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RHONDOR DOWLAT-ROSTANT The intruder who was shot dead during an attempted home invasion in Freeport on Monday morning, has been identified. Police said the dead suspect was identified as Travis Chankadial from Freeport. According to a police report, at about 12:55 am, the homeowner at Calcutta Settlement #2 told police that he was awakened by noises in his house.  As he exited his bedroom in an attempt to make checks, he reportedly was confronted by the intruder who was dressed in dark clothing, wearing a hoodie and mask. The homeowner said he ran back into his bedroom, and the intruder atte...

Ammo found, women arrested in separate police exercises A small arsenal of ammunition was found by Western Division police officers on Saturday. Police said they were on an anti-crime exercises co-ordinated by Snr Supt Kelvern Thompson and other officers of the Western Division which included inspectors Bruno and Grant. Police went to a bushy area at Upper La Puerta, Diego Martin when they found 2,601 rounds of assorted ammunition. Police counted the ammunition and found 1,613 rounds of 7.62 ammo, 656 rounds of 9mm ammo and 332 rounds of .223 ammunition. In a separate incident, two women were...

The quantity of cocaine seized by police during the anti-crime exercise in Couva on Boxing Day, Saturday 28 December 2020. (Image: TTPS) Two women are expected to appear before a Couva Magistrate tomorrow, Monday 28 December 2020, after being arrested in connection with the seizure of a quantity of cocaine during a police operation in Couva on Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December 2020. An official statement from the Police Service reports that police officers from the Couva Criminal Investigations Department and Central Division Task Force South received information, which led them to stop a vehi...

INSP Mark Hernandez, head of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) of the Police Service, has been charged with misbehaviour in public office. The charge was laid around 4 p.m., yesterday by his colleagues of the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) after consultation with Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard, SC earlier in the day as well as at the weekend. THE Brazilian Covid Variant of Concern (P1) has been recorded in the local population. The Ministry of Health yesterday confirmed that the P1 variant was detected in a local Covid-19 patient who tested positive for the...

Police suspect that the killing of Simon, 44, was drug-related. He was convicted in June 2012 of the offence of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and in March 2014 of possession of firearm and ammunition. Police said that Simon was the organiser of a 'zesser' party at Caroni last month, where 250 people were detained. Police said that the property on which the party was held was owned by Simon. A police report said that at around 9.55 p.m. police were told that a man was shot in the vicinity of D&C Convenience Store at Kelly Village. Officers of the Central Division Task F...