Sun | Dec 21, 2025

Suspected robber drops loaded magazine while fleeing police in Portmore

Published:Sunday | December 21, 2025 | 12:18 PM
File photo.
File photo.

The police in Portmore, St Catherine are searching for a suspected robber who was confronted in the community of Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon.

According to the police, the man ran and dropped a loaded magazine.

The police report that about 2:40 p.m., a team, acting on intelligence, went to an address on Kerby Road.

Upon arrival, the suspected robber was spotted.

He reportedly ran from the premises, and an object fell from him, according to the police.

The object was retrieved and found to be a Glock pistol magazine loaded with nine 9mm cartridges.

He was pursued but managed to elude capture, the police said.

- Rasbert Turner

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