Police in Anguilla are investigating an armed robbery at TLC gas station on the Blowing Point Road on Tuesday, March 16. Reporters were told at Wednesday’s press conference by Inspector Emris Rogers, that two masked men, one carrying a hand gun and the other a knife, robbed the cashier of some EC$4,000.

Inspector Emris Rogers and Deputy Commissioner Rudolph Proctor

The robbery was estimated to have occurred at about 7.15 that evening. The assailants were said to have made their escape on foot at the back of the building. The Police, acting on information, took three persons into custody to assist them with their investigations.

The regular police report showed that there 15 crimes committed on the island during the period March 10-17. Of those incidents, there were six burglaries at South Hill, West End and The Valley. The stolen items included a stereo set, a laptop computer and an undisclosed sum of money. There was an attempted burglary at South Hill.

Seven thefts were reported at Shoal Bay, The Farrington, South Hill, Tackling Estate, the Cove and Blowing Point. The thieves made off with plant fertilizer, a car battery, motor scooter, a bag with its contents, car parts, an electric plane, a Nintendo game and, a ram goat!

One case of robbery was reported at Blowing Point, but it was not clear what was stolen.

Thirteen persons were arrested during the period. One of them was a female student at Campus B for possession of cannabis, but she was released on bail. The others arrested were four males on suspicion of burglary; two males on suspicion of robbery; two others to prevent a breach of the peace; one male for bestiality involving a cow; and three other males, on suspicion of theft, for being armed with an offensive weapon and for loitering, respectively.

There were seven traffic accidents, one involving injuries.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rudolph Proctor, reported that the Police were again receiving complaints about drag racing on the island’s public roads which he warned was an offence. “We know from the information we are receiving that at very early hours in the mornings and some late hours in the afternoons, persons engage in drag racing on the Jeremiah Gumbs Highway,” he stated. “We want to issue a warning again to those persons involved that the Vehicle and Road Traffic Act speaks very clearly to racing speed trials.” He read the relevant sections of the Ordinance which, among other matters, provide for a fine of $10,000 or imprisonment for a term of four months or both.

“This is a very dangerous exercise and all those persons involved in its promotion need to acquaint themselves with what the Road Traffic Act says in relation to racing and speed trials on public roads,” he stressed.

Mr. Proctor also advised motorists to be very careful when they are approaching cyclists practicing on the public roads for various competitions. “These are our athletes. There are not many facilities where they can practice off the streets and so we ask you to be considerate of them and for the Commonwealth Games and other events which they may be practicing for,” he added.

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