In the early hours of Christmas Day, Belize City law enforcement successfully apprehended a suspect following an attempted street robbery. The incident occurred at approximately 1:50 a.m. on December 25 in the Wilson Street area, where officers from the Eagles Motorcycle Patrol team of Precinct Three were conducting routine surveillance.
According to official statements from Assistant Superintendent of Police Stacy Smith, the responding officers immediately intervened upon hearing a woman’s distress calls. “The officers observed a female engaged in a physical altercation with a male individual, who subsequently fled the scene,” Smith detailed in her account of the Christmas morning events.
The suspect, identified as 53-year-old deckman Alistair Smith residing on Mayflower Street, was pursued and subsequently detained by police personnel. During the apprehension, authorities recovered the victim’s purse containing nominal monetary value items and personal belongings in the suspect’s possession.
Criminal charges for robbery are being formally prepared against the detained individual. The prompt response of the Eagles Motorcycle Patrol team prevented potential escalation of the violent street crime during what would typically be a quiet holiday period.