By Michel Outridge

FOLLOWING the burglary at the People’s Choice Self-Service Store at Public Road, Meten-Meer-Zorg (MMZ), West Coast Demerara on March 31, the owners have decided to relocate the business after suffering millions of dollars in losses.One of the co-owners, Harry Singh, explained that in a month’s time he will shift the operation, as sourcing a genuine security guard is not an easy task and it is unsafe for him to leave his home to check on the business at nights.

In the interim, he has installed additional light bulbs around the building and has resumed the business at its current location.

The police said that although they have questioned several persons, they have not made any arrest as yet. Detectives disclosed that no fingerprints were lifted from the crime scene.

It is believed that a group of men who are from the area, ripped out a steel window on the ground floor of the two-storey building, which houses a store and a private school, and carted off millions worth in brand name items, including car accessories, colognes and groceries.

It appeared that the robbers spent a lot of time in forcing open the window to gain access to the store where they had ample time to select what they wanted.

It is believed that the same group of robbers may be responsible for the break-in at the MMZ Post Office that same evening. They broke into the office via the back door and managed to access a safe which stored cash from general transactions.

A large gathering of pensioners who showed up for their payouts had to wait for some time before being informed of the incident.