Internet Café bandits caught on camera

Aug 27, 2013 News

The Uprising Internet Café located at Vlissingen road, Castello Housing Scheme was robbed on Sunday night around 9:30 pm by two young bandits. This was the second robbery to befall the establishment within one month. The first robbery took place on July 20th around the same time as the last.
The proprietor of the business had installed surveillance cameras within the building and was able to record the crime. However on the first robbery the cameras were not working.
This newspaper, upon reviewing the footage, saw that the two young robbers, one armed with a hand gun, made their way into the shop and robbed the cashier of all the money within the tray.

The Internet Café that was robbed twice.

The cashier was sitting in his chair collecting money from a transaction with a customer who then left. Immediately after the two bandits came in, one of them went behind the cashier’s counter, while the other stood by the side. The thief who was behind the counter pointed his weapon to the cashier, forcing him to open the cash tray.
Once the cash tray was opened the armed bandit started emptying the register while his accomplice aided him in collecting the money and at the same time, peeping outside to see if anyone was coming.
Upon realizing what was happening, a customer who was surfing the internet got up very quickly and ran out of the café apparently without the bandits noticing him.
After clearing the register the thief with the gun that stood behind the cashier’s counter began further probing the cashier’s surroundings in what appears as a search for more money, while it appears his accomplice went to silence a woman who was seated inside the entrance of the café. When the accomplice went back to the cashier’s desk the woman quickly exited and went her way.
The bandits then walked out of the internet café, leaving alive the cashier who was seemingly flustered and worried.
Both of the robbers were young men, the one wielding the gun, behind the counter was dressed in all over black and his accomplice was wearing black pants with a black and white horizontal stripe jersey, they both were clad in black caps.
Kaieteur News was told that the robberies were reported to the Police outpost located not too far from the business. The police came on both occasions and conducted their investigations.
Footage of the robbery can be viewed on YouTube at GT robbery pt1 and pt2.