Woman, 3 men on robbery charge

The four suspects, who are between the ages of 25 and 30, were to be jointly charged last evening with robbery with violence. They were also expected to be charged with the possession of marijuana by Cpl Ramlal and PC Toney, both of the Fyzabad CID. Police reports state that at about 2.30 pm on Tuesday, officers of the South Oropouche Police Station received a tip-off about a robbery in progress at Singh’s Mini-mart located on Massahood Junction.

Under the supervision of Sgt Gookool, a party of officers sprung into action and went to the location where they saw two of the males leaving the mini-mart.

The female suspect, of Corinth located on the outskirts of San Fernando, and another male, were seated nearby in a vehicle awaiting the others.

The officers arrested all four and recovered a quantity of cigarettes and cash (US, Canadian and TT currencies) stolen from the owners of the mini-mart. Police also recovered knives and cutlasses used to commit the crime as well as a quantity of marijuana. A fifth accomplice managed to evade police but yesterday investigators confirmed that an arrest is imminent.

Police investigators said that under the pretext of wanting to purchase a tank of LPG (cooking gas), the female suspect first went into the mini-mart.

The operators opened a door for her to enter but instead her accomplices entered and