Cops nab two following robbery

According to reports, at about 3 pm on Tuesday, three men including one armed with a pistol walked into Hong Kong Restaurant located at Montrose and held up the security guard and robbed him of a 9mm handgun. They then robbed the two proprietors of over $4,000 in cash, cellphones and other valuables and also removed the camera surveillance equipment.

According to reports, the men then went to the back of the restaurant and attempted to escape.

Officers of the Central Division under Senior Superintendent McIntyre responded and the men were cornered a short distance away. According to reports, one of the bandits fired at the police who returned fire grazing one of the suspects in the leg. Police were able to apprehend two of the three suspects who are in their early 20s.

Officers recovered $3,400 in cash, the 9mm which was stolen from the security guard and a pistol along with a quantity of ammunition and some of the stolen items.

Yesterday, a search continued for the third man who escaped.

The two suspects are expected to be placed on identification parade for the robbery at Hong Kong restaurant and other robberies in the Central Division.