Freedom Fm understands that armed masked men dressed in all black have struck in the peaceful town of Sandy Point and Cade Bay in Nevis.
Alonzo Dore of Cayon was on Monday night the victim of a vicious armed robbery, which took place on the island’s main road in the vicinity of Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park in Sandy Point.
According to a friend of the victim that asked to remain anonymous, Mr. Dore was driving a rental car with registration number R357 towards Sandy point at around 9:30PM. “Suddenly, a grey Suzuki car without number plates pulled up in front of him and three armed masked individuals emerged from the Suzuki and robbed him.”
Dore was robbed of his groceries and some cash totaling US$800 and EC$600.
Meanwhile the Criminal Investigations Department of Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is investigating two incidents of robbery that occurred in the Cades Bay area of Nevis.
Investigations revealed in the first instance, that the residents secured their home at about 10.00pm on Wednesday night (January13) and went to bed. When they awoke at about 08:30 am on Thursday (January 14) they found the house broken into. The burglars stole $650 Euros, $1734 .00 U.S currency and 230 pounds sterling. The scene was processed b the Crime Scene Unit .Investigations into this matter is ongoing.
In the second incident, investigations have revealed that a residence in the same general area was broken into by three (3) armed masked assailants dressed in dark clothing. The residents reported that they had retired for bed around midnight on Thursday (January 14) and were later awakened by the assailants. The intruders demanded money from the residents. The intruders took a large amount of cash from the premises.
The scene was processed by the Forensics Services Unit and officer’s from the Criminal Investigations Department conducted house to house inquiries in the area.