
Stefania Pecchini. Photo: courtesy of Stefania Pecchini. All rights reserved.
Stefania Pecchini, 51, has been a police officer in her small town near Milan since the early 1990s. When she joined the force, at 24, her name was Fabio.
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Stefania Pecchini. Photo: courtesy of Stefania Pecchini. All rights reserved.
Stefania Pecchini, 51, has been a police officer in her small town near Milan since the early 1990s. When she joined the force, at 24, her name was Fabio.