Soon after the Police had issued a report of an incident in which a bandit was caught on camera using a knife to rob a Police rank in front of the Muneshwer’s Limited premises on Water Street, Georgetown, that bandit was apprehend and was subjected to a sound trashing.
The Police officer being robbed in front of Muneshwer’s Limited on Water Street
It was reported that on Friday last, the 38-year-old Policeman was robbed of a black Coral cellular phone, a haversack and his uniform.
The cop was proceeding on the eastern side of Water Street, Georgetown when he was approached from behind by a male who was carrying a knife.
Clad in a white t-shirt, black shorts and damaged jeans, the suspect was seen on CCTV cameras running behind the cop as
walked on the pavement. The suspect cornered his victim, then whipped out a knife and held on to the officer’s pocket while threatening to stab him with the knife.
The suspect being cornered by Police
The two began to scuffle before falling to the ground, and after battling with the officer for some time, the suspect then used the knife to cut the cop’s bag off of his back, relieving the cop of his haversack containing the items before making good his escape, leaving the cop lying on the ground in shock.
Shortly after the robbery, another video footage seen by this publication showed three Police officers cornering the alleged suspect, who was at the time on a bicycle, at the side of Demico House.
Police have since identified the man as a 21-year-old resident of Guyhoc Squatting Area, Georgetown. Based on reports, ranks who were at the time patrolling on motorcycles spotted the bandit in the vicinity of High and Hadfield Streets and decided to arrest him.
In a bid to escape, the suspect ran towards the Stabroek Market area, but was eventually cornered by Policemen. As Police attempted to handcuff him, the suspect was seen resisting arrest, forcing them to brace him against a wall.
Rather than surrendering, the young man then proceeded to spit in one officer’s face, which forced the officers to retaliate. The officers were seen head-butting and cuffing the suspect to his face.
They then managed to overpower him and take him to the Stabroek Market Police Outpost.
An investigation is currently underway.
