POLICE on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD) are searching for a man who grabbed a Bakewell salesman’s lunch bag during a botched robbery attempt at Little Diamond, EBD on Tuesday.

Reports are that the man, who is well-known to many in the area, went to a school around midday on Tuesday to pick up a student.

Eyewitnesses revealed that the man stopped at a shop at Waja Street, Little Diamond, to make a purchase while he left the child on his motorcycle, with the engine running.
Surveillance footage at the shop showed the robber as he launched an attack on the Bakewell salesman as the man arranged sales with the shop owner.

The assailant then fled with the man’s lunch bag. Persons in the area noted that the bandit may have assumed it was the salesman’s bag of cash. The salesman’s lunch bag contained his personal documents as well as his keys.

Police visited the school on Wednesday after the perpetrator was seen there by residents. However, the suspect fled the scene after he found out that the cops were looking for him. Several officers combed the area in search of the man but their efforts were futile. Police are continuing their search.