Residents and businesspersons in the Thomas and New Market streets area are calling on the Guyana Police Force to up their game plan in response to the recent spate of robberies there.
They are asking the police to place an outpost in that location as they are concerned for their safety. A video shared on social media of a man being attacked on Monday by two bandits after he tried to save a woman from being robbed, has alarmed business operators. A businessperson, who asked not to be named, explained during an interview with Stabroek News, that she heard screams about three minutes after going into her place of work. The woman said that she immediately checked her surveillance camera which showed that someone was being robbed. To secure herself she quickly locked the doors to the building.
Another woman, also present at the business reinforced the need to have police patrolling in the area. She explained that while persons around the area may witness a robbery unfolding, individuals have become too afraid to intervene. The atmosphere has now become one of fear since this is the second robbery in recent days, and not so long ago, a murder occurred in that immediate area.( Bharrat Dass, 43, of Lot 242 Forshaw Street, Georgetown, was attacked around 10 pm on November 5th, 2020 at Medi-Care Pharmacy on New Market Street. The injured man was later discovered by one of his sons during an impromptu visit, however, he succumbed to his injuries). Another businessman, who also asked to remain anonymous stated that his main concern is security.
