Cops charge West Bay Tortuga robbers

(CNS): Police brought charges against another two robbery suspects on Friday in connection with a hold-up that took place at the Tortuga Rum store in West Bay earlier this week. The men, aged 22 and 33, are accused of entering the store by the Cracked Conch restaurant armed with what appeared to be a gun and making off with an undisclosed sum of cash. The men have been charged with robbery and are expected to appear in court on Monday, 7 March. The incident occurred at around 2:30pm on Monday, 28 February, on a busy cruise ship day in West Bay’s tourist hub close to the Cayman Turtle Farm, the Cayman Car Museum and Dolphin Discovery. The men threatened staff before fleeing the scene but no one was hurt and no shots were fired.

The men were reportedly spotted fleeing the scene of the crime in a green Hyundai motor car, which police stopped shortly after the robbery on Easterly Tibbetts Highway when three men were arrested. Police confirmed that the third man had now been released from custody.

This is the second group of suspect robbers police have charged this week following yesterday’s court appearance of two men charged with the mugging of tourists at Barefoot Beach in East End last month.