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The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force and the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force have joined together to increase visibility and patrols throughout St. John\u2019s.<\/p>

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Their presence will also be felt in several rural districts where threats have been detected.<\/p>\n

Officials say though criminal activity in the state is low, a few brazen criminals with guns and cars have gone on the offensive, robbing businesses and occupants of cars by the display and use of weapons.<\/p>

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“The Police are determined to find them and to arrest them. The Public is assured that all is being done to solve this spate of robberies which alarms everyone” a government release stated.<\/p>

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At Christmas time and other holiday periods, criminals attempt to increase their spending money by engaging in robberies.<\/p>\n

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