Gunmen hit Dangriga, O.W. business

It may be a sign of the number of guns on the streets or the ever increasing boldness of Christmas crazed criminals, but robberies at gunpoint are these days as regular as rice and beans. On Tuesday in Dangriga, Tackle Gas station attendant Albert Nunez reported to police that a dark male walked onto the compound around 7:00 p.m., produced a weapon and demanded money. Nunez handed over the day’s sales, which amounted to just over two hundred dollars. The thief then picked up Nunez’s beach cruiser bicycle and rode away.

Meanwhile in Orange Walk, Zhao Ye Li, a businesswoman of San Andres Street, has also reported being robbed at gunpoint. Li says around two o’clock Tuesday afternoon two men came into her shop to order fried chicken, but instead of pulling out a two dollar bill, one of the men pulled out a small handgun. Li handed over the day’s sales, one hundred dollars, and the men ran away. Police have yet to make any arrests in either robbery.