Police in Region Two are trying to locate a hire car HC 7997 which reportedly stopped for an armed bandit at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, who had just had robbed a store of $700,000.
The robbery occurred around 11:00 hours yesterday morning at the ICAN Technology store in Cotton Field, Essequibo Coast.
According to owner of the business, Anand Narine, a male customer wearing a face mask approached the cashier to pay a bill. He was the only customer at the time in store and it was raining. The man then pulled out a gun and proceeded to tie up two of the employees, before robbing the store
The businessman recounted that during the ordeal another customer entered the store and saw what was taking place. This prompted the customer to alert persons and businesses nearby. The bandit however fled and then jumped into a taxi.
The businessman said his staff were quite traumatised and as such he decided to close his store. The police were summoned and attended shortly after. CCTV footage was sourced from nearby businesses.
The police are continuing their investigations.
