Gunmen stage daring robbery at Mon Repos bank

With crime seemingly on the rise in Guyana, four gunmen have taken it up a notch by pulling off a daring daylight robbery on the Mon Repos branch of the Bank of Baroda yesterday. Mon Repos is a village on East Coast Demerara.

The Bank of Baroda, located on the ground floor of the Mon Repos Mall, East Coast Demerara.

The police in a statement revealed that four men – one armed with a firearm – entered the bank around 12:50 pm, held up the lone female private security guard and relieved her of her .32 service revolver before turning their attention to the female tellers on duty.
In a five-minute ordeal, the perpetrators relieved the tellers of an undisclosed amount of cash before boarding a waiting silver grey/off white Premio motor vehicle bearing a “false registration plate”, PNN 8984 .
In wake of the incident, the police said that they responded to the report quickly. Several strategic road blocks were established and the anti-crime patrols were alerted along with the activation of the Crime Intelligence Units.
“Shock” was the word used by residents and business owners in the area after learning of the robbery. One businessman who requested anonymity expressed his concern saying that due to the “brazen” nature of the crime, the police would have to put additional safety protocols in place.
“This is a clear indication that crime is definitely on the rise and more (police) patrols need to be carried out, not only in the nights but also during the day,” the man said.
A resident also related that the “job was planned” since the robbers, chose a day when the market was “not bright” to commit the crime.