Two Grand Bay men accused of executing an armed robbery at the Western Union outlet in Roseau last week were on Monday denied bail.
Forty-three-year-old Kelvin Alexander and 34-year-old Omisie Odigie appeared before Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste on Monday morning.
The two were charged with aggravated burglary in which they are alleged to have stolen $218,695.91 from the establishment using a shot gun.
The incident allegedly occurred on February 2, 2012.
That sum included $196,149.69 Eastern Caribbean (EC) currency and US $7,585 or $20,251.95 when converted to EC.
The men are also accused of assaulting Paula George with intent to rob her during their attack on Western Union.
Alexander faced an individual charge of possession of two rounds of live 12 gauge ammunition in Grand Bay, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Odigie also pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of cannabis.
Police Prosecutor Claude Weekes objected to bail for the defendant on the grounds that if released, they would interfere with yet to be completed investigations.
According to him some of the cash and firearms used to commit the robbery have not yet been recovered.
Weekes also told the court that while it is understood that one is innocent before being proven guilty the severity of the sentences related to such offenses should be taken into consideration.
“These firearms are still on the street,” Weekes told the court.
He also indicated that Odigie was already on bail for another indictable offense.
Meanwhile lawyer for the accused men Wayne Norde told the court that he was not ready to make a bail application and that he would approach the court on that matter next week.
He however told the court that he was informed that large amounts of the stolen cash had been recovered by police.
The aggravated burglary and assault with intent to rob charges are both indictable and did not require a plea.
The preliminary inquiry for these matters and the trial for the other two summary charges are scheduled for July 26, 2012.
The men were remanded untill February 13, 2012.
nothing they had to do
You think those idiots want to be out. get serious, they happy to be inside now. trust me they afraid what shame they put themself in. Putting them out is problems because guess what..NO MONEY? And how tomake money? Get a gun and a mask, easy. Thats how they make their cash. More problems. Everybody happy they happy , jail no bail.
some of all u need to get wrk to do man…
u right
We are not all bad people but we are not smart people even we have phd . check d slate of our palreps no need to be smart just have to be red.
Lock them up and throw away the keys. Simple, very simple. It is time the judicial system sends the right message. ZERO TOLERANCE!!!!!
It is the only way to begin to recapture our safe and quiet island, we must protect our citizens and our visitors.
Not less than 40 years. They are a danger to society, their brains are screwed., you cannot tell me you HAVE a job and your mind on stealing. That is not survival that is sacway voleh.. Dem man spoil.
honestly I think them guys did good just that guy should Never leave That money at his home
WE ALL MUST THINK AND SAY THINGS WHICH MAKES SENSE INSTEAD OF SAYING NONE SENSE .
ONE OF THE YOUNG BOY’S NAME IS FOREIGN,HIS FATHER AFRICAN ,HIS MOTHER DOMINICAN.
IF HE WAS PART OF OUR FAMILY WHETHER AFRICAN OR DOMINICAN WE WOULD WANT HIM TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE WHERE HIS FAMILY’S HOME LAND IS.THIS YOUNG MAN DO NOT KNOW ANY THING ABOUT HIS FATHER ,I SUPPOSE HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND AND WAS TAKEN TO DOMINICA BY HIS MOTHER .HE HAS A RIGHT TO LIVE THERE. HE HAS BECOME A CRIMINAL LET HIM FACE THE TIME WHERE HE MADE IT.NO ONE WAS KILLED NOR INJURED .DO NOT MAKE HIS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR TURN INTO SOMETHING RACIAL,BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT IN A RACIAL MANNER AND ALL THE FOREIGN COUNTRIES THINK THE SAME WAY I THINK DOMINICA WILL BE AMONG THE FIRST ENGLISH COUNTRIES TO WELCOME HOME MOST OF ITS CRIMINAL LIVING ABROAD..STARTING FROM GUADA ,ST MARTINS AND ENGLAND BECAUSE THESE PLACES HAVE THE MOST CRIMINAL DOMINICANS.
I hope the court system send the right message. This kind of behavior cannot and should not be tolarated in Dominica. What if the gun went off? Someone would have lost his or her life over a few thousands dollars.
Yow y’all legal freaks, how to find out the penalty on crime eg armed robbery, aggravated robbery? Inform us laypeople please.Any links on gov website etc?
