(Nassau, Bahamas) – As a result of excellent police work, a 46-year old male and a 19-year old male are in police custody for questioning reference to armed robbery after leading police on a highspeed chase on Monday 20th August, 2012.
According to police reports, shortly after 10:00am a male and a female victim were in the parking lot of Scotia Bank located on West Bay Street, when a man armed with a
handgun approached them and robbed them of a deposit bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash. The gunman then sped off in a white Honda vehicle driven by another man.
Police on mobile patrol in the area spotted the Honda vehicle with the two suspects leaving the parking lot of the bank and attempted to stop the vehicle.
The suspects refused to stop initiating a police chase in the western area of New Providence. Police pursued the suspects until they abandoned the vehicle in the Pride
Estates area, where they fled on foot.
After a brief foot pursuit, the suspects were taken into custody. A deposit bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash was also recovered.
Police investigations are ongoing.
