Bandits struck almost simultaneously at two locations on the Corentyne on Tuesday afternoon, as crime on the Corentyne continues to keep law enforcement officers on the edge.
At about 15:00h a lone gunman went into Spready’s Supermarket, located at Port
Spready’s Supermarket located at Port Mourant
Mourant on the Corentyne, however his target was not the supermarket which had a few customers at the time, as the man went to the MoneyGram money transfer outlet in the building.
He took the money which the attendant was at the time counting, and then jumped over the counter and opened two drawers, emptying the cash into a black bag he was carrying at the time.
The business which the bandits invaded at Kildonan Village
According to an eyewitness, within minutes the man escaped, riding off on a motorcycle. Reports are that the bandit, who was wearing a helmet to conceal his identity, stole $80,000 from the money transfer outlet.
Meanwhile, at Kildonan Village, about ten miles away, three men clad with black clothing, two of whom were masked, entered the home of Nirmala Devi Persaud, 50, a vendor who operates a vegetable stall from her Lot 17 Kildonan Village home.
According to Devi, the unmasked man carried a hand gun, while another carried duct tape.
“Them duct tape me hand from outside and drag me and carry me upstairs and them tumble all them room and suh. Then them duct tape me mouth, me head, me foot and ask for money and gold, me na get wah me been go give them,” the traumatised woman related.
She explained that the bandits were able to take her jewellery away from her. “The one with the gun take off the lil bob earring me had on me ears. Me had one purse here with couple twenty dollar, me think $80, them pick it up.”
The men left when a customer approached and began calling for Devi; they escaped with one gold earring, one cellular phone and $5080 in cash.
Divisional Commander, Assistant Commissioner Ian Amsterdam, when contacted, stated that the Police are currently investigating both reports of robbery. While no arrests have been made, the Police were on the hunt for a known man.
