Turks and Caicos, May 2, 2017 – Providenciales – Police have arrested and charged a 35 year old Grand Turk man and they believe it will put an end to or cripple a predatory operation where drivers were robbed and terrorized. The man is said to be part of a team responsible for a spate of robbers against drivers, holding them at gun point, assaulting and battering the victims.
Reports suggests that the robbery spree continued for four days straight and started on April 17th, where the charged man and two other males pulled guns on a driver in Blue Hills, and robbed him of a large sum of cash, beating him about the body before running away. The second report is said to have occurred the next day, Tuesday April 18th, when a driver proceeded to give a man a ride in his car. Upon entering, the man is said to have pulled a gun on the driver, demanding. The culprit once again escaped with a small sum of cash.
Another similar report was made on Wednesday April 19th, when the victim said he was driving along Lower Bight Road, when two men stopped him, asking for a lift to Long Bay. One of the men then grabbed him by the neck and began searching him for valuables. A Samsung Galaxy phone and an undisclosed small amount of money were stolen.
On Thursday April 20th, another driver is said to have picked up two men along the Leeward Highway. While driving along the Grace Bay road, in the vicinity of the Golf Club, one of the men pulled a knife on the driver, demanding his cell phone and cash. The men slashed the driver’s face, forcing him to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where he was treated and discharged.
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