A total of 537 robberies were reported last May, but the police solved only 38 of them, according to statistics issued by Justice and Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg, in reply to a parliamentary question by Labour spokesman for home affairs Gavin Gulia.
The statistics showed that theft was the most common of 1,009 reported crimes last May, while damage to property was the second most common (230 cases) and bodily harm the third (111 cases).
Taking into consideration these 1,009 crimes reported to the police in May, Dr Borg said 39 people were found guilty of having committed a criminal offence.
As regards the robberies reported in May, the most common were unclassified thefts (211 cases), while the second most common were thefts from cars (147).
Other robberies were reported to have taken place from residences (55 cases), theft of vehicles (29 cases) and thefts from bars and hotels (20 cases).
Work at the sewage
treatment plant in Gozo
The installation of mechanical and electrical equipment at the sewage treatment plant that is being built in Gozo is at an advanced stage, Gozo Minister Giovanna Debono said in reply to a parliamentary question by Labour spokesman for young people, sports and culture Carmelo Abela.
Minister Debono said that according to information she received from the Water Services Corporation chairman, work at the sewage treatment plant consisted of construction work, installation of channels, both inside and outside the plant, and work on the road leading to the plant from Triq ta’ Brieghen.
The work involved also consisted of onsite tanks and testing of the tanks’ water tightness, said Ms Debono.
20 elderly people directly admitted to SVPR this year
A total of 20 elderly people were admitted to St Vincent de Paul Residence (SVPR) without having gone through the Admissions Ward process this year, said Health, the Elderly and Community Care Minister Louis Deguara.
Dr Deguara was replying to a parliamentary question by Labour spokesman for social solidarity Marie Louise Coleiro Preca.
He said that only three elderly people were admitted to SVPR without the Admissions Board having been informed previously.
These three people had been receiving treatment at St Luke’s Hospital and the board was informed about them at the next meeting.
As for the 20 elderly people who were directly admitted to SVPR, Dr Deguara said this happened because the Admissions Ward was full of people undergoing rehabilitation, while there were several empty beds available at SVPR.