Email

Print

It's one of the true-true "Fiyah Haawt" restaurants still left in the Belize District, but because of its remote location,

Rob's Fyah Hearth at mile 17 on the George Price Highway is also often the target for robbers.

On Tuesday afternoon, two persons were inside prepping for the next day when a gunman barged into the kitchen - followed by several other men. They stole the staff's money and cellphones.

The restaurant's cook told us what happened.

Sabrina Robinson, Rob's Fire Hearth Food
"We were here in this same kitchen prepping for the next day as normal. I was over that side and the young man behind me was doing exactly what he's doing now and while over there I saw like he jumped backwards. So I was like, what happened? And I was over here so I come and I was like, where's the snake? When I look, the snake? Gunman coming with the gun. I looked at him and he said, don't move, don't run."

"I didn't hear what he said first so I asked, what do you want? Give me everything. I said, well see the drawer there, you can take whatever is in the drawer but please don't hurt us. He was getting the stuff out of the drawer, I was still standing here listening to church on my phone. The next young man rushed in from behind. He started to unplug the charger from the outlet. He said, we're going to take these phones. So I looked at him and said, you will take my phone too? He said yes we are going to take them. So I looked at him, the same gunman, has the gun on me, and I asked him, I could take out the chip out of my phone? No mommy, you can't do that. So after everything, they ran outside and they crowd up at the backdoor. a crowed is not one, two, or four, if it was four, I am sure that I could have distinguished that it was four. It was more than four. From there I was just praying that they left so that I can do what I needed to do. They left and I just went, called 911 and with the quick response of the police, about 10 minutes later the CIB came but the police, about 5 minutes after they were to the back. I heard two gunshots after the young men went. Two gunshots to the back there."

"Really, to be honest, about 15 to 20 minutes before I would say, the police officer did come to do his regular checks. so I don't know if they were outside watching to see when he left or whatever but the increased patrol in the area would be good and would be helpful to us in this area because this is a known area for violent activities."

Police this evening arrested and charged two 15 year old minors and 19 year old Serjio Cruz for the crime of robbery.