By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police have impounded a vehicle and detained two persons in connection with Wednesday evening’s armed robbery of an Orange Walk businessman, who was held up by three gunmen outside his establishment on the Belize-Corozal Road.
The robbery occurred around 6 p.m. on October 28, when an SUV approached the businessman’s premises and three armed men exited the vehicle.
According to Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, the men proceeded to rob the businessman of several items of jewelry before fleeing the scene.
Breaking Belize News first reported the robbery on Wednesday night, after obtaining footage showing the armed men arriving in a white SUV and confronting the owner of a used clothing business along the Belize-Corozal Road.
During Thursday’s police briefing, Smith confirmed that investigators had recovered what they believe to be the SUV used in the commission of the robbery.
Two persons have also been detained as police continue their investigation.
Authorities have not disclosed the identities of those detained, the value of the stolen jewelry, or whether any of the stolen property has been recovered.
Police have not announced any formal charges in connection with the incident.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: Police have impounded a vehicle and detained two persons in connection with Wednesday evening’s armed robbery of an Orange Walk businessman, who was held up by three gunmen outside his establishment on the Belize-Corozal Road. The robbery occurred around 6 p.m. on October 28, when an SUV approached the businessman’s
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