Yow, it is about time that the legislators pass laws with penalties which deter criminals my people. We also need to give them work to do in jail. Create jobs in there in manufacturing as well as jobs which involve hard labour…….cleaning the beaches, the overgrown bushes on narrow roads and other things. Something has to be done to curb this trend of the use of firearms period!!!!! People’s habits worsen when you just let things lay quietly without making any adjustments in order to impliment change. Our leaders also need to set the bar of accepted behaviour much higher than its present level. Lawlessness and prostitution seem to be acceptable and encouraged. Young Bull touches on it all in his song. If this behaviour is considered normal and acceptable and is not tackled by the authourities, then the children grow learning this behaviour as the norm. The society will get worse with every new generation which fails to act! Wake up folks…….where are our values???
i think is the same set of man that did all them thiefing all over DA they learn there skills in st thomas and gwada.i hope them police check there finger prints with all them crimes.
hmmm..Let me see there now. Rob a Dcan business and getting bail, but rob an American company and you pwi in dat!…hmmmm. I rest my case, or do I even have a case? Maybe I’m just a case , myself..lol
western Union have all that money stored there big eary morning? Interesting. Them people could build a house we boi! lol
There has been a misconception about video and camera evidence for too long. Please check http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/2010/Electronic%20Evidence%20no.%2013.pdf
That is straight from the governments’ website. Since May 2010 video, camera or any evidence created, recorded or stored by an electronic system is admissible in court.
There have been limited cases here where the magistrates have accepted the evidence because of lack of training and following procedure by either the police or DPP office.
Check the facts. I hope the police created their evidence log and record all who has access to the recordings.
Tell the “so-called” security companies to do their work. And more electronic laws are expected to be passed this year…
I dont know what is wrong with those guys but they need to look work,if they want money.
@ Dominica to de bone
They could do as the Haitians who are hardworking and who try to make a living in DA. Purchase a piece of land and grow fruits, vegetables, beans, peas and herbs. They could make a lot of money selling them.
Keep in mind the Haitian man who was deported – asked to leave DA. He had a barber shop.
There is no excuse for them to steal what does not belong to them. They are just plain lazy and wicked of heart. They want to get rich without having to work for it.
One of the robber is A Nigerian living in dominica with a prior arrest history on the island.
With all those foriegn national makeing dominica there home , that robbery is just the calm before the storm.[unfortunately]
well, he is not a nigerian but his father is. so that is what happens when Dominican women like to breed for any stranger, not knowing anything about them. hope it’s not a curse from his fathers side that fall on him, them kind of people there have so much dirty hands. Nevertheless, I think a majority of south city men have a reputation for these kinds of offences.
SHUT UP U STUPID PLP I HOPE ALL U REALIZE IS NOT ONLY DOMINICANS READIN THESE THINGS JACK A….
@anonymous
Dominicans continue to embrace foreign nationals of dubious origins. I agree with you that dominicans must exercise a bit more caution when dealing with these imports otherwise the future grandchildren will be spitting on thier graves
Most of the cemeteries in Dominica are vandalized already, no one takes any interest in improving them, a young boy happily told me he would break the new head stone we had just installed. He was born in Dominica not an immigrant so….
whats the difference between them fellas and them politicians, they use guns the politicians use dominicans ignorance… but what they have in common is that they are both BOLDFACE.
that’s y they even end up robbing them same people who say ‘Yes’ to their crimes- people like u!!If u say that poliyicians are robbers like them man, i respect ur lowlife opinion but the difference is that ur friends are boldface , yes, not forgetting stupid, ignorant,foolish,retarded and everything else like that……. they should be headless because they cannot use theirs.
All I can say is Good job magistrate. NO consideration whatsoever for bail on Monday either and when the time comes, punishment to the greatest extent of the law. THis is an extremely serious crime. Not to mention is highly likely they are the same persons doing this allover the island.First of a kind in Roseau I daresay. You need to make an example of those thugs to deter other wouldbe armed robbers. Sentencing on each charge for the maximum allowable time baring in mind the history of the offenders. Your job is to keep the streets safe. Some perps are way past rehabilitation. Look at the matter with wisdom, May God bless you.
dominicans have a habit of saying that it is young men who have left school and cannot get jobs who are doing these things. those are not young men to me. thirties and forties. even violating pregnant women. it is disgusting
my apologies, they both in their thirties. but still, they should know better
The article said Alexander is 43 yearsold. That is not a young man anymore, he is a seasoned thief. Any chance he get he will commit more crime. Make the younger generation respect the law. Tough penalty needed for those guys.
clearly you cant read. the second paragraph clearly states “Forty-three-year-old Kelvin Alexander and 34-year-old Omisie Odigie appeared before Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste on Monday morning” which part of Forty-three makes Kelvin Alexander in his thirties?
where is the job you talking about? well give them nuh
OMICIE ODIGIE IS NOT A NIGIRIAN ….I SUPPOSE BUT NOT 100%SURE THAT HE IS BRITISH .HE IS THE CHILD OF A GRAND BAY LADY AND A NIGERIAN MAN.
