The proprietor of St. Aimie’s Diner & Catering Services was forced to defend his life and property this month after being fed up of a series of burglaries at his business over the past two years.
According to Bernard St. Aimie, he decided to sleep over at his restaurant on Great George Street with his son because his countless reports to the police yielded no results.
“It all started earlier but escalated during the month of December. It was like a wave and then into January of the New Year it became worst,” he stated.
“Enough was enough,” St. Aimee charged, claiming that he received no help from the police, and there was a lack of security in the area.
On July 4, at about 11: 10 p.m., St. Aimie and his son heard a loud “bang” while monitoring the building. He said that the building was properly secured however the window had been destroyed.
“I positioned myself and then saw a shadow enter via the damaged window …. I then lanced at the male figure who grabbed at me and since I had to defend myself and property he was given some cutlass lashes,” the restaurant owner explained.
St. Aimie has called on the police force to do more to provide more security to businesses in the capital. “No one has the guts and or courage to stand up despite the fact that business places in Roseau and environs are being steadily burglarized…the police are of no support, they are worthless. I am fed up. I am working hard and can no longer tolerate the fact that people are, during the night time, regularly breaking and entering my place,” he said with a sigh.
The perpetrator was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital to be treated for the cutlass wounds.
WELL DONE ST AIMIE THE POLICE IS OF NO USE.
i hope this case goes to high cout and i am the head juror.his balls should be fried.what are those magistrates up to? those thieves should rob them and put all their underwear on the floor and stamp on them like they did mine.one of them came into my yard and pulled out a cutlass and threatened my wife. she called the police and we are yet to see them.yet they were at my house when some woman said i paid someone to execute her.the brought me in and it was all false ,but i suspected that one of the officers had an affair with this broad,as he told her he would see her after.put the mans pic. on the internet..
It’s just so unfair. Honest people have to work hard to support their families and pay government taxes. I say if they will not protect you. Protect your self
The good book says if any part of your body causes you to sin cut it off. St amie thanks but you should cut off his hand and pluck off hls eye and tell go and sin no more, or alay mor.
stx
if is me dat had hold u in muy place garcon i tying u up eh and i takin a razor blade and i just startting to cut you ehh … dn after i just startting to squeeze lime on u boi
@james: you sound like one of the lazy deadbeat policeman who needs to be kicked off the force
if u had kill him they will come fast
HAHAHAHA sento i never know you bad so lolololol but again am happy that you did it teach them a lesson is all the drugs they have all over the place that people steeling like that to buy thier drugs and am hearing about our police men back home and it is a shame to know our force come to that but again when a leader has no vision the people perish so thats what is going in dominica right now, so everyone paying for it, sorry sento to know it had to come to that point where you had to do something like that in your old age since i know you, anyway god be with you and please take care i dont htink another one will try that again
if it was drugs see how fast dey wud cum to u already…dirtty babylon
well done you should of take of his hand policeman at the time you all want to help it will be to late
Over and over I report buglaries to my place and if is not a cop that know me they never come. We caught thieves already and magitrate letting them go. It’s just a matter of time we catch a next one the hand will come out. I might go jail but the hand well come out already a next thief will fraid to come back. I sure a next thief in town won’t go in St. Aimie place again.
Cameras are worthless in the courts of Dominica because of the law that they can’t be used. It’s only good so you know who thief you you tell them bring back what they take or you make them walk like dog. Once is not drugs police don’t come in a hurry. The business man in town took a brave step and we should stand behind him. The magistrates need to look into the matter of the police don’t assist you so you have to protect your place then the so called thieves will stop come in our houses and business places because the law don’t protect them the same way they don’t protect us when we call the cops.
well well.
