Berbice : Last night men armed with shotguns held up Lalman Ramdeen and his wife Vimlawattie Ramdeen in their grocery shop at No. 48 Village, Corentyne.
During the robbery which occurred around 7pm, a number of rounds were discharged by the perpetrators and they took away cash, jewellery and phone cards and escaped on foot. No one was reported injured.
Ranks of a mobile police anti-crime patrol in a white police motor car with flashing lights and which can be clearly identified as a police vehicle responded to the report received. Upon reaching the village and as the ranks arrived at the scene, residents began to claim that the police were involved in the robbery as they had seen a white car earlier travelling in a suspicious manner.
The residents then proceeded to block the path of the police vehicle and also blocked the main road using two motor lorries and other materials which restricted the movement of traffic.
However, Divisional Commander Assistant Commissioner Brian Joseph and other ranks have managed to persuade the residents to remove the trucks and other materials that were blocking the roadway and traffic is flowing freely.
The situation is presently being monitored by the police as the investigations into the armed robbery continue.
Meanwhile TrakkerNews understands that some residents in the area are claiming the men that carried out the robbery are known to the police while other said the armed bandits were the same police who came at the scene after the robbery.
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