Police arrested a 25-year-old man Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of robbery after two masked men – one armed with an imitation gun – held up the Hell service station in West Bay on Monday night.
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said the robbery was reported around 8:45pm, after the two men entered, apparently armed with a gun, and demanded cash from a worker, who suffered minor injuries after being struck by the firearm.
The robbers made off with cash and fled in the car they had arrived in towards Fountain Road. The getaway car – a grey Honda Civic – matched the description of a vehicle stolen earlier that day.
Police said the gun one of the men was carrying was damaged in a struggle with the staff member and was left behind. “It was later determined to be an imitation firearm, ” the RCIPS said.
The man carrying the firearm was wearing a blue mask, a long-sleeved shirt, dark gloves and dark pants. The other man had a white shirt over his face and was wearing dark-coloured clothing.
About an hour after the robbery, officers responded to a report of a vehicle that had been set on fire at an address on Hetties Lane in West Bay. It has been examined by police and enquiries are underway to establish whether this was the stolen getaway car, the RCIPS said.
Police say they arrested the suspect, who lives in West Bay, on Tuesday afternoon, following investigations. He remains in custody.
This was the latest in a spate of armed robberies in Cayman, including three in George Town on Friday night in the space of an hour-and-a-half.
Police have said a loosely affiliated group of about 10 people have been carrying out the robberies.
Anyone with any information about the Hell service station hold-up is asked to contact West Bay CID at 949-3999. Anonymous tips can be provided directly to the RCIPS via its confidential tip line at 949-7777, or via the police website.
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