The Tribune

By LAMECH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

ljohnson@tribunemedia.net

TWO more armed robberies were recorded over the weekend - with two teenage boys arrested in connection with one of the attacks minutes after it took place.

On Saturday, around 8.30am, a woman was robbed of cash and two cell phones after being approached by a gunman at her Bellot Road residence.
The man fled the scene on a bicycle.

Minutes later, officers arrested two suspects, a 17-year-old and a 15-year-old, in the area in connection with the hold up.
One of the teens had a handgun and ammunition. Both are in custody as investigations continue.
Four hours earlier, two workers at a Water Depot on Marathon Road were held up and robbed by a gunman demanding cash.
The gunman fled on foot and the police need the public’s help in tracking him down.
The attacks happened a week after concerns were raised over a spike in armed robberies.
Police reported at least 22 robberies in August.
By mid-August, after eight armed robberies were reported in a single weekend, police officials admitted that robberies had become a problem, but that measures would be taken to curb them.
In a separate case, a 20-year-old man was arrested over marijuana possession just after midnight on Friday after officers searched him during their patrol of the Wilson Track area and found him acting suspiciously. 
Officers also discovered a bag of marijuana on Saturday evening in South Beach.
Around 6.45pm, police were on patrol in the Sea Link Drive area when they spotted a man acting suspiciously.
The man dropped a bag on the ground and ran off. Police couldn’t catch him. The discarded bag was checked and the suspected drugs discovered.
Anyone who can help the police with their inquiries should call 919 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 328-TIPS.