TWO MALES ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF UNLICENSED FIREARMS
Police on the island of New Providence have arrested two males for possession of unlicensed firearms on Wednesday 24th, February 2021.

Preliminary reports are that shortly before 11:00 a.m., while conducting routine patrols on Augusta Street, Bain Town, officers from the Operations Unit noticed two male occupants of a green Honda CRV who aroused their suspicion. The vehicle was beckoned to stop, however, the driver sped off and a chase ensued. The chase ended with the vehicle coming to a stop further along Augusta Street and the occupants fled. The officers pursued the suspects and captured them. A field search was conducted and as a result, officers found a black high powered assault rifle containing 18 unfired rounds of ammunition in the vehicle and a black pistol in the jacket of one of the suspects. Both suspects were arrested and taken into custody. Investigations into this matter continue.

CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE
The Royal Bahamas Police Force wish to thank members of the public for their use of the Hotlines that were provided to assist in reporting incidents of social gatherings. Your calls have aided in the drastic reduction in social gatherings. The public is encouraged to continue to call 702-9967, 702-9968 and 702-9969 to report any incident of social gatherings that maybe in contravention of the COVID19 Emergency Order.

Police are appealing to members of the public, who may have information that can assist with our investigations into these incidents and other criminal matters, to contact the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-9991/2, Crime stoppers at 328-TIPS (8477) or the nearest police station.

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