Crime

The owner of a supermarket at Diamond, East Bank Demerara was Saturday morning robbed by two bandits one of whom was armed with a handgun, police said. The victim, Lianggeng Wu, told police that he was robbed of GYD$300,000 cash when the robbers forced him at gunpoint to reenter his supermarket named Tan Yuan Meng and located at Lot 593 ...

A Venezuelan soldier  was Saturday shot and injured at Imbotero, North West District by two Venezuelans who escaped from Guyanese police and returned to Venezuela, Guyanese police said. “The suspects fled the scene and escaped over the border into Venezuela, after being pursued by ranks from the GPF (Guyana Police Force),” that law enforcement agency said in a statement. A ...

A delivery man was shot and robbed of his motorcycle in Campbelville while he was going to visit his family, police said. Injured his 33-year old Navin Mahadal. The incident occurred on John Smith Street, Campbellville. He told police that he was robbed of one black and red XR motorcycle. Investigators were told that Mr. Mahadal was was about to ...

A fifth juvenile, who escaped from the Sophia Holding Centre, early Thursday morning has been recaptured, police said. The Guyana Police Force said he was recaptured “with the aid of relatives.” The seven “breached the building and its fence between” 2:30 am and 2:40 am. Police continue the search for the remaining duo. Earlier Thursday, four of them were returned ...

Police have issued a wanted bulletin for a man who allegedly gunned down another man on Drysdale Street, Charlestown last night. Wanted is Lenroy Michael Forde. Police say he is wanted for murder committed on 25-year old Odingo Anthony Haywood which occurred last night. Investigators have linked the killing to a suspect who is known as ‘Biggie’. Preliminary information reveals ...

A man, who was wanted by police in connection with two incidents at Ann’s Grove village, East Coast Demerara, was Wednesday afternoon shot and injured as he allegedly attacked police with a knife,  the law enforcement agency said. Sustaining a gunshot wound to his right thigh is 24-year old Conway “Ninja Man” Higgins of Clonbrook village, East Coast Demerara. “He ...

Amid continuing concern about the prevalence of robberies by bandits moving around on bicycles and motorcycles, the Guyana Police Force on Tuesday said it was taking aim at those criminals, even as  that law enforcement agency reported a reduction in armed robberies. “Recognising that criminal minded persons have been riding motor cycles and bicycles in their robbery attacks on citizens, ...

The High Court on Tuesday ruled that two People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Parliamentary Secretaries are illegally sitting in the National Assembly as non-voting parliamentarians because they were elected candidates for a political party. “I have concluded that the third and fourth respondents are not lawful members of the National Assembly since their membership is by virtue of their appointment as ...

Four men Saturday night opened fire as they invaded a bar on Lime Street, Georgetown and robbed the owner and a customer of cash and valuables amounting to GYD$680,000. Police say the men, who arrived on motorcycles at about 9 PM, robbed Cornbread Hangout and Bar. The 26-year old businesswoman, Teshana Blake told police that she was robbed of GYD$400,00 ...

The owner of Mattai Supermarket was Saturday stabbed by bandits as he fended them off in their attempt to rob him as he arrived at his Bel Air Park, Georgetown home, police said. The entire ordeal was captured on surveillance camera. Mr. Harry Mattai was treated and sent away. There were no immediate reports that his wife and daughter, who ...