2288 – Burglary in Antigua and Barbuda – Antigua – St. John’s
Incident Date: 2018-12-20 at 15:00
Event Type: Burglary
Stolen Items: Cash, iPod, iPhone, credit card, gold necklace
Secured: Locked
Source Type: 1st Hand Report
Incident Details: While owners were ashore during hte afternoon, their anchored yacht was boarded and thieves used a winch handle found in the cockpit to defeat the companionway lock. After gaining access they then ransacked the interior and stole several small easily concealed items – iPhone, iPod, cash, credit card and a gold necklace. Several calls were placed to 911 and received no followup that day. Calls to the harbour authority on VHF16 were not answered.
December 20, 2018