Gordon Lyken’s home which is just above his funeral parlour at Norton Street was hit by bandits early yesterday morning as he slept.
The empty television stand in Lyken’s living room where the television and stereo set used to be.
He woke up around 5:45 am to find his living room area cleaned out save for a few items; the bandits carted off the large screen television set, stereo system, a laptop computer, some ornaments and a bottle of scotch that was tucked away in a corner of the room.
Lyken had no idea who would have robbed him but there were suspicions among his staff that it was persons who are familiar with the home.
The businessman, who said it was his first robbery and “hopefully the last”, told Stabroek News that he was particularly tired on Monday night and may have retired for the night without checking to see if the front door was secured. This was around midnight.
The door, which had a few visible fingerprints, faces east and is positioned so that persons can only gain access by climbing up about ten feet or jumping up on a side roof.
Lyken related that by looking at it from the outside it would be difficult to ascertain whether it might be locked or unlocked; adding that he found it strange people knew it was unlocked on that particular night.
“There were no signs of any forced entry which means that they got in through the front door. I would lock this door every night and the one night I forgot is when someone comes and robs me”, he said.
According to Lyken the slightest sounds usually wake him but on Monday night he slept through after hitting his pillow and heard nothing. He said the police were called in within minutes of him realizing what had happened. The businessman said that he lost no cash. He said the bandits have left him to re-furnish his living room and according to him the scotch was a gift for a friend.
When asked about security measures, Lyken related that he has a watchman at the parlour who was there that night but the man has since stated that he didn’t hear or see anything. Lyken said that he is not about to speculate as to what exactly the man might have seen if anything.
Yesterday the police visited the premises and spoke with a few employees. The home was also dusted for prints.
Hey, this story of sleeping like a dead, I lyken it.
On a serious note, it was indeed a good thing Gordon was dead asleep upstairs. Maybe if he was resurrected from his slumber, those guys could have retaliated and send him downstairs in one of those freezing drawers for a permanent rest.
People are dying everyday, he is going to get money to replace those things. Next time before you shut your eyes, shut your door.
whydont these people let SKINNY AND FINEMAN GHOST REST IN PEACE.
Melvina Cummings are you for real? Why should ‘Skinny’ and ‘Fineman’ ghosts rest in peace. Watch your words you’ll invoke a lot of anger and despise! These were
criminal elements were slaughtered in a way far more peaceful than they killed innocent people. They should have been caught and dragged to a painfully slow death from Lusignan to Bartica. (R.I.H.) Fineman and Skinny
Rot In Hell!…
`the security guard did not see or hear anything’ and was hired to do A JOB WHICH HE WAS PAID FOR i say hold the guard responsible.
My brother and I went to Guyana to pay respect to our parents who are decease, when we got to the cemetry we were both outrage at the terrible condition such as overgrown trees and lots of bush. We were unable to enter and locate our parents tomb. Something need to be done about that terrible situation, the city council need to be held responsible.
Lyken and the Police needs to check at the LeRepentiar Cemetery –maybe the “sleeping souls ” needs some entertainment and stole the TV . Maybe it is paid back time for Lyken .
LONG AGO A WATCHMAN IS A WATCHMAN.MEANING HE KEEP WAKE THE WHOLE NIGHT.THEY NEVER HAD A BENCH OR HAMMOCK OR OFFICE TO SIT IN.THEY STAND UP AD WALK THE WHOLE NIGHT.
NOW WATCHMAN A SLEEP.SO HOW WILL HE HEAR OR SEE WHAT HAPPEN?
It might have been “Gordon Lightfoot” who did it, that’s why no one heard anything!
I am sorry and scared for all the families in Guyana. This is a another very sad day in Guyana. Lyken is a very good funeral home and one should be aware if they have family in Guyana that the criminals have no limits, churches, old people and now funeral homes. I just buried my mother got great service from Gordon and his staff. It was very good his daughter and D was not there. Hired help is no longer like it use to be and the question is who can be trusted. One migrates back to Guyana and this is what end up happening. The police should be involved in finding the criminals rather than always begging for tap up. We will see who gets arrested in this case. Does any of you guys know this man has a charity organization and give lots of donations to children, women and persons with HIV right there in Guyana. Lets not be so funny, but I agree he should come back to USA rather than waste his talents and education as an engineer in that country. I was suprised on my visit to Guyana after meeting him and his family that he would live in that place, called “The Wild Wild West.
maybe somebody in side know what is going on
This is not funny ,where is the respect for our prominent business owners if these disrespectful low lives can do this to a person like lyken what do you think they would do to other lest popular guyanese.