Stall at Anna Regina Market burglarised, money stolen

Police on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), are on the hunt for two persons, who broke into a stall at the Anna Regina Market and stole an undisclosed sum of cash. The incident occurred sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
The stall is owned by businessman Frederick Jones, whose son made the discovery on Sunday morning. Guyana Times was told that the businessman’s son, Kevin, visited the Anna Regina Market and found the padlocks on the steel door of their stall broken.
Upon entering the stall, he noticed that the cash canister had been broken into and money from Friday’s and Saturday’s sales was missing.
The matter was immediately reported to the Anna Regina Police Station which saw ranks promptly visiting the scene and launching an investigation.
The recording of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) footage was subsequently reviewed and the police were able to positively identify one of the two perpetrators. He is yet to be arrested.
Petty crime on the Essequibo Coast has become a concern for residents and the police. On Friday evening, a security officer attached to Shawn’s Mini Mart in Anna Regina was chopped and robbed of his cell phone by a masked man on a motorcycle.

With the increase of these petty crimes, the residents are calling on the police to be more vigilant, especially at nights. They have since recommended that Police patrol some of the troubled areas.
In light of the seriousness of these crimes, one businessman has since recommended that a policing group be established to assist the police in the division.