No one was injured in a robbery at HHV Witchurch in Portsmouth on Thursday night, police have said.
According to latest reports, two masked men entered the establishment robbed the place and made good their escape with a quantity of cash; the amount has not been disclosed.
The latest incident follows a robbery at the McMillan Gas station in Roseau last month, in which three men had been remanded in custody.
A series of robberies have hit the island in recent times. Police Chief Cyril Carrette has acknowledged that the level of violence in Dominica has increased but said police are dealing with the matter.
Just want to express my Joy and happiness when I hear about a robbery. I won’t do it but somebody will no matter hw much police we have. Its just life. Maybe if more Dominicans were employed on the 3 major projects on island( state house,west coast road and the state college) we would see less crimes than we r seeing now.
Do u think the ppl that do these crimes do it cause they want to? No! They do it because they r faced with the pressures of life that leads ppl to do things crazy things.
I will continue to pray for them and the country as a whole. Jus don’t hurt inocent ppl and still from the poor. Still fr the rich and wealthy, they don’t think about the odinary ppl on the street that can’t provide for themselves. Rub them, rub them.
dem man there need a bullet in their grain
We don’t need more police, just better ones.
bring the black serious boyz workin marigot n wesley to be in portsmouth..theyre good n committed..
The police need
more staff,
better living conditions,
a clear cut criteria for promotion,
better equipment and better human resource MANAGEMENT.
i agree fully and put good officers in portemouth too many recruits n no investigators.whats wrong with police administration..lost in the wilderness
The headlines should read police went to the scene of a Robert. That case dead they are not investigating one shyt.
sorry folks but the force is seriously under staff….the human resource issue is a nightmare..the principal function is to prevent and protect..but you cannot prevent if there is not enough personnel..these current guys need rest,holidays, days off plus they have families..its the same tired guys over and over..get more people hence more patrol will arise and less deterant to crime will exist.
THE DOMINICA POLICE FORCE NEED TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE…. D/A NOW HAS A LOT OF DEPORTEES , YOU HAVE LEARNED CRIMES IN THE US ESPECIALLY…THE POLICE NEEDS TO UPDATE THEIR EQUIPMENTS, AND STOP THINKING THEY CAN STILL WALK ROSEAU WITHOUT A GUN….HELLO!!!!!
This news story needs more details. Was the store open or closed? Were the men armed? Were any employees threatened?
if its close its not a robbery.its a burglary..helloooooooo
wts da sense of making noise of about tiefing,evrybody jus tief,bcuz time it make 48hours,
dey gona release dem to tief again,and again,an guess wat,even if dey fine dem guilty,dey gona offer dem bail,an guess wat da lawyers,enjoying dese lovely stacks of cash as da years go bye,buying nice jewelry,making loads of children,an guess wat again,no one is bursting into dur homes,to tief dur jewrly dur money dey wrk for,dose pips out dur stealing from the struggllingggggggg man,people who trying to giv a service to us,an wat we do bring dem dwn,by making dem guys walk back out outside,i say to all dominicans tief,ur neigbours window is your window,take all wat u can,wen u can,cuz it hav no law,da lawers bedning da law to dur liking,to suit dem ,nut da poor man,an wen we go court,we hv to find da same money we doh hv to pay dem ahh,an wen we finnish dominica neva like sm marteen an gwada,dominica dis an dat,but guess wat we can neva be big like dem why,cuz we habour foolishness wen dey dont ,so dey will always be ahed of us,doh matter wat we do,dominica is a free countryna guess wat,dey aint neva gona change the laws,cuz it make money for dem,is wat dat making money 4 dem,dey like to uphold.is dem rich place in dominca dt hv all da stach of loot,go dur an tief,an wen allu steal frum dem an dur children,dem lawyer ,dey will watch dem tief in durs eyes in court an say,go home,i grant u bail.lol hey hey,is jus like dt lawyer dt bring back de man in de house to take de little girl,de girl cry in court blood in court,an de lawyer send de man back in de house to sx de little girl until,dts how heartless dem man can be,but dur children safe ,going private skools,behind walls,dey in dur own world,an we upholding dur world,but all rope have an end,alll
couldnt agree more..wake up dominicans..
we are investigating the issue….stop investigating and get some equipment that would be helpful. All of us should have our printed when we go for a passport or any govenment ID cards. All criminal who enter the court house or jail should have their finger printed and save in a database…….If i know what i am talking about…..but that is going way too far now.
…errr??? You’ve got to have detectives who in Dominica who actually take fingerprints??? No CSI Dominica going on here I’m afraid and it’s against civil liberties to hold and solicit data on individuals just for the hell of it. PLUS would you trust your data in their hands..when you haven’t done anything?
Hmmm, I didn’t think so
I totally agree. Why should my finger prints be on a data base when i have committed no crime?
It’s almost like law enforcement would have a full database of prints to ‘choose’ from in the event that those prints are conveniently ‘needed’.
That’s scarey…!
You know what can really solve the problem, security cameras. If it was my establishment I would surely make sure I had one. Yes they were masked but you can make out a person’s frame, height and certain features even while they have a mask on. If that is done then police officers will know exactly who to target. You can’t leave everything up to the police officers. Entrepreneurs do your part; protect your interest!
