Police seek public assistance in solving armed robbery on Layou bridge; one man nursing facial injuries

An armed robbery on March 11, 2022,  on the western Hillsborough Bridge in Layou,  has left one man nursing facial gunshot injuries to his face at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH), and the police in search of two individuals.

Acting Superintendent of Police, Leana Edwards reported that on the aforementioned date, two employees of the Tranquility Beach Hotel were traveling on a dump truck registration number TPS773 owned by the hotel when they were confronted by two masked men armed with a shotgun.

“The driver was held at gunpoint and one of the men shot him in the face and left with an unspecified amount of cash,” she disclosed. “The armed robbers fled the scene in a black Honda HRV vehicle. The driver sustained gunshot wounds to his right cheek, right eye and neck.”

Acting Superintendent Edwards further revealed that following the incident, the victim was transported to the St. Joseph Health Center where he was medically examined and after referral, he was moved to the DCFH  for further medical attention.

“His injuries are not life threatening,” she noted.

A plea was then issued by Edwards to the public for anyone with information to come forward.

Last week the police also issued a public plea for assistance in solving the suspected murder of a 58-year-old Campbell man.

Following investigation by the police into the disappearance of David Aires Esprit of Campbell who was reported missing on February 27, 2022, his remains were found on March 10, in an advanced stage of decomposition in Layou Valley in an area known as York Valley.

The body was transported to the St. Joseph Health Center, where it was officially pronounced dead by Dr. Burnett.

According to Acting Superintendent Edwards, foul play is suspected and two individuals are in police custody assisting with their investigation.

She urged anyone with information that could assist in solving these crimes to call Police Headquarters 6115100/ 6115158, the Mahaut police station at 4491460, St. Joseph police station at 6114852/ 6114855 /6114856 and Crimestoppers at 1-8008477.

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14 Comments

  1. March 16, 2022

    Don’t be stupid. The police in America ask for public assistance as well. Anyone who has any information about what happened can call police hot line and can remain anonymous if you choose. Someone might have seen something, so, say something. The police cannot solve everything all the time without the public’s help. That is how you solve crimes with the public’s help as well.

  2. Texas Ranger
    March 16, 2022

    Plenty Guns over here….Woooosh!! Are the people coming “back door” to vote bringing Guns to sell, too?

  3. Mad max
    March 15, 2022

    Hr v stopping dumpah, no boy, I ramming that hr v boy.

  4. Righteous
    March 15, 2022

    This is an inside job. Robbery is a crime of opportunity. One is not going to hold up a dump truck hoping to fin cash. Two masked men just happen to know that there was a large amount of cash travelling in an TBH dump truck? Investigation must start with the employees. Who had knowledge of the transportation of the cash? Call 1-800-TIPS if you know anything about this crime or if think you saw/heard anything out of the ordinary. Someone knows where that Honda HRV vehicle is located.

    #OneLoveDominicans #OLD767

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  5. New Thing
    March 15, 2022

    DNO, are you certain that the registration number given is accurate? There are 6 characters in the registration number, while all license plate (registration) numbers I have seen are only 5 characters. Has Dominica upgraded and we were not made aware? BTW, scary heinous crime. Let’s hope it is not the beginning of things to come.

  6. Wondering
    March 15, 2022

    So what became of the other employee? Was he confronted also? Was this entire thing a scam and he was part of it?

  7. Bwa-Banday
    March 14, 2022

    Labour ka twayaye!!!

    I see the chicken coming home to roost. Murders, robberies, firing of school principals, formalizing relationship with Syria etc etc. Chou nou ka fan little by little but the boozii brigade is fast asleep. But, the time is drawing nigh when all in criminality shall pay for their sins against my blessed land.

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    • Man bite dogs
      March 15, 2022

      @Bwa-Banday, this is what you ugly Lenny, and his Halfwit Dribblers been calling for in Dominica and now karma will soon be kicking you lots dirty backsides to ashes, I am not a bible basher but power to Mr Skerrit, and his administrations God bless Dominica!!!

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    • Ibo France
      March 15, 2022

      For all the atrocities and the unsavoury things you have mentioned, this government shall fall, the handwriting is on the wall. The man has brought nothing but curse on Dominica. His reign of terror and nothingness shall come to an end sooner rather than later. One man can’t get away with so much for so long.

      • Man bite dogs
        March 16, 2022

        Now ladies and gentlemen this is what I have been talking about guys such as lbo, Francisco, and others been bashing Dominica, from overseas and today not one can home to see the development of Dominica Dr.Pm Skerrit, has transformed our inland into a major player in the Caribbean, stick that up your backsides

  8. lmckoy
    March 14, 2022

    With the continued leaking of firearms into the country, such attacks are likely to become more frequent in the future.

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  9. Ibo France
    March 14, 2022

    Before the illegal ascension of Roosevelt ‘Renegade’ Skerrit to the highest seat of government, Dominica was one of the most peaceful and genteel places in the entire Caribbean region. Crime was just a remote thought as it was so rear.

    Not so today as murders, robberies, corruption and other criminal activities are widespread and of grave concern. When a leader of a country is corrupt and criminally minded that country becomes a haven for banditrry, felonies and general lawlessness. I am not surprise the sordid state of affairs in Dominica.

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  10. Cabinot Rats
    March 14, 2022

    Dominica is a full blooded criminal that is run by some of the worse Rats in the region. The spirit of those Rats has infected the entire nation as we now find these corrupt rats everywhere we go to and sadly, rats don’t catch rats because they are all the same. I feel sorry for the young men that hat been abused by those mask men but the truth is, the culture here is one of crimes. I knew things would fall apart and the country would deteriorate because you just can’t have a country ruled by rats and expect a different result. I just didn’t know things would fall apart so quickly

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  11. Original
    March 14, 2022

    So how comes Police not assisting in murder investigation at police headquarters? But asking for public assistance, come on lead by example!

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