Author: Enrique Rupert

Police have acquired 166 new vehicles, with 93 of them being added to its arsenal immediately. A police statement on October 11 said an additional 73 vehicles are expected to be delivered by December. “This significant boost to our vehicle resources is aimed at improving public safety and police effectiveness. “The new vehicles will be […]

At the TT Scrap Iron Dealers Association’s crime talks and hamper drive in Morvant on October 9, speakers emphasised the importance of the responsibility of the community and individual involvement in the fight against crime. The bad weather and muddy field did not stop roughly 100 people from attending the event at Africa Savannah, Pelican […]

THE police have rescued 11 female Venezuelans who were allegedly victims of human trafficking. A police statement said an intelligence-led operation on October 8 between 3.40-8.05 pm led to the arrest of three suspects – one female and two males. Police said the three suspects are believed to be connected to a human-trafficking ring operating […]

A FAMILY friend of Matelot murder victim Quacey Francois has told the nation to stop its selfish ways and to seek God, as she believes this is a main reason for the high level of crime plaguing the country. Francois, 41, was shot dead on October 3, minutes after leaving home to go to a […]

A pundit was chopped to death during a home invasion in Sou Sou Land, Cunaripo, Sangre Grande on Sunday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old Ramesh Maharaj. Police said around 2.30 pm on September 29, Maharaj, a woman and her common-law husband were at home when two men with cutlasses and jerseys covering […]

AN anti-crime exercise in Laventille resulted in police finding a gun and ammunition. Inter-Agency Task Force officers said around 3.45 pm on September 28 they acted on information they received and went to Beverly Hill Plannings. They searched an electrical-metre room near Building 10 and found one Sig Sauer M400 rifle loaded with a magazine […]

A 47-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by another woman during an argument over a male friend in Carenage early on the morning of September 29. The deceased has been identified as Keisha Blackman. Police said around 5 am on September 29, Blackman was liming with her cousin near her home when the suspect […]

A 31-year-old labourer from Claxton Bay was shot and killed early on the morning of September 28. The man was identified as Brandon Barclay. Police were told Barclay was brought to the Couva District Health Facility in critical condition by two men in a white Nissan B14 around 6 am on September 28. They left […]

A man from Malick was gunned down on the evening of September 25. The man has been identified as 46-year-old David “Lolipop” Marryshow of 10th Street, Malick. Police enquiries revealed around 4.06 pm gunshots were heard at Florensia Trace, Upper 6th Avenue, Malick. Police got the information around 4.15 pm and went to the street […]

Police say the deadly shooting outside a Malick preschool on the morning of September 25 was gang related. Two men have been confirmed dead and a four-year-old boy in hospital after the gunmen opened fire outside of Roxann’s Learning and Childhood Centre around 8.10 on September 25. In a media release hours after the incident, […]