In a brazen daylight robbery, a dump truck operator fell victim to an armed assault at Port of Spain’s Beetham Landfill on January 25th. The incident occurred approximately at 1:20 pm as the driver was exiting the waste management facility.
According to law enforcement officials, four individuals of African descent confronted the victim while he operated his blue and red Nissan CK20 dump truck. The assailants executed a coordinated robbery, making away with multiple valuable possessions from the driver, who resides in La Paille Gardens, Caroni.
The stolen items include a premium grey Samsung S20 mobile device housed in a blue protective case, valued at approximately $2,000 TT dollars. The perpetrators additionally confiscated a black wallet containing $675 in cash and a First Citizens bank card, with the wallet itself appraised at $200. Notably, the thieves also took a black Adidas strap bag worth $60, which contained critical access items to the victim’s personal vehicle and residential property.
Law enforcement authorities have circulated detailed physical descriptions for three suspects involved in the criminal act. All individuals are described as having brown complexion and slim builds. The primary suspect stands approximately six feet tall with distinctive cane-row comb-back hairstyling and an elongated, clean-shaven facial structure. His attire consisted of a white vest paired with blue three-quarter length trousers.
A second accomplice matches similar height characteristics with conservatively cropped hair, last seen wearing a green T-shirt with blue three-quarter pants. The third identified individual presents significantly shorter at five feet three inches with rounded facial features and no visible facial hair. His clothing included a distinctive yellow and black padded jet ski vest complemented by brown three-quarter pants.
Criminal investigations remain actively ongoing as authorities pursue multiple investigative avenues to apprehend those responsible for this violent act against a essential service worker.