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, even 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. Just as she parked her motorbike, 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 drove her motorbike out 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.

In 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. Before that, many visitors from the North also lost their cell phones at the Temple. I simply thought that in a sacred place, there could be no theft, but who would have thought…

Củi Temple is a place where many tourists from all over the country 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 crowded places, thieves mingle to pickpocket and rob. I witnessed a colleague being robbed that day, although I reported it to the Temple Management Board, the Management Board was indifferent as if nothing had happened. The loudspeaker right in front of the altar recorded the money donated to the Temple, but no one announced 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 criminals 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 snatched by the person sitting behind the motorbike, who snatched her necklace worth more than 10 million VND. 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, but 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 talk, seeing that this young man was dressed in sportswear, spoke with knowledge of athletics, so she did not suspect anything, after walking a distance, the young man snatched her gold necklace and escaped.

In addition to the tricks of 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: no job, afraid of work, love to party 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 listening to mobile phones, wearing valuable jewelry or leaving their handbags exposed, unintentionally becoming "tasty prey" for robbers. To reduce the risk of being robbed, people on the road who wear necklaces should wear collared shirts, and those 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 and look around. For handbags, absolutely do not carry them on the shoulder and people who withdraw money via ATM card also need to be careful to avoid thieves.

Thu Huong