THIS YOUNG MAN DO NOT KNOW HIS FATHER BECAUSE HIS FATHER LEFT HIS MOTHER EITHER PREGNANT OR AS A NEW BORN BABY AND NEVER TURNED BACK TO TAKE CARE OF THAT CHILD…
NONE THE LESS I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR HIM ABOUT WHAT HE DID BECAUSE HE IS NOW ON BAIL DUE TO CAUSING SOME ONES DEATH WITH A BIKE AND TO MAKE IT WORSE FOR HIM HE IS NOT CRAVING FOR ANY THING TO SURVIVE BECAUSE HIS MOTHER SENDS EVERY THING HE IS IN NEED OF FOR HIM.AS A MATTER OF FACT THE COURT SYSTEM IN DOMINICA WILL SEE HOW BAD IT IS NOW ,AFTER SOMEONE COMMITS A CRIME ASK TO BAIL THEM OUT .IF THEY DID NOT GIVE HIM ANY BAIL AFTER KILLING THE PERSONS SON HE WOULD NOT BE IN THAT DIRTY BUSINESS NOW.HE IS SIMPLY GREEDY AND USELESS TO PUT SUCH A SHAME IN HIS PARENTS FACE LIKE THIS.
AS FOR KELVIN ALEXANDER HE IS A WELL KNOWN JEHOVAH WITNESS SON AND A FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER WHO LIVES JUST OPPOSITE THE TETE MORNE SCHOOL .THESE YOUNG MEN ARE NOT HUNGRY MEN THEY ONLY WANT TO DO THINGS THAT ARE AGAINST THE LAW.TEACH THEM A LESSON .
you people should really get facts before y’all fingers run away from your hands.he did not just kill the person son as you say.the guy wasnt all well up there if you know what i mean and he ran accross the road.this was an unavoidable accident.ask the dead guys family about or ask somebody who knows.all u too fast to discredit alyou fellowmen wen something happens.
Grand Bay is not the worst village in Dominica, some of you people writing your comments and condemming Grand Bay need to know that Possie is worst5 than Grand Bay in the sixties there were reports of crimes in Possie everyday
What about them Possie guys who stormed the Possie Police Station and killed how many officers, and almost kill Delsol from the south, i can’t remember exactly which village, what about all the crimes being committed in Possie, killing of Tourist in the yachts, etc, give me a break Grand Bay is not the worst village in DA, Possie and the other villages people are not better than Grand Bay people, too many times when a crime is committed in DA in a village, v villagers from the other communities too like to stereotype everyone from that village
proud to be a Grand Bayrian
Get ur starts right before u waste DNO space blowing useless air and no Grandbay isn’t the worse, everywhere has its ups and down. it’s just that Grandbay has persons who are responsible for those sorts of crimes most often……… how do u know it’s not Odigie and Alexander along with their other men from Grnadbay or other villages who has been commiting those robberies in canefield, Portsmouth etc? unless it is proven we will never know.
When this killing of tourist in the yacht took place? recently?
I second dat! Grandbay I come out>
DNO thanks for showing their faces. We need to put those thieves faces up for everyone to see, and let that be a trend for all those messing with our once peaceful island.
“The men were remanded untill February 13, 2012” Let’s see, today is Feb 7th., 2012…
Anyway, no bail. The foreign dude gets deported after his jail time!!! LOCK UP!
Man, the guy with the funny name is equal Dominican like u and i
Now the full story. Dangerous young men. Please please people Those two was working in a garage as mechanic in Castle comfort.Not hungry they hungry. Trust me is not that alone they do already, plenty more they get away. Frenchie had two transport and bike. They just sacray voleh and wicked. They are high class profesional – whey they thouht they woudl always get away. Kelvin aka Frenchie is a hit man. He acustom to walk out like nothing happen. I know K. since yout boy, he taking jail, now he getting old best Mr die in jail. Mr alread get plenty sintences for big crimes in Guada both Baseterre, in Baie Mahaut and in France. just come out jail for murder and arm robbery, assault ect.Deadly criminal. More than 20 years in all Omisie heading for the same story. NO BAIL PLEASE YOUR HONORR.They can kill the witneses and even thepolice. ANd make sure they don’t esccape.They can bribe those oficers. Lock them up and keep Dominica clean and green.
No bail. Didnt even know the Alexander fella history he looking so innocent. pa konet say yon movay malady. I seeing the guy all the time he fooling anybody quiet and nice. 20something hyears in jail?????!!!!!!!!!!! For the asame thing? and MURDER! Movay labitil. Omesi himself his family tired with him. just finding all those things to put himself. Where they already make friends like that because both of them just come back dowm. As they say partners in crime.
