Linden residents appeal to ‘Top Cop’ over spate of hold-ups

Tension is high among residents of Linden since there has been an increasing number of armed robberies by gunmen or a lone gunman and they are calling on the Commissioner of Police to take a personal interest by ensuring that a stronger team of officers is deployed to the area.

This call came in the wake of two robberies committed  early Tuesday evening when two individuals were beaten and robbed by a gun-toting bandit. Both attacks occurred between 7:00 and 8:00 pm on Tuesday.

Clifton Alli of Wismar Housing Scheme Squatting area said that shortly before 8 pm he was sitting with two friends in front of a shop close to his home when he heard a banging sound and on looking up he noticed