Greeks live as prisoners in their own home

The house of Giorgos Nikolakopoulos in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica, resembles a fortress. All windows are enclosed with iron railings while on the balcony there is a wild dog barking to everyone. From the day the robbers entered his house, he tries to protect himself in whatever way he can. "Τhe only thing missing is to put a chain and to get hold of the railing" he  tells me

It was eight in the afternoon when the elderly man had climbed upstairs where his daughter is staying to keep his two young grandchildren. He heard the dog barking but did pay notice . When he  came down, the robbers had entered his house and stole money and gold.



It is not the only house  that has been the target of robbers. As the residents have told me lately, robberies have risen dramatically. Mainly because the area has many ways to escape from the National Road.


Dimitris Tsifis has been the victim of robbers 9 times. He placed rolls and alarms, but bandits always find a way to break it.



"We became Chicago," says an elderly woman who doubles in her home and shudders every time she hits the doorphone even if she is a young person who handles brochures.



What they are asking for is more policing

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FEAR DOUBLE-LOCKS GREEKS IN THEIR HOUSES

When the sun sets, the fear reigns in neighborhoods of the center of Athens. The residents are being double-locked in their homes, do not open to anyone and do not go out without escort even if it is needed ... Mrs. Anna who lives near the police station of Agios Panteleimonas can not forget the day when a robber threw her violently down for to grab a bag with her purse and a box of sweets. Even if she is trying to  forget she  can not  because after the fall broke her hip and since then she is released with a cane ....


Mrs. Anastasia returned to her home in Victoria Square. She had put the key to the door when two men stroked her in the face and dragged her into her house and stole her money and gold. From that day he shakes from fear  every time he needs to get out



This elderly woman has often faced thieves who wanted to get into her house saying lying to them as electricians. "We are imprisoned," he told me

Thieves steal that they find in front of them. Bags, purses, mobile phones. Even stunning lights like they did at the entrance to the block of flats with this elderly concierge

Women working in the center of Athens can not work late because they are afraid. This woman always goes to work with her husband. Ηe leaves her at the door and returns in the afternoon and takes her.

Residents of the center of Athens are calling for more policing to feel safe again

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Exarcheia citizens: Our neighborhood crime has increased

Exarcheia citizens in Athens have long complained that in their neighborhood crime has grown dramatically and are now afraid to get out of their homes and walk on the streets of the city

Their complaints had no effect, so they decided to ask for help from the courts. 400 inhabitants of the historic neighborhood signed a letter and sent it to the prosecutor. In their letter, they complain that drug trafficking, prostitution, robberies and murders are taking place next to their homes.

Residents also complain about the fact that the police do not go to the Exarcheia  even when residents call them because they need help. "If there is no policing, crime will increase  more " they say.

Afrer the letter of the indignant residents to the prosecutor, a search began.Watch my story here: 

http://www.alphatv.gr/news/society/prokatarktiki-exetasi-gia-ta-exarheia-apo-ton-proistameno-tis-eisaggelias-protodikon

GREEK BUISNESSMAN DEAD- ROBBERS SHOT HIM 3 TIMES

It was 2th of April when 2 robbers  with guns entered to a rich house at the Northen Suburbs of Athens in Kifisia.  At the first  floor Alexandros Stamatiadis was sleeping with his wife and next to them their young son.  Mr Stamatiadis (father of 3 children)  heard a noise. He woke up. Then he saw the robbers. They hit him to the head. Stamatiadis who was an athlete tried to fight with them to save his family. Then the robbers shot him 3 times.

 He was transfered to the Geniko Kratiko hospital - to the Intensive Care Unit. His situation was very difficult. He tried to stay in life. The doctors say it is a miracle that he stayed alive for 19 days. But today at 11:52  he passed away

Greek policemen did not arrest yet the murderers.
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THE CONFESSION OF A GREEK ROBBER

D.O  was a robber. He was a member of a gang who was stealing houses in the Northern suburbs of Athens. He admits 6 robberies. He would have commited more but a finger print of another member of the gang was the cause to end up in jail.

Ηe was was sentenced to 12 years in prison but was released to 2.5 due to a law introduced by Greek Minister of Justice Nikos Paraskevopoulos.  D.O gives an interview to journalist Antonis Sroiter presenter of a show called AFTOPSIA and reveals all his action. How he  met another Greek, a Bulgarian and two Russians and became a robber. He explains how they were choosing their targets and how they were doing the robberies with guns.

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 http://www.alphatv.gr/news/society/martyria-proin-meloys-symmorias-stin-ekpompi-aytopsia

http://www.alphatv.gr/shows/informative/aftopsia/webtv/o-efialtis-mesa-sto-spiti-mas

Citizens of Athens sleep with a gun under their pillow

Mr Theofanis Panagopoulos is 90 years old. He lives in the center of Athens (Polygono). He has a gun near his bed and he is ready to use it if a robber enters his house. "I will shoot him. I am not afraid. I have a licence for the gun. I  am sure that a lot of Greek people have guns at their houses" he says. 

Burglaries happen every day even beside police stations. This happens to Papagou area . This woman lives only 300 m from the police station but the robbers took everything from her house to Imitou street.

At the same area  an elected woman at the municipality posted at facebook that she was robbed but there was none at the police station to help her 

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ROBBERS IN THE HOUSE OF GREEK MILLIONAIRE

It was 29th of March when Sofia Coustas went to sleep at 2:00 pm. She heard a noise. She woke up. She tried to go to her childens bedroom and then she saw three robbers threatening her two young girls with guns. "Give us all your money and jewellery otherwise we ll kill them" they told her....

The rich Greek woman opened all the vaults and gave them hundreds of thousands of euro  and dollars but also her expensive jewelery. The hooded robbers fled a few minutes without killing anyone

Greek police is investigating the case