Armed bandits cart off over $4M in Golden Grove supermarket robbery
The two suspects were caught on CCTV cameras riding away from the business place after committing the robbery
Police are on the hunt for two armed bandits who executed a daring robbery on Colleen’s Grocery Supermarket along the Golden Grove Public Road, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday.
In an interview with Guyana Times on Friday, one of the owner’s sons shared that he received a distressing call from his mother, informing him that their store had been targeted by bandits.
The man recounted that his mother was in the supermarket with employees and customers when two men arrived on a ‘stripped’ motorcycle and entered the establishment. The suspects, who wore masks brandished firearms and pointed them at the store owner.
“One of them pointed the gun at her, and they dragged her gold chain off her neck. With the force they used, she fell to the ground,” he said. At the time, his mother was holding her phone when one of the gunmen demanded it and after she refused, he snatched it.
“He looked at the other one and said, ‘Yo, do what you have to do.’ The other one reached over, pushed his hand in the drawer, and started taking out all of the money. Her chain was worth over $650,000, and she had over $4 million in the shop that they took. The workers in the shop ran to the back when they saw the gun. Nobody could do anything. They were so shocked; they didn’t even get a chance to raise an alarm.”
During the ordeal, the men also reportedly struck the store owner in the face with the gun. After collecting the valuables, the suspects fled westward on their motorcycle. The police were promptly notified, and the store owner was transported to the hospital for treatment before being discharged.
Law enforcement officers are now actively searching for the suspects and are reviewing CCTV footage to track them down. The family is offering a $300,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators and is urging the public to contact the nearest police station with any leads. All information will be treated with strict confidentiality. Investigations continue.
