The Tribune

By RASHAD ROLLE

TWO tourists were robbed in the area of Woodcock Primary on Hospital Lane yesterday, the latest example of a distressing increase in tourist related crimes on the island. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm on Monday. Currently, two men are suspects in the robbery. One of the men was wearing a white shirt and blue jeans while the other was shirtless and wearing brown pants. Police are asking the public to assist them with information regarding the incident.

Police have also removed three handguns from the streets of New Providence. In the first incident, a 23-year-old man of Mollie Street and an 18-year-old girl were arrested when they were found with a handgun. Officers arrested them shortly before 4am on Monday.

In the second incident, a 38-year-old man of Walnut Street, Pinewood Gardens, was arrested after officers searched his residence and found a handgun and ammunition.

In the third incident, police uncovered a handgun from the rear of a business on East Street South after officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit, acting on information, searched the area.

In addition, a 21-year-old Carmichael Road man was arrested on suspicion of being linked to a recent murder. Shortly before 1:00 am on Sunday a man was found on Wulff Road, west of Jerome Avenue, with multiple bodily stab wounds. A suspect in this incident was arrested yesterday at Lazaretta Road off Carmichael Road.

Police are also requesting the public’s help in locating the person responsible for stealing more than $25,000 worth of copper from Government Printing, located in the Industrial Park. According to reports, an employee discovered the building had been broken into around 9am on Monday and items stolen.