Attempted Armed Robbery At Wok Express
[Updated] At approximately 5.30pm tonight [Feb 20] there was an attempted armed robbery at a business in Southampton.
Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines confirmed that a man brandished what appeared to be a gun at the employee, however it is not believed the suspect escaped with any money.
There is a heavy police presence in the area as police search for the suspect. Details are limited at this time, however we will update as able.
Update 6.26pm: The incident occurred at the Wok Express in Southampton, and there are at least seven police vehicles present on scene at this time.
Update 6.45pm: Police Media Manager Dwayne Caines said a man, brandishing what appeared to be a firearm, entered the Wok Express in Southampton at around 5.30pm, and demanded money. The police said a “verbal exchange” took place, and the suspect left without any money.
The suspect is described as “tall and skinny” and wearing all dark clothing. There is what the police called an “active search” underway in the area.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area or anyone who may have any knowledge of this incident to contact Western CIU police on 234-1010.
Update 6.51pm: Some customers are turning up looking for take-out food, however the police are still blocking access to the take-out store. The Forensic Unit is on scene at this time.
Update 6.56pm: Audio of Mr Caines is below:
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Another day with a ‘potential’ gun related crime …. this really needs to Stop!
Hi -like i said Bermuda is no longer another world-its Devils Island as so called by the early settlers
hope he got smacked and ran away!
Hear they told him to WOK Off.
Lol ..
lmao!!!!!
Now that’s Funny!!!!!
No! I heard they told him to WOK and ROLL!!!!!
you tried…
Thanks, I needed a lol this morning.
They should have thrown a wok at that wobber!
great joke, bro
Not WOK! these wanabe things need to sort their crap OUT!
SMFH
should have thrown some boiling oil in his face…I would have!
Holy sh!t batman ,hope he didnt take my fried rice
Please bring in the deat penalty again!!
5:30? So every1 in Bermy saw this guy!!! No excuses police!! Real talk!
The police have been and are doing their job. Its up to all the people that drove/walked by and saw something to speak up!
I agree, license plate, or direction he ran in…. find a pay (that works) asap and call police with details.
people are desperate, money for drugs, maybe money just for survival! bermudas still on that slippery slope. very sad
I doubt his looking for money for drugs (um jus saying) because there isn’t any drugs to buy. Its only reality that I’m talking so don’t take it personal but if it was drugs around people wouldn’t be stealing, or robbing as much (um jus saying). Bermudians are suffering out here and its only gonna get worst sorry to say. BEING DEAD BROKE IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL. Don’t get mad its only REALITY
I passed by around 5.25… travelling West!… My Oh My!!
I love Wok Express. Their food and service are both great…sad to hear that this happened to such nice people.
Police have gone and they are still open for business. ..
@tricks are for kids. No one should give into thugs and be intimidated by them to not be able to open.
Newly……not saying that they should be intimidated. Was just surprised to see them open so shortly after what can be considered a potential serious crime. That was all…
Yeah, that would be pretty surprising. most places would have packed up shop and closed for the night after that due to wracked nerves or something
I’m supposed to be visiting in the summer and was looking for a guest house in the west but I’m not so sure where is safe anymore
Nowhere!! Bermuda is full of unemployed, uneducated , arrogant , little cry babies who dont wanna work or improve themselves …their only option is crime or hope their parents are rich !! Which, if there black their Not !!
I know a few Blacks who are stinking rich from ill gotton gains,so do you!
however,their kids are already in prison!
I have a few rich black cousins that purchased a few plots of land, built houses and are rolling in rent money. Kids are set. The poor blacks in Bermuda play the blame game. Come up with a plan and make it happen instead of crying. What type of business can you start? Blacks will never get rich working for somebody else unless they have the smarts to become the President or CEO of a big company. Belco’s not going to get you rich. Leave Bermuda and open up a business overseas. Cheese and rice. Do you know how many Bermudians are in Jersey and can’t get their traditional Sunday cod fish breakfast anywhere? I’m looking to open a restaurant that caters to Bermudians too. I can get beef patties all day. Nothing new and different about a Jamaican restaurant. I’d make a killing if I did it. Think outside the box. Money Over Walls!
New Jersey? The state that ranks number 14 in violent crime out of all 50 states?
