* Not the actual Suzuki Grand Vitara
Police have recovered the vehicle that was stolen during a home invasion robbery at Bocage on Tuesday.
One of the victims, Alvin Hassell, told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that the police informed him on Wednesday evening that they had recovered his 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara.
However, the number plates were removed and the keys to the vehicle are still missing.
“I can’t even use the vehicle because they have the keys and I’m worried. I’ll have to lock it away in a garage,” he said.
Hassell told SNO that the police informed him that investigations will continue, but they did not state if they have any leads on the men that robbed him and his family.
“We are still a bit shaken and traumatized. It’s so surreal that its taking a while for us to believe that this thing actually took place and right now we are still very jumpy,” he explained.
The man said his wife refuses to let him open the doors and they always have to be locked and bolted. The couple have become suspicious of everyone around them and are always conscious of their environment.
“This we think, was a targeted event, where they actually looked and planned how they are going to do this. You are not sure who around you to trust,” he stressed.
Hassell said it just took them that one day to open their door, because the place was extremely hot, and the bandits took the opportunity to rob them of everything.
He is advising all Saint Lucians to be security conscious and to be aware of their environment because it can happen to anyone and at any time.
Hassell and his family were robbed at gunpoint by three armed bandits at his house on Tuesday.
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