And following up on a story we reported on last week, a couple was tied up and robbed in the Mountain Pine Ridge area. Several items were stolen including their two vehicles. It follows a trend of aggravated burglaries in that area. ACP Romero said that police are investigating all the cases.
ACP Hilberto Romero, OCED
"On Thursday the San Ignacio police received a report of an aggravated burglary that occurred on Tuesday around 11:20pm on Mile 6 on the Chiquibul Road. A male person reported that he was at home along with his wife when he heard knocks, they opened the door and were held up by several male persons who then tied them up and proceeded to search the house for items. Thereafter the male persons left the area. The complainant untied himself after which he made checks on his properties and found that two vehicles, a Subaru Outlook and a Jeep Gladiator were stolen from his house along with several electronic items and cash. The male persons fled from the area, so far we have not recovered any items and we have no suspects at this time."
Courtney Menzies:
"Is this the only incident that has happened there recently or has there been a trend of burglaries?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, OCED
"There have been other aggravated burglaries in the San Ignacio area however there was a pause for a while and then this one happened on Tuesday."
Courtney Menzies:
"Do you believe it's the same suspects conducting all of these?"
ACP Hilberto Romero, OCED
"We do not know at this time, we have investigators in the area to ascertain who these persons are."
