Passenger Bus Robbed at Knifepoint

Tonight police have a 20-year-old man detained for the armed robbery of a passenger bus this afternoon. Police say a Cabrera's Bus was heading from the city to Orange Walk when the accused opened the back door. The conductor Jose Blanco says he walked to the rear of the bus and that's when the man pulled out a knife and lunged at him. The assailant grabbed the cash bag and escaped. Police later tracked down the suspect with the help from area residents. Police have also recovered the cash bag with $173 inside as well as a toy gun and a mask. That suspect is detained pending charges.