Well Kevin, now we are getting down to the nitty gritty.I have never once said the burglars are Turkish, only that the Jandarma believe them to be from the village. That does'nt for one minute make them Turkish, I am merely quoting the Jandarma. The suggestion of a reward scheme was first sponsored by a retired British CID officer, who stated their great success in the UK. No mention has ever been made of a 'lynch mob' merely your imagination running wild. The mention of local businesses getting involved so as not to hurt their business in the future, was muted by a local business man himself. I only wish for no other individuals to suffer further burglaries due to these scumbags, but if it is to be that complacency rules, then so be it. Just look at the escalation of burglaries and robberies in Spain, where people have secured their properties as Firo suggested, only to be robbed and burglared at knifepoint, because access to their properties is now too awkward. Once AGAIN, the bottom line is these toerags need to be caught, if YOU can think of any way to assist the Jandarma, so that this village reputation is not hurt any further, please let us ALL know, rather than coming on here 'rubbishing' others suggestions,(Twinkle01), to prevent/capture those responsible.