Be Careful in Negril

[booger]

what is "Scrub A Dub"?

Car wash by day, go go bar by night. If you want to see ladies dancing do yourself a favor and hit Las Vegas instead.

[never2many]

hmm. I did, very briefly, see Las Vegas. I don't think I had consumed enough Red Stripes at that point.

[Rasthai]

The snatch and grab is involving tourists, when we were there 1st week Feb, a couple had to walk around a car parked oddly on side of road with hatch up, soon as lady came beside car man grabbed her bag, she instinctively pulled back, was thrown to the ground, when she looked up man had a gun, smartly gave up bag and car and 3 men took off. Took all of 15 secs, scarier part was happened 9:00 at night on middle of beach road with quite a few people around. Not trying to cause fear, just a heads up that even if not late or not desolate, things can still happen.

[negrilsand]

Rasthal, your story shows that a petty crime can quickly turn into a violent major crime.Really is there such a thing as "petty crime"? If the petty crimes are not addressed then more violent crimes will become more common. We should all take note of this report and minimize our exposure to the possibility of a snatch and grab. Do not carry purses or bags that can be easily snatched. When attacked, quickly give up the item that the crook has grabbed.

[Rob]

Update - 2 suspects are in custody related to the incident on Monday:

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/News/...-held_18466464

[Packrat]

Great News

[booger]

Read about some other crap on Facebook today, but will sit back and wait for actual confirmation before putting speculation up on the board. Hoping it is just the Negril rumor mill......

Glad to see that the Police are getting closer to serving justice for the Jackson family.

The snatch and grabs unfortunately happen all over the world, especially in developing countries. If you are new to a developing country you need to learn some basic precautions. One is do not walk around with a purse on the street. I wear a mellow backpack if I need to carry anything, which is much harder to get off a person than a purse. Dress down, leave the flashy jewelry at home, and do not flash money, and keep your money split up in your front pockets. Get a POS Digicel phone and leave the Iphone in the hotel safe.

Here's a story to make the cynics feel better:

A couple of weeks ago I was having a hard time connecting to the internet at Country Country with my Iphone, so I set it next to my wife at the bar and went back to the room to grab my Ipad. I returned to the bar with it and proceeded to spend a little bit of time taking care of some business back home. The couple we were with showed up and off we went walking down the beach. The next day the front desk alerted us that we left our phone at the bar and that the bartender and security man returned it to the office for safe keeping. $899 phone was back in my possession, bartender and security man were a little fatter in the pocket, and my vacation continued with no major incidents to report. Just like every other vacation I have taken in Jamaica.

I have met many more great people in Jamaica than I have bad boys. They are there, looking for opportunity. And there are Jamaicans there, looking out for you. Had I lost the phone I would have kicked myself in the ass, as it would have been entirely my fault. I certainly know better, however I was at such ease that I let my guard down.

[Face Down]

Great post Booger....there are bad people everywhere but the majority of us are good. This thread should be titled "Be careful Everywhere"....some of the posts here are disappointing.

[Marko]

very unfortunate incident on Lime Tree Lane....sad mon......wi had one a year ago too on dat lane....and previous years

mi apartment actually backs up to Lime Tree Lane and mi can look out mi back window and see it.....
they have big parties over der some nights.......and you can hear the slamming of Dominoes some nights....

that being said.......mi never never go on dat Lane......never have.....mi just rather be safe than sorry mi guess
over at Pee Wees mi swim with a lot of the people from Lime Tree Lane as that is our "swimming hole"...
mi probably know the lady that was killed though they didn't mention her pet name so have no clue who she was.....
it's like where ever you live.......you have good areas.......and you have really bad areas.......
Lime Tree Lane is known as one of those bad areas.......one to avoid......one not to frequent
wi don't have many bad areas on the West End as it's relatively safe....but that is one of dem......

and please don't think the West End is unsafe........it's actually one of the safest....thus so many Expats living der

you just live and learn mi guess........

Cool Runnings, Marko

[Jammin Jamaica Tours]

I agree with Marko. As an expat of 4 years, who lives in the West End, I personally have never had an incident, to date, where I have felt threatened. But, I am also very aware of my surroundings no matter where I am. Poverty is everywhere and I would be just as diligent regarding my safety in downtown Ottawa as I am in Jamaica or any other country. Do bad things happen to good people, unfortunately all the time, but I personally refuse to allow that to change my love and warm impressions of the good Jamaican people, all people as a whole. We all take risks, getting on a plane to visit the island is one where there are no guarantees, but we hope for the best. I sincerely hope that the majority can see the larger picture, will feel comfortable in their choices of destinations, indulge themselves in the many beautiful tour sites Jamaica has to offer and continue in enriching the economy of our beautiful but rustic island.