Robbery suspects charged

A police operation yesterday has netted two men police believe are responsible for robberies at a number of Chinese establishments. Eighteen year old Aristole Monsanto was reportedly involved in at least one robbery and police say Romel Middleton has confessed to robbing five Chinese establishments.

A.I.P. Simeon Alvarez, Head of C.I.B.

“The Monsantos were placed on an identification parade and positively, in respect of a robbery which took place sometime in this week at the corner of King and West Street, Aristole Monsanto was positively identified by the businesswoman from that particular store. The other guy Romel Middleton, in an interview yesterday, he admitted to five of the crimes being committed.”

Q: “Which five?”

A.I.P. Simeon Alvarez

“He admitted to one of the crimes on Queen Charlotte Street, one on King Street, one on West Canal, one at the corner of Sarstoon Street again that was a water bottle and one in the St. Martin De Porres area and one also at Mex Avenue. He admitted to all those incidents.”

Alvarez says that the team would break the locks from various business establishments to get the items they wanted. Or, in some cases they would order five gallons of water and would then just rush into the business and demand cash. Both Monsanto and Middleton appeared in court this afternoon. Monsanto, who was charged with robbery was offered bail in the amount of one thousand, five hundred dollars plus one surety of the same amount. Up to newstime Monsanto has been unable to meet his bail and is scheduled to reappear in court on March twenty sixth. Meanwhile, Middleton has been charged with five counts of robbery. He was offered bail in the amount of five thousand dollars plus one surety of the same amount. Up to newstime Middleton has been unable to meet bail and is scheduled to reappear in Magistrate’s Court on the thirtieth of April.