From what I gather, most of the vehicles stolen are motorbikes, found to have been recklessly parked by owners in dark streets and alleys or in places where people are scarce.

There is a perception that after a motorcycle is carted away; it is at once taken to a safe place where it could be dismantled, obviously to make a lot easier its disposal.

Accordingly, parts are quickly sold in the black market while the engine delivered to an interested buyer, who have either ordered one or to whom it is offered and then fitted in a boat or banca.

Of course, what happens to the motorcycle is the least of my concern and veering off from my original course is another cause for alarm as it may obscure the more important goal of catching the thief or thieves.

From the way the criminal act is executed and taking into account its frequency, one could safely guess a syndicate is masterminding the whole operation that is sadly still going on without let up in the city.

Under the circumstances, it may be well to have a joint and concerted effort among local law enforcers operating in the same area to identify the perpetrators, then catch and put them behind bars.

There is no sense, leaving this task in the hands of a mere division of the local police force not for its lack of capability to handle the job but for the obvious reason that its resources are limited.

Moreover, the job of running after the thieves and of fighting criminality for that matter should not be wholly left in the hands of the police and other law enforcers even if they are the ones getting paid for it.

Public support is also indispensably needed, particularly the help of local government units, which could allocate some of their resources to assist the police in acquiring vital information by offering rewards.

And one more important thing is that reward money should not exclusively come from the LGU’s, hence, civic minded individuals and organizations should not temper their generosity but instead open widely their hearts to the endeavor.

After all, even those whose main advocacy in life is for the betterment of the lives of the poorest of the poor should at least know the obvious, that peace is a pre-requisite for progress.

Criminals, like these carnappers and thieves of motor vehicles have certainly breached the peace and at the same time retarding the city’s economic growth.

Last update : 10-06-2008 15:43

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