For the PPP, as long as the higher echelons have their guns and guards, they are OK.

They have done very little to make the country safe.  The rest of us working poor are dispensable.  Even many small businessmen were left exposed and were killed because the Govt will not give gun permits.

PNC/APNU actually is making it unsafe. AFC is adding to crime.

May 11th - Just 54 More Days

that is indeed funny

Bandits escape with guns, ammo after storming National Credit Union building

March 19, 2015 1:40 pm Category: latest news A+ / A-

Bandits dressed as cops strike at Mahaicony

“What do we do when we come upon a “police” roadblock in an isolated area in the middle of the night? Should we stop and risk getting robbed or do we drive through and risked being riddled with bullets?” These are the questions that came from the lips of the three victims of a recent robbery at the hands of three men in police uniforms. The robbery which was committed on three employees of Mohamed Farm of Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara, producers of Royal Chicken, occurred around 21:00 hours on Wednesday at a village called Grove, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, the victims were heading back to their place of origin after conducting business in Berbice when they were stopped at a “roadblock” by men dressed in police uniforms. The victims apparently thought that the police were conducting a campaign and it was “just another roadblock”, since they were stopped about 30 minutes earlier at another roadblock outside the Fort Wellington Police Station. But they were wrong because on the latter occasion, as the “cops” turned out to be bandits, who held them at gunpoint. “Two of the bandits were clad in the black police anti-crime uniforms, while the other was wearing the normal blue shirt and black trousers. The men said that they certainly looked like policemen,” a source who is associated with the victims told Kaieteur News. The bandits locked their victims in the tray of the truck and drove it down a lonely dam. There they broke open a canister which contained the day’s sales and escaped. The three workers – the driver and two porters – were left tied up in the locked tray of the truck. About 30 minutes after the bandits left, the workers managed to free themselves and sought assistance from nearby residents, who subsequently contacted the police. By the time they arrived though, the bandits had vanished. Bandits have been using this modus operandi to carry out their activities, capitalizing on the absence of a clear policy on police roadblocks. The police had assured that nightly roadblocks will be conducted in well illuminated areas and there will be clearly marked police vehicles. This was after a spate of robberies by persons dressed in police uniforms on the East Bank of Demerara. Divisional Commander of the police East Coast Demerara Division, Assistant Commissioner Christopher Griffith told this newspaper that in the interest of trust, he had advised his ranks to conduct their roadblocks in proximity to police stations, a method that has been working well. Another bone of contention is the number of unreturned police kits that have found their way into the hands of the criminally minded. These kits consist of complete uniforms and police identification cards. Within recent times, there have been reports of ex-cops and even serving policemen committing armed robberies, using the very police kits. “Once a person leaves the force, they are supposed to turn in their kits but there seems to be a lack of accountability when it comes to this area, we need to tighten up in that area,” a police source acknowledged.

Could it be that the Police are renting their guns? Whether it is or not, checks need to be made on the untrustworthy PPP/C Police Force.

Gunmen grab $15M, weapons after storming business place

Three armed bandits stormed the National Credit Union and Caricom Insurance Company at Regent and Oronoque Streets in Georgetown early yesterday morning and escaped with $15M in cash and several weapons. The robbery occurred sometime around 02:15 hrs. The assailants carried out their brazen act after beating and tying up the company’s lone security guard with a phone cord. Police in a release said that three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm, broke into the National Credit Union building and torched a safe – this was done after the men tied up the company’s unarmed security guard. The bandits took away one .32 pistol, one .32 revolver and five 12-gauge shotguns along with 45 cartridges. They also carted off $15M in cash. There are reports that the National Credit Union and Caricom Insurance building is not protected by cameras, and investigators will most likely have to rely on surveillance footage from nearby businesses. According to information reaching this newspaper, one man armed with a gun and two armed with cutlasses stormed the facility, after which they tied up the guard. After robbing the place, they escaped in a waiting vehicle. “When dem gone, the security untie heself, and call the company chief security who then inform the police,” a source said. While the security guard did not recall hearing any gunshots, other guards attached to nearby businesses reported to the police that shots were fired. No one has been arrested as yet. Investigations are ongoing.

Beach-goers tied up, robbed at Number 63 Beach

It is not even safe these days to go on the beach, this fact was learnt by three beach-goers who were tied up and robbed by two gun-toting bandits. According to information around 17:00 hrs on Wednesday, two men and a woman were relaxing on the No 63 beach (by the No. 58 area) when they heard a loud explosion. Upon looking around they saw two men, one armed with a gun and the other with a knife. They were told not to move as the men tied them up and relieved them of their cash and jewellery. They were then told to walk and not look back and the bandits made good their escape. The matter was subsequently reported. Investigations are continuing.