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Armed robbery in San Ignacio town, Cayo

By on November 25, 2013

Police in San Ignacio town today released details of an armed robbery on Sunday morning.  The incident happened around 8:15 am in Sunday at Kenny’s Store.

The proprietor of the establishment, Xian Rong Chen, told police that two unmasked persons, one armed with a firearm and the other with a knife, went into Kenny’s Store and held him and his worker up. 

The robbers, according to Chen, demanded money and he complied by handing over $2,000 in cash and a Belize Bank cheque from another company in the amount of $380.

Chen says that he was then taken outside and that the person with the knife proceeded to search the cash register and helped himself to $300 in cash.

The robber with the knife, according to the official report, also took a Mitsubishi brand laptop valued at $1,300.00; a black in color laptop used for selling Boledo and valued at $1,500.00 and one I-phone valued at $1,200.

All total, the robbers made off with $6,680 in cash and electronic items. 

Police investigations continue.

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