Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred earlier tonight (June 25) in the Ivy housing area, St. Michael. According to eyewitness reports, three masked men robbed a canteen, during which gunshots were fired, sending bystanders fleeing for safety. The suspects reportedly escaped in the area near St. Giles Primary School. Police are on the…
Read More Masked Men Rob Canteen in The Ivy, Shots FiredPolice are investigating a burglary at the home of a 99-year-old woman in Christ Church. A group of men broke into her house during last night (June 24th) and stole a container with an undisclosed sum of money. Thankfully, no one was harmed. The elderly resident, Ms. Holder, is a well-known former newspaper vendor who…
Read More 99-Year-Old Woman Burglarized in Christ ChurchA robbery occurred at Colombian Emeralds inside Bridgetown Duty Free around 12 noon today (June 24th). A young male suspect reportedly snatched a piece of jewelry and fled through the front entrance. Police on patrol, along with other units and help from civilians, chased and apprehended the suspect near Swan Street, taking him into custody…
Read More Jewelry Snatcher Nabbed in Midday Robbery on Broad StreetRetired physical education teacher and sports official Janita Austin was seriously injured in a robbery near Heywoods, St. Peter on Saturday night (June 14th). The attack occurred after she got off a bus in Speightstown, when she was reportedly approached by a man with a machete. Austin sustained a serious leg injury and underwent surgery…
Read More Retired PE Teacher Injured in Speightstown RobberyPolice are searching for two masked gunmen who broke into an apartment at Wanstead Heights, St. James, last night (June 15), holding two couples and two children hostage. The intruders used a saw to breach the door, demanded cash, and escaped with an undisclosed sum. One man was injured after being struck with a firearm,…
Read More Masked Gunmen Hold Family Hostage in Wanstead HeightsCameron Elcock, a 22-year-old from Rendezvous Gardens, Christ Church, has been identified as Barbados’ 23rd homicide victim for 2025. He died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after being shot during a robbery at Six Roads, St. Philip. Elcock and a male relative were securing a business when they were confronted by two armed assailants demanding…
Read More Homicide #23: Six Roads Robbery Turns DeadlyA video is circulating online that appears to show an armed robbery. In the footage, a young individual wearing a dark hoodie and armed with a gun approaches five men seated under a canopy tent outside a house, seemingly playing dominoes. The suspect can be heard ordering the men to remove their belongings and place…
Read More Suspected Armed Robbery Caught on Video in Residential AreaA middle-aged man is in police custody after attempting to rob a vendor on Fairchild Street June 5 around 8 a.m. The suspect, armed with a knife, tried to steal cash from a breakfast vendor’s van. A struggle broke out, and bystanders intervened, detaining the man until police arrived and arrested him. Source: Starcom Network
Read More Vendor Targeted in Early Morning Robbery AttemptA driver with the Sanitation Service Authority (SSA) was robbed at gunpoint this morning (June 6) in Chapel, St. Philip. According to SSA Public Relations Officer Carl “Alff” Padmore, the assailant took the driver’s jewellery, but the driver was unharmed and is cooperating with police. Padmore expressed concern for the driver’s wellbeing and noted this…
Read More Sanitation driver robbed at gunpointEighty-year-old Colin Mayers talks to the NationNews and recounts an incident he encountered (June 4th) when two men robbed him of his vehicle at gun point. The incident occurred in Flint Hall, St Michael near George Lamming Primary School. Source: NationNews
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