arm robbery

Possible armed robbery stopped by police

On March 9, a Sector Response Unit was on routine patrol through West Taraka , when they stopped a suspicious looking person and upon searching him, police found his bag filled with homemade guns.

The man was immediately apprehended by the SRU 103 members, taken to Lae Central Police Station and further interrogated.

It’s been revealed by the suspect that he was moving firearms and was to be picked up by another group in a vehicle which was described by the suspect.

The described vehicle was arranged by a person working for a company.

Buka town rocked by armed holdup at store

It is still unknown whether the criminals escaped  with any money,  but according to eye witnesses numbering up to nearly a hundred people doing New Year’s shopping, they said the criminals were disturbed but as soon as police arrived on the scene they fled.

Guns shots from an M16 A2 weapon echoed around Buka town causing the public to panic while others were confused thinking it was fireworks. It was like a scene from a Hollywood movie as the criminals advanced into the shop.

Teens convicted for armed robbery

The four teenagers who were Primary schools students at the time of the offense were convicted by Justice George Manuhu after they pleaded to the court over the offense.

From Chimbu, Southern Highlands and Eastern Highlands provinces, the four aged 18 and 16 years of age were sentenced to two years in prison.

That sentence was however, suspended because they had severed one year, nine months and a week in custody at Bomana prior to the sentencing this week.