THE festive season, and holidays in general, are synonymous with high crime, ranging from accidents on the road and deaths, to crime in busy shopping centres, and robberies at homes and businesses, where it is quiet at this time of the year.
Holiday scams have also become a major crime, as has the interception of money being paid for goods and services online. Reports of delivery vehicles being robbed in almost the same fashion as cash-in-transit heists have taken a nasty turn, and security experts have warned the public to be extremely vigilant at every turn.
“The number of people who book holidays and