Local News

A nineteen year old junior college student has been robbed.  Christian Lara told police that just after one o’clock on Friday afternoon he was walking on University Drive when he was accosted as he reached in front of the University of the West Indies campus.  Lara says that two men on separate bicycles accosted him and took away his knapsack containing a laptop computer.  Both men then rode off, making good their investigation.  In another attack in the same general vicinity, a man was robbed of his belongings.  Thirty eight year old Rony Lopez told police that he was attacked near the Edward P. Yorke High School around four o’clock on Friday afternoon.  Lopez says that he was grabbed from behind by a man of dark complexion who placed a firearm to his head. Police say that Lopez struggled with his attacker, during which he managed to grab hold of his assailant's hand and the firearm. During the struggle, a second man reportedly joined in the attack, punching and kicking Lopez. During the struggle a magazine loaded with nine Aguila brand 9 millimeter rounds reportedly fell out of the firearm. Lopez was relieved of a brown knapsack which contained his personal documents.  He also received a small cut wound to upper lip and left thumb during the struggle.   Police say they are looking for a Belize City man for questioning in connection with the incident.