Two male juveniles, 16 and 17, are presently in police custody assisting Central Detective Unit officers on Grand Bahama with their investigation into an incident Friday afternoon where two American visitors were robbed.
Cathy Philips, 48, of Sarasota Florida, reported to Port Lucaya Police that at 5 o’clock Friday afternoon, she and her teenage daughter, Alyse Phillips, were walking along a dirt road that leads from Kings Road to Seahorse Road, when they were approached by three young males dressed in white t- shirts and black jeans.
According to reports, one of the boys asked Ms. Phillips and her daughter if they wanted something to smoke.
The ladies answered no and continued walking, when two of the men reportedly walked up behind them, one grabbing her purse off her shoulder while the other held up a knife to keep them at bay. Ms. Phillip’s purse contained cash and other personal items.
The three men reportedly then fled on foot, heading east in the Bell Channel area.
Police arrived in the area shortly after, and the two juvenile suspects were taken into custody an hour later.
In other crime news, a 25-year-old male of Spinney Road, an 18-year-old from Cove House and a 21-year-old of Grasmere Drive are all in custody after being found in possession of dangerous drugs on Saturday night in the Port Lucaya Marketplace.
A Port Lucaya police officer on duty in that area noticed the three men acting suspiciously around 11:58 p.m. and upon conducting a search, he allegedly discovered one ounce of marijuana in their possession.
The three are expected to be formally arraigned in Magistrate’s court on Monday.
In another drug-related matter, police in Marsh Harbour, Abaco, acting on information received, executed a search warrant on a room at the Regattas Hotel around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night and seized 27 small packets containing three ounces of marijuana.
Five males, ranging in age from 16 to 37 years, were arrested and taken into custody in connection with the matter. Four are residents of New Providence and one of Marsh Harbour.
They are expected to be formally arraigned in the Marsh Harbour Magis-trate’s Court today.
By ANGELO ARMBRISTER, Freeport News Reporter
