Overview

• Carabinieri pursued a suspicious Jeep in Castellammare di Stabia, ending the chase in via Cupa Varano after spotting the driver in a balaclava.
• The driver was identified as 26-year-old professional boxer Andrea Izzo, who fled on foot and allegedly punched officers before being subdued.
• Checks determined the Jeep had been stolen shortly before the stop and that its license plates had been altered.
• A bag in the vehicle contained burglary tools and three Gigi D’Alessio masks, including one bearing an autograph from a concert giveaway.
• Izzo remains in a police holding cell on counts of riciclaggio, ricettazione, resistenza e lesioni a pubblico ufficiale, with investigators reviewing whether the disguises were used to evade CCTV and the Jeep already returned to its owner.