A gun-toting bandit yesterday snatched a bag containing the day’s sales from a Kissoon Furniture Store employee, as he was about to do a safety deposit at a city bank.
In his escape bid, the bandit dropped the magazine for his weapon after snatching the bag containing some $945,000. Stabroek News was told by an eyewitness that the magazine was retrieved by police soon after.
According to reports, just around 16:00 hrs yesterday, two employees of the furniture store, which is located at the corner of Camp and Robb streets, were taking the day’s sales across the road to Republic Bank when the man accosted them. Eyewitnesses said that from what transpired it seemed as if the bandit was aware of the daily transaction. “Is everyday dem boys does bring money over at de bank without escorts and like de bandit de watching at dem movements all the time,” an eyewitness said. The eyewitness, who preferred not to be named, said he saw the two Kissoon employees crossing the road and just as they reached the pavement outside the bank, the bandit stopped the one carrying the bag. “When the man with the bag reach close to the bank de bandit run in front ah he and pull out a gun and scramble de bag and he magazine fuh de gun fall out
