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HOWEVER, INCREASES AGAINST THE PREVIOUS QUARTER WERE RECORDED IN TAKING CONVEYANCE AND THEFT OF VEHICLES (UP 13.4 PER CENT) AND THEFT FROM VEHICLES (UP 10 PER CENT).
ON VIOLENT CRIME, MR LEE SAID THERE WERE 39.7 CASES REPORTED IN PER DAY, REPRESENTING A DROP OF 5.7 PER CENT OVER THE LAST QUARTER 1987.
NOTING THAT PUBLIC AREAS REMAINED THE PRIME AREAS WHERE
BE MORE ROBBERIES OCCURRED, MR LEE CALLED ON RESIDENTS TO
CAUTIOUS WHEN ENTERING BUILDINGS, ESPECIALLY IN DARK ENTRANCES AND LIFTS.
YEAR, THERE WERE 15.8 OF FIVE
OVER PER CENT
DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS ROBBERIES REPORTED PER DAY, AN INCREASE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
THE
WEAPONS WERE USED IN NEARLY HALF OF ALL CASES AND ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE VICTIMS RECEIVED INJURIES OF SOME KIND, MR LEE SAID.
SHOP
ON GOLDSMITH AND WATCH
ROBBERIES, HE SAID POLICE HAD OWNERS ΤΟ HEED ENHANCED COVERAGE OF HIGH RISK AREAS, AND URGED SHOP THE PRECAUTIONARY ADVICES GIVEN BY POLICE CRIME PREVENTION BUREAU.
TURNING TO BURGLARIES MR LEE SAID ALTHOUGH THE DAILY AVERAGE FIGURES SHOWED A DECREASE OF 2.2 PER CENT OVER THE PREVIOUS QUARTER,
HAVING TO ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF THE CASES DID NOT ENTAIL THE BURGLARS BREAK IN.
HE SAID: "WITH THE ONSET OF THE WARMER WEATHER, HOUSEHOLDERS
LOCK BALCONY ARE WELL ADVISED TO
DOORS AND WINDOWS AT NIGHT IN ADDITION TO SECURING THEIR HOMES PROPERLY AT ALL TIME.
ALSO AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, MR LEE
CALLED ON PARENTS AND SCHOOLS TO REMIND YOUNGSTERS ABOUT THE SERIOUSNESS OF SHOP THEFT.
"SHOP THEFT IS A CRIME AND CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT A PERSON'S
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES LIFE BY LIMITING
AND POSSIBLY THE RIGHT TO
EMIGRATE, HE SAID.
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"AVERAGING 19.7 CASES PER DAY, SHOP THEFT REMAINS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY AMONGST JUVENILES.
"POLICE AND STORE OWNERS ARE
LIAISING CLOSELY TO REDUCE THE
INCIDENCE, THROUGH PUBLICITY AND VIGILANCE."
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