Officers of the TTPS have captured a Sangre Grande man, who initially evaded police capture last Friday hours after just a few metres away from the Sangre Grande Police Station.

According to the TTPS, the suspect, 25-year-old CHRISTOPHER TRIM, unemployed, of North-Eastern Settlement, Pine Haven Cir, Sangre Grande, who was wanted in connection with the seizure of 14 rounds of 5.56 ammunition which were allegedly found on March 15th by officers of the Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit (EDGIU), was arrested by Eastern Division Task Force (EDTF) officers on the same day.

TRIM has since been charged with possession of ammunition by PC Dabreo of the EDGIU and is expected to appear before a Master of the High Court in Sangre Grande today.

According to police reports, at 12.30 pm on March 15th, EDGIU officers were conducting a surveillance exercise along the Eastern Main Road, Sangre Grande, relative to information of a man selling ammunition in the Brooklyn Settlement area.

During the operation, EDGIU officers spotted a man matching the suspect walking along the roadway. Police proceeded to approach the man who reportedly looked in the officers’ direction and ran off while allegedly throwing an object in some nearby bushes.

A foot chase ensued, however, the man escaped into a heavily forested area along McGillary Road.

EDGIU officers subsequently searched the area where the suspect was seen throwing the object which resulted in police retrieving a black plastic bag containing 14 rounds of 5.56 ammunition. An all-points bulletin was also sent out for the suspect who was apprehended by officers of the EDTF around 3 pm the said afternoon in a taxi within proximity to the Sangre Grande Police Station.