Luigi Barone, president of Eutalia, has written to the prefect of Benevento, Raffaela Moscarella, asking her to consider a reinforcement of security measures across the Sannio, with particular attention to night-time hours.

The request was reported on 31 October 2026 by local outlets in Benevento and the Sannio area. It links the appeal to two recent concerns: the nearly simultaneous attacks on two cash machines in San Leucio del Sannio and recurring violence in Benevento's nightlife areas.

What Barone has asked the prefect to evaluate

According to the reported reconstruction of the letter, Barone asked the prefect to evaluate:

  • more intensive coordinated and interforce services, especially at night;
  • the possible use of the State Police Crime Prevention Department, the Reparto Prevenzione Crimine;
  • the possible use of the Carabinieri's Compagnie di Intervento Operativo, the CIO units;
  • a possible contribution from soldiers deployed under Operazione Strade Sicure.

The letter is framed as a request to evaluate these options for the territory of Benevento and the surrounding province. The sources acquired for this article do not indicate that the proposals have already been accepted or formally forwarded.

The San Leucio del Sannio ATM attacks

The request is connected in the press reports to the almost contemporaneous attacks on two automatic teller machines in San Leucio del Sannio, one at the post office and one at the local BCC bank branch.

The news reports describe the episode as a night-time assault on the two machines. The sources acquired here do not provide an official investigative update or judicial follow-up, and no official balance of damage or arrests is included in the validated research.

Nightlife violence in Benevento

Barone also pointed to security problems in Benevento's movida areas, where fights, assaults and other episodes of violence are reported to occur at times at weekends.

That reference places the letter in a broader discussion about evening safety: not only isolated criminal raids in smaller towns, but also crowd-related disorder in the centre of the provincial capital on Friday and Saturday nights.

A province of 78 communes over a wide area

One of the reported sources describes the province as comprising 78 communes spread over more than 2,000 square kilometres, with dispersed settlements, rural areas and a complex road network.

For readers unfamiliar with the Sannio, this geography helps explain why night-time coverage is a central theme of the appeal: patrols must cover the city of Benevento as well as smaller and more distant centres such as San Leucio del Sannio.

What the Prefecture has already announced

On 30 October 2026, the Prefecture of Benevento announced strengthened evening surveillance and territorial control services in the city centre, including a fixed police presence on Corso Garibaldi during evening hours on Fridays and Saturdays.

The announcement concerns the centre of Benevento and weekend evenings. It is not clear from the sources whether the Corso Garibaldi post and the other prefectural measures are directly connected to Barone's letter.

What remains unclear

Three points remain open on the basis of the available evidence:

  • whether Barone's proposals will be taken up or transmitted to the competent authorities;
  • what the investigative outcome of the San Leucio del Sannio ATM attacks will be;
  • how the newly announced weekend post on Corso Garibaldi will fit into any wider provincial plan for night patrols.

For residents and visitors, the practical picture for now is unchanged: increased attention on central Benevento on weekend evenings, and a public debate about whether additional night-time controls should be extended more broadly across the Sannio.