Officers from the Port-of-Spain CID have recovered some $28,000 in cell phones and other items which were stolen from Buzz Tech in Port-of-Spain on Friday. A 27-year-old San Juan man was also arrested the day after the robbery.
The robber was captured smashing a glass case with a hammer and taking away the items while dressed in a white coverall and with a mask over his face in CCTV footage.
The items were recovered after officers launched an investigation and executed a search warrant and discovered the phones at an apartment on Don Miguel Road, San Juan.
In a separate incident, officers were also able to recover a Kia Rio that was stolen at Erica Street in Port-of-Spain this past weekend. The officers launched an exercise and intercepted the stolen vehicle at Fort Chacon, Picton Road, Laventille. The thieves managed to escape in some nearby bushes.
Investigations are continuing.
In an unrelated incident, sea bathers were prevented from heading towards the beach after a tree fell across the North Coast Road yesterday morning in Maracas. Beach goers quickly posted a video on social media showing the tree blocking the road.
When contacted yesterday, members of the San Juan/Laventille Corporation said there was slippage with the ongoing rains and that the tree was quickly removed from the road.