Man Tied Up Robbed in Bullet Tree Home Invasion

Tonight, Bullet Tree Falls remains on high alert after a man was tied up and robbed in his own home. The incident occurred this morning around two a.m. when thirty-eight-year-old Roger Reimer entered his home on Iguana Belly Road and was ambushed by two male persons, one of whom was armed with a pistol. The intruders stole several items, including his 2013 dark grey Dodge Ram pickup, Fortunately, Reimer was unharmed and managed to alert a neighbor who contacted the police on his behalf. This incident marks the second major crime incident in that neighborhood this year. Back in August, Ulric Willoughby, a sixty-year-old real estate agent was killed inside his home in the Vanilla Hill area when gunmen reportedly opened fire from just outside the door. ASP Stacy Smith has more details on the ongoing investigation.

 

ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer

“On Friday November seventh,  at around two fifteen a.m., police responded to a report of an aggravated burglary on Guana Belly Road, Bullet Tree Village. In the Cayo District. Police spoke to an occupant of the residence who stated that sometime after two a.m.,  when he was making his way into his residence, he was accosted by two male persons who forced him inside his home and subsequently restrained him and stole a number of items from him, which include a pickup truck being a Dodge Ram with license plates C15217. Valuing over forty-five thousand dollars. Upon learning of this incident, police put into place a number of operational efforts, and we have retrieved and are in the process of reviewing a number of video footages that we believe will assist us with this ongoing investigation.”

 

Reporter

“Are you able to say, I know they stole a small amount of cash, relatively small amount of cash on the vehicle, but is there any clarity on if it was a robbery for the purpose of sealing the vehicle? We know that area is very close to Guatemala, and so vehicles are often stolen and there to sell on the other side, or was it just a home invasion where they were looking for anything to take?”

 

ASP Stacy Smith

“We have not been able to conclusively down on a position. However, as you rightfully said, it is common for a vehicle theft in that area to be with a view of taking across the border, and that is the reason why several operational efforts were put in place and are still underway.”