Omisie Odigie is from nigeria.
i know that fella.his mother is from grandbay.his dad is african.he used to live in st thomas.he has never been to africa.shut your mouth if you dont have facts.
This guy shouldn’t b given no kind of bail in this country once u do yur crime pay the crime no bail guy sorry who feels sorry for these criminals hope yur all enjoy every moment spent inside the jail i’ evjoy the life out there for u all.
ebeh two hard stapped back men like that wat an example to the youths
These lazy flakes refuse to work and just think dey can do this sort of things…Govelman have to think of making the jail bigger. But then again instead of putting chains on their damn legs give them hard work to do like cleaning drains, planting flowers under the cliffs etc. They get them gyms and have dem singing calypso.
Poor us..we going to have stronger ex-cons to break down our doors and hold us down..ah magwa sar!!
Hey, i read some comments there my people, and have to come to the sorry conclusion that there really is a whole lot of ignorant and foolish people in DA at an enlightened.Even the cell phone they carry around is smarter than they are.
Do these people have nothing to do or say?
And now you sound like a total idiot?? and even more ingnorant.
NO BAIL. Guys like these are destroying our country.
These two knuckle heads need a hard-labor sentence.
I thought there was a get away vehicle who was the third person? is there a criminal driving his car still? DNO please clarify.
DNO just reports the news. News is to be reported and for the end user to make inform decision bases on what is report or want to inquire more as you just did. But it is not DNO responsibility to do it for you. Do your own research.
Kelvin is a bike rider, he and his partners all dem man ride, they used a bike to get away.
Yeah, and they should question the girlfriend of one of them working at the credit union. A little bird told me something about her
it’s so ironic that these guys don’t want to work,yet they want money.
They have jobs!!!!
dem dear ah two idiot wit dat kind of money i have no right to b in da,down to posie get a boat an off i gone BOOMMMMMMMMMMMM
You sure u wasn’t dringing de getaway car?
so guadeloupe u sending them for us man when u say go possie & get a boat, well we fed up with them Guadeloupe!! we fed up!!! stay Dca & take allu jail!!!!!
If it weren’t for the cameras inside of Western Union those robbers would NEVER have been caught. So what good job the police did nah! The cameras did the job for them!
You too zezea, Camera cannot see through mask.
What you should say is thanks to the cameras at LIME and CIS. As these two idiots walked in the alley between LIME and HHV they took their masks off and that how they got caught.
i heard they tired to deposit it…is that true???!!
I heard camera and video cannot be used in Dominica court as evidence, according to guy from Platinum Security. If that is true, let’s hope the large sums of money retrieved from them can be used.
They need to be sent to Stock Farm to be somebody’s BITCH. Such a lovely place like Dominica these guys spoiling our country what next will these people think of .This is begining to look like those old western movies where bandits would just walk in and steal the loot from the banks .Great job officers
HEY DONT BLAME THE GUYS,YOU ALL MUST PUT TWO
AND TWO TOGETHER, THATS AN INSIDE JOB HOW WOULD THEY KNOW HOW MUCH CASH AND WHEN TO HIT
WESTERN UNION BEEN THERE FOR YEARS NOW WHY THAT SPECIAL DAY SOMEONE IN THERE PLANNED IT
THE POLICE WORK HAVNT DONE YET, GIVE THE GUYS A DEAL THEY WILL TURN THE THIRD OR FORTH PERSONS IN.
WATS WRONG WITH THE VOLT WHY ALL THAT CASH WAS NOT LOCK UP IN THE VOLT THAT WAS WELL PLANNED.
You are thinking
I agree with you. Yeah..like what time of day to strike….yeaahhhhh. The police really need to get those guys to spill out news. Somebody going to cry. Check every employee’s bank account and hold their passports so they won’t flee the island. A little crook hanging in there
If stealing is your business all you do is mark the place to dknow what goes in and out, how the place operating, dont forget those men haveplenty experience. They are pros not amatures.
i like mucho
Omisie Odigie? What the hell kinda name that? All you sure mister is a Dominican?????SMH
Thinking the same thing sounds African!!
@gene…I was thinking de same thing, what kind of name is this? dat not sounding D/can
he is Dominican because they sell passport for him, lol
HE IS DOMINICAN CAUSE WE WENT TO PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL TOGETHER….!
doesi it matter?
no Man!!! Free up dem man, allu know is not them… weh weh weh… Do allu job right for once.. “officers” hahahahahahaha…..
