Overview

• Veneto’s Luca Zaia proposes on-the-spot expulsions for visitors who misbehave, modeled on stadium bans.
• He also calls for GPS-tracked electronic ankle monitors for repeat pickpocket offenders to deter theft and enable faster police and judicial action.
• Regional statements describe pickpocketing as organized crime, frequently involving minors who often escape punishment.
• Authorities highlight tourist corridors between Santa Lucia station, the Rialto Bridge and St. Mark’s Square as the most targeted areas, where “Achtung Taschendiebe” warnings are already common.
• The push follows resident protests near St. Mark’s and rhetoric that Venice “is not an amusement park,” with no implementation details or legal changes reported.