4 men arrested for breaking into cars parked at city gym
Four men are now in Police custody after they broke into two cars that were parked in front of Space Gym, which is located on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown.
The victims are a 26-year-old man of Eccles; a 21-year-old male of Campbellville, Georgetown, and a 36-year-old male of Ogle, East Coast Demerara. The robbery occurred on Thursday at about 19:50h.
The minibus that was involved in the robbery
Police said the first victim reported that he lost $275,000,00 and a number of documents. The second victim had one black Nike gym shoulder bag, one brown Dockers wallet valued at $8000, two GBTI cards and a bunch of keys.
The cellular phones that were found at the home in Wortmanville
Meanwhile, the third victim has been robbed of $80,000 and an HP ProBook valued at $315,000.
It was reported that the victims parked their motor cars in front of the gym, and just before 20:00h they were making checks on their motor cars when they observed that the back right side glass for the vehicles were broken.
The locks on the doors were also opened and the articles mentioned were missing.
Investigators said CCTV cameras were viewed at the said building and it captured when three male perpetrators committed the act before leaving the scene in a red Pitbull minibus. Checks were made by the Police, and the minibus was intercepted at Leopold Street.
At the time, the bus was driven by a 37-year-old male with two men, a 22-year-old male, and a 29-year-old as the occupants. A search was conducted and $23,000 was found in one of the suspect’s pants pockets and $22,000 was found on the other suspect.
They were both arrested and questioned and they admitted to breaking into the cars and stealing the items.
Information provided by the men led Police to a property at D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, Georgetown, where a search was conducted and the HP ProBook was recovered along with a number of cellular phones and other items.
A fourth man, 39, of the same address, was arrested. The suspects were all placed in custody as further investigations are in progress. (G9)
