DURING October, 2011, at least 14 taxi drivers were attacked and robbed by a man armed with a handgun, who entered their vehicles on the pretext of being a passenger.

The hapless drivers were mainly taken into Albouystown or Sophia, where they were robbed of their valuables.
In five such instances, the armed man took away the victims’ motor vehicles, and used them to commit armed robberies on several females.

The police are presently working in collaboration with the Hire-Car Drivers’ Association and individual taxi services in Georgetown to apprehend the perpetrator of these heinous crimes.
The Guyana Police Force is appealing to the general public, particularly transportation service providers, to note the foregoing and to share any information they might have with the police.
They can be reached on telephone numbers 225-6411, 225-8196, 226-7065, 227-1149, 227-1270, 911, or by visiting the nearest police station.