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Nov 04, 2011 News
Police are on the hunt for a man armed with a handgun, travelling in yellow taxis, and preying on unsuspecting men and women in and around Georgetown.
According to a police press release, there were 14 reported incidents during the month of October, where taxi drivers were attacked and robbed by a male individual, armed with a handgun, who entered their vehicles on the pretext of being a passenger.
The release stated that the drivers were then held up and taken mainly to the Albouystown and Sophia areas where they were robbed of their valuables. On five of the occasions the armed man took away the victims’ motor vehicles and used them to commit armed robberies on several females.
According to a source, one female victim came forward and stated that she was raped in the back of a stolen taxi by the described perpetrator.
The police have reportedly contacted the Hire Car Drivers’ Association and individual taxi services in Georgetown with a view to obtaining their assistance in the apprehension of the perpetrator, and they are working together.
The Guyana Police Force is appealing to the operators of all taxi services and members of the public to be aware of the situation and to pass any information they may have on to the police through telephone numbers 225-6411, 225-8196, 226-7065, 227-1149, 227-1270, 911 or contact the nearest Police Station.
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