Police granted extension to further detain bank robbery suspects

Due to the burning down of the Camp Street Penitentiary on Sunday last, the five suspects who were expected to be arraigned in the attempted robbery of Republic Bank Limited will have to wait a little longer before they make their first court appearance.
As such, detectives have approached the High Court with a request to further extend the detention period of the suspects until Monday. The permission was reportedly granted. The five men, including two police officers, remain in custody at the Brickdam Police Station.
On June 4, Jamal Haynes of Norton Street, Georgetown; Keron Saunders of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara, and the now dead Elton Wray stormed the Water Street location of the Republic Bank with the aim of committing a felony.
However, something went terribly wrong with the plan, and it led to a shootout with police and the bandits. During the shootout, Wray and Haynes held two bank staff hostage and made their way into the vendor’s arcade.
Police followed suit, and Wray, who quickly changed his clothing and ended up in a cook shop pretending to be a cook, was shot and killed. Haynes was also shot and injured. The third suspect, Keron Saunders, reportedly surrendered to police.
Two days later, police investigation led to the arrest of the two police ranks, who have since confessed to being a part of the plot.