They were particularly agitated by high incidence of armed robbery in their towns of residence.
As a result of the introduction of community policing, fear of crime (especially armed robbery) fell from 68% to 48%.
While local people recognised that such brutality was undesirable, in the context of rampant armed robbery and police corruption, it was better than the alternatives.
In addition to armed robbery, these gangs ran protection rackets, extorting money from business people and traders as well as attacking their customers.
What you hear are power outages, shortage of water, armed robbery and other evils.
His extension does not cover those who commit armed robbery.
These include life imprisonment for armed robbery or robbery with violence.
Within a few weeks of his release in 1979, he committed another armed robbery.
