|
|
|
|
Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 POLICE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS IN TWO ARMED ROBBERIES
Nassau, Bahamas - Police are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects responsible for two separate armed robberies that occurred on Saturday 21st May 2016.
In the first incident, shortly after 8:00pm, two men armed with a handgun entered a convenience store located on Faith Avenue South, where they robbed the proprietor of cash, a gold chain and a set of keys before fleeing in a grey Nissan Cube vehicle.
Then shortly after 9:00pm, a man was standing in front of his home located at Lazaretto Road, when four males armed with a handgun approached and robbed him of cash before fleeing on foot.
Investigations are ongoing.
POLICE PROBE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A WOMAN
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault of a woman that occurred on Sunday 22nd May 2016.
Reports are that shortly after 2:00am, a woman was at her home located at Fifth Street Coconut Grove off Robinson Road, when a man armed with knife forced his way inside and sexually assaulted her before fleeing on foot.
Investigations are ongoing.
FIREARM SEIZED, ONE MAN IN CUSTODY
Consistent with the
Commissioner’s Policing Plan for 2016, officers from the Firearm Tracing
and Investigations Unit took another illegal firearm off the streets of
New Providence on Friday 20th May 2016.
Reports are that shortly
before 2:00pm, officers from the Firearm Tracing and Investigations
Unit were on routine patrol on Mutton Fish Drive off Blue Hill Road,
when they stopped a Honda Fit vehicle driven by a suspicious male. The
officers conducted a search of the vehicle and uncovered a .45 pistol
with a live round of ammunition. The suspect was subsequently arrested
and taken into custody.
POLICE ARE URGING ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION REGARDING ANY CRIME, NO MATTER HOW SMALL OR INSIGNIFICANT (THE TIP) MAY SEEM, IS URGED TO ANONYMOUSLY CONTACT THE POLICE AT 919 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 328-TIPS (8477) (NEW PROVIDENCE) OR 1-242-300-8477 (FAMILY ISLANDS)
WEEKLY CRIME PREVENTION TIP
TAKE A STAND AGAINST ILLEGAL FIREARMS BY COOPERATING WITH THE POLICE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS OF ANY ILLEGAL FIREARM.
© Copyright 2016 by thebahamasweekly.com
Top of Page
|
|
|
|
