Tag: armed robbery

Men robbed by gunman on GT street in broad daylight

Men robbed by gunman on GT street in broad daylight

| 22/02/2024 | 9 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS has opened a robbery investigation following the mugging on Tuesday of two men in a street off School Road, George Town. Police say that the victims were sitting behind a store in the area at around 11am when they were approached by a masked man, who made threats towards them and demanded […]

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Robbery suspects charged and remanded in custody

Robbery suspects charged and remanded in custody

| 13/02/2024

(CNS): Two men suspected of holding up a convenience store in West Bay last week have been charged with robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent. A 21-year-old man from George Town and a 26-year-old from North Side were arrested following the robbery, which took place just a few yards from the district […]

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Local store robbed steps from police station

Local store robbed steps from police station

| 09/02/2024

(CNS): Two men held up a local grocery store at gunpoint Thursday night in a brazen robbery just steps away from the West Bay Police Station. Two suspects were later picked up with an undisclosed quantity of cash. According to the RCIPS, at about 7:30pm the robbers, wearing masks and hoodies, entered a small convenience […]

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Store clerk cut during armed robbery in West Bay

Store clerk cut during armed robbery in West Bay

| 15/01/2024 | 8 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place on Saturday afternoon at a small convenience store in West Bay, just off Birch Tree Hill Road. Two men entered the shop wearing face coverings, one armed with a machete and the other with a knife. One robber demanded cash from the register, threatening the […]

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Crown: CCTV and DNA tie men to bank robbery

Crown: CCTV and DNA tie men to bank robbery

| 08/11/2023

(CNS): CCTV footage of Richard Andre Scott and Mark Alexander Beckett and DNA on the seats and handlebars of the bikes they used will leave the jury in no doubt that the pair are guilty of robbing customers at the Scotiabank branch in South Sound last June, the prosecution has said. As crown counsel Kenneth […]

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Shop owner runs off armed robber

Shop owner runs off armed robber

| 04/11/2023 | 45 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a convenience store in Bodden Town on Friday night. The masked man, dressed all in black and wearing a hoodie, was carrying a handgun when he entered the store on Bodden Town Road, east of Cumber Avenue, at about 8pm and demanded cash. But the store […]

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Food truck robbed by man wielding machete

Food truck robbed by man wielding machete

| 30/10/2023 | 23 Comments

(CNS): A food truck in Red Bay was robbed of an undisclosed quantity of cash at around 9:45pm Friday night when a masked man armed with a machete approached the staff and demanded money. No one was physically hurt. Once he had the cash, the robber fled the scene on foot. When the police arrived, […]

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Gunman flees bar with customer’s bag

Gunman flees bar with customer’s bag

| 10/10/2023 | 28 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating yet another armed robbery after a man waved a handgun at a group of people socialising outside the Everglo Bar in Bodden Town at around 10:10pm Sunday night. As he approached the people with the gun in his hand, they ran to safety. However, a handbag that was left behind was […]

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Armed men steal cash in midnight robbery

Armed men steal cash in midnight robbery

| 29/09/2023 | 32 Comments

(CNS): Four masked men, two of whom were armed with handguns, robbed a fast-food hut in the Marquee Plaza on Lawrence Boulevard at around midnight Wednesday night. Police said two of the robbers approached the security guard at the location. One was waving a firearm, while the other two went to Al la Kebab, where […]

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Rubis worker robbed on station forecourt

Rubis worker robbed on station forecourt

| 05/09/2023 | 14 Comments

(CNS): An employee at a George Town gas station was robbed of an undisclosed quantity of cash at knifepoint Monday night, the RCIPS has said. The stick-up happened at around 10:00am on the forecourt of the Rubis station on Walkers Road after the worker stepped outside the station shop and was approached by the robber, […]

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Victim assaulted in power-washer robbery

Victim assaulted in power-washer robbery

| 28/08/2023 | 4 Comments

(CNS): Two men, dressed in full black clothing, wearing masks and brandishing a firearm, assaulted a man in the early hours of Thursday morning after stealing a power washer and generator from him at a car wash near the corner of Rock Hole Road and Mary Street in George Town. Police said the robbery was […]

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