: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.
:02:01
Come on. Hurry up.
:02:15
Good.
:02:22
Crimes without criminals?
:02:24
An invisible gang at work?
:02:26
Who are we going to call?
:02:28
Unfortunately, the police
are the only ones available...
:02:31
to combat what some are dubbing
´´the silent crime wave. ´´
:02:36
But perhaps the most
disturbing silence...
:02:39
is that coming from City Hall.
:02:41
April O´Neil,
Channel Three Eyewitness News.
:02:45
You got to stop working so hard.
:02:47
What, give up all this glamour?
:02:50
Good night.