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ROME, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Two young Romanian men were arrested at Rome’s most famous fountain as they allegedly fished for coins with magnets as a crowd of tourists watched.
Police said the pair removed about 800 euros ($1,102) worth of change from the Trevi Fountain, the Italian news agency Ansa reported.
Tourists toss coins into the fountain over their shoulders, an act that supposedly guarantees a return visit to Rome. The money gathered from the Trevi is given to Caritas, a Catholic charity that provides services for poor Romans.
The Romanians used long poles with magnets attached to the end, a technique used by the Trevi Fountain’s most famous thief. The man was nicknamed D’Artagnan after one of "The Three Musketeers" because he used a magnet on a sword-like pole and was banned from the area around the fountain in 2002 after 30 years of stealing from it.
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