UP TO late yesterday afternoon Police in “A” Division were hunting 19-year-old, Jeremy Jessemy, of 51 West La Penitence who managed to give them the slip after he and two others led them on a high-speed chase through several city streets following a robbery.

The two other bandits have been identified as 22-year-old Devon Brown, of T3 12 North Ruimveldt; and 19-year-old Simon Primo of 42 Pike Street, Sophia. Primo and Jessemy are both said to be labourers, while Brown is reputedly a mason.
Just before 11:00hrs yesterday, police on patrol along Sheriff Street were alerted that there was a robbery in progress, and given the description of the men and the car in which they were travelling.
Immediately the police began going after the bandits, and using the information they were given, were soon able to catch up with the getaway vehicle.

But upon realising that the Police was onto them, the driver of the getaway car began putting some distance between the bandits and the cops; but to their credit, the latter proved equal to the task.
They also called for back-up during the chase, as is consistent with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) when engaged in such exercises.
The three men, with Brown as the driver of the car, made their way through several communities, and were attempting to enter ‘C’ Field, Sophia when the vehicle slipped into a trench, forcing its three occupants to abandon it and flee on foot.
The men did not fire on the police, and it was not clear if they had any weapon on them, but what the police did, again confirming to the SOP, was to fire shots in the air as they gave chase, forcing two of the fleeing bandits to seek refuge in a resident’s yard, while the third, Primo, continued his sprint from the lawmen.
The police were able to apprehend the men, and search them in full view of the many spectators before placing them in a vehicle and taking them to the Brickdam Police Station under heavy Police guard.
The police carried out the high-speed chase after the men with the aid of motorcycles, vans and cars, all of which responded to the call for backup by the party of Police who initially began trailing the men. The police also responded with their crash truck, which was used to pull the getaway car out of the trench.
The car, a cream-coloured Toyota Raum bearing Registration Plate PPP 9365, is registered to one Veronica Analiesa Nobel of 254 Wills Street, Republic Park, Georgetown.
When the bandits were apprehended, the police were told by one of them that during the chase, they threw away a bag containing some money in one

of the yards in which they were hiding.
That announcement, which was made aloud, saw residents who had gathered at the scene scampering to go back to the location to look for the money.
Back at the scene, residents of ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ Field, Sophia assisted the police in pulling the getaway vehicle from the trench, which saw them being rewarded by the police on the ground for their assistance. The police were also commended for their response and handling of the matter including the decision to fire shots into the air rather than at the unarmed men.

(By Leroy Smith)