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21/11/2023

Oh my!

Please be advised that there will be upgrade work at the TGU plant carded for Saturday November 25th at 10:00pm until Sunday November 26th, 2023 at 9:00am.

21/11/2023

10 Arrested as 11 Fi****ms Seized in Pt Fortin

Police seized 11 illegal fi****ms and arrested 10 suspects, including two locals and eight Venezuelans, during an Operation Horizon exercise yesterday.

Between 10 am and 4 pm on Sunday 19th November, 2023, a team of officers from the South Western Division, Point Fortin Municipal Police, and members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force intercepted a Kia panel van in the vicinity of Chatham South Trace, Point Fortin. The van was driven by a 29-year-old, who was accompanied by a 23-year-old. When the officers searched the front portion of the vehicle they found and seized one revolver containing five rounds .38 ammunition. The officers continued their search of the vehicle and found 9 Venezuelans, including a 4-year-old child seated at the back of the panel van. While searching the back of the van, the officers found a bag containing eight revolvers and two 9mm pistols, both fitted with magazines along with seven rounds of .38 ammunition, two white boxes each containing 24 rounds of 12-gauge cartridges. The officers also found a transparent plastic bag containing co***ne and 28 bottles of Venezuelan alcohol.

All items found were seized and the persons mentioned were arrested. The child was handed over to a relative. Cpl Charles is continuing enquiries.

The exercise was sanctioned by CoP Erla Christopher and coordinated by ACP Kelvern Thompson and Supt Balkaran.

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November 20th, 2023

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21/11/2023

2 of 3 Charged with Attempted Murder, Kidnapping Incident in Rio Claro Denied Bail

Two of the three suspects held in connection with a November 15th report of Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, False Imprisonment and Robbery with Violence were this morning denied bail by a Rio Claro Magistrate.

The accused SEAN RIVERS, 25, a labourer, of Navet Village, Rio Claro, KWESI RAVELLO, 22, and ISAIAH DEONARINE, 22, both labourers of Tabaquite Road, Rio Claro, were not called upon to plea when they appeared virtually before Magistrate Ava Vandenberg-Bailey.

RIVERS and RAVELLO were both denied bail and advised to apply to a Judge in Chambers for bail.

Meanwhile, DEONARINE was granted $650,000 bail with a surety, ordered on a 7 pm – 5.30 am curfew and instructed to vacate his current premises and move to a relative’s house.

The matter was postponed to December 12th, 2023.

The trio were arrested on November 18th and later charged on November 19th by PC Rampersad, of the Rio Claro Criminal Investigations Department (CID), who led enquiries into a report of a man being held against his will and attacked.

According to the police report, at 8.30 pm on November 15th, 2023, a man was sitting at a house located in Rio Claro when he was accosted by five men who allegedly fastened his hands with a pair of handcuffs and began beating him about his entire body.

The men, detectives were told, allegedly proceeded to demand that he pay someone that he was owing and they took him from that location to his home against his will.

Overnight, the suspects also reportedly took intervals assaulting the man with several weapons causing injuries about his arms, legs and head.

Police were alerted the following morning about the alleged ordeal and a party of officers from the Rio Claro Police Station responded.

Upon arrival at the location, police rescued the man who was taken for medical treatment and arrested two male suspects, a 22-year-old and a 25-year-old.

Following further investigations, another 22-year-old suspect was arrested.

A manhunt is underway for three suspects at large.

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November 20th, 2023

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21/11/2023

Former SRP Fined $15K for Ma*****na Trafficking in Matura

ELLIOT ALEXANDER, a 33-year-old former Special Reserve Police Officer, was last Friday fined $15,000 by a Sangre Grande Magistrate for Possession of Cannabis for the Purpose of Trafficking.

ALEXANDER, who pleaded guilty to the offence, was given 12 months to pay the fine by Magistrate Cheron Raphael or serve three years hard labour in default.

The accused was held on November 15th with 7.5 kilogrammes of ma*****na in Matura with an estimated street value of $1,000,000.

According to police reports, during a drug and crime suppression exercise supervised by Sgt Hazel and Cpl Hanooman, at 9 pm on November 15th, MPS police officers stopped and searched a silver Nissan B-14 during which they discovered 15 rectangular packets of cannabis.

The narcotics were immediately seized and the driver was arrested.

Following further investigations supported by the Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit and the Special Investigations Unit, the charge was laid by PC David of the Matura Police Station.

