Tableland cops arrest four bandits

According to reports, around 3 pm last Thursday, businesswoman Monica Knott had stopped at a restaurant on Naparima Mayaro Road in Tableland when three men, one armed with a gun, entered, announced a robbery and pushed her to the floor.

She was robbed of $600 and two cellphones.

While the robbery was in progress, Tableland officers on patrol noticed a grey Nissan Cube parked near the restaurant with the driver inside.

The police parked a short distance away and while waiting they saw three men running to the vehicle.

The officers promptly arrested suspects– two teenagers from Carlsen Field, a 20-year-old from Claxton Bay and a 30-year-old PH driver from Edinburgh 500.

A search was carried out and the stolen cellphones and money were found on the men.

They were taken to the Tableland Police Station where PCs Ramlogan and Roget questioned them and they confessed to throwing away the gun in the bush.

The officers found the weapon and all four remained in police custody over the weekend awaiting charges for armed robbery and possession of ammunitio