A note of caution to everyone in Saligao. Don't leave your doors open while you are alone in the house. A thief entered a ground floor flat in Calangute while 2 senior ladies(originally from Saligao) were in the flat. No one saw him enter but the lady who was bedridden watched him as he entered the bedroom, opened the cupboard and took a bundle of cash. She was too scared to shout out. Fortunately a relative happened to come in just then and raised the alarm. The thief was arrested but let off after 2 days because the old lady did not want to file a complaint. A few days later this same chap was seen cooly walking along the road in front of the flat.
I have experiencd the shocking incident of a notorious thief breaking into my house but he and his accomplice are caught. He's in judicial lock up and investigations are going on regd his previous crimes. Hes also wanted by the Karnataka police. It is scary to know that there are these daring criminals roaming the streets of our village. But on the other hand there are also many many good caring selfless Saligavnkars who came to my aid ,showed so much concern and offered help and support in different ways. I thank them all from my heart. Yvonne On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > For us Saligaonkars, > > Its indeed horrifying to see such house breaking happening. In a busy area > of the village and in broad daylight for an event to happen like this shows > that thieves are getting smarter and are keeping eyes not only on vacant > homes, but also at the movements of the occupants. > > A word of appreciation for Mr. Patil and the neighbours for nabbing the > thief. > > Saligao is no longer the peaceful quaint village it was, with an influx of > people we need to be vigilant. > > > We need to keep the entry and exits of our homes secure at all times. > > Police need to have their beats in the late hours of the night to keep a > tab on the night house breaks as well. > > - Nicolas > Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone > ------------------------------ > *From: * Frederick FN Noronha * <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:09:03 +0530 > *To: *saligaonet<[email protected]>; < > [email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[SALIGAONET] An unwanted visitor... even before noon! > > Just yesterday, I got a chance to talk to Saligaonetter Yvonne Vaz-Ezdani > of Salmona, and, on asking, she narrated her recent trauma when she was a > victim of a house-breaking and theft case earlier this month. > > It happened in broad daylight. The culprit, noting that the house was > empty, used a crow-bar to break into the main front door lock, and then had > quite boldly entered inside the house! > > Fortunately, the culprit got apprehended, after being trapped in the > house. (Apparently, a retired policeman Patil was passing by, noticed, and > had the presence of mind to bolt the front-door, thus locking the culprit > within the house.) > > Alert neighbours (including a maid) raised the alarm. The incident > happened between 11 am and noon, when Yvonne had just stepped out to go to > Mapusa. The call that came through to her in Mapusa stunned Yvonne, as one > would not even expect a house-breaking case at that time of the day! She > rushed home, to find that the neighbours and police had surrounded the > house, and caught the culprit, who had barricaded himself indoors, after > having to break through a tiny part of the roofing to gain entry > themselves. > > If I understood anything wrong, Yvonne can correct me. > > It was later found out that the culprit was involved in other out-of-State > crime too, and was living at rented premises in Arradi, Candolim. > Apparently the cuplrit (and possibly a woman associate) had been keeping > watch on the house for a day or two. Only goes to show that we can't take > our safety for granted. But of course, these things strike when we're least > expecting. > > Strangely enough, another house in the close vicinity had been burgled > just a few days earlier. If I understood right, the police had been slow on > coping with the case, and even wanted to know whether Yvonne herself > wanted to follow it up in the courts. When the law is broken in a criminal > case, where is the choice before the State on whether to prosecute or not? > It is mandatory that such issues be followed up to their logical end. > > This is a trend which needs concern and attention. A house-breaking case > by daytime in a busy residential locality points to extra boldness on the > part of the culprits. Are our authorities tuned in to the situation? FN > > PS: Some tips from the Patna Police, but not all is easy to implement: > http://patnapolice.bih.nic.in/pages/HouseBreaking_Theft.htm > > -- > -- > Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe email [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Saligao-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe email [email protected] > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Saligao-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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