Lodge bandits nabbed at Corentyne beach

The bandits, who are said to be from Lodge, Georgetown, were captured after they had fled into a bushy area near Scotsburg Beach.

A third bandit, who is reportedly from Berbice, remains at large.
Kaieteur News understands that a pistol with a solitary round and masks were recovered from the suspects.
According to reports, Sookdeo Mootoo and his wife were in their yard at Number 74 Village, Corentyne at around 05:00 hrs, yesterday when three men, who were armed with at least one handgun, pounced on them.
The robber with the handgun struck Mootoo on the head, but the robbers were forced to flee empty-handed after police were alerted to the attack.
According to sources, the bandits fled in the vicinity of the Scotsburg Beach, where they concealed themselves in some bushes.
But members of the Rampoor Community Policing Group scoured the area and eventually spotted footprints that convinced them that the men were in the area.

Villagers who were conducting religious ceremonies near the beach confirmed that the robbers were hiding nearby, and the community policing members and police surrounded the area.
Eventually, two of the robbers emerged from the bushes, but retreated hastily after the community policing group members discharged a few rounds in their direction.
The community policing members then pursued the men and managed to capture two of them, who said that they were from Princes Street, Lodge and Hill Street, Lodge.
Meanwhile, the injured Sookdeo Mootoo was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he remains a patient.

Wednesday, October 01,  2008