Sanya police crack down on crime by offering rewards to catch thieves
To help crack down on robbery and theft crimes across the city, Sanya police have offered rewards for providing information related to crimes since Jan. 18, 2011. Up till now, with the support of the public in the fight against crime, Sanya police haave arrested 80 suspects and offered rewards of up to 570,000 yuan, reports hinews.com.
Crime stoppers include local residents and visitors from other provinces and foreign countries and have done their own part to support police in their fight against crime.“Catching the robbers will reward me 10,000 yuan, which is equal to my salary for several months. Next time I will pay much more attention to crimes on the streets.”, says Mr. Wang. “By the way, we do this not only for the reward, but for social stability.”
Crimes rates like robbery and theft in the downtown center has dropped greatly since the police operation on the reward policy was released. Residents and policemen are working together to crack down on any crimes.