Scarborough Businesses Robbed

Broken pieces of glass scattered across the floor, broken doors and missing cash registers were what store owners at Crooks River Mall Tobago were greeted with when they arrived to open their businesses earlier this week.

Fingerprint detectives visited the scene and officers said they are depending on camera footage provided to them of the suspects in cracking in the case. The incident is said to have occurred shortly before 3 am last Tuesday. Investigators reveal thieves gained entry through an iron door located at the back of the establishment, where the bolts and locks were broken off, and thrown to the ground.

Stores located upstairs and downstairs the establishment were affected .Store owner Junior Hurst says he remains hurt, as the once tranquil Tobago is changing before his eyes. With thousands of dollars in losses, he remains shocked over the incident. Still photographs of the two men carrying out this brazen attack were provided to investigating officers.

"I consider Tobago as a quiet place and to know this really happening to me. I always watching it on television and in the newspaper, but to know it actually happening to me! I am very disturbed about it," Hurst said.

Hurst added that he has no choice but to move on despite the incident, which has left him emotionally violated.

"It's another day. You cannot shut down the business. I have to continue running it, just have to be more secure right now," Hurst said.

Another store owner Dianne Bradshaw said the attack against store owners was a vicious one and this is not the first time businesses have been affected in this way. She is calling on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to justice speedily. She also wants increased police patrols in the area. "I really hope that the police would catch these perpetrators as soon as possible, so that we can all be relieved at this horrendous situation," Bradshaw said.

Detective Jarielle Mecer and Police Constable Kerwin Grant of the Scarborough CID are continuing investigations into the incident.

Reproduced verbatim from Tobagonews.