As a result of the ongoing thefts and break-ins that plague Jerusalem’s Ramat Shlomo neighborhood, rabbonim of the community have decided that a private security company must be brought in, Hamodia reports.
During recent weeks, there have been break-ins every Shabbos, as well as during the week and as a result, families fear leaving their homes unoccupied. The report adds that even families who permit using their apartments for guests attending a simcha on a Shabbos that they are away have also been targeted when the guests are out attending the simcha.
Askanim in the community have met numerous times with police and other officials and while police are making an effort, it appears they lack the manpower to bring a halt to the break-ins. Askanim met with rabbonim as they worked to devise a plan.
It has been decided that every family will have to pay at least 15 NIS monthly towards increasing security patrols. A letter has been sent to community residents informing them of the decision of the community rabbonim, informing them of the decision and telling them one may use ma’aser funds to pay the security tax.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Private security will do the job gdwilling..
this is a unfortunatly common thing. The baal haSimcha puts up a general invitation in the local shul tell everyone of his upcoming wedding. The ganav reads the invite and knows when the family will not be in the apt, the night of the simcha or the ufruf or shabbos sheva brachos, knowing that the apt will be empty he calls his buddies and they break in and know they have several hours to enjoy roaming around the place.
the answer: get a trusted friend or neighbor who is not going to the simcha to baby sit the apt and make certain to have his/her cell phone on hand just in case of emergency.
normally the thief will first knock on door or call up to check if some one is home, since the thief knows all about the baal haSimcah.
and when you catch the gonif you break his knee caps so he limps and can run away so fast.