Police have detained a 21-year-old man following a robbery at Mostyn’s Gas Station on Bodden Town Road on Saturday night.
The incident happened just after 8pm on Saturday, 9 March, according to a press release issued by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service on Monday afternoon.
Police said it was reported that a man wearing a black hoodie entered Mostyn’s Gas Station behaving in a “threatening manner”.
He proceeded to steal cash and other items from the store before leaving in the direction of the beach.
Police said officers followed the man’s escape route on foot and subsequently captured him.
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit a crime.
The stolen property from the store was also recovered.
Detective Superintendent Peter Lansdown praised the “very good result” which he attributed to the officers’ quick thinking and the utilisation of police training.
“The officers who attended this report were amongst our youngest in the service and I am proud of their effort. I feel encouraged by the direction in which the service is heading and the talent we are recruiting,” Lansdown said in the press release.
The man, from Bodden Town, remains in custody pending further investigations, according to police.
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