Reported crimes in Anguilla remained in double digits this week with 19 recorded by the Police.
Burglaries topped the list totalling eight. They occurred in South Valley, North Hill, West End, Old Ta, Roaches Hill, East End and two in the Valley. There was one attempted burglary at West End.

Officers Rudolph Proctor, Randolph Yearwoo, Illidge Richardson and Brian Best

Items stolen were two pairs of gold earrings, a gold chain, two pairs of silver earrings, two cellular phones, two piggy banks with an unknown amount of cash, one cordless phone, EC$120 in coins, one plasma TV, one Emerson E79 Home Audio System, a quantity of car electronic equipment, tools, two laptops, one Nokia phone and one Dell flat screen computer with keyboard and battery pack.
Superintendent of Police in the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Rudolph Proctor, revealed that there was a series of burglaries of business places in the Valley area during the period. He said Police were looking at the patterns of the crimes, and the items stolen, and comparing the data to burglaries and persons Police may have encountered in the past. He made an appeal to persons who may have been near the block stretching from Tackle Box and English Rose to Apex, on Monday night or Tuesday Morning, and may have seen any suspicious movement of vehicles and/or persons to contact the Police.

Proctor stated that Police recovered a number of “exhibits.” He did not go into detail but indicated that these “exhibits” may have been items stolen in this week’s burglaries. Members of the Criminal Investigation Department were also in contact with persons or business places that might have video footage of the incidents. Proctor was confident that there was someone who “hold the key to this (the burglaries).” He stated that Police Officers were working with the owners of the business places in relation to possible suspects.
Mr. Proctor remarked that in a society like Anguilla, where “witnesses are very hard to come by” it was important for businesses to invest more in security equipment to assist the process when a crime occurs on their premises. He said security equipment works as a deterrent and aids investigations. He encouraged the business community to invest in security. He added that Police could also assist businesses by suggesting the best possible place to position cameras for maximum coverage and protection. “Some of them are not placed in the right positions and [that] takes away from the purpose they are there for,” he continued.
The burglary in East End involved a laptop. It was recovered and the matter was resolved by the complainant.

As regards theft, there were four incidents: two in Island Harbour and one each in Stoney Ground and Sachasses. The thieves pinched a four wheeler, a pair of sunglasses, a cellular phone and water from a cistern.

There was one case each of taking a conveyance (in George Hill), deception, actual bodily harm (Stoney Ground), grievous bodily harm (South Hill), criminal damage of a fence (Stoney Ground) and unlawful sexual intercourse (Sachasses).

There were eight traffic accidents, one of which was serious. Police disclosed that a 17-year-old minor was knocked off his bicycle by a car in the Welches area. The young cyclist was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital where he was detained and treated. Superintendent Proctor disclosed that the child received “serious” injuries to his head, face and “upper part of the body.”
Meanwhile, Head of the Drugs and Firearms Task Force, Inspector Paul Sinclair, is on leave. Word from his unit suggested a relatively quiet week.

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