2nd firearm stolen during robbery recovered near ‘ball field’

A second firearm was on Sunday recovered at Crane on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) during a Police-led operation, suspected to have been stolen during a recent robbery.
The firearm was suspected to have been stolen during the robbery committed on Yvonne Singh on October 18, 2023, and was recovered one day after a shotgun was recovered in connection to this incident.
At about 13:45h, a team of Police ranks were carrying out mobile patrol duties near the ‘ball field’ at Crane, West Coast Demerara, when they observed two men sitting on a pile of concrete bricks and appeared to be smoking.
Upon seeing the Police, the men acted suspiciously, then got up and ran. The ranks gave chase, but they managed to escape in a northern direction through thick vegetation on foot.
However, after returning to the area where the men were seen, a search was conducted during which a bulky black plastic bag was found tucked under an old gas stove on the western side of the road.
The bag was opened, examined, and observed to be a .32 Magnum Taurus revolver, with no ammunition in its barrel.
It was carefully handled and escorted to the Leonora Police Station, where it was photographed and processed by a crime scene rank for latent fingerprints.
It was previously reported that at around 20:30h on Saturday, Police ranks acted on information received and went to Crane (Centre Road) and conducted a search. The law enforcement officers stumbled upon a black shotgun casing, which was in a clump of bushes on the western side of the street.
The casing was opened and inside was a firearm allegedly stolen during the said robbery. The shotgun was carefully handled and escorted to the Leonora Police Station, where it was photographed and processed.
Investigations are ongoing.