$.6M heist at Scotia Bank

Yesterday, records from the bank indicated that $600,000 was deposited in the two vaults to service ATM over the weekend.

On Friday at 6 pm, the bank was secured by the branch manager and security officers.

However, on Sunday when a security guard arrived for work at the establishment, he detected the scent of burning metal inside the branch and alerted the branch manager.

When the Manager arrived, it was discovered that a hole had been cut from the roof of the building and the two vaults were also cut open.

All cash inside the vaults were missing and officers of the Cunupia Police Station, located a stone’s throw away from the bank, were contacted.

Officers walked from the station to the crime scene and carried out checks.

The bank’s surveillance footage was made available to investigators and officers of the fingerprint section dusted for prints.

The bank’s ATM remained closed on Sunday to facilitate the police investigation.

Yesterday, ACP (Central) Surujdeen Persad met with the Manager of the Bank and its Head of Security to discuss the way forward in improving security.

Sources revealed that the police are following certain leads and were viewing surveillance footage to assist them in making arrests. Police believe that the same persons who attempted to cut open the vault at the bank’s St James branch two weeks ago may be linked to this latest robbery.

A release from the bank yesterday stated the Cunupia branch was opened for business yesterday as normal and apologised for the ATM’s closure on Sunday to facilitate investigations by police. The bank assured that every effort is being made to ensure the safety of its premises