Thieves who broke into the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) Headquarters in Castries ran for their lives after a licensed firearm holder fired warning shots.
SLBWA President Glen Simon said the association’s Executive Director, Anthony Avril, informed him that the break-in occurred on Wednesday night.
Simon told St Lucia Times that there was a break-in attempt the previous night, and the association reinforced a door.
But on Wednesday night, an alert citizen who heard the loud sound of breaking glass and saw two individuals making off with tables fired warning shots, at which point the thieves dropped the items and fled.
“What they did to gain access to the building was they threw a rock through a glass pane above the door. The doors we have are of reinforced steel,” SLBWA President Glen Simon explained.
He said a piece of glass at the top allows light to shine through.
In addition, there are burglar bars and a security monitoring system which seemed to have failed.
“So they did not manage to make away with any major items except those two tables but their attempt was foiled,” Simon told St Lucia Times.
“We are most disturbed about this because the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association is an association that is there to assist people and individuals who are less fortunate and disadvantaged, those who cannot see well and those who are blind,” the SLBWA President lamented.
He said the break-in was especially disturbing given the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the SLBWA struggled to continue serving the public.
“We are calling on the Saint Lucian society to do better – do better by associations working in the interest of everyone,” Simon said.
He observed that the break-in allowed the association to further beef up its security system.
Simon said the reason for alerting the media was to ensure community members look out for each other.
He recalled that the citizen who fired the warning shots had heard the loud sound when the thieves smashed the thick glass with a big rock.
Simon also had a message for the perpetrators.
“You are doing no good – not even to yourselves, because the blind welfare association may someday be the institution that you will turn to for help,” the SLBWA President warned.
Headline photo supplied by SLBWA
say suhtee ah…. yo kuhwee….nonsense..they go learn
I was told warning shots is illegal so next time put one down or both of them that time the others will learn. no warning
These fungus among us have zero morality
i have a strong feeling its the same persons all over again
I so hope these THIEVES are brought to justice someday.Ppl can’t live in peace or have anything meaningful with them around,they’re like roaches just coming to ruin your treats…And always the same sad song they keep singing “nun eh running”.Choops bunch of USELESS individuals.
Stealing tables what a shame and who were those tables for who’s buying stuff who sending thes fellas to Teath for them si e par knee situears e par knee volair Las vo yay jen mood pou volair by zot
Some of the Lucians are seriously cursed and demon possessed for sure.
THE SAME GROUP WHICH DID
THE LAB,SALVATION ARMY AND
MANY OTHER PLACES THEY OWN
CASTRIES THEY DO WHAT THEY WANT
WHEN THEY WANT ROBBING AND TERRORIZING
CASTRIES THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
HAVE FRIENDS IN GOVERNMENT.
I heard so too. Shooter should be fined for wasting bullets. Put those things to good use.