Handsome guys…..hm…you guys actually kept that money at your homes……I thought the cops played the old detective tricks on you guy…place the two of you in seperate rooms and turn you against each other…..but you made their job so easy by keeping that loot in your homes….they say that most robbers dont use their guns….they use it to scare…but aggravated robbery ..serious charge….hope you guys do some soul searching while in prison….cause hell is worst …it is forever
ever been to hell ??
why was western union keeping all that money on the premises haven’t they heard of a bank. That is putting your employees lives at risk.
and at that time of the morning? what the hell they think they were doing……you are never supposed to have so much money as a cashier at one time.
BOOM BOOM…. Western union is a financial institution where you send and receive money…SMH in disgust…trust me…stick to watching Tom and Jerry or better yet cat dog!!!
Woman and Gene- or rather- Dumb and Dumber. What , u heear the name Western Union but u have no idea what that is? So when someone walks in at 8:10 in the morning and say their uncle in England send them 800.00 pounds, which is equivalent to about EC$4000 plus, what u gonna tell them–” check back about 2:30pm? people, it has to be there. LEARN!!!
When you come for your money they’ll give you a check.
Why would Western Union keep money that is supposed to be used for daily transactions in the bank? When people show up to receive money, how on earth are they going to get it? Businesses bank money at the end of the day, and they were robbed in the morning, so I don’t get you.
I thought of the same thing. That’s the whole point of western union – they must have enough cash available to satisfy the daily transactions.
DUMMIE do you know the business that western union offers? I guess not only a D.A would say a thing like that.
You stupid man you don’t know what kind of business Western Union is…How they suppose to give people their cash when they come for it…
yes stupid! so in a day or futher more morning i doe even think they giving away a 20 000, muchless to have over a 100,000 big early morning………..
well if this thin did not happen know one would nevr know how much moneyy they had in there
Do you know the purpose of a western union???
Murderers are never found after a killing on the island but as soon as some business owner money gets touched crime solve quick. It’s interesting to me how the dollar is more valuable than a Dominican citizez. Don’t get me wrong i give the force quodoes for getting the alleged theives but their are too many unsolved violent crimes on the island that needs the same swift attention that the large sum of currency did.
notnice
edit: citizen
@notnice I agree with that statement, however it tends to be easier to hear about who stole cash and finding it as opposed to finding the murderer next to the dead body waiting for the police. also in d/ca they always complain that police dont do their jobs in finding murderers but like i always say if no one helps in giving evidence or answering questions; then how are they supposed to catch these people?
once they doh kill nobody, I’ll take leeches anyday than murderous women who carve up innocent little children and get bail, oh yeah and also flight to canada then to eventually end up on their facebook updating status!
this place just like every other. when it involves money don’t mess with the law but rape, molestation child abuse, child murder yeah its un important
where that coming in ?
Police while you’re investigating: The timing of the robbery and the amount of cash taken sounds fishy. Look shady employees who may have orchestrated the robbery.
Very shady indeed. Don’t worry, they will be caught
BeB omesie is 100%dominican, this must be some kind of nickname, now the other guy alexander not too long came out of prison in guada, for murder,he must have spent about 12years in guada prison so no bail i agree, omisie killed a guy not too long with a bike always believed that they were involved in all these robberies taking place in dominica GOOD JOB POLICE AND ESPECIALLY WEEKS
@ ADMIN: YOU QUICK TO UPLOAD PIC OF THE ACCUSE ONCE THEY FROM SOUTH CITY. MARK YOU I’M NOT SAYING THAT TO JUSTIFIED THIER ACTION.
Lock them up and throw the key. Thank Almighty God no one got killed in that robbery. Remember a thief come to steal, kill and destroy.
Good job guys.Finish the job by giving them a good fatigue.
Jail ! No bail. Y some people like thing the hard way .
Two, handsome, young men…..eh! eh! Is that’s what they find to do with themselves………
Hard back men like that to go and look for work is that they doing? But again ‘fenyah they fenyah’. Man all you better off in Stockfarm.
But look at their faces nuh!!!! NO BAIL, NO BAIL AND NO BAIL!!!!
See our Police Force ain’t all that bad. You win some you loose some. Well done officers and don’t let the critics get you down. Keep doing what you do best and fight crime
Through political stategy they keep us hungry and when you wonna get some food your brother got to be your enemy yeah, night…
…And what we know, is not what they teach us and we’re not ignorant and they just cannot touch through the powers of the Most High we keep on surviving…
Continue the good work officers,job well done.
But what good job the police did nah! If it weren’t for the cameras inside of Western Union those robbers would NEVER have been caught.
