“There was an armed robbery at about 4pm yesterday at a Chinese shop situated next to Saint Mary's Primary School, away from the main shopping centre,” Lae Metropolitan Superintendent Anthony Wagambie Jnr said.
The new sector patrol, installed by the Lae Police Command, had been effective, with timely responses to major crimes in the city.
“The response time and men on foot were less than ten minutes,” Wagambie Jnr said.
“Two suspects apprehended with their weapons and stolen cash.