PHILIPSBURG--United Task Force Against Crime (UTFAC) will be marching through Philipsburg on Saturday, July 31, to protest rampant crime on the island. In a press statement Monday, it asked the community to join it.

UTFAC is planning a mixed march and candlelight vigil from John Larmonie Centre to the Government Administration Building. It wants all marchers to carry candles or lights.

"Crime is everybody's business and right now our little island is slowly turning into a paradise for criminals," UTFAC said in a message. "[It's] time to get up and show that we will not tolerate those in our midst who are hell-bent on destroying our wellbeing."

Anyone who needs more information can contact UTFAC members Clarence Richardson, Lenny Priest, Jadira Veen, Benjamin Kelly and Mercedes "Elektra" Wyatt.