I read most of the comment that was made,que mall, all business should protected with alarms or with video camaras,or pay a security guard company to watch your place if not put a dog,but a sec camaras is the best,theyre are small ones now,they can be connected to your wifi,and you can see who’s breaking in to your place,
humm free advice,
thogh i do not support violence i do believe people must protect their propoerty.they take drugs lightly we haven’t seen noting yet
I will never cease to be amazed at how quickly my fellow Dominicans will jump on a train to cry-down the police. When all and sundry are very guilty of being so anti-police that they will see a crime in commission and not call or inform the police upon investigation. I know for a fact that may of us on here know of others involved in drug trafficking and other illegal activities but will never come forward because we are too busy greedily enjoying the fruits of those activities. May I simply suggest that for every negative comment on here, let there be a positive action in our communities. Let’s ask for law reform so that people can receive stiffer penalties and longer sentences; let’s pressure our government to invest in national security…provide more upgraded vehicles, better training for ALL officers, not just labour party supoprters; let’s work at helping to improve the morale in the police force because each of us has a relative on the force and if we help them, they will be more than willing to help us. Don’t bring down our own, it is high time we take the initiative to improve our police force! Pressure needs to be applied from the public because the public is the client who is utterly dissatisfied at this point.
that’s the idea we people the police can only do so much, the magistrates at the court are to blame for this shit no one is saying anything hah haha haha ha ahah ahaha h my pretty country. have any one listen to a court case of burglary when the thief is found guilty and is sent to six months in prison after being a habitual thief it’s a joke in Dominica, hahahahahahahahah i’m almost afraid of reurning to Da.
Job Well Done Mister St. Aimee!! I hope that the loser has a date in court after treatment at the PMH. It’s a shame that this man is busting his tail to make ends meet and some joker thinks that he can just “walk in” and it’s alright. He’s lucky to still be alive. I can’t stand a thief.
If we continue saying is so D/ca be and is so it will stay then we are only upholding this types of actions. We must take a stand to the lawlessness going on in our country supported by the ones who are paid to enforce the law. People work so hard for what they have and a person feels no way to take it away from you; these things leads to murder. Start cutting their body parts off or kill them, that is a way of solving the problem.
PEOPLE WHILE WE ARE ALL UNHAPPY WITH THE PARO ITUATION WE CANNOT PREACH SUCH VIOLENCE. PAROS NEED HELP FIGHTING THEIR ADDICTION NOT AMPUTATION. IF GO AROUND EVERIN LIMBS THAT DOES NOT OLVE THE PROBLEM.
NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE DRUG ADDICTS / JUMBIES/ PAROS WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THESE PEOPLE HEALED AND ULTIMATELY BECOME PRODUCTIVE D/CANS.
job well done St,Aimee u should of tied him up though n then torture him n just leave him on the roadside, the police will get the report thaT IT HAVE A PERSON DYING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I MYSELF IM ALWAYS UP WATCHING IN MY YARD. THE DAY I MEET SOMEONE IN MY YARD IN THE NITE AFTER I GIVE IT TO THEM I NOT EVEN CALLING THE POLICE BECAUSE THE KIND OF NOISE I WILL LET GO IT MUST WAKE UP THE NEIGHBORS N IS THEY THAT WILL CALL DEM WATLESS POLICE. WHAT WE NEED IS SOME GOOD LAW ABIDING CITIZENS TO TURN VIGILANTE LIKE ME. U SEE ALL WHATS HAPPENING THOSE DAYS WE CHOOSING BY LIST THE NAME OF THE NEXT NOTORIOUS PERSON THAT WE HAVE KILL N DUMP THEIR BODIES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A NOTE FOR THE POLICE
well all u dominicans not easy! I laughing hysterically!! all u really mean that? st aimie should have cut off both hands?? well all u hate a voley wee papa!!! just kicksing; but the man do right defend his place.
@KayTee: you are a jack a$$.when the police took the oath i believe it said to protect and serve.they SERVE alright!!! the protect is another matter.the police in dominica have that laze fee attitude.they will get to u when they good and ready.most of the police are on the force just for the money case some of them can’t find anything else to do,so they really don’t care as long as they get their check.so their heart is not really into there job.
i believe when we start to have a lot of vigilante justice in dominica like charles bronson the dominica police force will pay attention.
@Amilcar:
WELL SAID MY FRIEND, THE NEED FOR STERN PUNISHMENT TO BE MAINTAINED
Boy i say chop the hand of and feed him with it… We r tired of these nuisances….Ive been through the experience..u work so hard ad these vagabonds set u back…..
shame
it sad do that to you. i hope they get cut.
Where those police does be well drunk there or have somebody woman or wife under them u think is patrol them man have time to patrol lol. Is so d/a be already is so it will stay
police officers to damn lazy get of your butts and patrol you all big belly lump of protoplasms
From an ex-police stand point. For the past couple of years I have been traveling back and forth to Dominica. I have made it my duty to travel both night and on all the Beats, just to see if I would see a police officer on the beats, to my surprise I did not find one.
