Two Armed Bandits Robbed Volker Stevin of $35,000 in cash --- 80 workers left without pay on Friday.

armedrobberyfillin13082012Cole Bay:--- Two armed gunmen robbed the manager of Volker Stevin that is coordinating the causeway project next to Port de Plaisance on Friday afternoon. According to reliable information reaching SMN News, the manager and payroll officer Jackie Lake- Brooks were robbed around 2pm Friday afternoon. Sources within the company said some 80 workers are being paid cash every Friday afternoon and the armed robbery left all the workers empty handed. It is said that the two armed robbers made their escape by crossing the French border.

Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson confirmed on Sunday that an armed robbery did take place close to Port de Plaisance Friday afternoon and that the Armed Robbery team was dispatched to the location. The Police Spokesman said that he did not have the details of the report because the detectives have not yet submitted the report to him.