In a recent spate of criminal activity in Lae, the Metropolitan Commander Superintendent James Luan has reported significant losses following two separate armed robberies. The first incident occurred on Saturday, 10th at Freddie’s service station located at Lae’s Snack Bar. Luan stated that a group of 8 armed individuals, driving a stolen Toyota Harrier, stormed the service station around 3:30pm. The assailants held up station employees and managed to escape with an undisclosed sum of cash. The exact amount stolen remains unknown. In response, the police acquired CCTV footage from the scene and are actively pursuing leads to identify the perpetrators. Shortly after, another armed robbery transpired on Monday 12th around 9:30am. This time suspects targeted the security station in front of CHM store before proceeding to loot the shop. The perpetrators, travelling in a stolen PMV bus, made off with high-value items including laptops, cameras, and mobile phones totalling an estimated value of K50, 000. Surprisingly, no cash was taken during this incident. CCTV footage provided by the police has provided crucial insights into the identity of the suspects. It was revealed that the perpetrators disguised themselves by wearing secondary school uniforms, posing as students, to carry out the robbery at CHM located in Lae’s top town. Authorities are intensifying efforts to apprehend those responsible for these brazen acts of robbery, urging the public to come forward with any information that could assist in the investigation.