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Caye Caulker Man Accused of Shooting At Cop
posted (February 3, 2020)

And, police have arrested a man from Caye Caulker for shooting at a police officer last week Thursday.  

It happened on Wednesday when a police on motorbike was pursuing a van that had just been in a robbery.  That;That’s when someone form inside the van fired a shot at the cop, who wasn’t hit, but crashed don his motorbike.  Police told us about their suspect:’

Sup. Alejandro Cowo - OC CIB
"Reference the aggravated assault report made by constable Woodeye, police arrested and charged Joleel Petillo, 24 years of a Caye Caulker address for the crime of aggravated assault."

Jules Vasquez
"Are they suspects in the robbery that occurred a short time before that?"

Sup. Alejandro Cowo
"Yes, we believe that they were part of that robbery and we are still looking for two more persons."

As you heard, police are looking for two more suspects…

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