4 nabbed with stolen items after robbing businesswoman

Police in Regional Division 4 B are investigating an alleged robbery under arms committed against a 59-year-old businesswoman on Thursday night at Herstelling New Scheme, East Bank Demerara.
Reports are that the incident occurred at about 21:15h. According to preliminary investigations, the woman was walking along a street in the area when she was approached by two men. One was armed with what appeared to be a handgun, while the other was armed with a knife.
Police said the suspect armed with the knife placed it to the woman’s neck and demanded her valuables, while the other suspect stood nearby with the suspected firearm. Fearing for her life, the victim handed over a bag containing two cellular phones and other personal items. The items have a total value of $93,500. The suspects then fled the scene in a motor car.

Acting on information received, Police later went to a residence at Bougainvillaea Park, Farm, East Bank Demerara, where a motor car suspected to be linked to the robbery was observed.
A search was carried out on the vehicle and the premises. During the exercise, Police recovered one of the stolen cellular phones along with several other cellular phones, two toy guns, a cutlass, a pair of scissors, a quantity of cash suspected to be counterfeit, and a bottle of wine. Four persons were arrested and placed into custody pending investigations. They are a 21-year-old driver, a 28-year-old labourer, a 19-year-old female and a 24-year-old porter, all of Bougainvillaea Park, Farm, East Bank Demerara.
Investigations are ongoing.