Second suspect in robbery held by villagers

The second suspect in a $6,000 robbery at Central on Wednesday was arrested by alert villagers of Warren Road, Bejucal.

Reports revealed that around 8 pm on Wednesday, Bejucal villagers saw a 20-year-old man hiding in a garden. The man was held by villagers and handed over to officers of the Chaguanas CID Robbery Squad. The man was wanted in connection with an armed robbery at Frankie’s Velocity Joint Repair Shop. Reports revealed that around 3.25 pm on Wednesday, two men armed with guns went to the velocity shop where they held up Dindial Boodhu and his wife Khama. They robbed them of $6,000 and escaped. Quick response from officers of the Chaguanas CID Robbery Squad led by Ag Sgt Ajith Persad, and including Sgt Dennis Housen and PC Toleram led to the arrest of a 21-year-old man and the siezure of a fully loaded .380 pistol. Both suspects in the robbery will be placed on an identification parade today.