Cash & jewelry taken in early morning robbery in Long Bush

- incident caught on CCTV

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The parking lot in Long bush where the robbery took place in the wee hours of Monday, February 24, 2020. Photo: Team of Reporters

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Police are on the hunt for a male who carried out an armed robbery on two persons around 2:30 am today, Monday February 24, 2020 in Long Bush, in the capital Road Town.

The incident took place in the parking lot of a well-known establishment in the area across from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC).

CCTV footage seen by our news desk shows a man dressed in black and face covered with a hoody pointing what appeared to be a gun at two males in the wee hours of the morning.

The armed man robbed the two men of jewelry and cash.

Video footage shows the men being forced to place their cash and jewelry in the robber’s back pack.

The value of the jewelry and amount of money taken are not immediately known, as police are currently investigating the matter.

Our news desk will bring more information as it becomes available.

18 Responses to “Cash & jewelry taken in early morning robbery in Long Bush”

TurtleDove (24/02/2020, 15:35) Like (33) Dislike (0) Reply
show me the footages and I could tell who it is lol
- Street reporter (24/02/2020, 17:41) Like (24) Dislike (0) Reply
  Make the camera image public.. As a matter a fact make it a policy to make all public camera footage public business. That will definitely deter robbers.. Those who still think they are clever will be caught in a day. Someone will recognize them. By height built walk.
eyes (24/02/2020, 16:19) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
Well saw as they release from jail robbery starts again , change your life or you will loose it one day you will rob the wrong one.
Formula (24/02/2020, 16:42) Like (5) Dislike (48) Reply
VIP = crime
- @formula (24/02/2020, 17:38) Like (7) Dislike (7) Reply
  Hush your mouth, how murder an crimes happen NDP watch and they themselves committed crime
- @ formula (24/02/2020, 17:41) Like (7) Dislike (10) Reply
  NDP =devil dealing, corruption and thieving and oppression of the people and killing the country and taking it backwards
- Tiiahh (26/02/2020, 15:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
  You sound like a FOOL !
Hmmmm (24/02/2020, 17:37) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
They will soon be caught... Camera footage great.. We need more Cameras focusing on Parking lots. The parking lot at CGBAY where those tourist are dropped off and picked need one....
Leaping (24/02/2020, 19:05) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
How the public going to help if you don't release footage, America and other Caribbean countries do it to help find and locate perpetrators
True (24/02/2020, 19:07) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
As soon as some of them were released from prison the same shit they went in for starts again .let the public see the videos
Holly (24/02/2020, 19:42) Like (13) Dislike (0) Reply
This is a stage crime . Robbery going on and arabe man smoking cigarette. WAAAAAY.
As it is (25/02/2020, 07:53) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
for real y not put up the video so someone maybe able to help u all identified the culprits
crazy (25/02/2020, 11:42) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Free the video!
vev (27/02/2020, 09:52) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
Our little BVI has gone to the dogs...….Time changes, People Changes
... (27/02/2020, 10:00) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
Slim watch ur friends that video look like they was just after you
... (27/02/2020, 11:30) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
Slim watch ur friends that video look like they was just after you
. (28/02/2020, 14:10) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
Imagine i was at Crystal and saw that Arab guy come there driving slim car. playing music loud and trying to stunt. watch your friends Slim and keep your head up, don't go and do nothing foolish. Let the police deal with it.
Thingtotalk (04/03/2020, 04:12) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
I hear slim buy a new chain tho.life goes on.

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