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Suspect in police hands after ‘sea’ chase |
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According to an eyewitness, the woman was standing on the road about 12:55 pm when a 28-year-old knife-wielding man believed to be from Plaisance, East Coast Demerara
The
articles were recovered by the police in a boat which contained a vacuum, a
pressure pump, a starter, 30 pails containing 5 gallons of oil each, 50 boxes
of 2 pint oil, a gas bottle, 2 boxes of mineral water and 30 boxes of 1 gallon
oil. These items are currently lodged at the Mackenzie Police Station.
According
to a police report, about 04:30 hours Thursday morning the five men prised
opened a window and subsequently gained entry to the bond adjoined to the gas
station.
After
carting off the items, they headed towards Timehri in a boat. The police were
summoned to the scene where they quickly formed two groups, one headed to
Timehri in a boat while the other group travelled in a vehicle to Dora, Linden
Highway.
The five
suspects were subsequently sighted in the vicinity of Dora and having noticed
the police they opened fire.
This led
to a shootout and three of the five men were forced to jump overboard and the
others tried desperately to push the boat with the items into a creek.
The
mobile patrol rushed to the Timehri docks and were assisted with a speedboat,
which took them to Endeavour where they met the other party of policemen.
The
items were later discovered with the stolen items on the riverbank.
The
Police are investigating.