St. Maarten Private Eye

The thieves are already taking notice of the road controls.
Many robberies need cars with drivers to haul the loot away.
You are thinking that a sole thief comes into the house and operates alone and he escapes on foot, wrong!
These guys are organized gangs, they operate in groups, one or two enters the homes, a driver is waiting in a get away car close by. So the road controls are very necessary.
In fact some time back during a road control, police found guns, machetes and other weapons in vehicles.
Not everyone lives in a gated community swift, with a guard at the entrance, many of us have no security except sometimes our neighbors who can help us out by looking out when they are home or when they drive through the community.
Just keep in mind that organized groups are the ones terrorizing the residents and business community, not so much your sole thief working alone on foot.