A 58-year-old bandit was handed over to the police on Wednesday morning while two others are said to be on the run with an undisclosed amount of cash and other items they took when they broke into Survival Supermarket on Sheriff Street.

The suspect in custody was apprehended by security guards at the supermarket following an exchange of gunfire with his accomplices who managed to escape.
Speaking with the Chronicle on Wednesday afternoon, proprietor Parshuram Arjune said he received a call from his security guards at about 04:0hrs Wednesday morning informing him of the break-in at the supermarket and that they had nabbed one of the bandits.

The businessman said that investigations indicated that the men entered the supermarket premises from the rear and used the fire escape stairs to reach the canopy and the top floor of the building where they forced their way into the store.

Using the interior stairs of the supermarket, the bandits then proceeded to break the locks on doors and grillwork to make their way into the main office. Then the men grabbed cash and other items and were about to leave when they were confronted by the guards.

The bandits and guards exchanged fire and two bags of loot got left behind as the men ran for their lives leaving the 58-year-old accomplice behind. He was apprehended and handed over to the police.

Police sources yesterday confirmed that the man was cooperating with them but while there are reports that three men committed the act, he maintained that it was only him and a Trinidadian national.

(By Leroy Smith)