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Are any of the burglars getting caught? My experience is that it's always the same small group or groups of culprits doing the burglaries. Once they are caught the burglaries stop until they get out of jail again or a new batch comes of age and becomes active. When a string of burglaries starts the local police should hit it hard until they lock them up and then move on to other things until the burglars have served their time and become active again or a new group starts. If its continuous then the local police are probably not doing their job.
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Well, that made it apparent that you still reside on the mainland... 
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We have a saying around here that goes like, "Well, So-and-so is in jail. We'll have about thirty per cent fewer burglaries this month."
My experience has been that over the past six to eight months, due mainly to the permanent transfer of several detectives to Puna, we have had an increase in arrests for burglaries and a decrease in reports of same. Police officers who speak candidly often echo my own gut feeling, though, which is that the sentences meted out for property crimes on the Big Island are too lenient.
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Is it the laws, the sentencing guidelines or the judges? Hawaii doesn't have any habitual offender laws?
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Thanks, Jerry, for the info. Lots of it, too! It'll be nice when the neighborhood watch site has this kind of advice online. I think you have trouble finding watch folks bc it does take time investment - I understand to be involved you're supposed to go visit x-number of neighbors on a regular basis, and this of course takes talk-story time (it sure would for ME!). A small price, maybe, but hard to come by for a lot of us! I have never lived in an area with as many burglaries, so I was very curious as to the circumstances behind them. When I first came here searching for a house, I was floored by all the gates! (I'd never seen that before on the mainland.) I totally hear you on the neighborhood watch need. Maybe I'll be able to invest the time at some point. As it is, my husband and I are home all day and look out for our neighbors. If a car goes by we don't recognize, we try to make sure the driver sees us and sees that we see them, even by a shaka wave aloha. And when the dog barks, we go check out what's up. Still, HPP has more than its share of burglaries, which is pretty unnerving.
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Unfortunately, for the month of October, our house will contribute to the burglary statistics. Last week, our place was broken into and a laptop, a digital camera and some makeup was stolen. We are on Maku'u in the middle of the park. There is a vacant overgrown lot next to us and the same behind us. We recently added a screened in room to the rear of the house. Unfortunately, it provided perfect cover to enter through a rear bedroom window. The burglary happened during daylight hours. We were complacent. No, we were clueless. Visible (from the street) cranked open jalousies downstairs and up. A chain with a lock on the gate with no cars and no signs of any one at home. No dogs or property protection. The vacant lot next door provided perfect cover. We've learned and are beefing up protection. That does include obtaining a dog, or two. Looking at September's statistics; of the 7 burglaries - at least 4 were along Maku'u. One was between Maku'u and Paradise, but appears closer to Maku'u. Our side of the park is not as developed. The lushness, beautiful it may be, helps conceal criminal activity. I am seriously considering creating and passing out flyers to residents off of Maku'u advising them to be especially vigilant. We were lucky, in their haste the burglars missed some items of considerably more value than what they took.
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OK,folks.What's up with the most burglaries I am reading here happening in HPP? More people with nice stuff live there or it's mostly HPPweb here?
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OK,folks.What's up with the most burglaries I am reading here happening in HPP? More people with nice stuff live there or it's mostly HPPweb here?
My sense is part of the reason for burglaries in HPP is the grid system of 125 miles in roads. The grid makes it easy for thieves to cruise around looking for targets of opportunity and then take off swiftly to disappear after hitting a place. Take a look:
http://www.island-trust.com/hawaiian-par...awaii.html
My sense is the average home in HPP is actually more modest than many located elsewhere on the island yet (based on arrest records) thieves will drive from elsewhere to steal in HPP, so there has to be something drawing them.
All that said, imho the ultimate bottom line on reasons for burglaries in HPP is not really the grid of roads but rather is all the people in HPP who do not bestir themselves to get off their butts and participate with Neighborhood Watch. Areas in HPP with organized Neighborhood Watch block watches have far fewer problems than those which do not. To my mind complaining about burglaries in HPP yet not participating with Neighborhood Watch is rather like complaining about the outcome of an election without having bothered to vote. Many politicians love folks who do not bother to vote, just as many thieves love folks who do not bother to participate with Neighborhood Watch.
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There may also just be better tracking and publicity about HPP burglaries than other neighborhoods. That would make HPP look worse when in fact these types of theft may be happening all over. I know people in Ainaloa, Orchidland, and Nanawale who have all told me about break ins in their neighborhoods, they just don't have a Neighborhood Watch compiling and posting the crime statistics for their neighborhood online.
In general, hard economic times cause increases in crime, some crime we hear more about than other crimes, just because of how information travels on an island this big with minimal local news outlets, and no local TV station.
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Aloha Steven,
Once again I have to say it. Same as the Motorcycle Thread ... Your statements reek of you NOT having experience in this area. area = Minor Crime in general AND HPP scenarious. Why don't you come down, ride your bike around and check things out first before telling folks they HAVE TO Join NW or not complain and please refrain from the tired, 'vote or accept your fate rap' for these street level discussions.
Edit to add ... Make sure you check out Ainaloa, Orchidland and Tiki just down the road too. These areas probably worse yet not reporting as diligently.
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