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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

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

Antonio Smiglio stands with a moped between two uniformed officers in front of a police car
Antonio Smiglio with the Garelli, found 42 years after it was stolen. Photograph: Carabinieri of Volpiano

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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