Businessman robbed of gun, woman robbed of car

AN ARIMA businessman was robbed of his gun, while a Petit Valley woman was relieved of a gold Honda Civic vehicle valued at $102,000.

Businessman Frank Hosten lost his firearm after two men armed with cutlasses ambushed him at his Trincity home around 11.30 pm on Friday. Hosten, 41, had just returned home, police said.  He is the proprietor of Cool Connections Limited, Arima. No arrests had been made up to late yesterday evening and PC Hernandez of the Arouca Criminal Investigations Department is continuing investigations.

In the other robbery incident, Western Division police said Venezuelan-born Yanett Lynch, 40, was driving along Leo Bass Avenue, Petit Valley, around 9.15 pm on Friday when, police said, three men — two armed with guns — ambushed her as she was about to alight from the Honda Civic vehicle, owned by someone else. Lynch, who has been living in Trinidad for the past ten years was then relieved of the vehicle and as the bandits escaped with the car, they told her: “Don’t look back.” A report was made and a party of officers from the Four Roads CID under Ag Cpl Babb and including PCs Joseph and Chadee visited the scene. Police suspect that Lynch was followed.  No arrests had been made up to late evening.