– narcotics, cash found; MMC guard injured

Police on Tuesday arrested two “known characters” during a high-speed chase along the East Bank Demerara (EBD)

Howard Rambarose

Highway, which resulted in a MMC security guard receiving injuries after the vehicle in which he was travelling turned turtle.
The incident occurred sometime around 13:00h in the vicinity of Eccles, EBD. Guyana Times understands that a blue SUV motor vehicle, in which two plain clothes officers were travelling gave chase to a white Toyota Allion motorcar, which the two known characters occupied.
The chase started at the Eccles Industrial Site Access Road and proceeded into Old Road, Eccles before ended at the Atlantic Petroleum Gas Station, Eccles.
According to a staff at the gas station, the white Allion existed the street at a fast speed turning left onto the Public Road. The female staff member further related that she then noticed a blue SUV giving chase.
The woman recalled that one of the officers from the SUV fired a shot into the air, causing the Allion to stop in front of the gas station.
The officers exited the SUV and went to the car, she  said. “They went and search the guys in the Allion. They (Police) then lock-up the car and take the guys that were in it to their vehicle and left… There were two guys in the Allion,” she said.
The motorcar bearing registration number PSS 9566 was left in the vicinity of the gas station when this newspaper visited shortly after.

Civilian injured
During the chase, four ranks attached to MMC Security Force Inc were travelling in the company’s open back pick-up

Howard Rambarose

along the Eccles Road, when they ended up in the midst of the high speed chase. In an attempt to get out of the way of the vehicles involved in the chase, the vehicle toppled at the junction of Eccles Industrial Access Road and the East Bank Public Road. One of the guards sustained injuries to his head and was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for treatment.
An official from the security company later told Guyana Times that the injured guard was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was given an X-ray and administered saline.
“He seems to be doing fine… He said he took a hard hit in his head but the X-ray showed no damages or broken bones. Right now (late afternoon) he is still at the hospital and is conscious,” the official said.
When contacted by this newspaper, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that the Police was involved in the chase.
He disclosed that the two men, identified as Howard Rambarose and Lloyd Sadloo are known characters to the Police. Blanhum noted that on Tuesday, the Police received a tip about some suspicious men moving around in a motor vehicle in the Eccles area.
According to Blanhum, the plain clothes officers responded to the report which led to the chase and ultimate apprehension of the two men. The Crime Chief further disclosed that during the arrest, the ranks unearthed one kilogram cannabis along with $400,000 cash.
Rambharose, 22, of Lot 6 Second Street, Meadow Bank, Greater Georgetown, was previously charged with the $1.7 million armed robbery of Leroy Hinds at Ramchand Auto Sales, Sheriff Street, Georgetown, on July 14, 2014. The incident saw his accomplice, Kevin Fields, shot dead. Rambharose was also charged with the June 30, 2014, armed robbery at Medicare Pharmacy, Sandy Babb Street, Kitty, Georgetown, where Nalinie Kawall was robbed of $833,000 cash and other articles with a total value of $955,000.
However in February this year, the 22-year-old had the two charges dismissed against him after the Virtual Complainants in both matters failed to attend court.
Meanwhile, 35-year-old Sadloo of Lot 6 Quamina Road, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara, was charged back in April for the multimillion-dollar heist at the Bourda Post Office, Regent Street, Georgetown. He was the lone gunman, among three, who was caught after they grabbed several bags containing $90 million in pension and public assistance funds that was being escorted into the Post Office.
Sadloo has been in and out of the courts since 2008. Back in January, he was remanded to prison after he was charged with three counts of armed robbery. He was accused of robbing Vidya Narine of a quantity of items and cash amounting to a total value of $596,000, on December 19, 2014 at Church Street, Queenstown, Georgetown. He also allegedly robbed Clifton Thomas of $36,000 and Latchman Narine of items and cash amounting to a total value of $60,000.
The man was also charged with refusing to cooperate with the Police and submit his fingerprints as required for identification purposes while in custody on January 6, at the Prashad Nagar Police Outpost. In January 2014, he along with another was charged for attempted murder after an argument between the two over marijuana led to a shoot-out.
A resident of Eccles Public Road told Guyana Times that he was sitting in his yard when he heard a crashing sound. He said that on checking he saw the security service vehicle toppled on the road. The man said he immediately called the Fire Service.
“After I saw fuel coming out of the vehicle I called the Fire Service and I told the security men to move away from the vehicle because if it ignite, then the situation would be much worse,” he related. At the scene, a fire tender was on standby as the men tried to get the vehicle on its wheels to allow the free flow of traffic.