Tools stolen from storeroom at ANR Robinson Airport

Police are investigating the theft of tools valued at $24,000 from the ANR Robinson International Airport over the weekend.

According to reports, a project manager reported a break-in at a storeroom on Saturday morning.

Various types of drills, impactors and wire coils were reported stolen.

In Port of Spain, officers are investigating an attempt to steal items from the Cookies and Cream clothing store on Queen Street on January 4.

A police report said at about 1.20 am, officers on mobile patrol responded to a report of an incident. When they got to the store, they found the showroom window broken and clothes hangers and tags on the floor.

A five-foot iron rod was found on the floor of the store and a concrete block on the pavement. Officers received information that a man had been seen trying to fish out items from the store with the piece of iron, but ran off when an alarm was raised.

Investigators are also probing the robbery of $12,000 worth of tools from a container at Riverside Road, Port of Spain.

Meanwhile, a TTRideShare driver was assaulted and robbed of his wallet and Samsung phone in Santa Cruz.
Police arrested three men and recovered the stolen phone.

According to reports, at about 9.15 pm on Friday, the victim went to Cantaro Village for a pickup and three men got into his car.

One pulled the car’s handbrakes and announced a robbery. The driver was able to get out and although he was pursued, he managed to escape.

The three men left the car but took the driver’s wallet and phone. The suspects were arrested by Santa Cruz police, who recovered the stolen cellphone.

In San Juan, a victim was shot twice by a man he knew on Saturday afternoon. While at the hospital, the victim pointed out the suspect to the police. The suspect, who was also injured, was arrested while seeking treatment for a gunshot wound to his right foot.

In Cunupia, the manager of the Stingray Bar and Lounge reported two TVs and a mixer, valued at $8,000, missing after noises were heard coming from the bar.

Reports suggest entry was gained by climbing a gate and using a ladder.

The stolen items were found in an empty piece of land nearby but no arrests were made.

In Pepper Sauce Village, Chaguanas, police responded to a report of an attack on an elderly woman by a mentally ill relative who also attacked another family member on Saturday afternoon.

The suspect was arrested and remains in police custody.