Visitors line up to enter the Ancient Colosseum, in Rome, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Italian police on Thursday, June 29, 2023, said they believe the person was being filmed when carving his name on the ancient Colosseum is a tourist living in England. Italian law enforcement said in a statement that identification was made by comparing photos.
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Visitors line up to enter the Ancient Colosseum, in Rome, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Italian police on Thursday, June 29, 2023, said they believe the person was being filmed when carving his name on the ancient Colosseum is a tourist living in England. Italian law enforcement said in a statement that identification was made by comparing photos.
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ROME – Italian police on Thursday said they believe the man who filmed while engraving his name and that of his apparent girlfriend last week on the ancient Colosseum was a tourist who lived in Rome. Older brother.
The Italian Carabinieri said in a press release that identification is done by comparison by pictures. The statement did not provide the suspect’s name nor his whereabouts. When contacted by phone, police said they could not provide further information.
Italian officials vowed to find and punish the tourist who carved the words “Ivan+Haley 23” on the wall of the Colosseum in Rome, a crime that has led to hefty fines in the past. .
The vandal was filmed by an American tourist, Ryan Lutz of Orange, California, who posted the video on social media after he said the Colosseum guards showed no interest in the scene. his spin.
This is at least the fourth time this year that such graffiti has been reported at the Colosseum, an act that carries a fine of up to $15,000 and five years in prison.
