Police face another spike in car break-ins
(CNS): The RCIPS is dealing with an increase in thefts from parked cars and is urging owners to report these incidents if they occur and to lock their vehicles to try to prevent them. The perpetrators are checking car doors and if they find an unlocked vehicle, they steal any valuable items they find. Several reported cases are under investigation the police are asking other victims of the same crime to report the details.
“The information you provide may be valuable to the overall investigation of these crimes and will assist with analytical data to both solve existing crimes and to put preventative measures in place,” the RCIPS said.
In the meantime, detectives are advising owners not to leave any valuables, including tools, electronics, shopping bags, cash and coins, no matter how small the amount, in a visible place in the car and to always lock the doors, regardless of how short a time the car will be parked. Where possible, park in a well-lit area near CCTV cameras or where there is on-site security to deter thieves.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the police station in your area and speak with an officer on duty. Alternatively, anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via the Confidential Tip Line at 949-7777, or via the website.
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nobody actually believes the RCIP are capable of protecting us anymore.
be it incompetence, understaffing or underfunding the experience for the average person dealing with the RCIP is the same, hours to respond weeks to follow up, years to get anywhere and most of the time, an eternity for any Justice for the victims.
so, where are the cops? trun off those damn lights and patrol.
Are the cars that are broken into left unlocked or is the glass smashed to gain access. Would be good to know.. I always lock my doors but if thieves are smashing windows I’d rather leave the car unlocked with nothing of value inside than risk an expensive glass replacement. Not that I leave valuables inside anyway but you get what I’m saying?
Directly from the article you are commenting on: “The perpetrators are checking car doors and if they find an unlocked vehicle, they steal any valuable items they find.”
SPIKE in break-ins? That implies a bell curve statistic of less break-ins. When has that ever occurred — that zone where break-ins were statistically less?
I think what they mean is that there is a SPIKE in reports. I hope to see a SPIKE in arrest, or at least in beatdowns of criminals.
Why should the public call the police knowing they don’t show up for work? What will that do, other than waste an hour?
My car was stolen last year! Are there cameras working yet? Hopefully they will find it soon.
Be rest assured it’s chopped up in pieces that have been sold off and running around in other vehicles on another island to the south east of us.
Or its at the police impound lot and no one has bothered to check who it belongs to.
…Report the incidents for what? The police do nothing about these reports, nor do they make an effort to head to the location once someone has reported or made a call.. so again.. there is no purpose in reporting car break-ins if the police do not take that crime seriously.
We got one of our bicycle tires knifed with a utility razor at Kirk supermarket during a 15 minute stop on the weekend. Broad daylight. Not cool.
2 cars in our complex had the same thing on Christmas night, great way to wake up on boxing day needing to buy new tyres but everywhere closed for another 2 days due to how the holidays fell.
Dear oh dear oh dear. Look how far Cayman has sunk in just a few short years. Gone are the days when you could leave your car unlocked, your doors unlocked and your possessions on the beach whilst you had a swim or a walk along SMB. Genuinely not sorry I left. Wake up Cayman!
It’s almost as if the more poverty we import to work for unlivable slave wages, the worse our island gets. Who could have foreseen such a situation? 🙃