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Le Huffington Post

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Two French tourists tried to steal the owner of a pizzeria, but the latter quickly managed to find them in their accommodation.

20 Minutes

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On Tuesday, two French women about thirty years old left a pizzeria in Italy without paying what they had consumed. The next day, the owner came to claim the unpaid addition to their holiday accommodation.

De Telegraaf

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An Italian pizzeria owner is being praised for her response to two young diners. She tracked down the French tourists and brought the bill to their door. "After so many years of experience, you know who's not going to pay," says the Italian.

lindependant.fr

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The facts took place in a pizzeria in Civitanova Marche, Italy.

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by Lucia Gentili CIVITANOVA (Macerata) "A question of principle." It is what pushed a 52-year-old restaurant of Civitanova Marche (Macerata), Michela Malatini, to improvise detective and track down two French tourists escaped from her chalet-pizzeria on the promenade, "Ai due re," without paying a single high bill, 44 euros. The case went around the world, ending even in the British newspaper The Guardian. Malatini, what happened? "Tuesday eveni…

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Two French tourists tried to leave a pizzeria in Civitanova Marche without paying for their addition, on 19 August 2025. Remarked on the surveillance cameras, they were found the next day by the...