An employee attached to Xpress Delivery Service was on Friday held at knifepoint and relieved of his motorcycle, an undisclosed sum of cash and mobile phones in South Ruimveldt Park, Georgetown.
The motorcycle that was taken during the robbery
The incident reportedly occurred at about 10:45h and was recorded on CCTV cameras in the area.
Owner of the company, Natasha Goodridge when contacted told Guyana Times that the victim was in the process of making deliveries on motorcycle CK 4139 when he was intercepted and robbed.
She explained that as the employee was making his way out of South Ruimveldt, he noticed two men wearing masks walking in front of him but did not pay heed since practically everyone wears a mask due to the pandemic.
“He slowed down because he didn’t want to splash water on the two persons who were in front of him but as he did so, they turned around and attacked held onto him”, she explained.
The proprietress noted that the two phones that were taken cost about $140,000 while the motorcycle is estimated at $185,000. The men also relieved him of $20,000 in cash belonging to the company.
In the CCTV footage, the victim was seen wrestling with one of the men as he was trying to resist attempts to steal his cellphones. They nevertheless managed to overpower him and rode away with the motorcycle.
Goodridge told this publication that her employee walked back to his customer’s home and made contact with her who in turn contacted the police.
She revealed that a report was made to the East La Penitence Police Outpost and an investigation is underway.
Anyone with information about the motorcycle bearing registration number CK 4139 is asked to contact 600-0500 or the nearest police station.
