Authorities need to resolve the many woes plaguing Penang

THE recent spate of injury and death-related snatch thefts is only one of the many woes plaguing Penang island and a couple of old friends known to this writer are lying in the hospital being victims of these crimes. 

Admittedly it is difficult to apprehend these culprits in the act but with more enforcement officers on the rounds, the likelihood of reducing these criminal activities would increase. Many foreigners were also victims and this has given a negative image of Penang to other countries.