The Nassau Guardian
Police report string of armed robberies
Police were looking for several men suspected of being responsible for a string of armed robberies in New Providence on Friday.
Police said an armed man robbed a woman of her black Chevy Malibu and her handbag, which contained two cell phones and an undetermined amount of money, around 10 p.m. outside a business on West Bay Street.
Shortly after 9 a.m., two armed men approached a man at a business on Shirley Street and robbed him of a gray 2009 Toyota Corolla.
Shortly before 9 a.m., two armed men robbed a woman, who was standing outside her Fire Trail Road home, of her black 2007 Honda Civic and her wallet, which contained cash, police said.
Shortly after 8:30 a.m, an armed man robbed a business on East and Taylor streets of an undetermined amount of money, before fleeing on foot, police said.
Police also said a man armed with a knife broke into a woman’s home in Heritage Subdivision, Grand Bahama, shortly after 10 p.m., and stole her purse, which contained around $160 and a cell phone.
Police said the suspect, who wore a stocking to conceal his identity, fled on foot.
According to police, no one was injured in any of the armed robberies.
Armed robberies remain a major concern, particularly in New Providence, even though police recorded a decline in these crimes last year.
Police said armed robberies fell by eight percent, from 1,106 cases to 1,022, while robbery fell by two percent.
In a recent e-mail alert, the United States Embassy in Nassau warned its citizens residing in and travelling to The Bahamas to be on “heightened alert” for armed robberies.
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