{"id":47624,"date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/119.9.3.225\/news\/2014\/11\/teenager-dies-in-petty-crime-incident\/"},"modified":"2014-11-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:00:00","slug":"teenager-dies-in-petty-crime-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emtv.com.pg\/teenager-dies-in-petty-crime-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenager Dies In Petty Crime Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sylvester Gawi \u2013 EM TV, Lae<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In the last 6 months, the EM TV Lae Bureau has been reporting several instances of petty crime in Lae.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many people were victimised, their bags and bilums snatched and some were left suffering with knife wounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest was the death of a 17-year-old boy on Boundary Road last week.\u00a0<\/span>Boundary Road in Lae City has been the hot spot for petty crimes over the last twelve months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bag-snatching and hold ups have been frequent at Maiba bus stop, Taun Street and the road leading to One Mile.\u00a0<\/span>People have been attacked with knives, screwdrivers and homemade guns, with their mobile phones, shopping bags and bilums taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even school children were held up, with their lunch money taken.<\/span><\/p>\n

On Thursday, a 17-year-old boy was attacked and stabbed by youths from the Sialum Compound in broad daylight.<\/span><\/p>\n

His death has sparked widespread concerns from residents regarding public safety.\u00a0<\/span>The residents want authorities to build a police station and increase police presence in the area to contain law and order problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

In previous interviews, many have called for actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Lae City experiencing significant growth in business, the number of people coming into the city has also increased overtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Petty crimes have also become a threat for residents.\u00a0<\/span>Many have found it difficult to move around freely as this crime happens every day at any time.<\/span><\/p>\n

While many people have called for the removal of illegal settlements and the implementation of the vagrancy act, little has been done to address Lae\u2019s law and order problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

The police need more backing from the government in terms of logistics and increased manpower to effectively do their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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