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November 20th, 2023

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21/11/2023

Man, 24, Held with Revolver, Ammo in Valencia

A 24-year-old man is currently detained at the Valencia Police Post (VPP) assisting detectives with their investigations into his alleged possession of a revolver and two rounds of .38 spl ammunition.

The suspect was arrested yesterday by officers of the VPP who responded to a report of a man armed with a firearm in the district.

According to police reports, during a road check exercise during the period 10.35 am and 12.30 pm on November 19th, police received a report of a man armed at Valencia Old Road, Valencia.

Police officers attached to the Valencia Criminal Investigations Department, Special Patrol Unit and Eastern Division Emergency Response Patrol immediately responded, where upon arrival at the corner of Tattoo Trace and Valencia Old Road, they spotted a man matching the description of the suspect.

Police subsequently approached the man who was searched during which they allegedly found the firearm and ammunition.

He was then arrested.

PC Baptiste is leading investigations into the incident.

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November 20th, 2023

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21/11/2023

One dead, one injured in Cross Crossing shooting.

Gunshots rang out at Cross Crossing Shopping Centre on Monday morning after a gunman went inside General Accident Insurance and shot a woman, before killing an innocent bystander.

Police believe Rosario Danny Ramdhan, 24, of Springvale, Claxton Bay, died because he happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. His friend and coworker, identified as Kenton, escaped the gunshots as the killer dragged him out of his white Nisan Tiida and escaped in the stolen car.

The incident occurred at 10:50 am when the woman and the two coworkers went separately to the insurance firm to do business. It is believed that the killer went after the woman and shot her inside the office before running out.

Police said Kenton and Ramdhan were sitting in Kenton’s white Tiida when the gunman ran out and accosted Kenton as he tried to drag him out of the Tiida. Ramdhan was sitting in the passenger seat. Kenton put up a struggle and the gunman fired a shot which missed Kenton and struck Ramdhan instead.

A witness said Ramdhan jumped out of the car, bleeding profusely and tried to run up the street but collapsed a short distance away. In the meantime, Kenton fled for his life and alerted the police as the gunman drove off with Kenton’s car.

The NP Quik Shoppe workers said they heard four gunshots around 10:50 am. The wounded woman, who was shot in the chest, was rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where she is currently being treated.

Ramdhan’s father, Ramnarine Ramdhan, described him as a quiet man who had hopes of migrating abroad. Ramdhan lived with his mother.

RADHICA DE SILVA
Senior Multimedia Reporter
Guardian Media Limited.

21/11/2023

Breaking News!!!!

Breaking News!

The suspect in today's murder/attempted murder in San Fernando is dead.

the suspect was found dead inside the car he stole at gunpoint from Rosario Danny Ramdhan.

Ramdhan was fatally shot by the suspect outside an insurance company at Cross Crossing in San Fernando where he died.

A woman, known to the suspect, was also shot by him while at a business.

The suspect then stole Ramdhan's car and committed su***de inside the vehicle at Arjoon Street in La Romaine tonight.

Police are at the scene of the incident.

(We'll provide more on this developing story when additional details are available)

20/11/2023

When life was simple

20/11/2023

That's not true!

Deputy Commissioner of Police Curt Simon has denied an Express story that the TTPS recently facilitated a truce between warring criminal gangs in Port of Spain.

Speaking on the morning show on i95.5fm with Dale Enoch and Tony Lee, DCP Simon agreed with a caller that it would be a "total failure" on the part of the police if they were involved in such.

However, DCP Simon noted that while the TTPS was not a part of any peace deal between criminal gangs, it may have information that gangs from time to time, engage in such on their own accord.

Uncutt News Media notes that while the TTPS has been involved in such in the past, the DCP did speak of "overt and covert" operations they are involved in regarding criminal gangs, and an official denial of such report was expected.

Uncutt News Media is aware that the TTPS does engage in facilitating peace treaties among warring factions which may or may not be approved by the Executive of the TTPS and such are "off-the-books" occurrences.

There were four murders last week, all gang-related close to the Belmont and Besson Street Police Stations and the Duncan Street Police Post, manned by officers of the Inter-Agency Task Force.

One must ask themselves, how again those the police intend to preserve law and order among warring gangs if they are killing their rivals under the noses of the police with impunity?

Why were the gang leaders and some members arrested last week?

Certainly not to play wappie, smoke w**d, and drink Hennessey in the Police Station.

