Authorities are investigating a robbery at the Saddlers Mini Supermarket, St. Kitts. The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) stated in a press release that “the criminal act was committed on Monday Sep. 1^st, between the hours of 7PM and 8PM.”

Preliminary inquiries indicate that a masked male assailant entered the establishment and demanded money at gunpoint. The assailant proceeded to steal a sum of money from the register, after which he fled the scene on foot.

The Crime Scene Unit of the Police Force processed the scene and collected some items of evidential value.

This is the 2^nd robbery to take place following an armed robbery at a supermarket in Newtown, on Sunday August 31^st.

Persons with information regarding this incident or any other are urged to contact the nearest Police station or call the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 707.