Quick work by the police and public spirited persons yesterday resulted in the capture of one of two motorcycle bandits who had moments earlier snatched a West Demerara businessman’s $500,000 gold chain.
Police said in a press release that efforts are being made to apprehend the other suspect.
According to the release, around 11:00 hrs businessman Donald Latchanna, 40, of Blankenburg, West Coast Demerara was attacked and robbed of one chain by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, while at his vulcanising shop.
Investigations revealed that Latchanna was held up by the two perpetrators who drove up on a CG motorcycle. The armed man snatched Latchanna’s gold chain from his neck and discharged two rounds before escaping on the motorcycle.
“The police responded quickly to the report and established a road block close to the Harbour Bridge,” the release said adding that recognising this, the men tried to escape along the Sea Dam at Pouderoyen, WBD. However “public-spirited persons informed the police who managed to arrest one of them and seize the motorcycle,” the release said.
