:00:17
Much more than just a series
of small, isolated incidents...
:00:21
it´s apparent an organized
criminal element is at work.
:00:25
And at the moment,
business is good.
:00:28
So good, in fact, there appear
to be no eyewitnesses...
:00:32
to any of these crimes.
:00:33
With complaints ranging
from purse-snatching...
:00:36
to breaking and entering...
:00:37
police switchboards have been
swamped...
:00:39
with the angry voices
of more and more citizens...
:00:42
who have fallen prey
to the recent surge of crime...
:00:46
that continues
to plague the city.
:01:03
Instead of getting better,
things have gotten worse.
:01:08
Even more alarming
is the baffling...
:01:09
and often bizarre
nature of these crimes.
:01:15
Merchandise of every size
and description...
:01:17
from skateboards
to stereo systems...
:01:20
has been disappearing
from store shelves...
:01:22
and storage areas
at an alarming rate.
:01:29
Even the victims themselves
rarely glimpse the thieves.
:01:33
Many don´t know they´ve been
victimized until it´s too late.
:01:37
In fact, police have yet
to come up with an eyewitness.
:01:42
Only a few vague reports...
:01:44
of young boys or teenagers
at the scenes have been filed.
:01:49
But whoever is behind these
crimes, one thing is certain.
:01:53
These are much more than just
a series of random incidents.