Police Commissioner Cyril Carrette says he is not able to confirm at the moment, reports that four suspects have been detained and are likely to be taken to court at Portsmouth on Friday and charged with the robbery at the Marigot Credit Union.
One source within the police force told Dominica News Online that the slapping of charges on four individuals is imminent.
However Commission Carrette says as far as he is aware, that’s not the case, with the situation being that “persons are being questioned”.
“We are optimistic that charges will be brought (but) I can’t tell you how soon,” the Commissioner said.
According to the police, Friday’s daring daylight robbery took place at about 2:15 in the afternoon, with police on patrol in Marigot discovering the robbery in progress.
The police were greeted with gunfire and a shootout ensued.
When the smoke cleared one robber was found suffering from gunshot wounds while the police vehicle was damaged by gunfire.
It is reported that the men wore bullet proof vests and camouflage clothing.
The robber was taken to hospital and is presently under police guard.
Police also recovered an Escudo rental, registered TG105 owned by Road Runner Rental, used by the men.
The vehicle was reportedly stolen from a Canadian couple, who were robbed earlier in the day at Batibou.
Ammunition and cash, believed to be loot from the robbery, were recovered from the vehicle.
Dominicans seein all the bad UNCONVICTED ppl are…. Bear in mind they r held “for questioning”…. Why DNO doe say how police beating and abusing these “suspects”
R u 4 real? The Credit Union hold up was not abuse? u 2 foolish.
@ Mind Allu Biznezz
You too, mind your own business! Allow the Police and DNO to mind theirs.
Do you have proof that the Police is beating and abusing them? Prior to making such statements, ensure that what you have stated is correct and it is not hearsay.
The best thing that those arrested could do for themselves is to behave. They must know that they are in the hands of the Law and they must conduct themselves appropriately and obey. If they do, they will not feel that they are mishandled by the Police. People, or rather criminals cannot be wrong and strong. They are already a menace to society. Society should be happy when they will be incarcerated and hopefully for life.
If you know those criminals who could very well have murdered their victims and the Police as well, instruct them to be docile and humble. I recognize that this is not a trait they possess otherwise they would not be stealing from people as also the tourists and harming them. They are in dire need of the blessing and grace of God to assist them to live normal, good, godly and respectful lives.
I expect that you are a Christian. Pray for them that they may change their ways of crime. They are also in dire need of prayers.
batty man dem from a batibou beach!
hope the police are beating and abusing them. maybe they will feel fear.
Comissioner tell Government to release the SSU form guarding embassies in the country. They are the ones who are trained to deal with that kind of weapon related activity. And let them patrol the country. The men would enjoy that.
BIG up the Police.GOOD JOB
zor belle la
Face masks, guns, bullet proof vests and camouflage. This sounds like Dominica has become what some people will call a big, progressive country and a place to fear. Little people of no consequence utilizing those items to place fear in DA nationals of all. Let us be strong and not give in to criminals and murderers.
Where, in the name of God did they get those paraphernelia? How were they able to bring them into Dominica?
Chief of Police, it is time for stringent action and rules to be applied. You must do your utmost to put a stop to those criminal activities. The onus is on you and your Police Force. Please take this seriously. It is now time to arm yourselves with warrants and go into homes to search them, inside and out, up and down and underneath them to retrieve those evil items which are utilized during a robbery and on victims, business owners, other members of the public and the tourists. However, you should not divulge this to those who are not in authority.
There will be complaints but the time has come to do something about this which is getting out of hand. Thieves are also out to murder.
Dominica will lose tourists which is not good for the economy. You just cannot allow this type of behaviour to continue. Dominica is too small for this. Please try to restore safety in Dominica. May God bless you and be with you in your quest to eradicate such criminal activities from our beautiful island. Sadly and regretable, I can no longer call it safe.
Dominica has alot of idiots the watch too much American movies an think they can do the same.as a Dominican the country is backwards to Hell .how u goin to rode credit union in high day idiot a idiot thing that.
learn to speak and write properly man, “as a Dominican the country is backwards to Hell”??????hmmmmm and i believe u meant “raid” not “rode”
u is a majee. how a idiot can be so professional and wearing bullet proof vest…only an idiot will say dat.
@ weirs
They are too bold. A spoke needs to be put in their wheels (old Dominican saying) for troublemakers.
I shake my head when I hear and read what is occurring in DA and also islands which never experienced this sort of criminal activity. It appears that the devil has taken over the souls and entire bodies of those men who are performing those evil acts.
