In the first incident, shortly after 12:00noon, a man was about to make a deposit at a local bank on Madeira
Street, Palmdale, when a male armed with a handgun approached and robbed him of a deposit bag
containing an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect then fled in a waiting Honda CRV vehicle being
driven by another man.
Then shortly after 1:00pm, a man armed with a shotgun robbed a business establishment located on
Mermaid Boulevard off Carmichael Road of a large amount of cash before fleeing on foot.
Investigations are ongoing.
TWO MALES IN CUSTODY FOR FIREARM POSSESSION
Consistent with the Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2017, Mobile Division officers took two males into
custody following the seizure of a handgun on Sunday 28th May 2017.
According to report, around 12:00noon, officers assigned to the Mobile Division acting on information
intercepted a Public Service bus on Prince Charles Drive near Fox Hill Road. A .45 Springfield pistol with
12 rounds of ammunition was uncovered and two males were taken into custody for questioning.
POLICE SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP IN SUNDAY SHOOTING DEATH
Police are searching for a white Honda vehicle last seen leaving the scene of a shooting incident that has
claimed the life of a man on Sunday 28th May 2017.
According to report, shortly after 12:00noon, Police received a report that a man was shot at Boatswain Hill
off Carmichael Road West. Responding officers on arrival at the scene met the lifeless body of a male who
had been shot. The man was pronounced dead on the scene.
Investigations are ongoing.
POLICE ARE APPEALING TO THE PUBLIC TO SHARE INFORMATION ON ANY
ILLEGAL/SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR
INSIGNIFICANT (THE TIP) MAY SEEM, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO ANONYMOUSLY
CONTACT THE POLICE AT 919 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 328-TIPS (8477) (NEW PROVIDENCE) OR
1-242-300-8476 (FAMILY ISLANDS)
POLICE SEARCHING FOR TWO SUSPECTS IN SEPARATE
ARMED ROBBERIES
