Three of five bandits arrested after armed robbery

Georgetown: Prompt response by ranks of an anti-crime patrol in ‘D’ Division following an armed robbery at Recht-door-Zee, West Bank Demerara about 19:00hrs on Monday resulted in the apprehension of three of the five suspects and the recovery of almost all of the stolen items.

The 27-year-old victim of ‘A’ Field Sophia, Greater Georgetown was in company with two others walking along the Recht-door-Zee Public Road when they were accosted by the suspects and she was relieved of her jewelry, cash and phone; the suspects who were armed with cutlasses and a handgun fled the scene but about 30 minutes later three of them were arrested in La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara with the stolen items.

Efforts are being made to arrest the other suspects; those in custody are all residing in Charlestown, Georgetown.