A thought occurred to me, if you are a Catholic, utilize Holy Water and bless them, their surroundings as villages with it. Do so with a prayer. Probably, this may drive the devil in them and their area away once and for all. a saintly person bygone years, St. Teresa Avila whom Satan bothered immensely as he did to others and those who on the side of God, also propagating the faith said, “The devil cannot stand to be near people who are blest with holy water. She also said he will run from the Cross/Crucifix but he will soon come back but he is surely afraid of Holy Water and will not return for the whole day.” From the moment I read this, I have armed myself and home with Holy Water. Believe me it works. People who utilize the Holy Water will experience much peace of heart and mind.
Peace and safety must be restored year round to Dominica.
Pray and get others to pray and perform acts of love and mercy. God will answer your prayers in time. God bless!
dominican police need to start shooting to kill no more woundsssss. sick and tired of hearing those things,
if is not the one they shot that talking then the moomoo talking
watch out
why zicack people do stop mining ppeople busniess is he say they she say the police waiting face up u cowards
GOOD JOB TO THE POLICE MEN…. WELL DONE.. THE MORE U GUYS SHOOT THEM DOWN IS THE SAFER THE COMMUNITY.. I JUST GET VEX WHEN I HEAR A MAN GET ARRESTED FOR A JOINT.. MY PRESSURE DOES RISE… BUT THIS TIME AROUND I CAN TRUELY SAY WELL DONE COPS.. I HATE A VOLEH..
a bunch of jack putting thumbs down on serious and positive comments….i can just imagine who you guys are!
i want them to give these robbers ten years each!!! go find hard work to do and get of the streets freaking idiots
ten years alone? Joke you making. 50 is more like it especially when it is armed robbery
well i hope they swab the girl for d.n.a.so now they can match it with those young men and solve that crime .america would be happy to help them with that
GOOD JOB BOYS WELL IN D/A ONCE YOU GET ONE HE WILL TALK THE OTHERS ARE SOON CAUGHT CONGRATS
I dont know why the police officers did’nt give chase to those thugs.I had an incident in April of 1990 when 2 masked men wearing army uniform robbed the Castle Bruce Credit Union with firearms. On getting the information I gave chase, met up with the robbers, fired at them , hitting one in the wrist and the other in his leg. I also got shot.
Single-handedly they were captured and were dealt with by the law. More could have been done in the Marigot incident. Now if that one in the hospital refuses to talk, or his other accomplices go to the hospital and silence him, I dont see that investigation going any where
@ B.E.B.
You are one brave man who should be called a hero. I expect your injuries are better. You should have been given a citation. I hope you were honored for your bravery.
they should be in prison already
Hi, Let us thanks the Police for a job well done. Now we must make sure the Criminal Justice system send those criminals to prison for a long time. Thanks again Officers.
Where are the people who are always so quick to take the police force to task with what they did wrong,in times like these i would like to see more good comments and appreciation for our police force and thier great efforts in putting these criminals away, now please allow the justice system to do the rest. good job guys!
Selective criminology investigation and resolution still hang above the head of the police department. We know that the police can solve crime that is why we will criticize them for selective criminal investigation. This is what we pay them to do- to protect ALL not some.
I and the people of Vieille Case know that the young man they have brutalizing in the cell is the wrong man how can a young man be at sea raising fish pots with an elderly man came in at Ans-demai at 1pm was in Vieille case at 2.30pm by the older man’s home he was under the stand pipe at Amber up to 3.30pm when his father came from the garden at 3.45 he was in the kitchen cooking a broth with the fish.every body saw him is he a goast, how could he be two places at the same time i am a strong advocate of harsh ponishment and since you see i am not supporting that one u know, please release the young man and find the real criminals.and give them the harsh end of the law.I suggest (1)60 years for attempting to murder the police officers by opening fire on them,20 years for Unauthorised possession of fire arms,10 years for reckless endangerment,15 years for offence against tourist,extorcion and robrey of visitors.15 years for agrivated assult a total of 120 years see if others will not think twice.
It seems that these days when a crime is committed we always have what time the person did everything. So was he looking at his watch all day or were you?
yes he was on sea, doing what? the policemen are not mad. were you taking notes of all the time you gave? three side to every story, his side, their side and the truth. let the truth stand
It is always easier to ‘catch’ a young man than to actually get the BIG criminal. I think when we get swift action by the police we really need to know it is the right guys and not just some poor bums to shut the public up.