Dope go and try your luck and see if the police will caught you— looser! take their place. Give the police their due credit because the next victim of loosers like those two might go after is your mother. You will not be hateing the police when your a… is robbed. I will be waiting.
nothing is new under the sun. da remember d man said his house was a 400.000.00 dollas house and now we know it was and is a big big big lie . hi kelvin did not kill any one in guadeloupe. kelvin nether sell drugs d only thing is he has a very long right hand but not as long as d am \ pm and cwou.
u sound stupid but you maybe stupid and wicked. which kelvin you talking about? Did not kill?? did not sell drugs? LOL He must be your best friend for you to lie for him like that. time to wake up and smell the coffee. u are a legal vole? i wish you well
I HOPE THE SENTENCE WILL BE TOUGH TOO,GOOD JOB SO FAR.
we can only hope. maybe as tough as sara-lyn own
Please Mr. Wayne Norde, let the police officers continue to do their work, you are too busy seeking bail for these scumbags and others
I agree with you on that one and he should know better because he was once prosecuting for the Police Force. So what is Norde seen nar?
Those kind of lawyers in it for the money….their only concern is to get paid. money…money…money…!!!
what kind of bul is that?i know some of alyou brain small but by now we should all know that everyone is entitled to legal representation.that is why there are DEFENCE LAWYERS.you may not know it but even lowlife criminals have rights.and whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?from what i hear one of these guys for sure is guilty because he had in his possession ammunition when he was caught and the money that was recovered was at his house.the other one “may” be guilty. please people lets not pass prejudgement.
What.. You forget the $$$ that the attorney will be collecting… WIN, LOSE or DRAW?
Alot of money!!!! DNO, the amount should not be posted. That may ‘influence’ others as to the amounts of cash kept at certain business places. Don’t give theses crooks any ideas.
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@ Betti
I disagree with you. Utilize your common sense and cease giving DNO orders as if you own this establishment. DNO knows fully well what they are doing. It is their job to release such information.
Who are people as you to dictate to DNO about their duty? The public wants to know how much money was stolen. It is no different in other countries nor should it be in DA. You do get me angry.
All financial institutions, no exception Western Union carry and/or have a certain amount of cash as this on their premises for their business transactions. This also includes the stores. Those robbers know this very well. It is my feeling that they went to Western Union because it is not properly protected and robbers are bold. What will they not do and ignore to steal money? These days they do not go for a few dollars. They go for a big amount. This is avarice. What did they plan to do with all that money in DA? They are lazy people who do not want to work for their living and who envy what others work for. They want free money. They are a menace to society.
From then on the owner(s) of Western Union must ensure that this business premise is protected, at least, to a certain degree.
I would keep them incarcerated until the case is called. May they not be walking the streets. One of them was already out on bail. He has now forfeited his freedom and will receive double sentencing.
GIVE THOSE MEN JESUS! THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT AND SHOULD SEEK! They have swayed far from God and the religious teachings which I am certain they received in bygone years. Otherwise as I always say, they will end up in Satan’s cauldron of everlasting fire. Those thieves who also carry guns and will use them have no love and concern for human life. This is where they will end up. Do they not fear this eternal fate?
St. Paul said, “No murderer/criminal/robber, etc. and the likes will ever enter God’s Kingdom of eternal bliss.
pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaasssse! if DNO did not post the ammount nosey people like yourself would beg to know how much.
My blog name speaks for itself,nontheless
it is troubling as a Dominican to hear of these crimes.Dominica has ten parishes so
when crime is committed in one village
it affect the whole of Dominica. I am glad
of the stance the Magistrate took.While u are
innocent until proven guilty if there is
enough evidence they should be take off the street.We need to keep our country safe from
these criminals
@ Grand Bay Girl
Nevertheless it creates a stigma on the village where they reside and give it a bad name.
The Law is people are presumed innocent until tried and if proven guilty. This is only to be fair and to give them a fair hearing. This does not mean they are not guilty. How many guilty people walk away free due to their defense lawyer. I do hope that these will not get away. As the saying goes, they have cooked their goose. They are not beyond rehabilitation.
magistrate explain to us why is that mr odigie was taking a bath after seven in the morning and then went down town on a bus and arrived in town about eight o’clock when on the news they stated that the burglary took place around 7:30. please explain this.
Is you and him alone dat know dat…you must be his alibi..go ahead I wish u well…
@ Criminal
Why did you give yourself such a name? This is not a good idea.
This person is allowing his/her brains to work overtime. The person may know about the criminal and may have been with criminal that night and morning. Give this a thought.
Anyway, you made me laugh.
that is what i want the bus driver to go and tell the police…..say where odegie was at the time
the clock had wrong time. is he self…
please people let us not try to cover these good for nothings. both these guys are holders of foreign nationalities and has returned home because of a life of crime. they are terrorists keep them in jail please please please
hahahahahahaha! DNO is the best place to get alibi, gossip and to be in the thick of things…lololsssss tell us what else u know.
