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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1989

AS FAR AS VALUE IS CONCERNED. THE DISTRICT COMMANDER SAID GOODS WORTH ABOUT $9.8 MILLION HAD BEEN STOLEN LAST YEAR. COMPARED WITH $11.6 MILLION WORTH OF GOODS REPORTED MISSING FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.

MR FERRIGE NOTED THAT THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE OF OFFENCES INVOLVED THEFT FROM THE RECEPTIONIST DESK WHICH WAS USUALLY SITUATED DIRECTLY INSIDE THE FACTORY ENTRANCE AND WOULD POSE AN ATTRACTIVE TARGET FOR CRIMINALS WHEN LEFT UNATTENDED.

ON POLICING IN THE DISTRICT. MR FERRIGE SAID LIKE MOST OF THE URBAN AREAS IN THE TERRITORY. BEAT OFFICERS WERE DEPLOYED ΤΟ PATROL THE DISTRICT. SUPPLEMENTED BY MOBILE PATROLS, TRAFFIC OFFICERS ON MOTORCYCLES. AND PLAINCLOTHES DETECTIVES ON ANTI-CRIME DUTIES.

"FULL USE IS MADE OF ROADBLOCKS AND PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO AREAS WHERE THE PUBLIC CONGREGATE, FOR EXAMPLE FERRY PIERS. BUS STOPS, MTR STATIONS. AND THE LIKE, HE SAID.

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HE POINTED OUT THAT AN AVERAGE OF 110 PERSONS WOULD BE STOPPED AND QUESTIONED, AND SLIGHTLY FEWER THAN THIS SEARCHED IN THE FACTORY AREA EACH DAY.

"IN ADDITION, EACH DAY WILL SEE AN AVERAGE OF 32 VEHICLES STOPPED AND THE OCCUPANTS QUESTIONED. ALSO. PROSECUTIONS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES IN THE FACTORY AREA NUMBERED ABOUT 30 PER DAY."

IN CONCLUSION. MR FERRIGE LISTED OUT SOME CRIME PREVENTION ADVICES FOR FACTORY OWNERS TO FOLLOW:

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ENCOURAGE YOUR WATCHMEN TO BE ON THE ALERT. REMIND THEM TO NOTE DOWN ANYTHING THEY FIND SUSPICIOUS. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH POLICE OFFICERS ON THE BEAT.

SCAFFOLDING ON A BUILDING GREATLY INCREASES THE CHANCE OF BURGLARY OR THEFT. BE AWARE OF THE INCREASED RISK то YOUR PROPERTY POSED BY SCAFFOLDING AND REMEMBER ΤΟ TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION AGAINST ILLEGAL ENTRY. INCLUDING AN ADJACENT BUILDING WHICH HAS SCAFFOLDING.

* TAKE PRECAUTION WHEN DEALING IN A PRODUCT WHICH SUDDENLY FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER BECOMES IN SHORT SUPPLY. EXAMPLES OF SUCH PRODUCTS THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RAW SILK AND MORE RECENTLY CELLULOSE ACETATE TOW WHICH IS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CIGARETTE FILTERS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTED THEFT CASES INVOLVING THESE COMMODITIES.

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