Two Men Arrested and Firearm Recovered Following Robbery on Waterfront

Shortly before 12:00PM on Monday, 20 April, officers were dispatched to a report of a robbery at a jewellery store on Seafarers Way in George Town. It was reported that two masked men had entered the business, brandishing a baseball bat and what appeared to be a firearm. The men smashed several display cases and removed jewellery, then fled the location, running to a vehicle. No shots were fired and no one was injured during the incident.

Officers quickly identified a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used by the suspects & began to follow it. One man fled the vehicle in the vicinity of Shedden Road and North Sound Road. The vehicle then travelled towards West Bay and was stopped by police on Willie Farrington Drive. Two occupants, men aged 25 and 18, were arrested on suspicion of robbery.

Police conducted searches in the area where the missing man had fled and recovered jewellery suspected to have been taken during the robbery. Police conducted further searches and recovered one handgun, suspected to have been used during the robbery

The third suspect was arrested on Tuesday whilst attempting to leave the country, when officers attended the Owen Roberts International Airport

The man, age 29 residing in George Town, remains in custody as investigations continue.

Anyone who witnessed events on Seafarers Way or with any information about this robbery are asked to contact George Town CID at 949-4222.