An unidentified man armed with a screwdriver robbed a female Russian tourist yesterday (October 11) at Suicide Cliff in Marpi (Saipan) and then escaped in the woman's rental car. The woman, visibly traumatized by the robbery, also lost her bag containing over $100 cash, a digital camera that costs $1,200, hotel keys, some documents, and other items, in addition to the car.
COMMENT: The victim has bruises on her elbows that she sustained after falling to the ground during the struggle with her assailant. During the struggle, the suspect brandished the screwdriver at the woman in a threatening manner. Japanese tourists nearby assisted the victim in calling the police after the the robbery.
Unfortunately, the robbery so adversely affected the victim that she decided to cut her trip short and return to Russia. Several tourists have fallen prey to burglars in Suicide Cliff and other tourist spots in Marpi over the last few years.
The Russian market is comprised mostly of up-scale tourists who stay longer than one week. They mostly come from the Russian cities of Khabarovsk, Yugno-Sakhalinsk, and Vladivostok.
Suicide Cliff is named after the hundreds of Japanese civilians who jumped from a nearby cliff some 800 feet above the sea, rather than be detained by Allied troops who landed on Saipan's beaches during World War II.
Today, Saipan is a gorgeous island and is generating a tourist following from all over the world.
COMMENT: The victim has bruises on her elbows that she sustained after falling to the ground during the struggle with her assailant. During the struggle, the suspect brandished the screwdriver at the woman in a threatening manner. Japanese tourists nearby assisted the victim in calling the police after the the robbery.
Unfortunately, the robbery so adversely affected the victim that she decided to cut her trip short and return to Russia. Several tourists have fallen prey to burglars in Suicide Cliff and other tourist spots in Marpi over the last few years.
The Russian market is comprised mostly of up-scale tourists who stay longer than one week. They mostly come from the Russian cities of Khabarovsk, Yugno-Sakhalinsk, and Vladivostok.
Suicide Cliff is named after the hundreds of Japanese civilians who jumped from a nearby cliff some 800 feet above the sea, rather than be detained by Allied troops who landed on Saipan's beaches during World War II.
Today, Saipan is a gorgeous island and is generating a tourist following from all over the world.
