Daring robbers using police type clothing robbed an Uno Gas Station on Central American Boulevard this morning. They made off with thousands of dollars, according to sources.
At 5:30 am, the station manager Michael Brown was preparing to open for business when two masked men arrived at the station on a motorcycle. The suspects were dressed in dark blue jackets with "police" written on the back and camouflage pants. They approached Brown saying they needed assistance with the air hose.
As Brown attempted to retrieve the air hose from inside the station, they pushed him inside and one of the men pulled out a firearm and demanded money, while the second suspect guarded the door to prevent any escape. Brown was forced into the station's office at gunpoint, where he was ordered to open the safe. The robbers made off with an undisclosed but significant amount of cash, Brown's personal .38 pistol, and the gas station's Hard Disk Recorder used for surveillance footage.
They fled the scene on their motorcycle, heading in the direction of Cemetery Road. Police are currently investigating - and we saw them trying to find the DVR in the North Creek canal this morning.
It's one more armed robbery - the same kind we've been seeing in Belmopan - but the Commissioner didn't have much too say about it today:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"At this time I don't have much I know that police in Belize city were called earlier this morning of that Incident and they responded they were following some leads looking for some persons of interest im not sure if they found those persons so I would want to think that maybe by this evening Ms Hortence can provide some update to you all on that matter."
Up to newstime no arrests had been made.
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