The police are reporting that a Liberta man is in custody after he was arrested in
connection with a report of robbery and Larceny in St. Johns.
In two separate incidents on Tuesday, July 11, two females reported that they were
assaulted by a man, who stole several items of value and money.
In the first incident, a woman reported that she was walking along Upper Church
Street when a man allegedly robbed her of her handbag containing several valuable
items and an undisclosed sum of money. The incident occurred around 5:20 am.
Meanwhile, another woman reported that she was sitting on Independence Drive
around 6:40 am when a man grabbed her handbag and ran towards the car park.
Both incidents were reported to the police and a 23-year-old resident of Liberta
was apprehended and taken into custody. Several of the items were recovered by
the police. Further investigations are ongoing into both incidents.
This is one of numerous arrests made by the police over the past weeks, as they
continue to enforce their new crime-fighting measures leading up to the Carnival
season and beyond.
