Police move in on MoBay armed robbers...
November 15, 2005
A SEVENTH person was yesterday arrested for his alleged involvement in a gang believed to be behind a series of armed robberies in the city of Montego Bay, St. James.
Investigators say the latest arrest will also bring them closer to a breakthrough in the murder of a 50-year-old businessman last Friday.
The detainees, between 22 and 34-years-old, have been charged with robbery. Their identities are however being withheld as they are to face identification parades for the shooting death of Sunder Ramchandani, operator of Ruby's Jewellers and Gift Centre on Church Street, Montego Bay.
The seventh suspect was held at the St. James Police Divisional Headquarters at Freeport, where he went to make his weekly report as part of his bail condition for charges of wounding with intent.
ILLEGAL FIREARMS
Two illegal firearms, a .45 Star semi-automatic pistol and a .38 revolver, were recovered from a car in which three of the male suspects were held on Saturday night.
The police reportedly intercepted the vehicle in the Market Circle area about 10 p.m., approximately half an hour after it was fingered in a robbery at Fresh Farm Meat and Vegetables located on Strand Street....
Author: Barbara Gayle
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
