Police hunting gunmen who robbed, terrorise ExxonMobil Director

‘A’ Division Commander Leslie James says that the police are following all leads as it continues to probe the robbery which occurred on Wednesday evening that saw the Financial Director of Shore Base (ExxonMobil) Robert Albiez, 43-year-old, along with his family being beaten and robbed at their Lot 375 Republic Park, East Bank Demerara Home.
When the Guyana Times contacted the Commander on Thursday, he said that the police were still investigating the matter as he explained that there has been no major update following the incident on Wednesday.
He assured that all steps would be taken to achieve some breakthrough on the matter.
This newspaper understands that the family was still traumatized following the incident which resulted in the gunmen escaping with US$200, a diamond and gold wedding band.
The men also robbed the family of nine gold rings, a silver wrist watch worth some US$200 and a pair of diamond and gold earrings valued US$2000.
A silver bracelet valued US$1000, a Russian Passport and a laptop were taken by the gunmen who were threatening to kill the Director’s daughter and wide during the ordeal.
The bandits, according to reports, gained entry to the two-storey property by prising open an eastern door and cutting off the padlock after which a scuffled ensued.
Police arrived at the scene some ten minutes later on Wednesday. Investigations are continuing.