Neither did the TTPS have sufficient evidence against them to lay charges because they were all released, as is usually the case when they are picked up in such numbers.

20/11/2023

WOMAN SHOT TWICE :
It's alleged that a man entered the Insurance Company and shot a woman twice in the waiting room area, he then ran out stopped a vehicle, killed the driver of the vehicle and escaped in said vehicle.
Video courtesy the Express Newspaper.

20/11/2023

We now understand why the gang leaders and some of their members were rounded up by the police.

And this is not the first time but let's see how this unfolds.....

Gang truce
Rasta City, Sixx agree to end bloody reprisals.

Mark Bassant
A PEACE AGREEMENT has been reached between the reputed gang bosses of the Sixx gang and the Rasta City gang following a wave of savage killings between the rival gangs along the East-West Corridor that has worsened in recent weeks.

Rasta City gang is also known as the Seven gang.

Over the last 48 hours, with the help of senior police officials, officers from the Port of Spain Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) said they were able to arrange a peace deal between the gang bosses to stop the blood-letting.

“Both leaders we spoke with told us they both wanted peace. And in turn, sent messages through their own mediums to also give each other the reassurance that they wanted peace on the streets,” an IATF police officer told the Express yesterday.

When asked about the gang-related killings that have exploded in the last few weeks, the IATF officer, who spoke with the Express via phone yesterday, remarked, “He (Rasta City head Prezzi) is not really for this war. He (Sixx gang head Tyson) has also told us that wants to work this out and hopes that the peace will hold.”

His Sixx gang counterpart (alias Tyson), who had been held together with alleged gang members since last Thursday following a massive police operation in Port of Spain and environs, was released on Sunday evening along with numerous other people from the Carenage Police Station.

However, since two attempts had been on his (Tyson’s) life in the past, the IATF officer said his team made special arrangements to have Tyson and the other men picked up safely from the Carenage Police Station and taken to the St Paul Street area in East Port of Spain.

An attempt was made to kill the reputed Sixx boss in June 2021 after he left the Four Roads Police Station in Diego Martin. Gunmen opened fire on the car he was in on Wrightson Road during midday traffic near Colville Street but he was grazed by a bullet. Another attempt was also made on his life last year.

What triggered the war

The IATF officer gave some insight into what has triggered this bloody gang war over the last few weeks. “Things that happen involve certain people who are connected to certain people. They try to settle disagreements through violence and one act of violence leads to reprisal killings. Reprisals account for about 35 per cent of the killings and if police can get to them before that, we could minimise this. When there is a shooting over the years we realise that quick intervention prevents reprisal killings,” he explained.

Sources say the killing of Nesta “Pappi” Sammy from Cocorite, who was shot dead on October 29 at the SuperPharm car park in Diego Martin, triggered the bloody gang war between the rivals.

Within 24 hours of Pappi’s killing four men were shot dead at the corner of Smart Place and Belmont Circular Road in apparent reprisal for Pappi’s killing.

They were Kerron Moore, 31, Brandon Forde,23, Chivon Clarke, 26, and Brian Padmore, 27.

Sources say that one of the men targeted was an associate of the Sixx gang. Parts of Belmont near the Rifle Hill area are now heavily under the control of the Sixx gang, while the Rasta City members are based in the St Francois Valley Road area.

The former Belmont gang boss and one of his right-hand men, known in the underworld as “Frosty”, have fled the country because they are wanted for questioning in gang-related killings. This, in turn, has allowed the Sixx gang to expand its reach into the Belmont neighbourhood.

Collateral damage

On November 7, Darryl Boucard, who police senior sources say was an affiliate of the ABG gang who had formed an alliance with the Sixx gang, was shot dead in St Ann’s at his home. Police believe Keston “Bumbles” Munroe — who they say was a left-hand lieutenant of the Rasta City gang — committed the act.

Hours after the killing, police detained Bumbles, from Calvary Hill, East Dry River, for questioning into Boucard’s killing.

Bumbles was freed from the Belmont Police Station last Monday, and reports indicate Sixx gang members, who had been tipped off by police officers from a specific unit, were parked a short distance away from the Belmont Police Station waiting for Bumbles as he left the station. He was shot numerous times in retaliation for Boucard’s death by gunmen in the vehicle who then fled.

