The police are investigating two armed robberies which occurred at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara and South Ruimveldt on Wednesday, during which the gunmen fled with cash and jewellery.

In the first incident, businessman Jermaine Langevine was robbed by four gunmen around 1:30 am as he was climbing the stairway to his Kiskadee Drive, South Ruimveldt home.

A police press release said that Langevine left his place of business at Hadfield and John streets and was climbing a stairway at his home when the suspects held him up and robbed him of jewellery valued $620,000, $1,200 US currency and $860,000 cash.
The gunmen, according to the release, while fleeing discharging a round. Police responded and subsequently retrieved two metal fragments from the scene.

The second incident occurred about 11:30 am at Lot 89 Herstelling during which Beethdial Balram, a 74-year-old businesswoman and Joy Khan, 53 years also of Herstelling were robbed by two men both armed with handguns.

According to a police press release Beethdial was in her shop which is located on the ground floor of her two-storey home chatting with Khan when the suspects held them up and demanded money and jewellery. One of them stood guard while the other relieved the women of jewellery valued $66,000 and $6,000 cash.

The suspects according to the release then fled north into the village.