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Two bandits rob three businesses in five minutes
In what is being described as one of the most barefaced robberies on the East Coast of Demerara within recent times, two bandits raided three businesses in a five-minute blitz that has left police baffled.
The two men, one armed with a gun, invaded the three facilities at La Bonne Intention (LBI) around 21:00 hours on Sunday, robbing cashiers and other employees.
The men first attacked the LBI branch of Chester Fried Chicken, before storming into the nearby Energy Plus Supermarket. They then turned their attention to a pump attendant who was manning the fuel station situated in the same complex.
According to reports, the two men entered the fried chicken outlet, pretending to be customers.
They then held the cashier, Sonia Joseph, at gunpoint and relieved her of $50,000, before taking away a mere $360 from another staff member, Abigail Green.
During this attack, the men discharged a round but strangely enough that did not arouse the employees of the supermarket which is situated a few feet away.
The two bandits, sensing that they were operating unhindered, took the opportunity to raid the supermarket, where they robbed the cashier of $150,000.
But again that was not enough to alert the pump attendant who remained at his location only to be the next target of the bandits who took away $15,000 from him.
The men then made good their escape.
Police responded about 30 minutes later but only in time to recover a 9mm spent shell from the scene.
Residents of the LBI community were critical of the police response.
They observed that the one police mobile patrol is tasked with patrolling the Turkeyen, Sparendaam and Beterverwagting districts.
“If something happens to us here (LBI) we have to wait for the police to come from Sophia” one resident lamented.
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