Now! in the days when I was police in Dominica there were police officers on practically every beat in town.Now a days there is none. I am wondering what could be the reason for this! What went wrong. I could remember Mr. A.A Joseph,Man Man that’s how we use to call him. One could not play the fool and get away with it. This is just a drop in the bucket of part of the disciplinarians in the force at the time. There is a lot of thing I could teach these so called boy scout security guards called police officers that are in the force today.
One other point of observation is this, the police officers in the force today seem to have very low self esteem and lack of respect. My god! where is the discipline the police had during my time? that seem to have gone out the window. Police officer today are walking around dress like thugs, some of them with caps turned backwards and pants worn sagging on their butts.
My god what’s really going on?
You see in an Islamic country he would regrret the day he used his hands to steal another person’s property. All Paro in Roseau and in the country on a whole should have marks on their bodies to show that this is what I got for being a nusiance to a hard working man and his property. Citizen justice should begin all across the island. Together with Behanzin and vigilant citizens we can cut them down, weed them out of our society so innocent hard working Dominicans can sleep in peace. Leave their homes and know that they will not be burglarized and taken advantage of by petty criminals. We should begin neigborhood watche here too, because one crime against any citizen is a crimne against all citizens we are in this together. It really is them against us so we should really be each other’s keeper, and look out for each other as neighbors, business owners,and fellow Dominicans. STOP DEM PARO ENUFF IS ENUFF!!!!!!! CUTLASS AND ALL!!!
Well done sir, I like what I read, the only thing am not happy about is that I did not read about the two hands being cut off…what a shame he still got his two hands!!!!!
We need to address this problem from all angles. I agree that the police seem to have lost interest in the fight against crime, but I am also concerned with the part ordinary citizens play in this epidemic. We need to stop buying stolen goods when we know full-well that the person selling it to us stole the goods. I am almost certain that these thieves would not continue to steal if they could not sell the items they steal. We continue to voice our frustration and anger at these crimes, and sometimes we even make unnecessary accusations at the police, and yet still we facilitate the criminals by purchasing stolen goods from them. Security and protection of our lives and property begins with us, if we are not willing to play our part why should we expect other people to protect us?
police is not your personal security guard garcon go and hire a securtiy to secure your place is a business you have. and also secure ur place properly those old burglar bars u have there not good
The business people in Roseau and other areas should form their own protection force and leave the police out of that. Then they will be able to carry out their swift justice.
Next time take a HAND!
well hold
we used to have police officers walking the beat for twenty our hours. there was always a police presence in Roseau night and day.
i used to be a police officer for ten years.We used to have beat patrol from number one beat on the bay front to number seven beat at goodwill what happened to that.u officers are being paid by the public , and your oath is to protect and serve so come on.
Years ago this man, gentleman, was a policeman himself!!!
Guess he knows firsthand how bad the force is and was
But I cannot say much in favor of the thief because Roseau have plenty problems with these people.
It is time the government considers giving duty free concessions to business people to order and install CCTV on their business premises – all for one and one for all.
These business people and the consumers pay most of the taxes and VAT and still sponsor social activities. They should be given some incentives by government to secure their investments. A win-win for all concerned.
Let’s see what the budget will come up with.
my business was also buglarized in portsmouth 2 weeeks ago and they stole over $20000 from me only to return to sxm the same weekend and found out that my business there was also broken into and 3 computers and some of my work tools stolen . but i have news for them they will be caught and will see people stuff and not be able to touch. am not saying well done to this man because u should have the both hands showing out to the public now. next time make sure u have them to show to the public
wat cutlass wounds u talking about nah…………DNO should be showing me a photo of the man whole arm in a freezer somewhere
Business people unite for your own protection and then petition the govt.
The crime emphasis is in the wrong place. The police arrest someone smoking a joint but not someone destroying someone burglerizing and stealing from a business?
Something is wrong with this picture.
That burgler needs to be brought up on charges and the city needs to be cleaned up.
And this govt. is worried about tourism???
I agreed to the business owner. Sorry , but you should chop boths hands off which would remind him for the rest of his life of his life of beiing a thieft.
