— expected to appear in court today

POLICE have arrested the suspects of a robbery under arms committed on a miner on December 31, 2017, at Republic Avenue, MacKenzie, Linden, in Festival City, Georgetown on Friday.

The robbery was captured on CCTV cameras. Police in a release said the arrest was as a result of intensive collaborative work between detectives of Linden, CID Headquarters, Georgetown, and East Coast cops.

According to a police source, the three suspects are expected to appear in court on Monday.

The suspects, one of whom is an ex-policeman, were positively identified on Friday during an identification parade by the victim who was gun-butted and relieved of his jewellery.

A motorcar which was stolen during the commission of a robbery at Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, was found in the possession of the suspects when they were arrested.

“Surprisingly, even though the victim’s vehicle engine and chassis numbers corresponded with his registration, a purportedly faked registration was produced by one of the suspects for the said vehicle,” police said

Police also said the suspects, ages 29 and 30 of Unity Place, North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, are scheduled to be placed on several identification parades within the next few days in relation to several other carjackings.
The police, under Commander Kareembaksh, have also stepped up their mobile patrol, primarily to rid Linden of criminal elements who come from other areas.