Residents of Wallerfield, Arima, are calling on the police to increase patrols following a series of robberies and break-ins within the last couple of weeks.
In the latest incident, around 3.30 am on Friday, a 77-year-old pensioner, along with his 71-year-old wife, was asleep in the bedroom when they were awakened by a loud noise.
Upon checking, the man was confronted by seven masked men, one of whom was armed with a gun.
The bandits tied up the couple and placed them on the ground, as they ransacked the house looking for cash and valuables.
They made off with two Samsung cell phones, several power tools, jewellery, and $500 in cash.
In Point Fortin, police are investigating a daylight robbery at the home of a pensioner on Thursday.
Police said the 85-year-old man was relaxing in the living room at Circular Drive, Clifton Hill home with his front door open, around 2 pm, when two bandits walked in.
The suspects who had concealed their faces with a cloth pointed a gun at him and demanded money. They forced him into his bedroom along with his 41-year-old caretaker and 19-year-old godson and tied them up. They stole an air rifle, phones, a jersey, a pair of jeans, sneakers, and an RBC debit card. The bandits then took the keys to the pensioner’s Kia K2700 and tried to start it, but were unsuccessful. The victims eventually freed themselves and alerted the police.
In another incident that day, around 12:30 pm, a 64-year-old PH driver was outside the Holy Name Convent School at Clifton Hill, Point Fortin, eating while waiting for school to dismiss to transport students, when he was approached by two men.
They pointed a gun at him and ordered him to hand over the keys to his Nissan Almera. He told them the keys were in the car. They dragged him behind an abandoned house and into a room where they beat and robbed him of $80. They did not steal his car. Officers from the Point Fortin Police Station are investigating.—ALP & SW
