Cocaine missing at St James Police Station
Just one day after a Parliamentary Joint Select Committee severely criticised the performance of the Police Service and the Acting Police Commissioner came the news that some $1.5 million in cocaine held in storekeeping at the St James Police station has disappeared.
This time police did not blame the disappearance on greedy rodents.
Late last year some [...]
Family massacre in Belmont
The killing of four members of a Gonzalez, Belmont, family early this morning brought back chilling memories of the 1994 massacre of the Baboolal family in Williamsville which was ordered by druglord Dole Chadee.
Grandma Carmen McHutchinson, 69, Asha Roberts, 23, Jason Roberts, 18, and Shakeil Roberts 13, were gunned down when gunmen broke into their [...]
Gun heist at Petrotrin
Five guns and ammunition were stolen from the armoury at Petrotrin, Point-a-Pierre over the weekend.
Police suspect that it is an inside job and the theft resembles the heist at a security company when over a dozen hand guns were stolen.
The Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) has offered to assist in solving the crime.
Breakthrough soon in Lara heist
An inside job.
This appears to be the conclusion of detectives investigating the $1million heist at batting maestro Brian Lara’s mansion.
Police have questioned several persons in connection with the theft of cash, jewelry and VIP tickets for the upcoming Beyonce show.
Reports are that Lara fell asleep while watching television and a safe containing the [...]
28 murders in 19 days!
The New Year has started off badly for law enforcement as criminals go on a killing spree
While the police and the Government try to convince a terrified disbelieving public that they have made inroads into crime, there were four more murders in the past 24 hours, pushing the homicide count to 28.
Twenty eight [...]
Are police stations banks?
Why do police stations keep large sums of foreign currency? Are they cambios?
Rats eating cocaine in police stations.
Watermelons perishing without a trace. Parts missing from stolen cars parked on the premises of police stations.
Why are people now so surprised by some US $94,000 that has disappeared from the Couva Police Station?
There are reports [...]
Murder Number One
Bright and early on New Year’s Day, gang warfare in Port of Spain inner city claimed the life of Varoon Lakeeram, 19.
Lakeeram was shot on Nelson Street during a shootout between with a gang from Duncan Street and one from Nelson Street and when the dust cleared nine-year-old Kadeem Trotman was discovered slightly [...]
Murder count now 506
Seven murders in 24 hours!
This is the grim and unacceptable situation in Trinidad and Tobago today as the murder count reached 506 left in 2009.
The latest murder was that of an Arouca man, whose name was given as Ian Placide and whose body was found in a street in the district.
St Augustine robbers
There has been a rash of robberies involving persons who had withdrawn money from a particular bank in the St Augustine.
People are apparently being followed and robbed after leaving the bank and police are monitoring the situation.
The most recent robbery was that of a La Seiva, Maracas Valley, St Joseph woman.
Reports are that [...]
Trigger happy policeman
A Curepe businessman is calling for a police officer for discharging his firearm, indiscriminately.
According to the businessman, patrons at his bar had to run for cover when the cop began shooting.
The businessman, who preferred to remain anonymous, said the officer was in a police vehicle which was patrolling the Sellier Street area [...]