ST. GEORGES, Grenada, The police have charged a Trinidadian national with a robbery carried out at a gas station just over a week ago.
According to police reports, Christon Balboza, 27, is a special reserve police officer from the twin island republic.
Special reserve police may be called out for service in cases of external aggression or internal disturbance.
The Royal Grenada Police Force says that Balboza was arrested and charged along with Stephen Francis, 28, a local fisherman, for the offense of robbery with violence in connection with the December 22 robbery at Grand Mal Gas Station here/
The release that was issued on Friday said Francis was also charged with the offense of assault with a dangerous instrument.
Both men were remanded to His Majesty’s Prisons and are scheduled to return to court on January 10.
The police report that on the evening of December 22, they received a complaint of a robbery at the business establishment.
Officers responded, and preliminary inquiries revealed that masked individuals entered the business place demanding money from a staff member.
The robbers fled with an undisclosed sum of money but were later held by the police.
According to Grenada’s criminal code, amended in 2012 – whoever commits robbery by being armed with any offensive instrument or having made any preparation for using force or causing harm will be imprisoned for 30 years.
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