You are going to open a Bermudian Restaurant in snookieland? There are only about 3 dishes that are somewhat native to Bermuda & variants of these are made by Jamaican restaurants which are a dime a dozen in jersey.
There are plenty of older African descended Bermudians who have become wealthy while working for someone else here & entrepreneur their own business. The problem now is that many of these people have sold out to foreigners because they are not proud of their background & are prejudice of their own people.
It’s safe pretty much everywhere except a coupla areas…remember, positive experiences don’t make the news like crime does!
they might call us dead and boring but one thing we safe in St Geo. Come down the east end my friend.
Not so. There was shooting/murder on St George golf course just this xmas. Also was gun-play at a dance @ RAA a lil while back. Also the hold-up in a St Davids variety sore recently. So nope. All 9 parishes on this 22 mile rock have been affected. (Sigh).
Onion Boy, I would venture that living in St George’s or St. David’s is a lot safer than living Friswell’s Hill, St Monica’s Rd, Glebe Road, Bandroom Lane, etc. Sorry, don’t mean to offend anybody as there are good people that live in these areas too. However, most of the murders, crime and so forth is concentrated in little pockets of the island.
OK, looks as if there’s nowhere safe to stay in Bermuda any more. Decision made: headed to the Caribbean this summer. Thanks all for the info. Better safe than sorry.
The Caribbean where they have fenced in beaches & guards with automatic guns to protect the tourists? Even if this is a bit of an overkill for an island with less crime on tourist than the Caribbean Would it change your decision if we did this also?
I didn’t post that, I already bought my tickets, coming for Cup Match. Want to be near my child’s family campsite.
Hotels too $$$ and don’t want to camp in case it rains
Loved StG, lived there for 7 years. Miss the peace.
Don’t want to rent a random guesthouse anymore. Don’t know who’s gonna be living next door…
Thank you for clarifying that. There are many who post venom here against Bermuda & Bermudians as if they are hoping for its demise. It’s strange if they are guest they would do so since guest should appreciate their host. If they are locals they must have a crab mentality.
Here are some links to ones that are not as pricey that should be safe.
http://www.sunflowerbermuda.com/index.html
http://www.clairfontapartments.bm/index.html
http://www.bermuda-charm.com/aboutus.htm
Thank you I think I’ve found the one from ur suggestions
Let me also say that all of 10 plus guest houses I’ve booked have been safe and wonderful.
St. Georges is not so boring. There is great architecture & gardens & it has an interesting european feel. Plus there are some nice cosy beaches & still a few nice restaurants around. The only downside is public trans is not as efficient on that end & the nightlife isn’t that lively. Hopefully these downsides are addressed sometime before summer starts.
Don’t mind the nay sayers, Bermuda is still one of the safest island destination in the western hemisphere. Almost every shooting that has happened in Bermuda has been wannabe gangs against wannabe gangs. There has never been a tourist shot in Bermuda. There have been 10 robberies on tourist in the past three years where the majority were handbag snatches from rental bikes. You just have to have your wits about you just as going to any foreign country. If you rent a moped or scooter don’t leave anything valuable in your basket when riding or parked & don’t attach the bag to the basket so if it does get snatched you won’t get pulled with it. It’s best to find a rental bike that has storage under the seat. Also its advisable to ride on the main three roads south, middle & north at night & not going onto the side roads if there is no need to or even better take taxis at night & use the rental in the day. Try to find a guest house with a safe in the room & always leave your valuables in it unless you need to use them. Always keep your door locked in your room even if you are coming in for a few seconds. If you want to guarantee full safety pick a guest house that has rooms inside the main house & not external rooms as there is an extremely slim chance someone will target somewhere like this.
Thanks Tommy not a tourist, foreign parent of Bermudian child who left wen I realized that children have NO rights in your Beautiful country, but I digress.
I visit 3-4 times a year and each time it becomes harder and harder to book accommodation.
I doubt I will get shot but I pay at least $2000 each time I come and I deserve PEACE.
Geesh, I live here and thought I was somewhat safe but after reading your instructions to tourists, I don’t feel safe now! Your instructions do not make for a very relaxing vacation! I would be scared to come here for vacation. Do all guest houses come with “safe rooms?”
