THREE men were arrested while three others escaped when police were responding to a report of persons being attacked and robbed at Rockstone, Upper Demerara River on Thursday night. Police reported that at about 18:00hrs on Thursday, Joint Services ranks responded to reports received that a group of men were attacking and robbing persons traversing the roadway at Rockstone, Upper Demerara River, and arrested three men who were armed with cutlasses.
A ditch had been dug across the road and vehicles were being pounced upon as they slowed down at that point. And a number of other men managed to escape as the Joint Services ranks approached.
The three men are in police custody and charges will be laid shortly.