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New cop strategies needed to arrest rise in thefts

Goa is now becoming a hub of theft and crimes. In last two months we saw daylight robberies and theft in temples, flats and shops . The daylight robbery by fake policeman asking ladies to give their gold ornaments by warning of risk of robbery and innocent ladies give their ornaments and the person flees on bike with wrong number plate. Another jewellery shop burglary in North Goa was carried out at midnight and  ornaments valued  worth lakhs of rupees were robbed. Goa is facing day as well as night robberies with gangs of thieves involved in the acts having easy access to Konkan Railway . Inspite of CCTV cameras, the thieves wear masks and helmets to hide their identities and decamp with ornaments and sell them outside the state for cash then spent in casinos. Night patrolling should be increased by cops in ordinary cars. Surveillance and CCTV should be with use of hidden cameras so that the same cannot be damaged. With increase in such thefts it's time to be vigilant at all times and protect citizens from increase in thefts.



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Lightning strikes a warning against construction on hills

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Oct 9, 2024, 9:30 PM IST
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Lightning reportedly struck a turret of the 460-year-old Holy Spirit Church in Margao, causing some stones to fall onto the courtyard below damaging a scooter in the process. Luckily no one was injured. However damage was done to the formidable façade of the baroque“style church. Lightning also struck a building at Mangor Hill in Vasco damaging it partially and a house at Bogmalo. Be that as it may, it needs to be noted that tall trees are normally found in front of…

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