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2 men in police custody for separate robbery cases

2 men in police custody for separate robbery cases

Two men are in Police custody for separate robbery cases.

A 42-year-old laborer was arrested after he allegedly forcefully entered a house in Wairabetia, Lautoka on Tuesday morning.

Police Spokesperson Ana Naisoro has confirmed that the suspect is alleged to have entered the home of a 60 year old woman and threatened the two occupants before taking $200.00.

Naisoro says the 42-year-old laborer was apprehended by a bystander and the search is continuing for his accomplice.

In a separate incident, a 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a taxi driver in Ba on Wednesday.

The man had hired the taxi from Tavua town to Nadari Road in Ba where he allegedly threatened the taxi driver with a kitchen knife and managed to take $5.00 and other items worth over $900.

Naisoro says that a team of officers who were near the area managed to arrest the suspect and he is being questioned at the Ba Police Station.

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