MELTED DOWN PRICES for consumer electronic items have combined with quick cash for gold to keep burglaries as a major headache for the police force.
And the police are warning householders who help fuel the theft of electronic items by buying at way below the market value that they can face fines bigger than those confronting the thieves.
The police talked about the problematic burglary situation yesterday when they displayed at the Oistins Police Station thousands of dollars worth of electronic items seized from suspected thieves during investigations by members of the Southern Division.
The showcasing of the television monitors, laptops, DVDs and PlayStations coincided with the current exhibition of jewellery – retrieved by police – for identification by victims, at the Sugar Cane Mall, Roebuck Street, The City.
Police public relations officer Inspector David Welch said: “It appears that any and everyone is selling these items to householders and they are buying them way under the value that they would cost. (JS)
