Another gun taken from security guard

Yet another Belize City security guard has been robbed of his weapon during a hold-up. According to police, around 9:00 Tuesday night a masked man armed with a handgun walked into Ying Ying Store on Mahogany Street Extension and demanded money. He ordered the people inside, namely the store attendant and security guard, to lie on the floor while his two accomplices entered the shop. The trio then stole the guard’s thirty-eight calibre revolver and three hundred dollars from the cash register. Up to newstime, no suspects had been detained by the police. By our unofficial count, this is the fifth security guard in three weeks to have his service revolver stolen. Today police in Belize City launched a crackdown on security companies whose guards are not licensed to carry weapons. A number of guns were seized.