As investigators continue to pay more attention to robbery under arms involving the theft of motor cars, their efforts are being rewarded, the police said today.
In a release, the police said that last night around midnight at a road block on the West Demerara, in the vicinity of the Demerara Harbour Bridge, a suspect who while in custody at the Leonora Police Station in the month of October last, and due to the criminal negligence of a rank, had escaped from custody, was recaptured.
The suspect, Leon Alister, 24, of 2494 Tuschen Housing Scheme, EBE, for whom a “Wanted Bulletin” was issued, was at the time of his escape being questioned for Simple Larceny of two motor cars.
In T&T: Bandit, 15, slain, cop wounded
(Trinidad Guardian) Three days after PC Richard Babwah was killed during a shootout with bandits, another officer was shot under similar circumstances in Marabella.
Greenidge says he advised against disclosing bonus
Admitting that it was he who advised President David Granger to not disclose the ExxonMobil US$18M signature bonus, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge yesterday said that he thought then and still believes that publicising of the deal holds serious implications for Guyana pertaining to the border controversy with Venezuela.
Miner charged with murder of Venezuelan at Eteringbang
A miner was yesterday remanded to prison by a city Magistrate, after he was charged with the murder of a Venezuelan national, who was allegedly beaten to death last Friday evening.
Provision made in 2018 budget for renting of Sussex St bond
Despite the Ministry of Public Health having stated its intention to end the contract for the rental of the controversial Sussex Street bond, Minister Volda Lawrence confirmed last night that budgetary allocations have been made for its rental for the entire year of 2018.