Reported Incident Details from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
An incident of Robbery has been reported in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Bequia – Princess Margaret Beach.
| Incident Date | 2016-01-23 at |
| Event Type | Robbery |
| Stolen Items | Small waterproof bag containing a camera and personal items. |
| Secured | Does not apply |
| Source Type | 1st Hand Report |
| Incident Details | We were returning to our boat after an evening out. I had just|stepped onto the dinghy dock when a man suddenly appeared right behind|me and grabbed my small waterproof shoulder bag. It was around my|neck so he used a machete and cut the strap. He ran away down the|beach and into the woods. No injuries, but reported to Police, Coast Guard, local VHF Net, and Bequia Tourism Office.||CSSN UPDATE :||The stolen bag was recovered on the south end of the beach by a resident. The camera and reading|glasses were gone. Dinghy lights, boat cards and a pen remained in the bag.||We asked the Bequia police about getting a copy of the police|report. To do this we must make an application and then take the ferry to|St Vincent, find our way to some specific police station and pay $100 EC to|get a copy of the official police report that we made. We later confirmed this burdensome ""victim unfriendly"" process several times with not only the police but others in the community. |