Bandits escape with processed chickens

Two guards on duty at Fine Choice Meats were beaten and tied up by three men who entered the business place around 11.30 pm on Friday.

Reports revealed that the guards were on duty when three men, two armed with guns and another armed with a cutlass, entered the compound and began beating the guards. They were then tied up and the bandits removed a quantity of processed chicken which they put in a van and drove away. A report was made to the San Raphael Police Station and PC Fenton is investigating.

Also on Friday night, Able Bodied Seaman Christopher Hosein of the Coast Guard was plying his private car for hire along the Tunapuna Road around 9 am, when he picked up two men who pretended to be passengers. The men ordered Hosein into the trunk of the car and then drove to Freeport where they ordered him out of the vehicle. A report was made to the Freeport Police Station and Hosein later went to the Tunapuna Police Station where he made a report to PC De Silva. An All Points Bulletin was sent out to all police divisions to be on the lookout for the vehicle. Investigations are continuing.