I have no idea what you are referring to, but hope the right men are apprehended.
These guys were NOT bums … they were highly experienced and deadly. they wore the right clothing and had money to fund this whole escapade.
These were MEN not youths. I hope to God that these are the right guys.
We cannot have these deadly shooters loose anymore. They are too organized.
THIS ALIBI IS VERY STRONG. PLEASE DO A PROPER
INVESTIGATION.
i’m confused who is in command of the police force
Make an example of these idiots… stop this epidemic before it gets out of control…send a message to the others this will not be tolerated…
PARENTS HAVE ALOT OF BLAME TO TAKE FOR ALL THESE MONSTERS THEY HAVE ROAMING THE COUNTRY COMMITTING CRIMES.THESE ARE NOT HUMANS .THEY ARE ANIMALS AND AS SUCH THEY MUST BE TREATED.
Hmmmm How many parents you know can control their grown children? many parents do their best,some kids just choose to go their own reckless way. These individual I will admit have criminal minds but who made you God to call them animals. In God`s sight no sin is greater than the other,so he could say the same about us all when we sin, But instead he said ” if we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us” he also went a little further to die for those ” you call animals” It`s true that many are angry but some ppl have to becareful of what your tongue speaks.
DNO, are you not allowed to name the suspects? I have read several of your reports and, unless I missed it, you have not named any one of the suspects. Please enlighten us.
ADMIN: We cannot publish names until they are officially charged by the police.
More important, why are we never given descriptions of suspects after these very public crimes were committed? Even with masks on, you could tell us height, build, skin tone, maybe hair type?
i agree.cause we the general public needs to beware of these criminals. atleast when they are allowed back in our society we can be careful around them.
same goes to criminal deportees. they just deporting criminals and we locals have no idea what they look like and next thing you know you there employing,liming,eating and drinking with deadly criminals and sometime the only time you get to know is when they commit some crime here.
I want to believe that these are the guys who staged the robbery at the babeque place in canefield. They maybe responsible for other unsolved crimes.
One thing I know is not the one that got shot that spoke because he has been in a coma since Friday night
your friend nah pal?cover up for him wee cause we know if he talk they will go after him hmmmmm.
our policemen always do a good job in apprehending suspects but our justice systems fails them. They get little or no punishment at all and are left to repeat their crimes over and over again. in my village we know all jail birds because they go in today and come out tomorrow ever since they were young. now if these guys were given serious time, we would forget they exist.
Whether the police were alerted or on patrol, they did a fantastic job, and this is what matters. They should be complimented. Give them their praise, they deserve it. When they don’t perform we bash on them so now that they have done an awesome job give them their flowers.
Great indeed. This should send a message to the powers that be, that there needs to be more police presence around the Island. Look how this worked so nicely.
Good Work on the part of the police. I hope the suspects in custody are indeed the perpetrators.
DNO, How is the change you enforced going? I am referring to the changes that were construed as censorship?
The young man who is in the hospital nursing his wounds after the police shot out, should be able to talk. The police should know who their parents are and question the parents about their movements. The police can also obtain pictures from their parents and have the pictures posted as WANTED with a reward. Why didn’t the police chase the criminals who escape.
The Minister of National Security and Chief of police should hold a conference letting the nation know that they will not let this go easy. There are tourist or foreigners on the island who are now getting very scared about what’s taking place on the island. The Minister of Security people need to feel safe. The people wants to know that the criminals who are attaching the tourist will be dealt with harshly. The police on the north needs to do more patrol and the beaches need signs saying after 4:pm the beaches are closed. The beaches need security and more lights.
Chase them? you not hearing that these guys were heavily armed? The police used wisdom.
He SHOULD be able to talk but can’t because he is in a coma. Please research before commenting.
that is florida movements NOT dominica’s
The Minister of national security sounding like old transistor radio you expect the man to come and give press conference. Even if he did you wouldn’t understand what he say.
come again? you actually sat and typed this and you would be considered to be in your right mind? what happened to sensitivity for people who have disabilities??????
BS…school aged children living in their parents home and the parents don’t know your friends is big man living on their own for donkey years you expect them to know about?
I wonder if is your child if you would give up his/her picture to the police to display as a wanted man?
You not hearing the man in a coma, how he going to talk?
You sitting on your high horse in Florida and just belching out gibberish. In America they do all that and more and they still have so many unsolved/cold cases.
