Saturday, September 6 2008

MINUTES after staging an armed robbery at a Lotto Plus outlet in Point Fortin, three suspects were nabbed by police who intercepted a panel van on Wednesday. A quantity of cash, a shotgun and a cutlass were seized by police.

According to police, at about 4.45 pm, two men armed with a shotgun and cutlass, entered Carl Chang’s Lotto outlet in Point Fortin and announced a hold up. They escaped to the waiting vehicle with $5,000.

A report was made to the Point Fortin police and an All Points Bulletin (APB) was issued advising all police precincts to be on the lookout for the bandits in the panel van.

Officers including Insp Woods, Sgt Philanders and Cpl Richardson intercepted the van at the Point Fortin roundabout and detained three men, aged 28, 32 and 34, who are all from Fyzabad.

The men are expected to be placed on an identification parade today before being charged with possession of arms and ammunition and committing armed robbery.