Author: Laurel V Williams

HAVING recovered the laptop and cellphone belonging to a 36-year-old pregnant woman who was hacked to death at her home in St Mary’s Village, Moruga, on December 23, investigators believe they might be a step closer to finding her killer. On December 28, the police remained tight-lipped but confirmed that no suspects had been detained […]

A gunman shot and killed a 49-year-old man on the night of December 23, in Carapichaima on the roadway. The victim, Kester Phillip, of Orange Field Road, Carapichaima, was declared dead at the Chaguanas Health Facility. The police said that at around 9.20 pm, Phillip was walking along Derrick Road when a gunman accosted him […]

The brother of a 2014 murder victim was gunned down in Penal on December 24, shortly after leaving a house where he was gambling with a group of people. Salesman Keanu Chandler, 33, died on the road at Bajnath Street shortly after 6 am. The father of three lived at Penal Rock Road, Aquart Village. […]

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 […]