No jobs in dominica for us……so what you espext to happen……
@ganster I expect you to be able to spell your name correctly, and secondly I expect you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps and go make work for yourself. GO PLANT FIG
@ Papa Way
Your statement reminds of the following. Sometime ago I saw in a Readers Digest article with picture. A rich white man was eating and a small poor black boy was looking up at him. The rich man said: “Pull yourself by your bootstraps.” The little boy stated: “He is assuming I have a pair of bootstraps.”
I thought the child’s response was amusing but true.
Careful about using this statement.
Ganster or Gangster needs to find a stable job which will pay him a proper salary. If he does and remains in it, he could one day be a well-off person, a successful and prominent one too. It is worth a try. Perseverance wins in the long run.
I just read of entrepreneurs in DA. He could try his hand at that.
If there are no jobs for people like you in Dominica..all you do is sit and wait for a job to knock on your doorstep.Idiot.Your statement supports wrongdoing.
create your own Dam jobs, be self employed do something positive for the ecoonomy, i am sure they have skills.
@ gansters
You mean gangsters? Thou shalt steal. This is God’s command. It includes the Law of the land, namely DA. There is no excuse to steal from others and bring them grief and hardship. Consider the evil that you are contributing to and encouraging.
If you are old enough and out of school, you can find something to do. In addition, pray to God to assist you to show you the better way and to guide you. It is because some people sit back, moan and complain why they do nothing and some live a life of crime.
You are a DA citizen. One of your obligations is to build up Dominica and not break it down, destroy it and give it a bad name. News spread worldwide. Those who steal/criminals, this is exactly what they are doing to their fellow people and to their country. They can never be happy.
How patriotic are you and they? Learn from others who comment positively on this Website who have helped themselves by being productive, progressive and successful too.
Do not envy what others have. Those people work hard and made sacrifices for what they have.
Crime does not pay whatsoever. In the end criminals will pay for their crimes. The worst to come is when God will call them for their eternal judgment sooner or later. Think what it might be like and how you will feel when you stand unrepentant before Our Almighty Father and His Blessed Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, where your soul will end up for all eternity. I do not wish this for you or anyone else. Therefore pay heed and do something worthwhile and beneficial for your future and for your country.
Keep in mind that you have family, a mother, father, brothers and sisters of all and what they will think of you including their feelings of grief, should you find yourself in this type of trouble. May God bless and grace you with godly enlightenment.
Here is an opportunity for someone to start their own security business. Train them in the use of firearms and have the business sector hire them. With the increase in business and population, it is almost impossible for the police to cover every sq ft. If we do not take those opportunities, the Hatians or Chinese will soon show us how it should be done…Ex- policemen!
Those police officers need to patrol around these businesses more,instead of just walking in town with an ugly, black,old and dirty book under their arms,looking for drivers to harrass their lives…Why can’t they go and harrass Skerrit instead.!
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You could probably plan a fundraising to purchase a book for them.
You should know that they are not harassing drivers. They are performing their jobs, ensuring that they drive safely, are obeying road regulations and that their vehicles are road worthy, etc. Why criticize them? Become a policeman yourself.
NEXT LEVEL OF CRIME..Where is Carrette…Since the GON Emmanuel crime was swept under the carpet, people are on the loose committing more and more serious crimes… Good Afternoon/Night Mr GON Emmanuel!
Why did it take so long to hit the news????
Jaspen! you make a lot of good observations and suggestions thats the difference between a concern Dominican and a hot air baloon thou its painfully expected to acknowledged it takes all sorts to complete the World, and the sad part is they too have a right to vent also, man! what a sticky situation?
Crime stoppers is asking for help in solving these matters if u know something say something two msk men robbed the which iga at portsmouth please help mr carrete in finding these criminals u. Or your business might be the next target
People will help the state, not Carrette… Who would help Carrette? DID CARRETTE HELP GON EMMANUEL?..!!! STUPESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
It is their duty including yours to help. There are some crimes which are solved and there are some which are not solved. Keep in mind, God is patient. He knows who commit crimes and they will not escape from his fair and just eternal judgment, punishment and banishment. You should console yourself with this.
Possie again? Ebeh look it! Where is the Parliamentary Representative in all that comess? Seems like he gone moomoo when his constituency needs him the most. Anyway election coming so he will surface again boasting how he is a Douglas. I am waiting and watching. Remember I shameless said so.
….lest we forget
From First hand Experience, the Police officer investigating the matter has no interpersonal skills. He does not know how to deal with People, and As far as i am concerned he could not catch a fish if it landed in his Lap…
the critical Info that he needed to work with came from persons that he did not even acknowledge when he arrived on the scene.
he needs to go back to training school.
when u have so many graduates from college and secondary schools unemployed its a tight situation because everyone wants a to build a future and earn something in life. i’m not saying that what those thieves did was right but our government must start working on some development programe for us and stop making some of those negative statements like(no law not even the constitution can stop him)because he can be identified as a role model
Mr Carrette, is this going to become the norm in my country???? Shall we be hearing more and more of these activities taking place?? SMH, jah this next level doesn’t seem to show promise for ALL. SMH I never thought this would be part of what I would be handing down to my children…
@ 1979
As some people become godless, uncaring, unloving and inconsiderate, thinking only of themselves, this is the down-path that they take, going down slippery slopes and become a menace to society. Do you not know that?
