Lovell Calls for Action on Rising Crime in All Saints West Communities
Harold Lovell has raised alarm over increasing reports of burglaries and robberies in parts of his All Saints West constituency, warning that residents — particularly women — are living in fear inside their own homes.
Speaking on Observer A.M., the former finance minister and caretaker for the constituency said the situation in the Bellevue Heights and Sinclair Heights areas is deeply troubling. “Many of the persons who live there are females, and they literally are prisoners in their own home,” Lovell said, adding that several residents described being afraid to enter their houses alone at night.
Lovell told host Dr. Jacqui Quinn that two former senior police officers — retired Deputy Commissioner Nuffield Burnett and retired Assistant Commissioner David — attended a recent cottage meeting to help the community develop safety strategies. The officers, he said, provided “very practical tips” and encouraged residents to organize and implement simple security measures.
According to Lovell, residents have already begun coordinating neighborhood patrols and information-sharing systems, but he insists that a broader police response is urgently needed. He said one man has been walking the neighborhood twice daily to check on homes — a task that should fall under police responsibility.
“I’ll be writing to the relevant authorities to ensure that these problems are addressed,” Lovell said. “We are also looking to bring the commissioner of police into the picture.”
He added that environmental neglect has contributed to the problem, pointing to overgrown vegetation that provides cover for criminals. Lovell recalled that when Lionel Michael headed the Central Board of Health, regular clearing of bush kept the areas more secure.
Residents who have lived in the community for decades, he said, describe the current conditions as the worst they have ever experienced.
Lovell’s comments come amid wider public concern about crime across Antigua and Barbuda, with police urging citizens to form neighborhood watch groups and report suspicious activity.
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Did he miss the CLOWNhall meeting?
https://antiguanewsroom.com/sherfield-bowen-wants-authorities-to-prioritize-how-illegal-guns-are-entering-the-country/
Lovell plain and simple, 🛑✋🏿🚦 STOP the complaining, and #do_wuk!
Start your own community ARMED CITIZENS WATCH ASSOCIATION – ACtWA. Not everyone in the group who patrols the Community in vehicles, on e-bikes/trikes need to be armed. Their presence alone at a corner where street thugs congregate matters too.
Like the nike motto says, “Do Work,” it’s that simple.
Then claim the reduction as your victory in the community!
Now to all who’re saying PEOPLE need to do something, do like what those Serians, Chinese, Lebanese, Italians are doing arming, banding and protecting together. Don’t you see, these street thugs hardly go phucking with them.
Alister Thomas you need to protest the WHOREHOUSES and BUD IN (pun intended) BUDDING, Red light district on Popeshead Street, Wapping Lane Bishopgate Street etc.
#do_wuk!
#chatter_bax is just like a #noise_bax, as in AMPLIFIED wind!
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏾Garrat_Bastard
Vere Edwards
Oh dear Harold Love-ill! Do us all a favour and just crawl back under the rock from whence you came and just take that Nuff, disappointed, bitter ex-cop with you. Many are of the opinion that you guys are the real source of all the sudden increase in violence and suffering that have suddenly appeared on our landscape. God will judge you for it, though. You can fool man, but you can’t fool God! Gway bwoy!
Lovell stay in Canada and SHUT your damn mouth. Lovell used Barbara Coates to campaign for Him while He is in Canada. OBSENTEE CARETAKERS.
Here we go again! That lickspittler and number one Ass Kisser Faithful National #1 just can’t rest easy once anything positive is said or written about Harold Lovell. Harold doesn’t need to have his behind licked so just go back to the one you are accustomed to
*yawn* oh shut Mr. loveLIE
Wrecked the economy
Got hoodwinked by Sandals (holding on to our ABST monies)
This begs the obvious question, why hasn’t Anthonyb’Turn Coat’ Smith come out as well to highlight the growing crimes in All Saints?
Wasn’t he elected by the constituents of All Saints West?
Smith has a longer affiliation in the area then the Honourable Harold Lovell (thankfully, he’s returned to the political arena). Has Smith been warned by the hierarchy not to highlight growing crimes – whether in his constituency or even around the country. It seems so!
Many taxpayers want to know why the members within the ABLP cabinet will not address and inform us as to how they are going to resolve.
It seems to be occurring on a daily basis.
Furthermore, what was the outcome of the recent meeting between the Attorney General Steadroy ‘Out of Touch’ Benjamin and some of the UPP members that were going to coalesce in tackling rising crime?
Did I imagine this? Or was it a dream?
Our politicians are letting us down bad, bad, bad!
My fellow critical and educated thinking Antiguans.
Have you noticed that from some of the aforementioned comments by the ABLP NAYSAYERS, that not ah one ah dem seems concerned about growing crimes in the country, but instead they’ve reverted back to type of vilifying the returning and Most Honourable Harold Lovell.
BTW, what do you call a group of unstable ABLP acolytes?
Anything you damn like, because they only have one braincell between them. They probably think that having a high IQ is some sort of mental sickness 🤣
These LUCIFUGOUS critics of Harold Lovell probably only show themselves ah night-time, because daytime exposes their utter stupidly …
🎶”WHEEEEL AN COME AGAIN …”🎶
Look I like Lovell, but I’m with @Ras with this one.
It’s time for work, not more talk..we already know this ABLP administration either don’t care about the crime wave or they don’t have a clue how to curtail it.
So yes @Ras, I totally agree.. “Do work”. I’m fed up of nothing been done.
The rising crime is everywhere, not only in that constituency. The police seems to be catching a lot of the criminals but the judicial system sucks though, because as soon as they go before a court they are released to terrorized us again. They are so much people can take and we don’t want is vigilante justice.
@Islanman26…
@wadad1
The politicians – Legislature and the Courts – Judiciary are not clueless. This is what they want the unsuspecting to believe.
Basically…
…#crime_pays! #crime_pays!
…in so many different ways!
…#crime_pays! #crime_pays!
Law enforcement agencies with gumption should develop #sting_operations, such as CHAMIL NET, DRAGNET and cast them over the length and breath of the island and I guarantee you, every single family on the island would be affected negatively, by what these sting operations capture.
This is the MAIN REASON why politicians – legislature and the courts – judiciary are FEARFUL of acting versus reacting to the #crime_wave!
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard
Vere Edwards
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