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Guard at Region Nine RDC office killed, three suspects arrested with millions

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Written by Denis Scott Chabrol

Saturday, 19 January 2013 12:02

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Lethem Post Office

A security guard at the Region Nine RDC Office in Lethem was killed, several safes there blow-torched and a large sum of cash stolen, police said.

Two persons, including one woman, were Saturday morning intercepted in a car at the Mabura checkpoint. Police said more than GUY4 million were found in the car. The trio has been arrested to assist with the probe.

The cashwas hidden under the rear seat.

The dead watchman has been identified as John Friday of Culvert City, Lethem.

His colleague has been admitted to the Lethem Hospital.

The ordeal began around 8 O'clock Friday night when the two watchmen were attacked, beaten and tied up. Pieces of cloth were stuffed into Friday's mouth.

The two men then broke into the RDC Building and the Post Office, where a cutting torch was used to cut open a total of five safes and an undisclosed sum of money stolen, after which they escaped, police added.

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+11 #1 cassava joe 2013-01-19 12:32

This so sad, Lethem had very little crime. I is troubling to know this type of Crime is happening on Lethem.

The Army would patrol the whole Central Savannah during the night, they new everyone on the local.

I so sorry to hear this......

+14 #2 CleveM 2013-01-19 13:39

This is beyond ridiculous! My heart felt to poor man's family. Here is guy obiviosly on minimum wage just trying put on the table instead has met his tragic demise. These sensless killings are occuring too often. The good book says that when those in authority are corrupt lawlessness prevails. It is so true. Not only is this inept goverment plagued by corruption but it is ineffective and weak on crime. How long will the Guyanese people sit on their hands and accept the autrocity?

+8 #3 dezetante 2013-01-19 13:46

This DISGRACEFUL police WOE-man should immediately be JAILED and the key must be thrown away.....MORE TEEF-IN-NISS under the watch of the Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee!!!! Would she be allowed to PAY BACK and WALK FREE or be transferred to function as the Prominent Presumptuous Parasites /Cabal of the Family & Friends Inc.?

+9 #4 dezetante 2013-01-19 13:48

This is so unfair to the FEW LOYAL cops who honestly put their lives on the line

+15 #5 phillsop 2013-01-19 14:07

Line them up. Line them up quick, quick. Please, please do not waste time and food on these creatures.

I am giving my services free. m I do not have a problem with sleeping so my job will not haunt me.

I WANT TO APPLY FOR THE JOB OF HANGMAN.

I want to send a message to all them bad boys and it is simply this.

"If you do he crime..you have to pay the fine. If you do the crime ..you have to do the time"

NO FREE FOOD.

+13 #6 Carl 2013-01-19 14:18

Their punishment must be swift and exemplary!

+9 #7 kbaksh 2013-01-19 14:53

'Two persons, including one woman, were Saturday morning intercepted in a car at the Mabura checkpoint. Police said more than GUY4 million were found in the car. The trio has been arrested to assist with the probe.'
Why these people not named but the deceased named?

-6 #8 Amrit Singh 2013-01-19 15:27

It seems that everything bad in Guyana gets blamed on the present Govt. This lawlessness started since the days of
Forbes Burnham. Donald Ramoutar should sincerely take notice and make a concerted effort to stamp out the lawlessness. Replace the top brass of the GPF, and get all the criminal GPF members out. But then he will be deemed to be a racist, as most of them are African Guyanese.
There we go again. A two state solution will solve this,I am sure!!

+3 #9 dayclean 2013-01-19 15:46

Burglars- does anyone have a different word for these scums? Let's open this as a challenge to all Demwaves contributors. They would do anything including murder, to get their hands on money or other valuables. No place is safe these days, whether in the city or in the rural areas or in the far out areas like Lethem.It would be interesting to know where these beasts are from. Are they local or from other areas of Guyana eg the Coastland.It would appear as if they are not locals as they were heading out in a car which should be checked if it was stolen.It seems as if they knew that that amount of money woud be in those safes at that particular time and that they could have an accomplice from inside. Let's hope the police get this thoroughly investigated with positive results and one must not read the last sentence ''investigations are contiuning'' as in so many previous investigations. Let there be justice.

+7 #10 soldierman 2013-01-19 17:07

I agree with CleveM:
Isaiah 1:5 says "When the head is sick, it affects the entire body" The Leadership of Guyana, from the President down, is corrupt and God-less, that's the reason wickedness in all forms presently prevails in the Country, until there's a cleansing of our Leadership, Guyana will continue to grow worse. Have decent, honest people run our Country and Guyana will regain its past status as Leader in the Caribbean.

+3 #11 Ankoko 2013-01-19 21:33

Quoting Amrit Singh:

It seems that everything bad in Guyana gets blamed on the present Govt. This lawlessness started since the days of
Forbes Burnham. Donald Ramoutar should sincerely take notice and make a concerted effort to stamp out the lawlessness. Replace the top brass of the GPF, and get all the criminal GPF members out. But then he will be deemed to be a racist, as most of them are African Guyanese.
There we go again. A two state solution will solve this,I am sure!!

Crime, criminality and corruption have NEVER been at the current levels so your comparison is without merit!
No one has to deem Ramotar as racist!! He himself has already done so!

-2 #12 Guyana Baboo 2013-01-19 22:24

Ha ha more business for Nigel and some of the money will go to the opposition fund. Shoot and kill these dogs or bring back the hang man.

+5 #13 Jacobs in Brooklyn, NYC 2013-01-19 22:25

Great work by the police!

+4 #14 Dee 2013-01-20 01:03

Oh Lord, why couldn't I be reading about two persons, one woman included, shot and killed after trying to escape a roadblock?

+4 #15 JC PAUL 2013-01-20 01:26

Quoting Amrit Singh:

It seems that everything bad in Guyana gets blamed on the present Govt. This lawlessness started since the days of
Forbes Burnham. Donald Ramoutar should sincerely take notice and make a concerted effort to stamp out the lawlessness. Replace the top brass of the GPF, and get all the criminal GPF members out. But then he will be deemed to be a racist, as most of them are African Guyanese.
There we go again. A two state solution will solve this,I am sure!!

U R AN [censored]....FB WILL NOT ENCOURAGE SUCH CRIME

-2 #16 Rick Li 2013-01-20 02:19

Agree with all Comments on this Page my Fellow Guyanese, Peace Rick Li: UK- GT- USA.

+3 #17 Dundee 2013-01-20 06:15

dezetante 2013-01-19 13:46
This DISGRACEFUL police WOE-man..

Where is the Police Woman you talking about?

-1 #18 G T LIBERATION STRUGGLE 2013-01-21 00:55

Amrit Singh.

You are a racist and a jackaxx.You just assume that you know the race of the ppl who did this.

Law and order, crime and punishment are the responsibility of government. So blame the government ,fool. These criminals knew that money was kept on the premises ant that a blow torch was needed to cut open the safe. Clearly an inside job.

Put pressure on government to find remadies for the tragic events and stop the racist nonsense.

0 #19 G/T Times 2013-01-21 10:37

G/T is that Location don't have Police Protections,who and where the Police Protects,in the PPP Govt?.

+1 #20 jennifer boyce 2013-01-22 12:59

i would like to know why 2 unarmed guard were incharge of that amount (4million dollars) of money and what legal action should be taken by the decease family

+1 #21 jennifer boyce 2013-01-22 13:13

why 2 unarmed guard should be incharged of that amount of cash(4million dollars)

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