armed robbery

The deceased was in his yard, located at Pawa House Settlement, with a family member and an Anitua Security guard when around 10 suspects jumped over his fence between 1.20am and 2am.

Kavieng police reported that the intruders overpowered the guard and ordered him to lie face down on the ground, and shot the deceased. 

When he crumpled to the ground, the suspects abandoned their plan and fled. 

“About 4 minutes later, the Anitua backup vehicle arrived at the scene and took him to the hospital,” said Kavieng police. 

The defense lawyer made the application to strike out the case due to the delay of the police in preparing the police hand-up brief.

The defendants, Leonard Martin and Michael Sebea, were charged with Breaking and Entering and Stealing properties worth more than K300,000. During the time of the alleged offense, bush knives and pistols were used.

They were arrested on the 28^th of January and were later arraigned on the 29^th of April 2024.  

The suspect had been in hiding since. It was alleged that during the robbery, the shop Manager of Chinese origin, as well as shop employees, were held up at gunpoint and an undisclosed amount of money stolen from the shop.

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Southern Highlands Provincial Police Commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen said the man was charged with one count of unlawful use of Motor Vehicle, one count of armed robbery and one count of extortion. He said the suspect, identified as Sammy Mike Tom from Nipa's Kware Village, is being held at Buiebi Corrections facility in Mendi.

Police reports stated that on November 18, 2021, a doctor and driver of the stolen vehicle were travelling to Southern Highlands Teachers College to pick up students when they were held up by Tom at Huriap Bridge at Nipa Station.

Milne Bay Provincial Police Commander Superintendent Peter Barkie said it is alleged that on Sunday afternoon the men, who were all armed with guns, went to the island, robbed the store and then got on boat to get away. The boat was then abandoned and left to tow at nearby islands. PPC Barkie said police officers from Alotau were notified of the incident and they went to the island, but they were too late.

Police are investigating the matter.

At about 2pm on September 20^th, a sales team was held up by three armed men while they were coming out of Vadavada.

The sales team had been on their routine runs to check on shops with their products. Three men – two armed with homemade guns and one with a bush knife – held them up and robbed them of K100 each as well as property to the value of approximately K3,000.

A telephone call was made to the NCD toll free number where a Zone 3 Support Unit, which was on routine patrol along Vadavada backroad, responded and was at the scene within minutes.

Member for South Bougainville, Timothy Masiu, issued the call following an armed robbery at Maleai village, in the Solomon Islands on February 5^th.

South Bougainville and Solomon Islands police reported a group of five suspects from Siwai, in South Bougainville, hijacked a banana boat and its skipper at gun point and ordered him to travel to Shortland islands.

There they held up a Chinese businessman at Maleai village, where they robbed him off beche-de-mer, solar panels, 200 litres of fuel, mobile phones and solar batteries.

The armed robbery occurred at Titan Supermarket.

Eyewitnesses reported that the incident took place on Sunday, August 26^th, between 5 and 6pm, whilst customers were still inside, going about their business.

Two of the suspects, in full special services uniform, were seen in the CCTV footage accosting two Asians in the shop.

They then proceeded to ransacking the cash register as well as helping themselves to flex cards and bulk smoke packets.

One of those youths was sentenced to 4 years in jail with hard labor by the National Court today.

Toho Peter lived at the 2 mile settlement. He stole a hand bag belonging to Lena Wafinduo on 7 April last year.

She was travelling on the bus to 4 mile when Peter robbed her, taking her bag while armed with a bush knife at the last bus stop at 2 mile hill.

Quick response by her husband and other police officers led to the apprehension of Peter that same day.

There were up to 15 men who walked into the shop at about 7am in the morning when they opened for business. 

According to Lae police from CCTV footage viewed, it was seen that the men pretended to be early morning shoppers, but then pulled out homemade guns and bush knives attacking and chasing the security guards; some of which tried to force their way into the area where the cash register and other staff were.