A Police officer may be questioned in connection with the second Sunday afternoon armed robbery of a downtown jewellery store yesterday.
According to reports the police officer may have acted as a lookout in the robbery of the Breitling Boutique on Bay Street at around 12.30pm yesterday, but this has not yet been confirmed by police.
Staff at the store, located between Parliament and Charlotte Streets, were forced to hand over hundreds of dollars worth of designer watches when a robber threatened them at gunpoint.
It was the second armed robbery of a Bay Street store within a week as Little Switzerland staff had been confronted by a gunman who made the same demands of them at around the same time last Sunday.
But this week quick-footed police of the detective unit of Central Police Station, in East Street, were fast to respond and ran after a suspect to apprehend him moments after the robbery.
Two Breitling watches were recovered as well as an imitation firearm. A man was arrested in connection with the incident.
And police are investigating suspicions that a police officer may have been acting as a lookout in at least the latest robbery.
Police suspect the two robberies - Little Switzerland last Sunday and Breitling this Sunday - to be connected.
Superintendent in charge of the Central Detective Unit Elsworth Moss said: "We are dealing with one person right now and we are trying to gather information to confirm whether this is so, but we are not sure yet whether the police officer was involved.
"We have good reason to believe the robbery this week and the robbery last week are linked.
"It would have been totally unusual and brazen if the same person who went there last week returned again almost the same time this week, if that is the case.
"But we are going to get more information to find out if we can link the two robberies."
Mr Moss said he is not concerned about crime escalating in downtown Nassau as he believes the two robberies were isolated incidents.
He added: "We have increased our visibility on Bay Street, and we are hoping this arrest will deter others from attempting to commit crimes in the area."
Mr Moss said the number of armed robberies in New Providence has decreased in recent weeks, barring various street robberies over the last two weekends.
A number of street robberies were committed across New Providence this weekend. In most cases thieves threatened their victims with knives, Mr Moss said.
A 15-year-old was robbed in Flamingo, Gardens, Nassau, when he was accosted by two men with a knife who intimidated him into handing over his Oakley sunglasses.
Police are appealing to the public for information to assist investigations and anyone who may have any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 328-TIPS (8477) or call police on 911 or 919.
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
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According to reports the police officer may have acted as a lookout in the robbery of the Breitling Boutique on Bay Street at around 12.30pm yesterday, but this has not yet been confirmed by police.
Staff at the store, located between Parliament and Charlotte Streets, were forced to hand over hundreds of dollars worth of designer watches when a robber threatened them at gunpoint.
It was the second armed robbery of a Bay Street store within a week as Little Switzerland staff had been confronted by a gunman who made the same demands of them at around the same time last Sunday.
But this week quick-footed police of the detective unit of Central Police Station, in East Street, were fast to respond and ran after a suspect to apprehend him moments after the robbery.
Two Breitling watches were recovered as well as an imitation firearm. A man was arrested in connection with the incident.
And police are investigating suspicions that a police officer may have been acting as a lookout in at least the latest robbery.
Police suspect the two robberies - Little Switzerland last Sunday and Breitling this Sunday - to be connected.
Superintendent in charge of the Central Detective Unit Elsworth Moss said: "We are dealing with one person right now and we are trying to gather information to confirm whether this is so, but we are not sure yet whether the police officer was involved.
"We have good reason to believe the robbery this week and the robbery last week are linked.
"It would have been totally unusual and brazen if the same person who went there last week returned again almost the same time this week, if that is the case.
"But we are going to get more information to find out if we can link the two robberies."
Mr Moss said he is not concerned about crime escalating in downtown Nassau as he believes the two robberies were isolated incidents.
He added: "We have increased our visibility on Bay Street, and we are hoping this arrest will deter others from attempting to commit crimes in the area."
Mr Moss said the number of armed robberies in New Providence has decreased in recent weeks, barring various street robberies over the last two weekends.
A number of street robberies were committed across New Providence this weekend. In most cases thieves threatened their victims with knives, Mr Moss said.
A 15-year-old was robbed in Flamingo, Gardens, Nassau, when he was accosted by two men with a knife who intimidated him into handing over his Oakley sunglasses.
Police are appealing to the public for information to assist investigations and anyone who may have any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 328-TIPS (8477) or call police on 911 or 919.
By MEGAN REYNOLDS
Tribune Staff Reporter
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
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