February 23, 2020

Two men arrested for robbery with violence in Port-of-Spain

By Newsroom

Two men were arrested for robbery with violence in the Port of Spain area yesterday Saturday 22nd February 2020.
According to the TTPS: “PC Mendoza of the Organize Crime and Intelligence Unit (OCIU) was at Queen Street, Port of Spain, when he observed two men robbing a 24-year-old man, of Village Council Street, Laventille, of his gold chain outside of a jewellery store located at Queen Street, Port of Spain, officer Mendoza, called out to the men to stop and they fired several shots in his direction, and PC Mendoza, returned fire.”

Sgt. Crawford along with a party of officers attached to Inter Agency Task Force (IATF), Duncan Street Post responded to the loud explosions in the lower Duncan street, area. The men then ran into an apartment Building at Duncan Street, the officers proceeded to the apartment building and was informed by a resident of one of the apartments that two men ran into her home without her consent

The officers entered the apartment and PC Marcial entered a bedroom and observed a 24-year-old man, of Beetham Gardens, holding a Glock pistol firearm, and a magazine in his hand.

“In another room nearby, a 25-year-old man of Phase 3, Beetham Gardens, was hiding, he was held by PC Lewis and a gold chain was recovered in his right front pants pocket. The items were seized from both men and arrested.”

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