Chinese national robbed, shot in knee

police investigationPolice are carrying out investigations into an alleged robbery and shooting of a female Chinese national at Fond Cole on December 23, 2015.

According to reports from Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Sergeant Pellam Jno Baptiste at about 7:20 pm the victim, who is said to be 50 years of age, was attacked and robbed by three individuals wearing masks and armed with guns.

An unspecified amount of cash, two iPhones, bank cards and other personal items were taken by the robbers.

During the incident,, the victim sustained a gunshot wound to her right knee.

She was transported to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) where she was seen by a medical doctor and admitted.

Meantime, Jno Baptiste said investigations are ongoing into another alleged robbery of a gas station at Castle Comfort which occurred about 7:30pm on Monday 21st December 2015.

The station, owned by Cleveland Robinson, was robbed of an unspecified amount of cash by two individuals wearing masks and armed with a shotgun.

He said during the robbery three shots were fired, but no one was injured.

Anyone with information which can assist the police in investigating the two incidents can contact the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at telephone numbers 266-5164, 266-5165 and 266-5119 or Crime Stoppers Dominica 1-800-TIPS or 1-800-8477.

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43 Comments

  1. Caretaker
    December 29, 2015

    WE all are Policemen but, only the brave wears Uniforms. The police are never present when the crimes are committed,you police your own home, your family and property yet the thieves enter. Farmers are in their garden every day yet thieves steal their crops. So the thieves are watching you but, you don’t know who they are. They are caught by the superman “The Police” With all the stress and unhappiness they cause when they are caught they should lose a knee cap, then they accuse the Police again. Manners and respect for each other. In the bible it reads love your neighbor as yourself. Go on Insult everybody but we all were born with 49 ounces of brain. To expand yours read the bible. God help only those who help themselves.

    • Face the Facts
      December 30, 2015

      God is watching them too; their every move. He knows who they are. They will not escape. Sooner or later they will pay for it.

  2. Zeb Kooess
    December 28, 2015

    “Shot in the knee” sounds like a warning shot – Just not sure what the warning is for.

    • Face the Facts
      December 30, 2015

      You should know. Hand over your money or else. Wicked people. You should know the rest.

  3. sassie
    December 28, 2015

    Dominica stop making me cry. Aieeeeeee Dominuque

    • Face the Facts
      December 30, 2015

      Pray! Pray! Pray for Dominica!

  4. SOS
    December 28, 2015

    I sorry for DA cuz all those vyaye kalitay deportees from the faster countries gonna teach the young boys just what to do. I know one personally who was deported two times from the US back to Haiti. Don’t ask me how he end up in Dominica but that’s where he is. I hear some friend from DA that lived near him in the US hooked him up. Why would a Dominican do that to their country? That boy is very bad news and ran a drug squad in the US for years. Trust me, he will run rings around DA police. Alas, how many more of his kind are in DA? We need professional help.

    • Face the Facts
      December 30, 2015

      You should report him to Crime Stoppers. You do not have to give your name. Let the police keep him under surveillance and then deport him back to Haiti. Hope some D/can attorney does not defend him or plead for him to stay. This one would be doing injustice to his/her country.

  5. lala
    December 28, 2015

    iPhone meritorious positioning system to help police armed robbers arrested

    According to the Los Angeles Times reported that Apple’s iPhone Find my iPhone feature, last Thursday to help the Los Angeles police arrested a man armed robber.

    The male suspect entered a woman’s home, robbed of her bag – which has her beloved iPhone, the suspects left with a bag and iPhone robbery locations. However the lady on your iPhone registered Find My iPhone service, so the police by the lady Macbook Apple Web site usage tracking function, location and arrested the suspects.
    Los Angeles police said in an interview that the phone and computer theft is very common. Apple built-in tracking and positioning, very helpful for the arrest of criminals.
    Find My iPhone feature since its introduction, has even search the wreckage of the crashed aircraft to Chile, but also helped the couple to find evidence of the other derailed, of course, now the Los Angeles police to prove this function in terms of…

    • udohreadyet
      December 28, 2015

      Those services are useless in Dominica. You cannot register an iphone or Itunes with a Dominica address. these are some of the shortcoming from a technological and planning standpoint the government faces and should address. in the same way using technology to address this rampant criminal behavior with cameras cell monitoring.

    • Face the Facts
      December 30, 2015

      Interesting. This could have been broadcasted through the Toronto Media. We do hear a lot of US News. I did not hear this one. When I am purchasing especially a new computer, I will consider it.

  6. lala
    December 28, 2015

    iphone has a positioning function, use this to catch the robbers!

    • udohreadyet
      December 28, 2015

      Does not work in Dominica.

    • December 30, 2015

      If the phone is turned off ,it can never be found.and those functions can’t work in DA.if the phone is locked ,they even breaking it in DA..all she has to do ,if she has all her phone info is to call AT&T if that is her carrier and have them make the phone useless.trust me I know what I am saying

  7. lala
    December 28, 2015

    Some suggestions: First, install more cameras. Second, each village to arrange two plainclothes police officers. (2 groups 24 hours patrol) Third, each village to arrange two police patrol car. (2 patrol group 24 hours). Installing more emergency alarm devices, such as 999 calls, such as the alarm button. Fourth, every village the villagers take turns patrolling, manage their own villages, manage their own communities. Fifth, television and radio, newspapers publicity, be tough on crime, in particular the introduction of relevant laws and regulations. Sixth, the establishment of incentive funds, heavily reward people and organizations to provide clues, and to provide clues are confidential. Seventh, the formation of an atmosphere of all the people against crime.