Pray for your country and every national and that crimes may be eradicated.
When u have half the force trampling people dasheen and yam looking for marijuana up an down d/a mountains there is not much left to patrol sensitive areas.Take into account half of the other half is out getting drunk or trying to f…. someones wife or each other somewhere.What’s left still have to protect Drug proprietors,skerrit.So nuffing left for night patrol.
What an A. H. if you a man and have a wife let her tell you how good our police officers are in doing all what is needed to protest our lovely country including finding time to????? her one has nothing to do with the other. Become a true citizen of Dominica play your part and assist the police instead of blowing hot air dont you all get it the police Force is here to stay get over it my friend and do something that matters than to act like a looser.
is your mum a victim?
I have kept mentioning the need for the thousands of police officers to patrol the towns and villages of Dominica. Why employ them if they are only there to check seat belts, give parking tickets and eat and sleep at the police stations? They have vehicles, they have legs. They can patrol the streets like police officers do in every other country on the globe. It will not cos any more than it already costs since they are being paid a monthly salary. We do not need them at the polIce station, we need them in the streets? We only really need one person at the station, and that can be a trained secretary to take report and answer the phone then contact the police to investigate via radio if necessary, or file the report. Send the police officers on the street
THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS?!!! You don’t know what you talking about so best you hush your mouth. Stupes!! The Dominica Police Force don’t even have 600 police officers, so I really don’t know where you get your “thousands” from.
magistrates when ploice catch dem man stop put them on bail doh have nobody be reporting to no headquarters every Mondays and wateva days btween 7am and whatever pm and tellin dem doh interfere with witness and surrender documents..make examples of them hold dere a$$ up stocky until allu make case and convict dem…alright!!! rubbish now..what happen because nobody not getting hurt?…God forbid allu want dem 2 shed blood in d process fist?!!!!
I am so upset u wouldnt understand!! 
u c too much Dominican professional theies being deportee from the USA Dominican police need to jail them characters when they get deported from the USA they have their bad habits abroad and when deported they used their skills in d/a targeting the most vulnerable areas , jail them up teach them a lesson
the poilce needs to beef up thire patrol intellegence and be more vigilant on the island and around business although we dont know when these thiefs will strike .
Its time we consider installing CCTV in business houses and around around senitive area .
Exactly thank you!
Um. I don’t know about the CCTV part though.
Anyways, if the police were really “dealing with the matter,” then they would have more police officers on patrol around the area, rather than them being wherever it is they are, because I hardly EVER see the police around! Sometimes I’ll go weeks and never see one truck or officer to go by.
This is especially true at night. Have two or three of them around patrolling the area, the area being anywhere that might be prone to some robbery, especially Whitchurch and banks and the gas stations!
exactly really, these business places need to beef up their own security,spend some extra cash,its the christmas season,if they wait on the police, they fart.
And when you are robbed outside of your doorstep, you will be the first to say, ” Dominika hav so mutch polis wey dem?… All dey do iz patrol dem bouhgewa big biznis plase… dey need to start doin dere werk”
Truth is, we do not know, when, who, where, how the robbers are going to hit. Their business is to study how the security forces and business operators conduct their business and as such, plot out their chat.
Rather than to be patrolling on a TRUCK or on foot day and night without any real results, what the police needs to do now more than ever in order to truly arrest the crime situation, is to get into the practice of proactive intelligence led policing.
In my mind, being in a marked unit, while it importantly gives the community certain assurances, it also stands to benefit the criminal, as he is always aware of the police whereabouts, and knows when and where to strike next.
Here’s some of the things that can be done;
• More unmarked patrols
• More plain clothed officers
• Allow some officers to grow dreads, as gone are the days when all officers were required to be clean-shaven
• Detail officers to hang out with the marijuana fellahz, in the ghetto
• Recruit more informants in various sections of the community
• Conduct more frequent stop searches around the islands. In that way, the message will be send across to the criminal that should he or she leave home with a weapon, it will be found.
• The legislature needs to amend our laws and stiffen the penalties for certain offices. It is also further required that clear guidelines are set when dealing with certain offences, where neither the police, the magistrate nor the Judge is allowed to use his or her discretion in such matters.
• Business owners need to invest more in surveillance equipment in order to quickly identify criminals.
• and so on and so on.
Times have changed and we need to be proactive, rather than being reactive.
I agree with the comment from “ME” CCTV means close cirrcuit televison… This is the technology used nowadays in some country to detect any form or crimes.
Which Dominica business houses would invest in such technologalso the government can install such on street areas to dectect same especally during public street activities
ebeh possie make more headlines than the entire nation.
You better tell that to Dr Irvin Andre who once wrote that about Grandbay, and I warned him to stop being so selective about crime in his writing as it could be on his doorstep next.