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Three men in custody for aggravated robbery this morning

Three men in custody for aggravated robbery this morning
[Image: Fiji Police Force]

Three men have been taken into police custody for their alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case this morning.

Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says a report was received at the Police Command and Control Centre before 4.30am of an aggravated robbery in Namadi Heights where the occupants of the home had been injured.

ACP Khan says officers at the Police Command and Control Centre through the Vehicle Monitoring System identified police vehicles near the scene and alerted the officers to attend to the report.

He says officers from Samabula, enroute to the scene saw the three suspects run towards Mead Road whereby back up was called from other stations, the Police Special Response Unit and the K9 Unit.

ACP Khan says a fire call was conducted at the Samabula Police Station where all available officers living in the barracks were directed to assist.

He says another Police vehicle transported one of the victims to the CWM Hospital.

ACP Khan says officers from Valelevu, Raiwaqa, Samabula and Lami who had responded to the initial call for all available personnel to proceed to the scene of crime, were redirected to Mead Road Housing where the suspects were believed to have been hiding.

All three suspects were rounded up and taken into police custody shortly after 5am.

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