Before Bumbles was shot dead, there was a double murder in St Ann’s in which Franz Lavine was shot dead and Hayden Ettiene, alias Dole, was killed near the 69 Sports Grill and Bar. Sources say Lavine was collateral damage and the intended victim was Dole. The killings were allegedly done by the Sixx gang.

Retaliatory killings

In retaliation for the shooting of Bumbles, gang members associated with the Rasta City gang opened fire on a group of men early Friday morning at the corner of St Paul and Rodney streets just behind the Besson Street Police Station.

The gunmen pulled up in a black BMW just after 8 a.m. and opened fire on the group of men who were liming.

Jason Alexander, a mechanic from the area, and 26-year-old PTSC employee, Shawndelle Bernard, were killed.

In apparent retaliation for the Friday shootings, police sources said members of the Sixx gang in a black X-Trail opened fire on a crowd on Duncan Street in Port of Spain on Saturday night.

Police identified one of the victims as 23-year-old Christian Sansavoir of Duncan Street in Port of Spain, while five others were shot and injured.

Police responding to the shooting discovered the black X-Trail involved in the shooting abandoned in the St Paul Street neighbourhood. In a voice note to the media on Friday, Commissioner of Police Erla Christopher vowed to deal with the gangsters responsible for these violent crimes and underlined that the police were still in control.

20/11/2023

A man was shot by the bus shed outside Movie Towne in Port of Spain.

20/11/2023

Man found murdered days after he was shot in Morvant.

20/11/2023

Police are investigating the shooting death of 48-year-old Henry Jobe at his Paradise Circular, Benny Road Valencia on Saturday 18th November 2023.

19/11/2023

A man who was reportedly intoxicated is suspected to have drowned in the waters at Damien Bay in Blanchisseuse on Saturday.

The deceased, Uncutt News Media understands, is 25-year-old Joshua Stephens of Upper Cascade Valley Road and Cocorite.

Around 4:30 pm on Saturday18/11/2023, Stephens was in company with several persons who went into the waters at Damien Bay off the Paria Main Road.

Stephens, Uncutt News Media understands, swam approximately fifteen (15) meters out at sea, and encountered difficulties before he disappeared under the water.

Attempts made by the others to locate him hit such proved futile and a report was subsequently made to the police and the Coast Guard was notified to assist with searches for the victim.

His body has not been located and investigations are continuing by Blanchisseuse police.

19/11/2023

"I hope you rot in hell for this," says the relative of a man who set his cousin on fire leaving him critical at the hospital.

Anil Kowlesser was viciously attacked by his cousin, who is now in police custody, at their Gran Couva home last week.

The suspect, identified as Papoi, reportedly smashed Anil's head on a wall, doused him with a flammable liquid and set him on fire.

Kowlesser remains fighting for his life at the Intensive Care Unit at the San Fernando General Hospital.

The suspect faces charges of attempted murder.

A relative of the suspect posted to following to her social media page where she denounced Papoi's actions.

"How the hell u could watch someone u grow up with as a brother and bash his head in a wall not once but twice and set him on fire after?

What d f**k was going through your mind?
And the thing abt this is dat Anil Kowlesser don't interfere with nobody boy 😤.

He's so humble and kind hearted ❤️ such a joyous person to be around ❤️.

I hope u rot in hell for this. Boy d devil dwelling in u.....
Lord, I beg u pls see him through this 🙏.

He's in constant pain and agony 🥺🥺
Lord u know best take control and cover him 🙏 😔
Anil boy I'm so sorry u have to go through this 😔

19/11/2023

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The body of a man was spotted floating in the Gulf of Paria this morning.

19/11/2023

This vehicle was found burnt at Blanchisseuse Road in Arima.

19/11/2023

This is 28-year-old Christian Sansavoir who was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Duncan Street last night.

5 other men were wounded during the gang-related shooting that happened near the Duncan Street Police Post.

19/11/2023

18/11/2023

Thieves broke into Caribbean Airline's Jetpak Warehouse and later walked past an employee with their stolen loot on Thursday.

Alert T&T understands that two men stole thousands of dollars in Apple gadgets including cell phones and watches from the company's warehouse at Iere House, Golden Grove Road in Piarco during the early hours of Thursday 16th November 2023.

The boldface robbers later walked past a delivery driver who arrived at the warehouse to begin his tour of duty, with bags containing the stolen items.

Around 2:30 am on Thursday, a police report states, that the warehouse was secured by an officer employed with First Guard Security Services Limited.

