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Wadabe Roberts of Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two men who were held in police custody over the Whit Weekend on suspicion of robbery were jointly charged\u00a0 on Wednesday with two counts of aggravated robbery; possession of an imitation firearm and carrying abroad an offensive weapon.<\/p>

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Wadabe Roberts of Villa and Patrice Christian of Fort Road were allegedly armed with a gun and a pair of scissors, when they robbed a resident of Villa and Yorks of an undisclosed sum of money and a mobile phone on Monday, 5th<\/sup> June.<\/p>\n

They were later arrested on suspicion of robbery, when police found them inside a vehicle near Johnsons Playing Field with a number of items to include; an imitation firearm, a pair of scissors, a grey hoodie and a red bandanna in their possession.<\/p>

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They appeared in the St. Johns Magistrates’ Court on Thursday and were remanded to St. Johns Police Station pending further investigations.<\/p>

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Two men who were held in police custody over the Whit Weekend on suspicion of robbery were jointly charged\u00a0 on Wednesday with two counts of aggravated robbery; possession of an imitation firearm and carrying abroad an offensive weapon. 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