Also, haven’t several tourists been held up by guns? Wasn’t a woman and her daughter raped / sexually assaulted at gunpoint recently? Shot or not, raped or assaulted, that’s too close for my comfort. Remind me, was Rebecca Middleton shot?
Don’t you lock your doors or protect your belongings in your vehicle? So why is this scary advice it’s just something that some may take for granted in Bermuda because this wasn’t necessary years ago. Bermuda is not a utopia but neither is anywhere else on earth. Taking precautions in a place traveling to does not mean the place is crime ridden it just a smart habit to do anywhere. At least I didn’t type don’t come out of your room at night & don’t go into our city which is the good advise that would be given to tourist going to most other island destinations. All guest houses should have safe rooms but the one where the tourists were robbed had a separate entrance & the occupants had left the door unlocked hence my advice. Also not all have in room safes to lock valuables in which can be extra assurance.
There have been a couple of incidences where tourist were held up with guns & one was a group in a room that I mentioned above which I guess can count as several in that instance. Can you point out a vacation destination that has less crime on tourist than Bermuda? I doubt it. This is expected anywhere in the world & its naive to think any place is 100% immune.
The sexual assault (not rape) you mentioned had one victim not that it makes it any better but just more factual. This was in an residential path neighborhood that isn’t frequented by tourist & has a reputation of wannabe gangsters living there. This is not something that is a constant in Bermuda like in other places. The culprits of this have been caught & sentenced to prison.
Rebecca Middleton was horribly raped & murdered but wasn’t shot & I think you know this but wanted me to answer. What happened to Miss Middleton was terrible but isn’t anything worse than what has happened to many in the country she came from. If she had taken more precaution this would not have happened. Not meaning that she was at fault of her own demise but jumping on a motorbike in between two total strangers & riding off is something no one should ever do. There is even speculation as to he motive for going with the two males. Plus her friend & her friend’s family should never have allowed her to be in that situation especially with the position her friend’s father held. As stated before Bermuda is not a utopia & neither is anywhere else.
Please do not pay attention to the comments of ‘rob.’ His racial comments show just how ignorant he is. It is people like rob who are helping all of those persons performing illegal acts to pull Bermuda down, instead of selling Bermuda…..maybe he should leave the island and go elsewhere (just saying)
It is unfortunate that Bermuda has become like the rest of the world (guns, gangs, violence) etc… However, what ‘rob’ has forgotten is that the misfits performing the illegal acts are a small part of the population, and by negatively highlighting what they are doing, he is giving credit where credit does not belong. When people, like rob, do these things, not only are they endorsing the bad behavior, but they are no better than the person(s) performing the act(s).
If you’re really interested in coming to Bermuda, there are lots of small guest houses and cottages in the west end, try this link http://www.bermudarentals.com/.
And please, please, please ignore ignorance (rob)
Rob is probably an ex expat who was sent back home because he was needed anymore in Bermuda. They could also be a caymanian guest house owner who wants to veer tourist away from Bermuda to his home.
Legalize guns.
A-HUH!!!!!!!!!
Enjoying all the “WoK off” comments. Needed that laugh this morning.
Seriously these roberries are getting out of hand. I can just imagine the asisan chef cursing in his language and waving two meat cleavers threatenng to cut him up into pieces – ” no money for you, you go get job, get from here”. Glad no one was hurt or nothing taken.
Hahaha love the wok wok roll
ni%&a robbing shit like wok express 2 stacks u getting out of there at the most 2grand how far can that really take u in Bermuda Oba plz start giving out some job ni@&as are broke with guns not a good look
LEGALIZE GUNS SO WE CAN SHOOT THESE WORTHLESS COCKROACHES!!!!!!!!!
STOP SUPPORTING CRIMINALS WITH OUR IGNORANT LAWS AND MAKE IT LEGAL FOR GOOD CITIZENS TO OWN GUNS AND AMMO FOR THEM!!!!!!!!!
OR ELSE YOU LET ALL THE WEAPONS STAY IN HANDS OF EVIL PEOPLE!
duuuuh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it will only get WORSE AND WORSE until we do this, MARK MY WORD!!!!!!!!!!
and duh, the new law would state no criminal history ridden person can get a gun! most of these worthless trashbags have records!
do it already… you my friend are a $%$#