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Lim:
"crime city" tag a challenge
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The
label that this city is a "crime city" following
recent shooting incidents was taken as
a challenge by City Mayor Dan Lim.
Although
he found no basis on such |"tagline," the
mayor said in his weekly Mayor's Report over dyRD yesterday
that he takes it as a challenge because it gives him
the opportunity to exert more effort in the fight against
criminalities.
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The
apprehension that Tagbilaran has turned into a "crime
city" surfaced after residents were alarmed on at least
six shooting incidents and several burglaries which started
the New Year. All cases remain unsolved, including the 7th
shooting incident last Monday. (See separate story)
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But
the mayor asked listeners: Why is it that a lot of tourists
keep coming in the city if indeed the tag is true? Just
because the shooting incidents are happening in his
area of responsibility it does not make sense to consider
as such.
He
said that most of the suspects of the incidents are
not residents of Tagbilaran based on the police initial
findings.
To
show that he is not sitting on his job as chief executive,
the mayor said that crime prevention efforts are being
intensified with the setting up check points at strategic
points almost nightly the past weeks.
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One
of these drives in the prevention of crimes is the demolition
of illegal shanties at the central market and causeway fish
terminal.
He
said one of the shanties demolished showed a lair of illegal
elements based on police report.
In
an earlier interview, the mayor stressed "The vendors
were given permits to build stalls to shelter them from the
sun and rain. They abused this by constructing permanent structures
that are not related to the original intention."
The
mayor noted that drinking pubs, videoke bars mushroomed without
permits at the fish terminal turning the place into an entertainment
hub including fish pen under a permanent structure. (RVO)
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