Why the police in Dominica dont do their job of protecting the public and its citizen. Are they not equip at all to protect the people?
The prime minister needs to to look in this matter as he is head of national security I think. Imagine , police in the international country where i live make have fault but they response to help of it residents, Come on Dominica we are in 2010 , Since I was born in Dominica our police have been lowless and do not conduct investigation properly.
The police ned to be equip with modern methods of fighting the crime they face. We need to seek assistance internatioal technically and trained to handle DNA test
JOB WELL DONE SIR. WE NEED SOME OF THAT IN SXM AND MORE. I WOULD HAVE TAKEN BOTH HANDS OFF. PEOPLE WORK TOO HARD FOR WHAT THEY HAVE FOR THOSE THIEVES JUST TO COME IN AND TAKE. AT THE END OF THE DAY WHAT THEY GET? DAYS IN PRISON. LIKE AS IF THE LAW IS THERE TO P¨ROCTECT CRIMINALS. DOMINICA IS STILL GOOD AND QUIET COMPARE TO MY COUNTRY ST MARTIN/ST MAARTEN. ROBBING KILOLING EVERYDAY AND HIGH DAY TOO
Something must be done for other thieves to learn a lesson.You should take off his eyes,this way he cannot see to go back and steal.A few years ago i came home,it was so hot that my sister slept in the couch in the living room.At about 2.am ,i heard my sister screaming ,some idiot climbed on the porch and walked passed her and picked up the tv going when my son came out picked up a chair to knock him out he jumped over the porch and ran..these fellas need a bullet in their heads.because their brains are useless.It’s time that people do like mr. St.Amie.I bet he will run if he ever sees him again.Good job mr.
Well, if the Police do not want to respond to hard working individuals call for protection, i guess we have to protect ourselves….be it paro or not.
I am sure if it was a man smoking a spliff, they would have come down on him with all their boots and batons.
Way to go St Aimee. I hope others follow in your foot steps….or “actions”.
@KayTee:
i have a business i town too and those vagrants always trying to break into it. the police are of no help even if you give them the names of those who attempt to rob you.
i will do the same as ST.Aime when push comes to shove
you should have chopped his hands off. We have to take matters in our own hands. The police are and have been no use to us. Kudos Brother
@KayTee: wat are u saying by 6pm police door close
do so much plz after dark u see any police on street
the police officers have always been lazy and reallydont care untill it affects them directly. the paros on the other hand they have to support their drug habits so breaking and enteringis nothing for them. at times its just some lazy punk who doesnt wantto get work to do but all in all u do what u have to do to defend your daily bread i personally would have ..up big time
Sento you should have DEHANDED that theif teach them a lesson to mess with a WESLEY MAN.
@KayTee: IDOIT!!! NO ONE IS ASKING THE POLICE TO BE SUPERHEROES. INSTEAD OF RUNNING WOMAN TELL THEM PATROL THE STREETS. UNTIL YOU ARE IN THE POSITION AND YOU WORK HARD ONLY FOR LAZY PEOPLE TO ROB YOU, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT FEELS. NEXT TIME CUT OFF HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT FOOT!!
PROTECT WHAT IS YOURS SIR. WITH THIS RAPID INCREASE IN DRUG DEALING AND PAROS PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER AT EASE. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED THAT THE PERP. WAS A PARO.
THIS INCIDENT REINFORCES THE NEED FOR MORE INTENSE EFFORT TO STOP THIS DRUG DEALING IN D/CA. IT IS SAD THAT WHILE PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY ONE MAY HAVE TO HARM A COUPLE OF PAROS WHEN THE PAROS THEMSELVES REALLY NEED HELP.
THE GOVERNMENT MUST GET MORE INVOLVED IN THIS DRUG FIGHT; ALL PAROS MUST BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS FOR DRUG TREATMENT. IF WE PULL THEM OFF THE STREETS THE DRUG DEALERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY OUT OF BUSINESS.
u right to give him some cutlass lashes, these men think they can break and enter people business and home and yet when countless reports are being made, the police does nothing about it. some times you have to defend and protect yourself and your property.
these officers are sometimes plain lazy.
way to go bernard
St.Aime should cut off his right hand
Secure your business place properly or hire a security officer. The police can only do so much. Police officer are not superheroes
they neen to stop harass people for weed and go get all dem vole