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  • Wheels of justice turn (very) slowly: moped stolen in 1984 returned to owner Angela Giuffrida in Rome
    Garelli bike recovered by police in Italy after they spotted it without licence plate during roadside checkA moped stolen from a northern Italian town in 1984 has been traced and returned to its rightful owner after four decades.The case of the missing moped – a dark grey Garelli that these days might be classified as vintage – was finally cracked by police in Volpiano, a suburb of Turin, after they spotted a 64-year-old man travelling without a licence plate during a roadside check. Continue re
     

Wheels of justice turn (very) slowly: moped stolen in 1984 returned to owner

Garelli bike recovered by police in Italy after they spotted it without licence plate during roadside check

A moped stolen from a northern Italian town in 1984 has been traced and returned to its rightful owner after four decades.

The case of the missing moped – a dark grey Garelli that these days might be classified as vintage – was finally cracked by police in Volpiano, a suburb of Turin, after they spotted a 64-year-old man travelling without a licence plate during a roadside check.

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Β© Photograph: Carabinieri of Volpiano

Β© Photograph: Carabinieri of Volpiano

Β© Photograph: Carabinieri of Volpiano

Taormina 2026 Winners: Jane Campion-Led Jury Fetes Turkish Drama β€˜Hear The Yellow’

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Recovering wetlands fuel growth of flamingo population in Venice

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The pale pink birds β€” called "fenicotteri" in Italian β€” are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecological efforts to restore damaged wetlands could help expand their habitat and possibly induce them to nest in the lagoon.

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