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‘B’ Field Sophia residents scare off phone cable thieves
The footwear and hack saw which were left behind by the vandals.
Vandals continue to create havoc in the Sophia area. This time they targeted another large quantity of cables, property of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Residents of 11th Field, ‘B’ Field Sophia said that they were alerted to the vandals on a utility pole around 02:00 hours yesterday. Fed up with the situation which has been plaguing the community, the residents said that they began alerting each other via telephone then decided to launch an attack on the persons.
This publication was told that as residents emerged from their homes with the aim of capturing the culprits, they noticed a man, a woman and a child who appeared to be no older than 10.
“By the time people come out their house the man jump off the pole and start running with the woman and child behind. We run them but they get away.”
As if the first attempt to scare the persons away was not enough, some time later the persons returned to the area to remove another length of cable which was already cut, but was still dangling from other wires attached to the pole. As a result several residents of the area were without telephone service.
However this second attempt to remove the remaining cable was thwarted again by residents. The trio again fled the area, this time leaving their footwear and a hack saw behind.
The residents say that a greater police presence is needed in the area to deal with this issue since they, the residents, are the ones affected when the cables are damaged and stolen. This publication was told that a report was also made to the telephone company and officials visited the area later in the day to assess the damage.
Further, residents are calling on the police to increase police patrol in the area as it is believed, that some persons in the area are condoning the act.
“They got some boys who does be liming at a bridge around ‘C’ Field leading into ‘B’ Field and they saw us chasing these people and just sit and we feel as if they tip off the people where to run and hide,” one resident said.
Public Relation Officer of the Telephone Company, Ms. Allison Parker, said that they did receive the report and officials visited the area to assess the damage. She said efforts are being made to have telephone service restored to the area as soon as possible.
Parker also pleaded with persons who are bent on conducting these criminal activities to desist from doing so.
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