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North East under siege as crime surges

Toyota GD6
Toyota GD6

The North East District (NED) is literally under a serious crime siege. The exponential rise in some categories of crime such as motor vehicle theft is giving the district residents sleepless nights.

No.15 policing District Officer Commanding Senior Superintendent Kabo Badirwang is very much concerned with the new spate of motor vehicle thefts that have particularly targeted the Toyota Hilux GD.6 SUV model as well as the Honda Fit.

In an interview, Badirwang admitted that the current crime wave in his policing district, which includes the entire NED is very worrisome. In his own words, Badirwang says "the crime situation in the district is very worrisome".

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