Residents of Orikum and Dukat report that for days now, homes and businesses have been the target of robberies, while the perpetrators, according to them, operate in disguise and mainly at night. One of the most serious cases was recorded on September 16 in Dukat, where unidentified persons entered a home while residents were inside, taking valuables and then the vehicle.
On October 1, another case was reported in Orikum, where the perpetrators entered and robbed a cigarette shop. Meanwhile, residents also speak of other cases of smaller thefts in Dukat.
Reports of house thefts have also been received from the village of Kaninë, but there is still no complete data on how many houses have been affected or what has been taken. Residents say that for almost 10 days a group of people has been moving around the area and committing house and business thefts.
“We are terrorized. We have reported the cases to the police, but the thefts continue,” the residents say.
According to them, the perpetrators also take advantage of power outages, operating in the dark and entering houses or businesses unnoticed.
Residents say that nothing is spared from the thefts, including household appliances, food, tools, money, livestock, and even vehicles.
According to residents, security camera footage has captured masked individuals, while the footage has been made available to the police. The residents' greatest fear is not only related to material damage. They say that they are afraid of a direct confrontation with the perpetrators, especially since in some cases there were people in the apartments.
