A security guard at a Yarrowkabra, Linden/Soesdyke highway sand pit was beaten by two armed bandits who posed as policemen during a robbery on Friday night.
The incident at the Jason Baskarran sand pit saw the bandits carting off two 12-volt excavator batteries and a hydraulic pump, all worth $6.1M.
The security guard, Harold Peters, 68, told police that at around 10:30pm on Friday, he heard a banging on the wooden flat he stays in at the sand pit, and the persons demanded that he come out. Before he could have responded, police said, Peters related that he heard the excavator starting up, and not long after, one of the bandits slammed the bucket attached to the excavator into his dwelling place.
Peters rushed out of the building and was confronted by one of the bandits who dealt him several cuffs about his body, resulting in him falling to the ground. The bandits then duct-taped his mouth, feet and his hands behind his back, after which they removed the articles from the excavator.
Upon acquiring the valuables, the bandits loaded the items into a white car they had arrived in and drove off in the southern direction of the highway.
Sometime later, Peters managed to free himself and reported the matter to the police. Several persons were questioned but no arrest has been made. Investigations are continuing.
