Supermarket robbery and chase in Novara on 10 November 2026
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On 10 November 2026 in Novara, a 33-year-old man, a Chilean national with a criminal record, was arrested by the state police, with support from the Carabinieri of the Galliate station, at the end of a chase that began after an assault at a supermarket in the city. The incident covered a stretch of road between the municipalities of Novara, Trecate and Romentino, in the Province of Novara [1][2].
The assault at the supermarket
At around 2:40pm the man tried to buy shopping vouchers at a shop on corso della Vittoria in Novara using a faulty debit card. When staff objected, he violently pushed an employee, knocking her to the ground and injuring her knee, before fleeing in his own car [1][2].
The chase and the crash
The operations rooms of the police headquarters (Questura) and of the Carabinieri launched a search; the vehicle was spotted near the station and later intercepted by a Questura patrol car along corso Milano, setting off a high-speed chase between Novara, Trecate and Romentino [1][2]. In Romentino, trying to dodge a checkpoint set up by the Carabinieri of Galliate, the man swerved sharply, running two wheels off the road, and crashed head-on into another car travelling in the opposite direction. The force of the impact lifted his car about six metres off the ground before it slammed into a fence [1][2].
The arrest and the stolen goods
Despite the crash, the man tried to flee on foot into the surrounding countryside, but was stopped and arrested. A search of him and his vehicle turned up €720 in cash, shopping vouchers, stolen smartphones and a debit card taken in another theft. The temporary licence plate displayed on the vehicle turned out to be a printed sheet of paper [1][2].
The man faces charges of robbery through intimidation (rapina impropria), resisting a public official, handling stolen goods, driving with a forged licence plate and refusing to undergo alcohol and drug testing [1][2].
Sources
- Prima la rapina al supermercato, poi la fuga e l’inseguimento a folle velocità: l’auto fa un volo di sei metri e si schianta — Quotidiano Piemontese, 11 November 2026
- Rapina al supermercato, fuga folle e schianto in auto: 33enne bloccato dopo un inseguimento da film — NovaraToday, 11 November 2026