Police investigate armed robberies

Police investigate armed robberies

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Two people were robbed at knife point in separate incidents yesterday.

Police said a young man was walking in Excellent Estate when he was approached by a man armed with a knife shortly after 7pm. The armed man robbed him of cash and a cell phone before running away.

Less than an hour later, a woman was robbed while sitting in her vehicle near a community park on Bahama Boulevard, Flamingo Gardens.

According to police, the woman was approached by a man armed with a knife, who robbed her of a hand bag containing cash and other items.

In a third incident, shortly after 10pm, two men were robbed in the parking lot of shopping plaza on West Bay Street. The men were approached by two other men, who robbed them of a bag containing cash, police said.