The police this morning said that a quick response and diligent work by ranks of ‘D’ Division yesterday resulted in the apprehension of four of six suspects along with a firearm and ammunition, shortly after they executed an armed robbery on a shop located at Cornelia Ida, W.C.D, escaping with valuables inclusive of cash, jewellery and a cellular phone.
Investigation, police said, revealed that about 13:25hrs four males entered the business operated by a mother and daughter and pretended to be customers. Minutes after, two of the men whipped out firearms, pounced and subsequently relieved the victims of their valuables and fled the scene in a waiting Spacio Motor Car; discharging several rounds in the air.
The matter, the police said, was reported and ranks promptly responded and intercepted the getaway car (Spacio) several villages east of Cornelia Ida, with only the driver who hails from ‘D’ Field Sophia and who revealed that the bandits entered another vehicle driven by another of their associates, heading towards the Harbour Bridge.
Observing that police ranks were in place at a “road block” at the Western end of the Harbour bridge, the car with the bandits sped away into Parfaite Harmonie, and crashed into a concrete culvert, during which the driver who hails from Section ‘K’ Vryheid, E.C.D, was alleged to have been accidentally shot in his upper right arm by one of his armed accomplices. The bandits desperate to get across the Harbour bridge to escape from the police, abandoned their injured accomplice and boarded separate vehicles destined for Georgetown. Two of them, police said were nabbed at the Harbour Bridge; one who hails from Lamaha Park Georgetown with the unlicensed firearm and five rounds. He has since admitted to the crime and for shooting his accomplice, who was treated at the W.D.R.H and discharged. Efforts are being made to have the other two suspects arrested. The two vehicles have been lodged.
Investigation are in progress.
The earlier story follows:
A driver is now in custody after he helped armed bandits escape with jewellery and cash that they took in an attack yesterday on a Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara business.
Ganindra, also known as Robin, of Cornelia Ida New Housing Scheme, said he was in Parika when he received news that his family had been attacked and robbed by three men. “I got the call and I rush down and I try calling people on the way to see who I could get to go help and try to get the police,” the man related. He explained that when he arrived at his home, he saw his traumatised wife, mother-in-law, and three children, who related to him what had happened.
“It was around 1.15, they said. My mother-in-law and son
