Two teenagers arrested in Sangre Grande for stealing a vehicle

Crime

September 5, 2026

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A 55-year-old woman was overpowered by bandits and pistol-whipped with her own firearm during a robbery at her Tunapuna home on Wednesday night.

Police said the woman arrived at her Tunapuna Road home around 11 pm and was walking up the staircase when she noticed two men following her.

She reached into her handbag for her licensed Glock 43 pistol and fired a shot in their direction but missed.

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