Abaco crime on the rise

Read storyAbaco residents are concerned that crime is rising and police have allegedly stopped crime reports to the local newspaper.

David and Kathy Ralph, publishers of the island's newspaper, The Abaconian, say residents are angry after they reported that they would no longer be getting crime reports. See story here.

But residents say crime in Abaco is getting worse and needs to be addressed. Several recent incidents have raised concern:

Lily Sands, a woman in her seventies, was forced into her home and gunpoint and locked in her closet while men robbed her home.

A man who was was locked in his trunk by a would-be kidnapper was told by a policeman that he could not help because he was there to patrol the Junkanoo parade. Meanwhile the kidnapper ran into the crowd.

Several boats have gone missing, in more than one case on the day after they dock in Abaco.

Full Story in The Tribune here