Seven Thieves Break into Courts Belmopan

In crime news, a band of daring thieves, armed with guns, targeted Courts Belmopan branch early this morning. The burglars managed to carry out the plan undetected after they ambushed the company’s security guard and tied him up. Seven gun-toting thieves ambushed the guard before the crack of dawn and stole an assortment of valuables, including laptops, cell phones and money. The total value of the heist has still not been determined, and A.C.P. Romero says investigators are reviewing surveillance footage to help solve the crime.

 

A.C.P Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division

“Around four-thirty a.m., police responded to a report of a burglary at Courts building in Belmopan. Upon arrival, the security guard reported that he was performing duties when he was approached by seven male persons armed with firearms. They held him up and tied him and proceeded to break into the building. They stole an assortment of cellular phones, laptops and some cash that was in a safe. Investigation into this report continues at this time. We’re working to get the value of all the items. They’re doing an inventory to see all what was stolen.”