POLICE URGED TO TARGET GYPSIES AFTER NEW SPATE OF HOTEL CRIMES

PALMA
POLICE are being urged to crackdown on alleged gypsy sneak thieves after an increase in robberies and other incidents.
The latest plea for action comes after a gang struck at the Residencia Playa d'Or in Cala d'Or. The crooks were disturbed but still managed to escape with a small quantity of cash.

Witnesses managed to identify part of the thieves' car registration number and forwarded it to the local police with a detailed description of the raiders.

But officers were said to be unwilling to hunt for the crooks because they claimed they could not help without the full car registration number. Local resident Joe Keenan fumed: “What chance have we got to stop this sort of crime when this is the response from the police?