Los Lagos gas station targeted by thieves just after midday

A grocery store in Los Lagos was robbed after midday this afternoon.  Four men wearing masks, one of whom had a gun, stormed into the Holiday Grocery store and held up the owners.  They took cash, phone cards, alcoholic beverages and DVD’s.  The men then drove from Los Lagos towards Belize City.  They almost got away with the crime but because of the length of time it took them to drive back in town, the authorities were already informed and looking for them.  Police stopped the getaway car at mile four and a half on the Northern Highway across from Duke Marine Company. The officers cuffed two of the men and had them sit on the roadside while they conducted a search and questioned the other two inside the car where they found the masks and stolen items.  On one of the men, they found the gun believed to be used during the robbery.  The shopkeepers were taken to the police station to identify the recovered items.