Hon. Josephine Connolly held at gunpoint and robbed

By Delana Isles

ARMED, masked bandits stormed into Tropical Car Rental and Western Union located in Tropicana Plaza in Providenciales and held staff at gunpoint as they demanded cash.

The brazen afternoon robbery occurred sometime around 1.19pm on Thursday (July 16).

Hon. Josephine Connolly, an elected member of the House of Assembly, said the men jumped over the front desk and into the office area wielding what she said looked like imitation firearms.

“They were wearing their Covid-19 masks, black...my staff ran out so they were out of the way, but I was the only one that was left in here,” she told the Weekly News.

“I was standing up with my hands on my head, and when I saw the other guy come in I went under the desk.”

The elected representative said that neither of the businesses - Tropical or Western Union - keeps cash in the building, as such the bandits only escaped with a small amount of money.

However, they did make off with her handbag, another employee’ bag and all of their identification cards.

She added: “They had… guns… but it looked to me like it was ‘play’ guns. They even rested the gun down in front of me, going into my office, I said ‘what the hell is this’.”

She assured that she was not injured in any way.

Hon. Connolly said that the building is fully covered by cameras, and that she has footage of the entire incident.

Police confirmed that there were three bandits wearing dark clothing, two with firearms, who escaped into nearby bushes.

Anyone with information into this incident can call 911 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1-800-9477.