Albouystown man arrested in armed Lombard Street robbery of Turkish national

A 38-year-old Turkish national was robbed at gunpoint on Lombard Street, Georgetown. A 29-year-old Albouystown man was arrested nearby with the stolen phone.

Albouystown suspect held after armed robbery on Lombard Street

A 29-year-old unemployed man from Albouystown, Georgetown, was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the armed robbery of a 38-year-old Turkish national on Lombard Street, Georgetown, newsroom.gy reports.

According to a police release, the victim was standing on the western pavement of Lombard Street when two men approached him — one on foot and one riding a black XR motorcycle. The motorcyclist dismounted, pointed a handgun at the victim, and took his cellular phone. The second suspect removed a yellow metal chain before both fled the scene.

The victim immediately alerted nearby police ranks, who conducted checks in the surrounding area. Officers arrested the 29-year-old suspect along with a black XR motorcycle bearing registration number CM 2595.

A search of the suspect uncovered a cellular phone concealed in his pants, which the victim subsequently identified as his own. The Turkish national, listed as a resident of Friendship, East Bank Demerara, was the complainant.

Both the cellular phone and the motorcycle were lodged as exhibits pending further investigation. The suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue.

Source: Google News GY — Crime