Latest update February 21st, 2025 12:47 PM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Ex-soldier positively identified by four hijacking victims

Aug 14, 2015 News

An ex-soldier who was arrested after he crashed a hijacked car during a high speed chase earlier this week, has been positively identified by four victims.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed yesterday that the suspect was positively picked out on four of the five identification parades he was placed on.
The suspect is expected to be placed on further ID parades, as police continue their probe into a number of hijackings that have taken place within recent times.
“We are going all the way back to January,” the Crime Chief said.
Kaieteur News understands that police have received permission from the court to detain the suspect for another 72 hours without charge.
The man was nabbed on Monday night, after he had hijacked a car from a West Coast Demerara taxi driver.
He was briefly hospitalised under police guard after sustaining injuries when he crashed the stolen car in a bid to elude the police. Another man who was working as his accomplice managed to escape and is still being sought by the police.
Kaieteur News understands that at about 20:30 hours on Monday, taxi driver Lawrence Singh was hired by a man at the taxi base at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, to go to Mc Doom on the East Bank.
Singh never suspected anything, until at Mc Doom, when another man armed with a firearm held him up.
The passenger along with the other man took away Singh’s motor vehicle, $10,000 and a cell phone.
During the robbery Singh raised an alarm and neighbouring residents responded and the armed man escaped, while the passenger drove away with the motor car.
Assisted by another motorist, Singh gave chase and the police also responded to the report made.
The perpetrator managed to make it as far as Sheriff Street with the stolen car, which collided with another motor vehicle.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 14th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Everest Masters to engage Costa Rica in T20 fixtures

Everest Masters to engage Costa Rica in T20 fixtures

Feb 21, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- The Everest Cricket Club Masters will take on host Costa Rica in several T20 matches over the weekend. The squad departed Guyana on Wednesday and skipper Rajesh Singh expressed...
Read More
GCB saddened at passing of Former GCB Vice-President, BCB President Lennox Phillips

GCB saddened at passing of Former GCB...

Feb 21, 2025

Guyana/Barbados battle as opening round gets underway from February 24

Guyana/Barbados battle as opening round gets...

Feb 21, 2025

ESCL T20 starts March 2

ESCL T20 starts March 2

Feb 21, 2025

Guyana boys team selected for 2025 PAHF Jr Challenge

Guyana boys team selected for 2025 PAHF Jr...

Feb 20, 2025

Mainstay Goldstar FC receives NSC support ahead of GFF Elite League debut

Mainstay Goldstar FC receives NSC support ahead...

Feb 20, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]