Andrews Supermarket robbed: Moneygram safes carted off, cash registers raided

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 January 2025, 19:01 by Writer

Burglars cut open the roof of a bond at Andrews Supermarket on Robb and Light streets, Georgetown, and stole two safes from the MoneyGram branch office there, the Guyana Police Force said.

Police also said several cash registers in the supermarket were broken into and cash stolen.

The actual sum of money was not disclosed by the law enforcement agency. “The suspects reportedly escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash,” police said.

The burglary occurred between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 7:45 a.m. on Thurday by unknown persons. Police said no security guards are working at the supermarket.

The Store Manager told police that at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, he was the last person to leave the building and he secured it by the means provided and went home.

He said at about 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, he returned to the supermarket and discovered the door to the storage bond located on the lower flat of the building was opened. Upon checking, he discovered that the roof leading to the storage bond was cut open. He then made checks in the building and observed the cash registers in the supermarket on the ground floor were damaged, and an undisclosed sum of cash removed.

He made further checks on the second floor and observed the MoneyGram office was ransacked and two metal safes containing an undisclosed amount of cash which were secured in the said office were missing.

Several persons in the area were questioned as investigations continue, police said.