Preventing Robbery: Don't Be a Victim!

(Baonghean) -Recently, there have been frequent robberies of pedestrians in Vinh City. According to Mr. Ngo Son, Deputy Chief of Vinh City Police, from now until the Lunar New Year is the time when all kinds of crimes, especially robberies, are active. Therefore, when participating in traffic, in crowded places, you need to be extremely vigilant.

Robbery, robbery of...sacred places

It is thought that in sacred places like temples and pagodas, there will be no theft or robbery, but criminals do not exclude any place, as long as they can find "prey". A few days ago, at Củi Temple (Ha Tinh), Ms. Nguyen Thi Mui in Quang Trung ward came to burn incense every week. As soon as she parked her motorbike and opened the trunk to get her bag, two young men in their 20s came to ask for money exchange. After a few sentences, Ms. Mui was immediately snatched by them and then sped off on her motorbike onto the national highway. The amount of more than 10 million VND that she intended to buy gold to celebrate her sister's upcoming wedding was robbed, leaving her stunned.

Another case, also at Củi Temple, in front of the Mother Goddess shrine, my colleague had his bag stolen by a pickpocket in just a few minutes of offering prayers and more than 4 million VND. Previously, many visitors from the North also lost their cell phones at the Temple. I simply thought that there could be no theft in a sacred place, but who would have thought…

Củi Temple is a place where many tourists from all over the country and the North come to burn incense, especially on weekdays such as the full moon and the first day of the lunar month, and on holidays. Taking advantage of the crowded places, thieves blend in to pickpocket and rob. I witnessed a colleague being robbed that day, although I reported it to the Temple Management Board, the Management Board remained calm as if nothing had happened. The loudspeaker right in front of the altar recorded the money donated to the Temple, but no one announced it on the platform to warn visitors to be careful.

Talking on the phone while driving not only violates traffic safety but also creates opportunities for robbers.



In crowded places like this, it's easy for thieves to operate.



Withdrawing money from ATMs in dark places like this is very dangerous.

Road robbery, market robbery

Going to Vinh market, Ga market... now you have to be very careful, many people even though they have their bags in their hands still lose money. Ms. Thuan in Tang Thanh (Yen Thanh) went to Vinh market to buy things, holding her bag but lost her wallet without realizing it, only when she took out her money did she realize her wallet was gone.

Recently, on the evening of October 12, 2011, Ms. Nguyen Minh Soa in Hamlet 13 Nghi Kim saw two well-dressed young men riding a Best motorbike deliberately following her to ask for directions. Before she could answer the two young men's questions, Ms. Soa was suddenly robbed of her necklace worth more than 10 million VND by the person sitting behind the motorbike. At that time, the street was quite deserted, so Ms. Soa only had time to call out "robbery" and had to watch the two criminals speed into a nearby alley. After being robbed, she went to the police station to report it, however, because of the surprise, Ms. Soa could not identify the robbers, which caused great difficulty in investigating and solving the case.

In addition to the trick of pretending to ask for directions to distract passersby, criminals also use "tricks" to get acquainted on the street to exercise, take advantage of loopholes and then snatch. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh - a teacher at Viet Han School - Nghe An, said that one evening nearly 2 weeks ago, she was walking on Pham Dinh Toai Street, suddenly met a big young man running after her to start a conversation, seeing that this young man was dressed in sportswear, talking and knowing about athletics, so she did not suspect anything, after walking a short distance, the young man snatched her gold necklace and escaped.

In addition to asking for directions and getting to know each other on the road, robbers also follow young girls walking alone on the street to flirt, and when the victims are off guard, they rob them...

Robbers have many things in common: they have no job, are afraid of work, and like to have fun and enjoy life. Most of them have criminal records.

To prevent robbery, first of all, each person must be vigilant. Many people drive motorbikes while talking on their cell phones, wearing valuable jewelry or leaving their handbags exposed, unintentionally becoming "easy prey" for robbers. To reduce the risk of being robbed, people on the road wearing necklaces should wear shirts with closed necks, and people wearing gold bracelets should wear long-sleeved shirts. When driving on the road, do not answer the phone. If really necessary, stop the vehicle on the side of the road, look around. For handbags, absolutely do not carry them on your shoulder and people withdrawing money with ATM cards also need to be careful to avoid thieves.

Thu Huong