VEHICLE BREAK-IN, CORRECTED COPY

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 000983

SIPDIS

DEPT. FOR DS/IP/AF, DS/ITA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC
SUBJECT: VEHICLE BREAK-IN, CORRECTED COPY



1. On September 29, 2005 at approximately 0945 the vehicle of
an Embassy employee was broken into and 100,000 DF were
stolen from the vehicle. The EFM of an Embassy employee had
gone to Djibouti Telecom to pay their internet bill and
parked their vehicle in the parking lot across the street
from Djibouti Telecom. The EFM reported that he has been
having problems with his automatic looks and believes that
when pressed the button on his remote that the car doors did
not actually lock, because when he returned to the car there
was no sign of forced entry, but the glove box was open and
the money was missing.


2. The EMF went with our FSNI and provided enough information
on the subjects that the police were able to start an
investigation and assigned a police officer to investigate
the incident. Within 15 minutes the police had arrested all
known thieves and drug dealers in the area of Djibouti
Telecom and began questioning them. The RSO was also
informed by the police and Djibouti Telecom security guards
that criminal activities have gone up in this area. Just one
week prior money was stolen from a vehicle belonging to a
French national. It is my opinion that this incident was
completely avoidable, but it does highlight the rise in crime
in Djibouti and the fact that there are elements out there
watching Americans. RSO apprised country team of recent
incidents and encouraged personnel security awareness.


3. If you have any questions please contact RSO Gary Stoner
at (253) 35 39 95 or via email at stonergm@state.gov.
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