Villanova shopkeepers demand more police patrols after stabbing and youth unrest

Shopkeepers in Villanova, Pordenone, are demanding more police patrols to curb groups of youths, aged 12 to 25, who they say loiter, litter, urinate on walls, and cause fear. One shopkeeper found bloodstains from a stabbing outside her store on August 10. Residents report the groups, called "maranza," harass women, bivouac, and have vandalized a local oratory, with some saying they fear going out alone. A mother says she no longer lets her adult daughters leave the house unaccompanied due to worsening conditions over the past year. One supermarket owner, Marco, offers a dissenting view, saying he knows the youths personally and sets clear rules, which earns their respect. He argues for integration and parental involvement over exclusion, noting that punishing wrongdoers is still necessary.