However, around 4:44 am, a delivery driver arrived at the warehouse to begin duties when he pressed the buzzer but got no response from the warehouse attendant.

Alert t&t understands that the driver peeked through a window and observed two men, one of them wearing a grey Jetpak t-shirt and masked over his face, packing items into bags.

The employee pressed the bell a second time and the two men approached the door, opened it, and casually walked past him with their bags of stolen items.

A check was later made inside the warehouse which was ransacked and several iPhones, Apple Watches, and tablets were missing.

There were no forced signs of entry and a report was later made to the police. Investigations are continuing into the incident.

18/11/2023

PLEASE SHARE: A fan of our team had their car stolen in the vicinity of UWI, St. Augustine. PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT. Contact the numbers listed or the TTPS with any information. THANK YOU.

18/11/2023

A Claxton Bay motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Wallerfield on Friday afternoon.

17/11/2023

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17/11/2023

This is the car used in the St. Paul Street double murders this morning.

17/11/2023

Graphic content warning: Update: One man was killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at St. Paul Street located behind the Besson Street Police Station and the Region 1 Homicide Bureau of Investigations in Port of Spain.

17/11/2023

Said to be the two men killed when three suspects indiscriminately opened fire on persons at St. Paul Street in Port if Spain earlier on Friday.

16/11/2023

Hunters Search and Rescue Team is in contact with the relatives of KAREN FOX .The public's assistance is asked to locate her. If you have any information, please call ASAP. PLEASE SHARE,THANKS.

16/11/2023

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service has posted CRYSTAL SAMAROO as missing. PLEASE SHARE.The public's assistance is required to locate her.
Photo Credit: TTPS.
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16/11/2023

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16/11/2023

A woman found chopped to death in San Fernando last week is a missing Venezuelan woman.

The body of a woman found along a lonely road on the outskirts of San Fernando on November 6 has been identified as that of a missing Venezuelan.

Relatives of Liliannyis Vera Gonzalez, 25, identified the body on Wednesday at the Forensic Science Centre in St James.

Gonzalez was last seen alive on November 5, when she left her home at Saltmine Trace in Siparia home to go out. She was wearing a red dress and red sandals.

The next day, at around 4.30 pm, the police got an anonymous call about a woman’s body with multiple chop wounds on a road at Hermitage Extension near Debe.

The then-unidentified woman was wearing a black top and leggings. She was partially covered in a blanket.

Southern Division police, including ASP Phillip and Insps Ramlogan, and Lewis as well as Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI), Region III, police including Insp John, Sgt Mohammed, and PCs Nelson and Noel, went to the scene and gathered evidence.

Meanwhile, Gonzalez’s relatives became worried when she did not return, and all calls and WhatsApp messages went unanswered.

On November 9, her uncle Oswal Fuenmayor reported her missing to the Siparia police.

He told the police she had left around 5.30 pm on November 5 to go to San Fernando.

At around 10.45 pm, via a WhatsApp call, she contacted her cousin, who lives in the same house, saying she was liming in Point Fortin.

All subsequent calls to her phone went unanswered.

W/Sgt Johnson-Brewster was leading the missing persons investigation.

Friends and relatives had pleaded with the public for help to find her.

They are now pleading with anyone with information on the circumstances of her murder to inform the police.

15/11/2023

A man was shot and chopped outside his Bon Air Arouca home early on Wednesday.

Uncutt News Media Understands that 26-year-old Akil Allen of Mockingbird Drive remains warded in critical condition at the hospital.

He was ambushed and attacked by two masked men outside his home around 5:30 am. The suspects, Uncutt News Media was told, were armed with a knife and cutlass.

Allen ran off as the suspects approached him but he was shot in the leg and fell to the ground.

The suspects pursued him and proceeded to chop him about the body and left him at the side of the roadway.

He was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle where he was treated and listed in critical condition.

Crime Scene Investigators later found 3 live rounds and 2 spent 9mm ammunition at the scene.

PC Lalsingh of the Arouca CID is probing the incident.

A BMW car also sustained damage after it was hit by bullets.

This latest act of violence came hours after 15-year-old schoolboy Anim Persad and 18-year-old Olun Jones were shot and killed outside Miss Patsy Shop at Bon Air last night.

The main target, a man identified as Enrique, was not hurt during the shooting.

15/11/2023

7 schoolboys who beat another pupil at St. Anthony's College in Diego Martin last week, sending him to the hospital, have been suspended.