A friend of ours fell victim to the wandering Rom boys yesterday. She lost her purse and fifty Euros. Luckily there was no important documentation in the purse at the time.The Rom boys, generally from one of the Gypsy camps on the outskirts of Milan, often hunt in packs and pick on women and … [Read more...]
Mugging in Milan
February 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
This post has been updated to make it more accurate - Alex Roe, 22.02.1008.I was rather worried to learn from the guy I work with that he had been mugged a couple of weeks back.As if mugging in any circumstances were not bad enough, this case is worse. You see, this guy was attacked in the … [Read more...]
Never a Dull Moment
January 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Slow of the mark as usual - I did not hear or see the news until latish today. Shame, because the headline today was a real corker. The, er, Minister of Justice, one Clemente Mastella resigned, albeit momentarily, today. Apparently the, er, Justice Minister, and, wait for it, his wife, are under … [Read more...]
Will it always be Christmas in Milan?
December 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
It's not just me, there are more Christmas lights than ever before here in Milan. Apparently the reason behind this festive splurge on pretty lights is rising crime levels in the city and some kind of pact the city's politicos have made with the residents. Well lit streets reduce the probability … [Read more...]
Rom or Romanian?
November 10, 2007 By 12 Comments
As I wrote a few days back, Italy has taken measures to extradite European Union citizens who have been involved in criminal activities here. The Italian law enforcement spotlight has been shining heavily on those from Romania, and the police have been rounding up Romanians by the dozen in … [Read more...]
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