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CG bandits caught after robbing woman they followed from bank

MAY 20, 2016 | BY | FILED UNDER NEWS 

Citizens, fed up with increasing acts of banditry, unleashed their anger on two motorcycle bandits who had just relieved an Atlantic Ville resident of her bag with an undisclosed amount of cash.

This composite photo shows the two alleged bandits and seized motorcycle. [Photo compliments of HGPTV)

This composite photo shows the two alleged bandits and seized motorcycle. (Photo compliments of HGPTV)

Thanks to the quick response from police ranks from the Sparendaam Station, the men are lucky to be alive to face charges for their actions.
The men had earlier followed Marilyn Brumigin all the way from a city bank to her Atlantic Ville, East Coast Demerara home and pounced on her.
Police said that at about 14:00 hours yesterday, Brumigin was about to enter her home after transacting business at a bank in Georgetown, when she was attacked and held at gunpoint by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun, and who had ridden up on a motorcycle.
The woman raised an alarm, but the men took away a bag with a sum of cash.
Divisional Commander Marlon Chapman told Kaieteur News as the men were about to escape, neighbouring residents who had responded to the alarm, including two off-duty policemen, confronted the perpetrators and snatched away the stolen bag with the money.
The two bandits still tried to ride away but were stopped in their tracks when a motorist drove into them, sending them crashing to the ground.
Although, one of the men was armed with a .32 pistol with nine rounds, he had no chance to use it, as they were both swarmed by residents and the two off-duty cops, who gave them an initial thrashing before handing them over to uniformed police ranks who subsequently arrived on the scene.
The bag of cash and the weapon were handed over to the police, and the bandits’ motorcycle was seized.
Commander Chapman said that background checks are being made on the men to see if they have criminal records. Ballistics tests are also being carried out on the weapon that was seized.
Almost two weeks ago a trio who allegedly followed a customer from a city bank was also nabbed. The men have already appeared before a magistrate and were remanded to prison.

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