Author: Laurel V Williams

Burglars broke into the home of a 74-year-old woman in La Romaine over the weekend and stole a fruit cake, a TV and a bunch of keys. The police said around 5.30 pm on December 21, the victim secured her property at Hosein Avenue in Gulf View before leaving. When she returned around 7.30 am […]

A 36-year-old judicial support officer was chopped to death in a home invasion in Moruga early on December 23. Stacy Gopaulsingh, 36, of Poui Trace in St Mary’s Village, died in her home. She  reportedly worked with the Judiciary. The murder occurred around 3 am. Gopaulsingh, her husband, and their child were asleep when men […]

A 40-year-old man from Bank Village in Carapichaima has been missing for over a week, and the police are calling on the public to help find him. A brief police statement on December 18 said Dwayne Collinwood of Volmon Road was last seen on December 7. No further information was given. People with information about […]

In a heart-warming display of compassion, a police officer in Chaguanas is being praised for his kind act towards an injured boy last week. A video circulating on social media shows the boy, with his right foot bandaged, piggybacking on PC Wallace, a member of the Chaguanas Foot Patrol Unit, as the officer carries him […]

AN accident in Couva before dawn on December 12 claimed the lives of two men. The victims were identified as Andy Gibbs and Brandon Francois, both of whom were in a Nissan Cefiro. Central Division police confirmed that the crash happened along the Southern Main Road in Mc Bean near the Unipet Service Station. Gibbs […]

Central Division police have arrested three people, including a woman, in connection with a report of robbery with violence in the district. Up to December 9, the suspects remained in custody without charge. Police arrested the three, of Enid Village in Rio Claro, after a report from a Tabaquite resident on December 6. The man […]

AT least seven people were injured in a collision on the Southern Main Road near Damus Ltd in Point Fortin around midday on December 9. The crash involved a seven-seater taxi and a van. Point Fortin police and fire officers arrived quickly, and those injured were taken to the nearby Point Fortin Hospital with multiple […]

NOVEMBER 28 marked the first death anniversary of 25-year-old murder victim Antonio “Russian” Manickchand of Barrackpore. To this day, the suspect remains at large. Manickchand’s grieving mother Cassie Manickchand told Newsday that the family held a prayer service in honour of her son’s memory on the anniversary of his death. Manickchand was brutally beaten with […]

A multi-agency anti-crime operation in the Central Division led to the discovery of a quantity of compressed marijuana in an abandoned boat and a quantity of ammunition in Couva on December 7. The intelligence-led operation was co-ordinated by Snr Supt Carty, Supt Glodon, ASP Reyes and Insp Petti and led by Sgt Blackman. It took […]

ONE of three men dropped a loaded gun while jumping over a wall to escape being arrested in Valencia on the night of December 7. The police secured the black pistol, fitted with a magazine and 12 rounds of 9mm ammunition as evidence. However, the suspects escaped, and police said they are continuing their efforts […]