LAST week’s headlines were very eventful and one story in particular caught my attention which runs something like this: “Police raid causes the death of an 82 year old lady.” Obviously, the lawmen went to that house seeking a criminal element who was either a relative or friend of the household and the trauma of the ensuing search precipitated a heart attack for the senior citizen. Whether the oldster’s condition was pre-existent or not, it does not negate the fact that granny is dead and the criminal community is having a field day with that story blaming the police for gross negligence. While we mourn the loss of the old lady one should not lose sight of the bigger picture, and that is, that harbouring criminals is dangerous business. In today’s Guyana too often we find cases where members of the older generation who either harbour or facilitate criminal activity under the pretence that they are old and would somehow evade prosecution, sadly in this case there was a morbid result. Only recently an elderly, crippled woman was caught with a substantial amount of drugs in her wheelchair, which tells of a growing trend of female senior citizens’ involvement in criminal activity. The point is this:if we are to help the crime fight, all of us must come on board young and old alike, stop providing a safe haven for criminals; in instances when you become aware of persons who engage in dubious activity shun them! Tell them go find some other place because when the police comes a knocking, someone might get unavoidably hurt.