Tag: armed robbery
Three men charged 6 months after armed robbery
(CNS): Three men were charged last week in connection with an armed robbery at a George Town gas station on 29 March. It was reported at the time that around 10pm, an armed man burst into the Esso station store on Dorcy Drive, fired a shot into the air and demanded cash. The robber then […]
Gunman escapes with cash from West Bay shop
(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery at a small business on Finch Drive, West Bay, Monday evening, 6 September. Officers responded to a report of a robbery at a store where a man had entered brandishing a firearm and demanding cash from the worker. He then fled the location on foot with an undisclosed […]
Cops need help to ID grocery store robber
(CNS): The RCIPS is making a public appeal to help them identify the robber caught on CCTV during an armed stick-up at the Reflections Food 4 Less shop at the Airport Centre on Maclendon Drive, George Town, in the early hours of Saturday morning, 6 August. The grocery store video shows the armed man, who […]
Food 4 Less robbed of cash at gunpoint
(CNS): The police are investigating an armed robbery at the Reflections Food 4 Less store near the Airport Centre on Maclendon Drive, George Town, in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police say that around 1:50am a man entered the shop brandishing a firearm and demanded cash from the staff.
Man robbed at gunpoint on George Town street
(CNS): Police are investigating an armed robbery in George Town early Monday morning. The victim had left a residence on Martin Drive at around 4am when he was approached by a man he did not know who was brandishing a firearm. The robber demanded cash from the victim and then fled with an undisclosed quantity […]
Duo face lengthy jail time over booze shop heist
(CNS): Two of the three culprits in a violent robbery at the Tortuga liquor store in Governor’s Square in February 2020 have been handed lengthy jail terms. Richard Edward Nash (27) was one of two masked men who, armed with a long knife, went into the store, threatened staff and engaged in “gratuitous violence”, according […]
Ex-prison officer murdered in ‘numbers’ shop robbery
(CNS): Police are urging members of the public to help them find the two murder suspects caught on CCTV leaving a small business unit at 190 School Road on Monday night. Officers believe that Harry Wenworth Elliott (62), a former prison supervisor, was gunned down on the premises, which is a well-known ‘numbers’ spot, in […]
Man shot dead at George Town business premises
(CNS): A 63-year-old local man was shot and killed on Monday evening at commercial premises on School Road, close to the Eastern Avenue junction in George Town. Police said they have opened a murder investigation but would not confirm any of the circumstances of the killing, which took place at around 8:30 last night during […]
Weekend armed robberies linked, police say
(CNS): The police are investigating another two armed robberies that took place on Sunday, which follow a spate of gun-related crimes over the last month, from street muggings to gas station stick-ups. A woman was robbed of her bag on a street in George Town at around 9:45pm. About an hour later at least one […]
Armed men assault staff in Savannah robbery
(CNS): Police have opened another robbery investigation after a small business in Savannah was targeted Tuesday night by three men, two of whom had guns. Police were called to the stick-up in Homestead Crescent at around 9:40pm on19 April. The three masked men entered the premises and demanded money. One of them fired a shot […]
Police round up robbery suspect in raid
(CNS): A 30-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of robbery following a bust in Boilers Road yesterday. The operation involved uniform officers, the Firearms Response Unit, the K-9 Unit and the Air Operations Unit. When police officers approached the wanted suspect, he tried to escape in a vehicle but was stopped […]
