A man wanted for questioning in connection with the theft of an armored truck in Cable Beach on Thursday night was arrested Friday afternoon, police said.
According to Superintendent Paul Rolle, who heads the Central Detective Unit (CDU), police were questioning a 23-year-old man.
Police said I.C.S. Security Concepts had yet to report the total amount of cash that was stolen. The truck was stolen from outside Burger King at Hoffer’s Plaza around 8 p.m., according to Rolle.
According to reports received by police, one guard stayed outside to guard the truck while another went inside to do a pickup.
As the armed guard was guarding the truck, he was reportedly accosted by a man with a handgun.
Police were told that as the gunman held the guard at gunpoint, a second man jumped into the driver’s seat and was followed by the gunman.
They then reportedly pulled off in the truck with the money. The guards had reportedly made several pickups before stopping at Burger King.
Police said a short time after the truck was stolen, they discovered it abandoned on nearby Hampshire Street.
Rolle said police received reports that the men were met by an accomplice who was driving a champagne colored Nissan Skyline.
However, police have not been able to provide a license plate number for the vehicle. No one was injured in the holdup and no shots were fired, according to police.
Royston Jones Jr.
The Nassau Guardian
