Attempted theft at the Madonna di Campagna waste sorting centre
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In the Madonna di Campagna district of Turin, the State Police arrest, in the act, a man and a woman found hiding inside the containers of a waste sorting centre, with a bag containing electronic material taken from the collection bins. The episode, made public on 8 November 2026, concerns an attempted aggravated theft committed jointly inside one of the city's waste collection and sorting facilities.
The police operation
The operation stemmed from the territorial control and crime prevention patrols carried out by the State Police. The alarm was triggered by a report received in the evening from the site's security staff, who had noticed two people removing electronic material from the collection containers [1][2].
Officers from the UPGSP patrol units and from the Madonna di Campagna police station responded and, during a check inside the centre, found a woman hiding in one of the containers. Shortly afterwards they also traced a man hiding behind another container, carrying a bag with electronic material taken from the containers [1][2].
How they got in, and the seizure
Investigations found that the two had entered the facility using a metal ladder leant against the perimeter fence to climb over it. The ladder was seized, while the recovered electronic material was documented and returned to the sorting centre [1][2].
The arrest and the proceedings
After being identified, the man and the woman were arrested in the act for aggravated theft committed jointly. The arrest was validated by the judicial authority. The case is at the preliminary investigation stage, and the suspects are presumed innocent until a final verdict [1].
Sources
- Il Torinese — 8 November 2026
- Prima Torino — 8 November 2026