@ is me
How long does it take, to take a bath? Or was it a shower? Note the difference. What we call a bath is filling the bath tub and entering in it, sitting in it, remaining there for a while, bathing oneself. Taking a shower, the water flows on the body while standing up. This can take only a few minutes which depends on how rushed people are. For some it may be 10 to 15 minutes. For others it may be 5 minutes or less. If he was in a hurry, consider how much time it would take him to let the water run over his body, to wipe himself, put on some clothes, leave his place of residence, catch a bus and arrive in town. He probably did not even have breakfast unless he got up early.
I would advise to leave well alone and do not question that time for you were not present with the man. It is fruitless and beyond the point. Leave this to the evidence that the Police has on him and his lawyer. In fact, his alibi may be warped and fabricated to save his hide. They are very good at that, telling lies to avoid a sentence and jail.
you have just killed his alibi unknowing to you (Police makesure you have an airtight case- get witnesses from the bus)
First report was 7:30, edited later time was given at 7:55 of the time of the crime, and you actually confirming tht he was headed to roseau?? not that he was in Castle Bruce?? or Penville?? thank u for that info
2- Police we depending on you!!!with all the evidence you have,, dont be sloppy and complacent.
The news time is never correct. Mr Thiefdigi stole the money, drove north,then south then went hometo take a bath and come back roseau asking what happen there, lol! you and mr thriefdigi got no brains, so quit while you are ahead unless you wanna be held for questioning.
$200,000 and you letting yourselves get caught? Retards
Putting all that money in his ceiling? LOL LOL Is as though he think is his money he work hard for He forget is steal he steal it man?? HAHAHAhahaha
only marijuana smokers can do such crimes. majority of criminals in Dominica are marijuana smokers. somebody yet to prove me wrong.
only marijuana smokers can commit such a crime.Majority of crimes committed in Dominica are by marijuana smokers. Somebody yet to prove me wrong.
DNO, can we have a look at these criminal faces who came from the gabbage heap in Labass
cia it getting personal don,t call my village a gaddage heap,because the real cia will pay you a visit.
DA POLICE NEED TO START CARRYING GUNS… THE CRIMINALS IN DA HAVE GUNS…WHAT ALL YOU WAITING FOR?
so they should shoot you idiot
The Police are already abusing their authority. Please don’t give them a Gun!
They do the crime let them do the time jail them i say and throw away the key they too wicked.
it time the grovement let people see the faces of the thieft so that every one should be a on the look out for them
PICS PLEASE DNO
I hope they never get bail…. Bunch of criminals messing up de country and people lives. Throw way de key!!!
Job well done DA, am proud to see whats happening, and its good to know that the justice system is some what in play in this case. If it continues like this I see know reason to be nervous when visiting and having people tell me to watch my purse and hold it infront of me. Keep this up and we’re good to go. Let the lazy cowards stay in and think of their actions for a while. Way to go, GOOOOOOOOOd Job.
I heard that one of the guys was on a bus to town when Matt made the announcement on the Radio, so, there is no way he could have done that burglary
really…. don’t you know W.U got cameras.. how would they know the suspects???
U heard!
We are in the habit of giving the police a hard time.We now should also be man enough to say “Well done”!
IF this is so, then why was he in possession of the stolen money, and I’m sure the bus was not empty, so he would have eye witnesses to vouch for him.
In any case, its best to keep them locked up whilst the investigation is still on going.
Armed robbery is no joking matter.
Well done DPF.
@ Anonymous
You heard. From whom? This is a good alibi. There were two. Keep this in mind. There is no smoke without fire. Time will tell. For now let it be until the bail hearing and the case is called.
yeah yeah yeah whatever
They should send these guys up Stockie for a long time i say a long time, i called that premeditated, they planned their activity the night before, who is this Omisie Odigie this last names to me is not Dominican
Great job officers, these low life bastards are the ones giving Grand Bay bad name, Grandarians are hard working people, and to those saying Grand Bay again, there are thieves all over DA, from N -S, and E-w
thank you
that omisie odigie sound fish,i have never seen that name in a grandbay dictionarie.that sound like a makeup,ask him his name again.i don,t think he will remenber it.
south city give me some names we use on the block for this guys.
Omesie from hagley and kelvin from tete morne is frenchie because he from gwada thats all
That name, Omisie Odigie sounds like African or Haitian. Could some one please let me know?
what you want to know bout him for …..to do your voodoo
i heard its african
African,,, born in London but came down little boy.. His mum is D/can
You see, assuming a name of your forefathers does not necessarily bring respect brother. This is an embarrassment and disgrace to those who seek higher ideals.
