Wednesday, 12th March 2014 02:28:24PM
Detectives of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) are conducting investigations after a man and his family were held at gunpoint at a villa earlier this morning.
About 3:07AM, a male was alerted to the sound of a patio door to his villa being smashed. Upoun investigating the source of the noise, he was confronted by two masked males dressed in black wearing face mask bandanas and hoodies. Both masked males brandishing firearms threathed the man and demanded cash. Both suspects then fled the scene with a sum of cash on foot in an unknown direction.
Police were called to Humming Bird Lane where they established a crime scene which was examined by forensic officers. A search of the area was also conducted, however, the two armed men were not located.
The villa at the time of the incident was occupied by four adults and four children. No one was harmed during this incident.
Detectives from the RTCIPF are conducting investigations into the matter and are urging anyone with information to assist in locating the stolen items and the arrest of those involved in this crime.
Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. All calls are answered by Miami Dade Police and no one from the RTCIPF will know who called. Only the information received will be provided to the RTCIPF. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.