The Saipan community has been seeing an increasing number of break-ins, a month after Super Typhoon Yutu. With much of the CNMI still in complete darkness, this has given thieves the opportunity to break into homes, establishments, and damaged offices. <\/p>\n
Public Safety Commissioner Robert Guerrero confirmed that there have been burglaries and break-ins reported and DPS officers have made arrests. Guerrero said more information will follow. <\/p>\n
The Guma Sakman, home to the 500 Sails non-profit organization and the Dolphin Club, is a victim to an attempted burglary last weekend. <\/p>\n
According to April Repeki, a Dolphin Club swimming instructor, she noticed signs of an attempted burglary last Saturday when she went to the Guma Sakman to get the kickboards stored there. <\/p>\n
Repeki said that the first sign was an open door and, after taking a photo of the scene, she noticed signs that the doors had been forced open. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe back door was open and I was thinking that maybe it was just the security guard because he has a key to the back door\u2026but when I took a picture of it, that\u2019s when I noticed that the door lock was picked and it was actually broken and the knob was almost completely gone, so I knew that it wasn\u2019t the security guard and it was actually a break-in but there was nothing missing\u2026.I then noticed the door that connects the restroom to the office seemed to [have been] forced\u2026in but they couldn\u2019t make it into the main office,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Repeki said she did not call the police to report the incident since there was nothing taken and it seemed too late to report the incident. <\/p>\n
Emma Perez, 500 Sails president, said that, although nothing was taken from the Guma Sakman, she is asking the community to help them watch over the building as its meant to serve the community. <\/p>\n
\u201cPlease help us keep an eye on it. It\u2019s a non-profit and there is nothing of value at the Guma Sakman except for [the traditional canoe] Neni. We have relocated all our stuff\u2026it\u2019s just a place for the community and the kids to learn how to swim and for people to learn how to sail,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Perez said it\u2019s just saddening that there are people out there breaking into the Guma Sakman when its staff can\u2019t physically be there as they are offering swimming lessons to children in shelters. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not there because we\u2019re teaching shelter kids how to swim and there are people trying to break in,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
Aside from the Guma Sakman, there have been unofficial reports all over social media warning the CNMI community to be vigilant as there are individuals breaking into homes and attempting to steal items such as generators. <\/p>\n
There have also been unofficial reports that there are individuals breaking into damaged homes and taking photos so they could claim losses with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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