People living in Al-Rashdiya and Al-Maghmas districts, east Makkah, have called upon concerned authorities to build police stations in their districts following an increase in thefts and robberies.
The people attributed the cause of the growing number of thefts to the large number of rest houses where illegal workers take refuge from security officers. Some homes were burgled while they were vacationing abroad.
Although few security patrol officers frequent both districts during their rounds, they are not enough, according to the people who called for intensifying police presence in their districts.
Bandar Al-Zahrani has lived in the Al-Rashdiya neighborhood for two years. Thieves tried to break into his house twice but they failed to break open the locks; however, they managed to break into the annex and steal a TV and some other devices.
“Our neighborhood is full of expatriates who go around searching for jobs from one house to another. I don’t blame one particular person, but this neighborhood needs a police station. It’s full of rest houses and these places are full of illegal workers.”
Abdullah Al-Manaee, who owns a rest house, attributed the increase in theft rate to the fact that the neighborhood does not have streetlights in some areas. These areas are a haven for robbers because they can do as they please in the dark. Al-Manaee’s rest house has been robbed before.
He called upon authorities to provide Al-Rashdiya neighborhood with electricity and sewage services because there are many people living in the neighborhood now. More importantly, he said, there should a police station to protect the people from theft and robbery.
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