Although, there has been a big drop in armed robberies so far this year, the Guyana Police Force has recorded a seven percent increase in serious crimes up to the end of April 30 last, in comparison to the same period last year.Among the serious crimes policed by the Force are murder, robbery under arms, robbery with violence,
Jerseys NFL China, robbery with aggravation, larceny from the person, break and enter and larceny, burglary, rape, and kidnapping.Pushing the figure up was murder with a total of 54 at the end of April; four more than for the same time last year.But while the police have been cracking most of the cases, there remain a few still unsolved.There has been no arrest so far in the investigations into the murder of Quincy Bowman, 31,
Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, of Cummings Lodge, ECD, whose body was found with a gunshot injury to the head in the vicinity of Busta Bridge, Festival City, on April 06, 2015.Investigations are also continuing into the circumstances surrounding the death of 17 year old Devi Ramadhar of Pouderoyen, WBD, whose body was found on the seawall at La Jalousie, WCD, on April 11, 2015. The police said that two men had been arrested and questioned in this matter and subsequently released.In one of the murder breakthroughs so far, investigations into the murder of Shevon Gordon of Block 22, Wismar, who was shot and killed during an armed robbery in front of her residence on April 04, 2015, has resulted in three men and a woman being charged and placed before the court.A man known as Robin Thomas, 22 years of West Front Road, Georgetown; Anthony Primo called ‘Shoulders’, of Laing Avenue, Georgetown; and Adina Bowen called ‘Yankee’ of Blueberry Hill, Wismar, have been charged with murder and robbery under arms. In addition, Adina Bowen and Latisha Garraway, 20 years, of Blueberry Hill, have been charged with unlawful possession of firearm component.They appeared before Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on Friday May 08, 2015, where they were remanded to prison until May 12, 2015.However, there has been no arrest as yet as investigations continue into an incident that occurred at Eccles, EBD, on April 25, 2015, where Attorney-at-Law and former Magistrate Fazil Azeez was shot and wounded to his abdomen.There has also been no arrest as yet as investigations continue into the murder of another 17 year old Alicia McPherson, who was fatally stabbed at ‘B’ Field, Sophia, on April 19, 2015.Investigations are continuing into the murder of Sherwin Barrow, 23 of East Ruimveldt, who was shot and killed at Warlock, East Ruimveldt last Wednesday.Investigations are also continuing into the murder of businessman Farouk Ghanie, 56 of Nandy Park, EBD, whose body was found with stab wounds in his yard on April 16, 2015. A man and a woman had been arrested but were subsequently released after questioning.There has been no arrest as yet as investigations continue into the murder of Patrick Boodie, 38 years of Angoy’s Avenue,
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Cheap NFL Jerseys, at the end of April 2015 robbery under arms overall has decreased by 17% in comparison to the same period in 2014.The statistics indicate a decrease of 23% in the number of armed robberies involving the use of firearms; and a six percent decrease in armed robberies where instruments other than firearms were used by the perpetrators.Up to the end of April this year, a total of 29 illegal firearms have been recovered by the police. These comprise 14 pistols, eight revolvers, three shotguns, three rifles and one pen-gun.Just last Friday, the police recorded a major bust of illegal firearms when a cache of gun, comprising two AK-47 assault rifles and 15 nine milimetre handguns were found in a crate that was sent from the united states of America.A man who went to clear the crate has been arrested.In continuing efforts aimed at crime prevention, the Guyana Police Force continues to place emphasis on its police-community partnership programme along with social crime prevention interventions in the Policing Divisions.During April this year the community projects conducted in “A” Division (Georgetown/East Bank Demerara) included the continuing efforts to empower youths through skills training such as craft making, cosmetology, leather craft, embroidery and educational talks on domestic violence, proper use of the roadways and drugs awareness. A sign indicating the name of the school was donated to the Queenstown Secondary School and a number of kites were distributed to children in various communities.In “B” Division (Berbice) the police held a fund raising event aim
