A Cow minutes loter the Red Marias fof the Reserve Unit arrived and patrolled the vicinity for well over an hou 'About' 180 "Ta Tao" policemen. yesterday afternoon carried out a Terge raid in the vicinity of Sessiield Park in "Ta Tao" territory, as they believed that the gangsters* hide-out might be there, At a late hour Fast night, it could not be learned whether any arrests were made during the raid or whether any arms Wore seized.
At 655 pin. on March 4. a Fore mosan, of Japanese nationality was held up by eight men in an alleyway off Tientsin Road in the Louza district, and Was relieved of all the money was carrying on his person at the time and which amounted to $10.
The victim reported the hold-up to the police and stated that of the eight men, only one was armed with a Pistol. Detectives from Louza Police Station are now investigating the case.
'OMcers under Det-Insp. K.P. 'Tabrum, senior detective of Bubbling Well station, were busy yesterday afternoon and throughout the evening, questioning' various. eye-witnesses "of the shooting affray and making. detailed investigations into the affair, whilst ballistic experts examined. bullets and cartridge cases found at the seen "The experts, after having examined the cartridge case found at the spot where Inspr, Perkins narrowly escaped with his life, and checking on their records, found that the pistol had been used on 23 previous criminal occasions. This marks the gang as one of the most desperate which has operated in the Settlement.
Tt was not held unlikely last night that the four men concerned in yesterday's armed robberies, were memers of the same gang which engaged a police van on Brenan Road near Robison Road a few days ago, when a Chinese detective of the SMLP. was Killed.
The premises where the robbery was perpetrated, as well as the lanes through which "the, yeradoes escaped, are all in "Ta Tao" territory.
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