Viuex Fort’s Sandy Beach.
Police are interested in finding a group of individuals who have been riding in a car and robbing unsuspecting victims in the south.
Two persons were reportedly robbed at gunpoint on Sandy Beach Wednesday night by two unidentified individuals, and police believe the culprits are part of this said group.
The culprits took cellphones and cash.
“Last night (Wednesday) we actually had three in Vieux Fort. Persons who were walking to their homes late in the evening [were the victims],” a police source told Saint Lucia News Online (SNO).
“It appears that they [the culprits] are actually operating in the south. It’s a group of about four persons who have been traveling in a car. Though we cannot disclose the registration number of the car,” the police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity said.
Robberies that have taken place over the past few days in Laborie, Micoud and Vieux Fort have also been reported to the police. There were four armed robberies in Micoud on Saturday, May 10, the officer said.
This has prompted police to intensify patrols in the south. Police stations in that district have also been alerted.
There has been a community meeting in the area to discuss the situation.
The police would like the public to be on their guard.
“We are very concerned about the citizens in the south,” the police officer said, adding that strategies have been effected to catch the criminals.