June 10, 2020

Cap-Snatcher To Be Investigated By TTPS

By Newsroom

An investigation has been launched into an incident at the Queen’s Park Savannah on Monday in which the cap of a police officer was snatched by a civilian.

It comes after t formal report was made by the police officer, who is attached to the Municipal Police Department.

Monday’s incident occurred during an otherwise peaceful protest at the Queen’s Park Savannah in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

While the officer in question was taping the protest, his cap was forcibly removed from his head by a civilian who ran away from the scene.

The cap was eventually returned to him.

The officer, accompanied his Superintendent, met with acting Deputy Commissioner (Operations), Jayson Forde, at the Police Administration Building on Wednesday.

The civilian, accompanied by his lawyer, also met with DCP Forde today and an investigator has been appointed to conduct an inquiry to the report.

Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith says he has also taken note of the comments Mae by the man in the newspapers today, in which he attributed his actions to him being diagnosed as bi-polar.

The TTPS says the investigation will also determine if other offences were committed on that day.

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