Overview

• Italian police continue to analyse security footage and have circulated images of two casually dressed men to seek public assistance.
• Mayor Paolo Falco has pledged to bolster security measures and increase patrols in central tourist areas following the robbery.
• On the night of July 13, two men grabbed Lord Ara Darzi’s wrist and snatched his €200,000 Richard Mille watch as he left Capri’s main plaza.
• The thieves fled through the Augustus Gardens and escaped by motorboat from Marina Piccola.
• The incident has spotlighted a rise in targeted luxury thefts in high-end holiday destinations frequented by affluent visitors.