POLICE are hunting for two suspects who robbed a family at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara on Thursday night. The robbers shot and injured Rajendra Persaud who went to the aid of his younger sibling and is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH). The police reported that, about 22:20 hrs on January 24, two men attacked Dinesh Persaud, 16, with a firearm and a knife while he was on the verandah of his home at Enterprise.
The attackers tied him up, ransacked the premises and took away an undisclosed sum of foreign currency and a cell phone.
The victim’s brother, Rajendra Persaud, 33, who was in a neighbouring house, responded and was shot and injured in his abdomen. 
Investigations into the incident are  continuing but no arrest has been made as yet.
  

Noise nuisance complainants must give police statements – Crime Chief

CRIME Chief Seelall Persaud has said that the police can only act on the issue of noise nuisance if a statement is given, if not, they could not do  anything to enforce the law.
He said someone has to be disturbed by loud and continuous music to make such a complaint and urged affected persons to make reports to the police in their respective areas, so that action could be taken to alleviate the problem.
As it relates to mini-buses used for public transportation, the Assistant Commissioner (Law Enforcement) said the police have managed to control that because, once they are not operated in accordance with the stipulated regulations, their fitness certificates, without which they cannot operate, would be revoked.
He said, as for private vehicles in which loud music is usually being played from large boxes, the police cannot do much about that, since they  have control only over public transportation.
Last Wednesday, residents of Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice, who are being plagued by consistent noise, in a letter to the media, lamented the disturbance, stating that they feel the police in the area are not doing enough about it.
The Crime Chief encouraged the villagers to file a report at the nearest police station in the district.
           
Seriously affected                        
Residents have complained that loud and continuous music is being played at several business places as well as private properties and the sick, elderly and young children are seriously affected.
The complainants noted that mini-bus passengers can travel in relative ease since the police carried out a massive campaign to rid the buses of huge boom boxes which, in the past, had affected commuters for sometime.
They said similar noises emanate whenever there is public entertainment in the vicinity of residential areas and mobile music carts contribute, as well.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had issued a press statement in which citizens were reminded of the consequences of noise nuisance and listed the names and addresses of the culpable.
On December 7, 2011, the ministry had said that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will adopt a ‘no nonsense’ approach to the issue and the full force of the law will deal with offenders, as complaints pile up countrywide.
The ministry said that it continues to receive numerous complaints, from senior citizens, the sick, working parents, students and several other law-abiding people, to the effect that they are being affected by loud, repetitive and continuous noise emanating from a range of places in the different police divisions.
The ministry said, in the release, that it has made checks at the locations, on specified days and times and verified the validity and justification of the complaints.
The release said that the ministry wishes to inform that the relevant Divisional Commanders of the GPF have been provided with the details pertaining to the complaints and directed to take appropriate action.