By Belize Live News Staff: Police in Belmopan are searching for two men who robbed pump attendants at gunpoint at The Mall Gas Station on the Hummingbird Highway on Friday afternoon.
According to police, around 2:58pm on Friday, November 6, two men arrived on a black Meilun motorcycle coming from the direction of Gallardo’s Hardware and pulled up at the fuel pumps.
The passenger got off the motorcycle, pointed a black firearm at two pump attendants and demanded the money collected from fuel sales. In fear, one attendant handed over a brown waist bag containing about $1,500.
The gunman also took the attendant’s black Samsung cellphone, valued at about $300, before getting back on the motorcycle. The two men then escaped.
Police were alerted around 3:10pm. Belmopan CIB officers responded, and a scenes of crime technician processed the scene.
Footage from the gas station provided useful information. Cameras from the Public Safety Monitoring Unit also captured the suspects leaving Belmopan and heading toward Armenia Village.
A man has been identified as a person wanted in connection with the robbery. Investigations continue.
