Men arrested minutes after robbery

Police reports state that about 2 am on Sunday, the 31-year-old victim was walking west along the road near Rich Gold Hotel when two people in a car approached and robbed him of $900.

The men, one armed with a gun, returned to the car and the driver drove off. The victim reported the matter to police and members of the Freeport CID responded. They included Constables Sookraj, Hall, Morgan and Ramsahai.

In about 15 minutes, police intercepted the car at Church Street, Chase Village and recovered the stolen cash. Upon searching the vehicle, police found a revolver with five rounds of ammunition as well as .4 grammes of marijuana.

Police detained the suspects, ages 18 and 36-years-old, who are both from Lower Santa Cruz.