Stop pretending that is only in DA them things happen. Watch Unsolved Mysteries every Friday and Saturday on Lifetime.
Smdh
@ Florida
I agree with you.
Those who live by the sword will surely die by the sword,now, or in time to come,and that goes for all.
You have the suspects, of two Premeditated crimes, armed robbery on all counts and bank robbery…and you are assuring us that charges will be brought upon them…we don’t want any reassurance, just do do it!!!!
Clean up the streets!!!!
Tourisms is keeping this country alive and we cannot have a bunch of delinquents jeopardizing the survival of true men and women. I said true, because real men struggle and work hard while punks seek the easy way out, by robbing people.
All I will say on this issue of the surge of crime in Dominica, is re-introduce hanging. What damage control can be done with such a fragile tourism industry? Are the policy makers or those responsible asleep? What are we waiting for to curb this level of crime in such a small country? God help us. We need to be more proactive & not reactive. I suggest that we stop talking about tourism since the victims are not going to promote Dominica. I am not in favour of incacerating these men. They should not be allowed to eat tax payers money. Death by hanging.
You Dominicans need to take a few classes and major in English before trying to correct anyone. Satan cannot correct sin.However that’s not the point of my commenting. I’m here to say that assumptions make an a** out of you and me so stop pointing fingers on DISH if you all are not properly informed.
are we the ones thats not informed or is it u?stop burying your head in the sand and covering up for well known criminal friends and or relatives.
all the place who have been robbed by these robbers in camoufalge need to see their faces. please, astaphans, western union, our friend d barbeque lady, the tourists whose daughter was raped during the robbery. what is going on for crying out loud. who are these people one is in the hospital why is his name not out. he fired at a police officer, the security who got shot in the foot at another credit union robbery need to see a face so long those robberies going on expose those people why is the media protecting the name expose them at least that will make us feel better what happening dere nah. toneh man!
why to this day we don’t have the name of the theives are the theives police men like in the Antigua case. why we the public don’t yet have the satisfaction of a face and a name? why who is it that is being so protected?
Heard that one of the suspects is the same idiot boy from zicack portsmouth that was involved in the shooting of a lady in bense some years ago. The lady that got shot in her eye while she was asleep…
He was not the one who pulled the trigger so he was only an accomplice.. a.k.a accessory to murder. Justice was served as we know it rarely happens and he was punished, did his time. Get over it.
It does not matter if he pulled the trigger or not he is a known criminal. One day he will bite you taytay.
PUSS there’s alot of big DOGS here.BEWARE and be very careful when you write nonsense like “He was not the one who pulled the trigger so he was only an accomplice.. a.k.a accessory to murder. Justice was served as we know it rarely happens and he was punished, did his time. Get over it”
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME? did you read over what you wrote? read that peice over again “he was only an accomplice.. a.k.a accessory to murder” THEY SHOT SOMEBODY!!!!! and you telling us bulls**t like he was punished did his time and get over it???Puss the best thing for you to do is to go and look for a lil foolish mouse to hunt eh.
keep your stupid comment to yourself, if is he the police will deal with him, but as far as it is alledged he wasnt even in DA that day, he had witnesses to say dat, whether his move was illegal or not, he was not on island….. chek your facts
he could have done it and make a backdoor that same day and ppl could say he wasnt there so …hush!
Stop trying to protect these criminals, they are crazy !! CRAZY SICK LAZY GOOD FOR NOTHING!!! I swear, if these guys ever ever ever rob me, they better kill me. If the law can’t get rid of them permanently then I WILL!!!
So they let he out already….man this man would get some serious blows for killing my mother.torture
My goodness Dominica!!! It appears obvious to me now that the vast majority, if not all of these robberies, are being carried out by the very same gang of people. If we look at the robberies, most of them have been carried out by persons wearing camouflage uniforms. They are possibly trying to throw the police off track or to give people the impression that the police are involved. But we must take it very seriously. It is against the law to where such uniforms or parts of such uniforms if one is not on duty as a police officer. This should be very strictly enforced and anyone wearing these clothes should expect to go to jail even though not caught involved in criminal acts! We need to be sure that the law is obeyed otherwise we will never catch these guys. The police need to be patrolling in whatever vehicles they have, not running around having fun. They need to travel through the communities concentrating on key institutions such as the banks, supermarkets, credit unions and others who handle large amounts of cash. The police should also be setting up road blocks and searching suspicious vehicles at different times of the day or night. They should also raid the houses of those who are known or suspected to be involved in criminality without fear or favour. Let them know that you are there and are watching them and that they will feel the force of the law if the persist in breaking it. It is about time that our country returns to peace and in ordser to do that, those who are lawless need to be removed from the general population. Dominica is too small a place with too small a population for people not to have suspicions as to who might be involved, or even evidence pointing to their involvement. It is now urgent that we retake our country and about time that the PM and the government become more active in doing so and in leading the people out of this situation. Remember PM, one must lead BY EXAMPLE!!!!! All the sources of corruption must be removed from society in order that it return to a state of peace and tranquility. The changes need to take place throughout our society, from the top down!!!! Save Dominica my people………for our children and our grands and beyond! One love…….
