There was a big money robbery on the canal side near downtown Belize City today. It happened about a block from Public's store, near the corner of Bishop Street and west Canal. Reports say over ten thousand dollars in cash was nabbed from the driver of a cargo truck. But a quick response from Southside police has led to the recovery of most of the money and a firearm. Second in command of the Southside Alden Dawson told us more:...
Alden Dawson, OC - Police Precinct 2
"Some time around 1:15pm today, an employee of Vega Distributors was on West Canal and Bishop Street collecting some money as pertaining to the business. Shortly after he got into his vehicle with the knapsack containing the cash and other personal items that he had collected and just before taking off a male person opened the passenger side of his black pickup truck and grab the bag from the seat. The said employee set chase at the culprit and was unable to catch up with him. He made a call to the police station. A quick response from the police lead the south side police to #28 Wagner's Lane and a search of that lead to the discovery of the bag containing most of the items reported stolen along with a fire arm and several rounds of ammunition at that residence."
Jules Vasquez
"Now it is highly unusual that after a robbery like that the culprit are so quickly caught. What lead the officers immediately or in such a short time to the home?"
Alden Dawson, OC - Police Precinct 2
"There was a police officer nearby and he saw the direction where the culprit ran and because this is the Christmas season and we have several officers in those area now and like I said, the police is in that area as well as our strike team from this side was nearby and that was the reason for the quick respond."
Jules Vasquez
"Now you all have recovered all these items. How much of the stolen stuff was actually recovered?"
Alden Dawson, OC - Police Precinct 2
"It is kind of early to say how much of the stuff was recovered. We recovered a large amount of cash and an IPad in the bag that the culprit took off with as well as a 9mm which has nothing to do with the robbery. That was inside the house with several rounds of ammunition."
Jules Vasquez
"This person's assets or their property be tied up as evidence until the case is finish? We know cash - you can't leave money around."
Alden Dawson, OC - Police Precinct 2
"Again, we will look at it and see how quick we could release back the item to the owner."
The men are expected to be charged tomorrow. Up to this afternoon, no identification parade had been performed.
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