And last night gunmen descended on a bar on the northside. Balloon Bar on Marine Parade was the target this time. At 8:10 two men - one of them with a gun - robbed the place, pistol whipped the owner, and then robbed the wait-staff of their personal possessions. Police told us more.
Insp. Wilfredo Ferrufino, C.I.B., Eastern Division
"The Balloon Bar Pizzeria. The owner of the establishment, Mr. Ahmet Bekiz, reported that he was inside the establishment along with four of his employees when two male persons of dark complexion entered the business, one of whom was armed with a firearm. They proceeded to rob the workers of cell-phones and jewelry and they made their escape in a black pickup truck. The matter is under investigation. We are seeking two suspects at this time. The owner of the firearm was hit with the firearm above his left eye and he received a small cut wound."
Reporter
"Would you say that there is what you all called "displacement" of crime where police have a strong presence on the Albert Street area and so perhaps the criminals are moving to the northside where there is not a stronger concentration of police?"
Insp. Wilfredo Ferrufino, C.I.B., Eastern Division
"Well as Mr. Williams, the Deputy ComPol made mention - a conversation I had with him, he indicated that it is a game of chess and it's about moving the right pieces. I do know that this morning there was a meeting held with the OC region one and region two and they are putting operational orders into place that will alleviate and compliment the patrols on the northside, region two area of the city."
The robbers made off with three hundred dollars in cash and other personal items.
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