ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

Office of Strategic Communications (STRATCOM)

MEDIA RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

POLICE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN SEPARATE ROBBERY INVESTIGATIONS

St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda

The police are appealing to the public for assistance as investigations continue into two separate robbery incidents reported at Hatton and Bendals.

In the first incident, police officers attached to the Gray’s Farm Police Station responded to a report of an alleged armed robbery at Hatton around 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 15.

Preliminary investigations revealed that two masked intruders allegedly entered the home of two occupants and assaulted them with a firearm. The victims were reportedly robbed of several personal items, including a gold chain, two cellular phones, a wallet containing identification documents and bank cards, EC$245.00 in cash, and a red Honda weed-wacker.

One suspect was described as slimly built, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, brown in complexion, and dressed in khaki three-quarter pants and a white vest. The second suspect was described as approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, dark in complexion, and dressed in a dark-coloured shirt and blue three-quarter jeans pants. Both suspects reportedly fled the area on foot.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident reported to the Bolans Police Station, a 63-year-old woman of Bendals reported that she was robbed at her home around 4:50 a.m. on the same day.

It is alleged that two men dressed in dark clothing entered the woman’s property, snatched her jewellery, and fled the area on foot. Both suspects were described as medium built and approximately 5 feet tall.

Investigations into both incidents remain ongoing.

The Police Administration is urging anyone with information that may assist in identifying or apprehending the suspects involved to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or Crimestoppers at 800-TIPS (8477).

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