THE Guyana Police Force managed to arrest a man suspected of robbing a supermarket at Friendship, East Coast Demerara, on Friday.
According to the Guyana Police Force, on Friday, between 16:52 hrs and 17:00 hrs, the suspect and another man, one of whom was armed with a knife and the other a handgun, arrived on a motorcycle, went into the Hong Yuang Supermarket and took an undisclosed sum of cash and phone cards.

The pair also relieved the proprietor of two cell phones. The security guard on duty at the time told the police that the motorcycle bore registration number CL 5553 and they were wearing surgical masks with hoodies over their heads.
The Vigilance Police Station was alerted of the robbery at about 16:59 hrs and a police patrol responded promptly.

The police spotted the suspects on the motorcycle proceeding west along the Lusignan Prison Road.
The ranks gave chase and the pillion rider discharged several rounds in the ranks’ direction. Both the police and the suspects shot at each other and, eventually, the suspects lost control of the motorcycle and fell into a nearby trench at Felicity, Railway Embankment Road.

They managed to escape from the ranks. However, the police searched the area where they fell, and a 9mm pistol, a magazine with six live matching rounds and a round in the chamber; a Samsung cellphone, a black side bag containing a quantity of 20 dollar bills totalling $1,240 and knife were found on the ground, about one foot away from the motorcycle.

At 22:25 hrs on Friday, the police received information and went to Leopold Street, Georgetown, where they arrested a 20-year-old man who fit the description of one of the suspects. He was told of the allegation, cautioned, arrested, and taken to Vigilance Police Station, where he was placed into custody to assist with the investigation.
Police retrieved CCTV footage from the supermarket and also interviewed the security guard who was seen being ‘casual’ with one of the suspects. Investigations are ongoing.