I am one of those who usually give the police blows along the same lines that 100% just did. We need the force to be more proactive,great they have four allegged or suspects and I do hope that they have enough evidence to convict those terrorist – yeah charge them under the terrorism act because if they are the ones found to have been involved in the multiple of criminal behavior over the last several months then they should be viewed or categorize as terrorist because in the process of carrying these crimes thats what they did they actually terrorized the victims. So I say maximum penalty not excluding the possibility of life imprisonment. On the otherhand the police should keep the momentum going – do the occassional spot checks do road blocks adhovly even when there is no reported incident or crime. No one should be aware when and where- lets take the fight to the criminals and lets stop being reactive all the time. And we the public must give information to the police on suspicious behavior and illegal behavior- as the calypsoin sang a few years ago — it is time we collectively take back control .
Do not offer these guys bail! Give them the maximum sentencing allowed for the crimes committed.. Make examples out of them!
Let’s bring peace and tranquility to our beloved Waitukubuli. Get rid of the bad fruits!!
haha, whatever it takes to bring them back to good standing
Our young men go over to the french islands and commit crimes especially robberies. I hope the french men will not start coming over well armed to reclaim their property and the persons responsible, hmmm yampiece sounds very fishy.
GOOD MORNING DNO…ANY UPDATES ON THE PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RAPE OF THE 12 YEAR OLD GIRL IN CALIBISHIE???? PLEASE UPDATE…EVEN IF ITS TO SAY THAT NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE…THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE FORGOTTEN…THANK YOU
Alas leave Calibishie out of it.Know your geographical boundaries.It was Batebou,located between Bense and Hampstead,they are both on the map.When good things happen in Calibishie,the country and world does not hear about/of it.All these crimes have taken place out of Calibishie.The tourists were in a guesthouse in Calibishie,and i think it is up to the hoteliers/guesthouse keepers to warn their guests about the dangers that loom in Batebou.I have no doubt that the same ;?rs that raped the tourist at BATEBOU are the same goat-heads that held up the Marigot Credit Union.Bear with me please….it is frustrating to hear Calibishie in the wrong all the time.It gives Calibishie a bad name,but we are with the police,we won’t stop,for our own safety.
What town is Belle Cote Villa in?
when did this happen?
True, Please follow up. It is so frustrating to get a small piece of the story. Catherine is right, even if there is nothing new to report. Otherwise we are all left to our own stories be them heard on the street or made up. PM? are you in charge of security on this island. Will it take all the tourist boats to pull out before we hear anything from you. Don’t tell us everything is safe. Dominica is anything but safe.
Good job now that they are caught I hope they will think of all wrong things they have done to Dominica.
there is one from vc they caught and i doubt he was involved in that. they have d wrong vc person…. someone testify and d stupid police didnt believe him….what the hell is that na….
The police did not “discover the robery in progress”, they were alerted to what was taking place by a customer who was doing business at the time.
The onlooker indeed alerted them. However it can be concluded that after they wr alerted, they discovered a robbery was in progress!
So u don’t hv a point here! Go learn English!
lol
perhaps then the report should say that the police who were on patrol in the area at the same time were alerted by an anonymous person about the robbery
if they were not patrolling could the customer alert them is that important? Thats all you have to say is that important? fool! They fact remains that the police was on alert in the area and do you ecpext the Chiep to say publicly that a civilian al;erted the polcie to put the person at risk, that is if what you saying is a fact. He still cannot say so and stop exposing people stupes.
Not so.. the police were in the area. They checking on something else and happened to be there at the right time.
Anyway, is not Marigot Police that there ka mem! It was the task force…so if they were alerted, why wasn’t it Marigot Police Station and not task force? Anyway, just asking. Because task force was most likely on a patrol or something.