According to reports, the incident occurred at around
03:00 hours yesterday when the bandits broke into Cell Point and stole an
undisclosed sum of cash from the cash register, several cellular phones
and memory cards.
Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green
Proprietor of the store, Devanand
Singh, said that he would usually have a closed circuit
television (CCTV) camera recording the activities in the store during the
day, but would turn it off at nights because the store's generator would
normally be turned off when the mall closes.
He added that his store was supposed to be protected by
internal security in the nights and, as such, he did not install an alarm
system.
Singh also said that he is expecting some sort of monetary
assistance from the management of the mall.
The men, who were said to be armed, then attempted to rob
the Kings Jewellery World branch which is located on the second floor of
the building, but this attempt was foiled when the bandits triggered an
alarm.
This newspaper understands that there were no signs of
forced entry.
“I feel that it's a conspiracy,” proprietor of City
Mall, Lennox John, said.
According to him, three security guards were on duty at
the time of the robbery.
He added that one of them said that he was attacked and,
as such, he ran away, and another one said that the bandits tied his hands
behind his back.
“They didn't tie him to anything; they didn't even tie
his legs. They tied his hands behind his back,” John added.
He also said that they are not locating the third security
guard who was on duty.
John said that the security guards are not armed. He added
that the bandits entered through the service entrance.
According to John, the security guards have keys to the
service entrance, which leads directly to the public areas of the
building.
The generator which powers most of the alarms in the
building was turned off.Investigations are continuing.
