THE police in Berbice have detained one suspect and recovered the bike that was involved in two brazen robberies in Kildonan and Port Mourant on Tuesday.According to police sources, one suspect was held for the robbery committed in Kildonan. The suspect hails from the neighbouring village of Nurney. The source has confirmed that the hunt is now on for the other two accomplices who were involved in the daring robbery committed on Nirmala Devi Persaud.
Meanwhile, the source has also confirmed that the bike which was used in the Spready’s robbery on Tuesday was found in a clump of bushes aback Port Mourant and they have positively identified one of the suspects from surveillance footage. According to reports, the brother of the suspect was detained and pertinent information regarding the whereabouts of his brother was gathered. As a result, sleuths are tracking the suspects’ movements closely and are optimistic they will make a breakthrough shortly in the case.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that on Thursday one of the suspects visited his home in Babu Jaan, Port Mourant and called his brother to retrieve an item. The police received a tip-off that the men were in the area, but by the time they arrived the men had already left. The brother was subsequently arrested and taken back to the house where the suspect lives and a search of the backyard unearthed two full-face helmets matching the description of the one used in the robbery at Spready’s . This newspaper understands that the said house is a meeting place for the planning of illegal activities. According to information, the suspect was seen two days prior to the robbery fixing his bike and the motorcycle fits the description of the one used in the Spready’s robbery.
On Tuesday at 14:30hrs, bandits stuck twice on the Corentyne when a lone bandit walked into the Money Gram section of Spready’s Supermarket wearing a closed, full- face motorbike helmet. He presented himself to the cashier as a customer and then grabbed her by the hair and banged her head against the counter. The bandit then jumped over the counter and emptied the cash register, which, according to the owner, amounted to close to $1M. The bandit then ran out where an accomplice was waiting on a CG motor cycle and they made good their escape.
The owner of Spready’s Narine Singh, has also disclosed to this newspaper that the surveillance footage revealed the bandit had a weapon in his possession, however, he did not brandish it during the robbery. Meanwhile, at the same time over in Kildonan three bandits attacked 50-year-old Nirmala Devi Persaud called “Aunty Doris,” who was home alone cleaning fish in her backyard. The woman who operates a small vegetable stand was held at gunpoint by an armed bandit while his two accomplices ransacked her home looking for cash and jewellery. The men kept demanding money and jewellery, even though Persaud gave them her purse which contained a little over $5000. After not finding anything else of value, the bandits resorted to removing the pair of earrings that Persaud was wearing at the time. The three men then bound and gagged Persaud before making good their escape in a white 212 Toyota Carina car.