@ Brant
Would it be that he changed his name or that he is a foreigner? Will not mention any country.
His mother is from Grandbay.His dad is African.He was in a foriegn country
I sincerely hope the judicial process will take its course and handle the stiffest penalty there is on these men (if found guilty). Enough is enough now!
how much guiltier can they be. police found some of the money in their posessions. jail them! jail them! jail them!
there is another charge…for stupidity! jeez!
GRANDBAY AGAIIIINNNNN!!!!! no wonder they doh get bail… i want to know what they put on Grandbay eh…. right roseau allu coming to do that nonsense…
Ha ha ha! Boy you does kill me!
GWANBAY ENCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lord help that village and purge it from its immoral ways! But if you ask a Grand Bay person they still tell you its the BESTEST place in Domninca to live. The nerve of some people!
@shameless
Every way in the world have it share of trouble. So do not blame an entire community for crimes committed by a handful of people. That is stereotyping. Has your name suggest Shameless = you!!!!
i know some people may be upset but let’s be real… the first thing a grandbay man want to say is… ‘mwen say jean gwahbay’… so they love the stereotype because it suits them… not too long i was listening to an AssaBanton track on Youtube and this is how part of his lyrics go… ‘they cyah touch me, i am a bad man from grandbay’.. if i’m not mistaken, it was on the ‘who sabotage c.k’ track… so.. jean gwahbay doh get vex when people say #GRANDBAY AGAIN!!!!
we aint vex….is so we will good for all u
what they put on grandbay ki sa…when is grandbay is top story and when is ather places alyou mouth shut….alyou will know
right !! they qick to say grandbay again leave us alone the man is from england not from grandbay cha la !!
i find u rude and outtttttttta place u danm copawason
@ mouth of the south
Please do not make me laugh and you have.
Poor Grand Bay and its people.
I know some people from Grand Bay. They could be made a laughingstock and also given a bad reputation. It has been given one way back when; what with obeah, etc.
People are very quick to say, “Grand Bay people” in that derogatory term.
Thank God I was not born and brought up there.
Grand Bay people must defend themselves for there are good and bad people from Grand Bay. At the same time I hope there is not a curse on that village.
So much crime Possie having lately…give on Grand Bay still… at least no one died like in Possie the last couple times.
Do these magistrates feel any way when they are reminded of a convict on bail commiting an offence? You doh feel no way you send de man back on de streets to be a repeat offender? When Tiyani was giving them what they need you sit there like a big loud speaker and denounce him. Now all your people reappearing before you. SHAME!!!
This is a plan in order to allow those lawyers to make their money, so long all you ain’t notice that is the trend? I if all voleh inside how the lawyers going to put bread on their table? as voleh increasing, so lawyers increasing, that is where the bucks (money) is.
That is some of cash..
Well them guys there stupid…..letting the stolen money get recovered….they have to be dumb for the policr to influence them into giving it up….because I’m sure it was not stashed in their homes…..well they will pay for their crime…
im not sure whose side you on
@tiny, One day if u own a business u will see what it is like when theif will rub u I wish u good luck. Life is hard when u invest yr money in business and some sit at their home from sundown to sunset on the tv, mind ppl business and beff show get work to do lazy bastard.
Actually… the money was found in one of their houses… lol Get your facts straight before you make your comment.
Well they stupid to keep that in their house
Money in house mean they wre getting bold, means they have confidence, police not catching them , so they not afraid, so they did all the rest of robberies, sure about that, them too doing that long time, check for more evidence of other roberies- POLICe INvestigate properly!!!
You are not going to believe this. IT WAS IN THE HOUSE, oui!! That shows they were getting overconfident and bold and careless too.. That shows they did many more b4 this.
@ tiny
You have made me laugh.
You always make some strange statements. Did you consider that someone may have squealed on them? Keep tuned in to hear and read of the rest of the proceedings and you will know more and where the rest of the money is stashed away.
Bet you are envious and could do with some of it.
The Police should have looked under their beds; house closets, mattresses; underneath the house and dig up the yards where they reside. The money may also be hidden in trees and outhouses. This includes interrogating their family and friends.
The Police should always go with a Search Warrant.
buh the police had their share of the money , u think they stupid imagine things so hard in DA papa bat
No wonder you call yourself “Tiny”. It obviously refers to the size of your brain.
You pea brain! why do you continue to post silly comments? Just stay off the computer.
They should stay in jail and given the maximum sentence, its about time that the authorities in Da get tough with these thugs. We need a peaceful Da for all Da people and all who visits Da.
Throw away the keys on these leeches. That is a lot of money. I hope the COPS raid the hairy bank to recover all the passport money; garbage bin money , CLICO money etc.
Typical of a jack