  8. lala
    December 28, 2015

    catch one ,another two must be get !right?

  9. papa
    December 28, 2015

    Lock these thevies send them for twenty years so by the time they out they can’t do anything again

  10. D/can to de Bone (F)
    December 28, 2015

    Why is the Police in Dominica is failing to deliver crest in Diminica
    Thepolice in Dominica are not capable of solving all ths breaking , robberies etc. We need answer from the commission the PM and the mimister of Justice. People are saying to me they are scared to come to Do.in ica for the Carnival or vacation. …..Do something please Mr commissioner. .

  11. December 28, 2015

    Hello, whistle blowers are no longer protect in Dominica, so why would anyone risk their lives and that of their love one and provide any information to any police or crime stopper in Dominica. Gone are the days when one would take a chance and provide crime related information they witnessed or knew of to policemen in Dominica, today the police force in Dominica is corrupt from the top to bottom and the police are know longer there to SERVE and PROTECT the citizen since from the chief, the police force need a clean up, when you have Mills each and everyday on radio station bullying and threatening citizens why would any one risk his or her life and provide information to police even if they witness any crime in Dominica today, policemen in Dominica are no doing what they are being paid to do, only in Dominica

    • coconut
      December 28, 2015

      jackson u sound like a reak j a c k a s s

  12. Mwen
    December 28, 2015

    A few years ago the honourable Ian Douglas said that the increase in crime rate was as a result of development. Does he still have that view? If that is the case, I think we should slow the rate of Development in Dominica

    • sassie
      December 28, 2015

      I agree with this “mwen”. It seems Dominica is developing wrongly. Slow down the pace,.

  13. Peter Potter
    December 28, 2015

    Only yesterday Blackmoore opened his big mouth regarding the recent increase in crime. Well Blackmoore, here we go again all your ideas are for sure working!? Anymore bright ideas?! I guess not – time for you to go! And don’t forget to take some of your fellow ministers, Skerrit and the Chief of Police with you.

    • %
      December 28, 2015

      I refer to these jokers as a gang of clowns.Had it been the Salisbury people,in his typical stuttering style, he would have a plan of
      how to deal with them,but no plan on how to deal with those who threaten, terrorize and kill. . CLOWNS I CALL THEM!

      • KID ON THE BLOCK
        December 28, 2015

        @% You are the first CLOWN to exist in this country.

    • MIA
      December 28, 2015

      What does Blackmore have to do with that, here we go again with people like you that will blame the government. the minister is not the problem, its the people……………..

      • sassie
        December 28, 2015

        So who is responsible for implementing means of fighting crime. Is it not the Government? They are ythe ones sitting on their behind. And the chief of police like a puppet. If the tell him bark like a dog, he barking,

      • Sams Gutter
        December 29, 2015

        Are you stupid or what. If Blackmore is responsible for public safety he has everything to do with reducing crime in Dominica

      • Peter Potter
        December 29, 2015

        Of course it’s the people, but isn’t it the governments responsibility to upkeep law and order and guide and direct the police accordingly? But all you red ants are interested in is the Red Clinic. As long as you are able to fill the begging bowl nothing else matters and the government is doing well in your opinion.

  14. Cadman
    December 28, 2015

    That country going down slowly. Where is skerrit when we need him

    • anonymous2
      December 28, 2015

      He’s on vacation elsewhere. What do you expect him do about anything?

  15. Righteous
    December 28, 2015

    So I think that we will be able to apprehend these idiots very soon. Bank cards and personal items were stolen, iPhones etc. I really do hope that they arrest these individuals before the year is over so that people can continue to go about their business. We need to build a small hole for these scums.

    One Love Dominican! #OLD!

    • udohreadyet
      December 28, 2015

      you would think… but the police is backward. Their investigators need training in technology for street and traffic cameras, cell phone monitoring etc. The problem is they are backward.

  16. Concerned Dominican
    December 28, 2015

    Cyril and your point is?

  17. %
    December 28, 2015

    Carbon wanted to use deadly force if Dominicans visited Melvillehall last year. Why can’t he used that same force on the criminals?If the country is now so dangerous why so many officers are on beat with just a little piece of stick in their hand?

  18. me and us
    December 28, 2015

    This road in Fond Cole Industrial Site needs fixin gup and there need some street lights, many robberies which you all dont know about has taken place in that same area, and is because there has limited or no traffic sometimes then gives the opportunity for robbery to continue. Please look into the upgrading of that street. Hope the necessary departments take heed. Thanks for listening.

  19. Cyril Volney
    December 28, 2015

    DNO, Please confirm. Is she a “Chinese National”, or a Dominican of Chinese ethnicity?

    • Peace
      December 28, 2015

      Would that change the facts of the matter?

      • Mwen
        December 28, 2015

        I think that it is right to clarify that she is a Dominican so that readers won’t get the impression that we are now shooting tourists in Dominica.

    • wicked man
      December 28, 2015

      cyril you really suprise me as a big man eh. jeeze man.

    • Citizen Kane
      December 28, 2015

      Get real folks, can’t you tell this is an impostor and not the real Cyril Volney.

    • Leah Remy
      December 28, 2015

      Cyril Volney, you can twist it, pull it, grab it however you want…..but the fact remains that her navel string is buried somewhere in China. So that makes her a Chinese National all day, every day.

    • Thinking Idiot
      December 28, 2015

      when they say “*insert nationality here* national”. It means that the person is of whatever nationality and resides in Dominica.

      –Thinking idiot

      “But I’m not an idiot. At the end of the day, I’ve learned a lot. –Karl Pilkington”

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