{"id":248487,"date":"2006-01-05T12:25:38","date_gmt":"2006-01-05T17:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2006\/01\/watch-your-back-in-treasure-cay-abaco"},"modified":"2006-01-05T12:25:38","modified_gmt":"2006-01-05T17:25:38","slug":"watch-your-back-in-treasure-cay-abaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2006\/01\/watch-your-back-in-treasure-cay-abaco","title":{"rendered":"Watch Your Back in Treasure Cay, Abaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Bahamas Police fear Treasure Cay in Abaco has gained a reputation among villains as a &#8220;soft touch&#8221; for crime.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>With so many snowbirds wintering there, leaving properties untended for several months, crooks see it as an easy target.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>A spate of boat thefts in recent months, including the disappearance of several craft in the 30-35 foot range, has focused police attention on the island &#8211; and spurred calls for greater security.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>&#8220;There is no doubt that Treasure Cay has been seen as an easy target for criminals,&#8221; said one resident.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>&#8220;In fact, a letter found on a prisoner at Fox Hill referring to the island as a place where criminals can operate has put everyone on their guard.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>&#8220;The problem is that the island has been quiet for long periods because so many residents go away during the summer months.&#8221;<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P>However, heightened awareness of the crime problem is likely to make things tougher for thieves in future, the resident said.<\/P><\/p>\n<p><P><small>Source:  The Tribune<\/small><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasure Cay, Abaco, now known as &#8216;easy pickings&#8217; for criminals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}