K85,000 taken in Lae robbery

Six suspects held up Frabelle Limited along the back road of Malahang last week in Lae.

Police reported that the suspects walked into the main entrance of the administration building at around 9am on Thursday (March 24th).

The suspects had on them both factory and homemade guns.

Lae Metropolitan Commander Anthony Wagambie Jnr says that the suspects assaulted a female staff who refused to cooperate with them and then made off with K85,000 in cash as well as  three laptops.

Whilst police were alerted they could not catch up with the suspects as they made their way to the beach front and took off on a waiting speed boat.

Wagambie Jnr says that investigators into the case believed that the robbery could be linked to other robberies taking place on other major business houses in the area.

In the meantime, one of the suspects police say may have been wounded by guards manning the area as there was a trail of blood from where they were last seen.

Wagambie Jnr says that they will work on tracking down these guilty parties and called on the community to come forward with any information into this case.

Author: 
Julianna Waeda