The incidence of reported crime fell sharply to only five for the period September 23 to 30 in stark contrast to recent weeks. The five comprised two burglaries in North Side and North Hill where a cell phone and CDs went missing, and three thefts in The Quarter, Island Harbour and The Cove. Here the criminals hightailed with two gold chains and a cell phone.

There were 13 arrests for the period. They included three males to prevent a breach of the peace, one male for possession of a firearm, one male for possession of cannabis, one male on suspicion of theft, five males on suspicion of burglary, one male for being armed with an offensive weapon and one male for receiving stolen property.
Person Charged in the Keesha Webster’s Attack
Criminal Investigations Department Inspector Emris Rogers hesitated to volunteer information in the case of the attack on Lawyer and parliamentarian Keesha Webster but disclosed that one person was arrested and charged in the matter. He explained that the investigation was ongoing and that while suspects and leads were being pursued he did not want to say much on the matter. He suspected that next week Police would be able to disclose more information.
Superintendent of Police Rudolph Proctor explained that, in a number of these investigations, there are more that one suspect and sometimes it was difficult when only one assailant is caught. He said sometimes it is good to put information out to the public because it results in assistance, but at other times the correct approach is to limit the information until the appropriate time. He added that Police is making good progress in the case.
Cannabis – To Plant or to Store?
On Friday September 25 at about 2:00 pm members of the Royal Anguilla Police Force Drugs and Firearms Task Force recovered 24 young cannabis plants in the Sandy Hill area. Inspector Paul Sinclair stated that the find was not near to any dwelling premises so he could not give an exact location as it would not be fair to possible landowners or residents in the area.
On Sunday September 27 the Task Force retrieved about 15 pounds of compressed cannabis stored in a suitcase in a derelict house in Sandy Hill. Sinclair said the find was in a back room of the house. The building had no roof and seemed to have been occupied by goats.
The cannabis was divided into five packages. Mr. Sinclair described the find as “quite old” but was satisfied that it had been in the recent possession of the offenders. He said it was possible that the crooks intended to sell the substance in ‘dime bags.’ The estimated street value is around 35,000 US dollars.

Police Nab Man for Gun and Cannabis Possession
On Tuesday September 29 a search warrant was executed at a house in the Forest resulting in a 9mm pistol being recovered. A blank round of ammunition and 20 grams of cannabis were found with the gun.
Jesse Rogers was arrested at the house and charged with possession of a firearm without a licence, possession of ammunition and possession of a controlled drug. Inspector Sinclair commented that Rogers, who is in his 30s, would be appearing before “the next available sitting of the Magistrate’s Court."
Malaysian Fraudster Tries to Scam Anguillians
Head of the Financial Investigations Unit (FIU), Inspector Andy Arsenault, reported that a Malaysian scam was being carried out in Anguilla. He said letters were posted from Malaysia, on or about August 15, to the Post Office boxes of persons living in Anguilla.
The letters claimed that approximately 121 million US dollars and 118 Million Euros were in a safety deposit box in Malaysia belonging to Saddam Hussein who abandoned the money in the vaults of the OCB Bank.
Arsenault stated that unsuspecting Anguillians were being lured into giving their personal details in the promise that they would gain a 30% share of Saddam Hussein’s ‘inheritance.’ The letters claim that someone bearing the same name as the Anguillian ‘beneficiary’ was listed on that account in Malaysia and by submitting a claim he or she could be in receipt of that sum of money.
The FIU Inspector admitted that it was not yet known how the perpetrators of the scam obtained the correct names and Post Office box numbers of Anguillian citizens. He said the FIU urged members of the public to see the scam for what it really was: a scam devised to cause persons to part with their hard-earned money in times of economic crises.
Some seven letters have reached the FIU from Anguillians so far. It was not known if anyone had responded to the letters.
There were four minor traffic accidents for the week.

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