A cautionary tale, especially for returners

I have been coming to Negril since 82. In 89 a newbie friend was out alone at night on his scooter on the west end road looking for a hotel some girls were staying at. He ended up going down one of the lane roads and turned around to come back. A guy was standing on the road with a stick and said 20J to go on your way. It wasn't much money so he took out his wallet to give it to the guy and he grabbed his wallet and ran. He had around $1000 and credit cards. He reported this to the police and an officer drove him up to the area to find out where it happened and told him to come down to the station the next morning. I said good luck on seeing your wallet again. The officer returned to the station and went plain clothed into the area. He found the thief at a small bar with the wallet tucked into the waste of his jeans in full view. He arrested him. My friend went to the station the next day and all that was missing was less then $50. This went to court in a few days in Sav and the thief got around 3 years. I was impressed on how this officer dealt with the situation.

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Originally Posted by negril#1fan

Personally, I want to vacation where I can leave my balcony door open while I'm in the room and feel the evening breeze....

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If you mean while sleeping at night, then you wish to do something that not even Jamaicans do. Might be okay at a high-end all inclusive but its not fair or realistic to expect that in other locations.

there is alot that can be done in order to improve security that costs little or no money.....as a matter of fact i would be willing to pay a little extra for a resort that showed due dilligence in security matters.... might even become a selling point in choosing one resort over another

Lola I've done it in my 30 odd visits to Negril.... Never at an all-inclusive... Obviously I can't do it anymore... I've even done it at the property in question... Although I take nothing of value and keep my cash in the safe, always only carry enough for the day...

O/K I will volunteer to be disguised as a Beach..street walker and like Lure them suckers in who want a taste of Frederica Stripe? Then Bang/arrest. No crime! I volunteer my body.

Nice story get...... had a friend robbed of money and his scooter..... two against one and the two had a weapon...

This is why I sleep in the holes with the little sand crabs on the beach. Never heard of them getting robbed ?

I noticed you will see a group of police walking along the beach during the day, ONCE. I can't say I recall seeing them walking a beat anywhere else or even in the evenings. It would be a good idea for them to be more visual and walk in the evening and in other areas as well as having more undercover police at night.

Now, this may open up a can of worms for those who like to indulge in subs, but the thought of waking up to an armed intruder in my room.....yiikes!!

The real problem here is not the thieves

You can't pick and choose what parts of a country/culture you don't want to experience

Knives are a common tool in daily life; if you need to use one ask a Jamaican and in a moment one will be found and you will think, "great service!"

Most accidents happen after the same action was performed previously without negative consequence

There will always be people wanting to pay more and people wanting to pay less for the same level

Amping up the tension with 'imagined possible worse events' distracts the conversation

A guarantee of security at all times is an illusion that we want to believe in

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Originally Posted by Lola

The real problem here is not the thieves

You can't pick and choose what parts of a country/culture you don't want to experience

Knives are a common tool in daily life; if you need to use one ask a Jamaican and in a moment one will be found and you will think, "great service!"

Most accidents happen after the same action was performed previously without negative consequence

There will always be people wanting to pay more and people wanting to pay less for the same level

Amping up the tension with 'imagined possible worse events' distracts the conversation

A guarantee of security at all times is an illusion that we want to believe in

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Well said