Lancers Baseball Club Vandalized in Lastra a Signa Break-in

Doors and windows were smashed at the Lancers Baseball Club facility in Lastra a Signa during an overnight break-in between Tuesday and Wednesday, La Nazione reported.

Intruders forced their way into the clubrooms near the baseball diamond on Via Livornese in the Porto di Mezzo area. They overturned cabinets and tossed documents and equipment outside, according to the report.

Club officials discovered the destruction Wednesday afternoon when they arrived to open the facility for scheduled team practices. Every room inside the building had been turned upside down.

The club notified municipal authorities of the incident and filed a formal complaint with the Carabinieri, who opened an investigation into the intrusion.

“Nelle scorse ore la nostra struttura è stata oggetto di un’intrusione da parte di soggetti al momento non identificati. Sono stati danneggiati diversi locali, presumibilmente nel tentativo di trovare denaro o altri oggetti di valore,” said club representatives in a social media statement published by La Nazione.

“Una ricerca che, evidentemente, non ha avuto fortuna per chi l’ha compiuta, ma che lascia alla nostra società danni ben più importanti di quanto probabilmente immaginassero,” the club statement continued.

“Il Lancers Field non è solo un impianto sportivo. È un luogo costruito e mantenuto grazie all’impegno quotidiano di tanti volontari,” said the club.

“Siamo veramente dispiaciuti per quello che è successo e vicini alla società per favorire un’immediata ripartenza,” said Mirio Bogani, sports councillor for Lastra a Signa.

“L’attività sportiva non si ferma e i Lancers hanno già ricevuto la solidarietà di tantissimi cittadini, a dimostrazione del legame fra questa realtà e tutta la comunità,” Bogani told the publication.

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