Senior police officers have expressed concern about a recent upsurge in robberies in the Mayaro district, with four reported in just three days last week. They are asking the public to assist with any information they may have on any of them.
Police said they are looking for a group of men for questioning in connection with robberies at bars across the community where cash, liquor, jewelry, cellphones and phone cards amounting to thousands of dollars have been taken from proprietors and customers.
The suspects are men are in their early 20s operating in groups of three.
After viewing the footage from cameras installed at the bars that were robbed at gunpoint, investigators believe that the bandits are not residents of Mayaro and environs. The gun-toting bandits are operating at nights and some bar owners are now closing their doors earlier, police said.
Customers are also now afraid to visit bars.
Police said in the latest robbery last week, bandits robbed a bar owner of $20,000 in cash, liquor and phone cards, in addition to robbing four customers of their cash, jewellery and cellphones.
Police constable Sookoo of the Mayaro CID is continuing with inquiries.