) the presumed leader of the group, already in custody for similar crimes. According to what has been reconstructed by the investigators, the victims were approached and taken by surprise: The robbers acted in a group, using knives and pepper spray to immobilize them and take their necklaces, then taking off.
Crucial to the investigation were the video surveillance system, photographic recognition, and checking (leads), which led to the reconstruction of who was in the gang and the role of the alleged robbers. In the course of the investigation, the use of social networking also emerged, where some of the accused posted content connected to their actions, defiantly exhibiting their "trophies".
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