Gunmen storm, rob Superbet location at Bladen Hall

…escape in taxi

Two armed men, one of whom was dressed in military attire, stormed the Superbet location at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara (ECD) on Thursday evening, and robbed several persons, including the cashier.
Reportedly armed with guns, the two men relieved the cashier of $200,000; an upholster of his mobile phone; and a customer of his cellular phone, $46,000 in cash, one gold chain, and the keys to his car.
Police investigations revealed that on the day in question, at about 21:10h, the cashier went to close up the shop’s shutters where one of the two perpetrators of this robbery held her at gunpoint, and the other victims were placed to lie on the floor and were ordered to empty their pockets.
At that point, the suspect who was dressed in military attire walked up to the cashier, held her at gunpoint, and instructed her to open the door leading to the cashier’s booth. He then pulled open the drawer and removed $200,000 in cash, while the other victims were relieved of their personal items.
Soon after the robbery, the suspects ran out of the establishment and jumped into a white Fielder Wagon bearing registration number HC 7599, in which they made good their escape. The matter was reported and an investigation has been launched.
Over the past few months, several Superbet locations have been robbed by gunmen. One of the most recent was at Rose Hall, Berbice, when two masked and armed men held up the 32-year-old female cashier. At the time, one of the men was armed with a crowbar while the other was armed with an unknown object.
They ordered a male customer to lie face down on the ground inside the shop.
Fearful for his life, the customer complied, and it was then that the perpetrator who was armed with the crowbar ordered the cashier to open the inner door. Also fearful for her life, the cashier complied.
The man then instructed the woman to hand over all the cash. She, however, pointed them to a box where the cash was kept. As such, the bandit reportedly collected the cash, which amounted to $35,500, after which he and his accomplice made good their escape on foot.
After the men had left, the Police were contacted, and an investigation was launched.
Prior to the above incident, another Superbet location, this time at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was robbed just a week ago.
It was reported that a 17-year-old male allegedly went to the location, where he snatched the cashier’s phone and $10,000 in cash and tried to escape.
During his bid to escape, the teenager was cornered by public-spirted citizens, who tied him up and subsequently handed him over to the Police.