Huawei Technologies (T&T) Limited has donated 2,000 face masks and boxes of sanitizers to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in the fight against the COVID-19 Pandemic.

In a brief handover ceremony which took place at the Police Administration Building, Corner Edward and Sackville Streets, Port-of-Spain, on Friday 1st May 2020.

Chief Executive Officer of Huawei, Jeff Jin, made the presentation to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Irvin Hackshaw.

Jeff Jin, says during this pandemic and with the stay at home orders, Huawei continues to provide essential services supporting connectivity”. He further added that “he feels safe with the knowledge that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service continues to protect all of us, as we collectively fight the COVID-19 crisis.

Mr Jin went on to say that the gift presented today is to demonstrate that our company is a committed partner in the community with TTPS, and together we will go through the challenges of this crisis and conquer it. Huawei supports stay at home and stay healthy.

speaking of behalf of the Police service Deputy Commissioner of Police, Irwin Hacksaw, expressed gratitude on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Gary Griffith, and all the men and women of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. “This donation is a good gesture as the items are needed in the Police Service”.

A quantity of narcotics was recovered by officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard in the waters of the Gulf of Paria, off the coast of Icacos, last night.

According to report’s Coast Guard officers were on marine patrol in their vessel around 9:05 pm on Thursday 30th April 2020, when they observed a vessel in the water which aroused their suspicion.

As the officers proceeded to intercept the vessel, it changed course and sped off. The Coast Guard gave chase during which the occupants of the unknown vessel began throwing items overboard before they entered Venezuelan waters and escaped.

The Coast Guard officers recovered a total of seven bags from the water before returning to Staubles Bay.

Officers of the St. James Criminal Investigations Department were contacted and the seven bags were handed over to them.

Police have arrested one man for possession of a quantity of marijuana and a firearm and ammunition. The fine was made in a bushy area in Point Fortin during an anti-crime exercise on Wednesday 29th April 2020.

The anti-crime exercise was co-ordinated by Snr. Supt. Cooper, ASPs Ramphall, Ramdeen, and Abbot and also included Sgt. Ali, PC Boodoo and officers of the Point Fortin Criminal Investigation Department, South Western Division Task Force (SWDTF) and Canine Unit.

Officers went to Bryce Road, Point Fortin, and searched a house and found 145 grams of marijuana. A 55-year-old occupant of the house was arrested.

Also based on information received one revolver and six rounds of .38 ammunition were also found and seized in a bushy area near Reid Road, Point Fortin. Investigation are continuing

In Separated Incident

Police have arrested a man for Possession of Marijuana and a Quantity of Cash in Central

The quantity of marijuana and cash were found and seized by officers during an exercise Which was conducted in the Central Division today, April 30th, 2020.

The exercise was coordinated by Snr. Supt. Simon, ASP Pierre, Insp Ragoo, Sgt Stewart and included members of the Central Division Task Force and Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Operations Unit, where several search warrants were executed.

Officers went to Francis Street, Couva, and searched the said premises where they found a black plastic bag containing 103 grams of marijuana, $28,805 TT $10 US currency found in a bedroom. The said cash was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act by Sgt Stewart.

PC Ramoutar formally charged the suspect for Possession of Marijuana and officers of the Financial Investigation Unit are continuing to enquires

58, yds old Karen Alexis has been killed in a vehicular accident in Golconda according to reports. Ms Alexis was a front seat passager in a car driven by her son 30yrs old coastGuard man Kadeem Alexis of Coconut drive, fanny village Point Fortin.

It reported that he lost control of the Nissan sylphy. It hit a utility pole and flipped. He is rush to San Fernando General Hospital. His Mother was pinned by the dashboard. she dies at the scene of the accident. The incident occurred around 1:05 pm at southbound lane just after Golconda Highway exit

Ste.Madeleine Police are continuing investigations

Police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of senior a police officer. According to information reaching SouthsideNews around midday, officers received information and as a result, the party of officers proceeded to Factory road extension,Oropoune on arrival further information was received. The information led the officers to a forested area, just east of Factory Road Extension where a search carried out of the area.

The officers surrounded a bamboo patch and found a man of mixed descent, brown-skinned in complexion, sporting a cane row hairstyle who was also barebacked and wearing a black 3/4 pants, fitting the description of one of the suspects involved in the Shooting of Supt. Simon that occurred early the morning at the Airport Gateway Service station, Piarco. He was hiding approximately 20 feet up in an immortelle tree. He was called out an ordered to come down and in doing so he fell off the tree, he was arrested and cautioned by the officers. A further search of the area was conducted however nothing illegal was found. He was then handed over to the Arouca CID where further investigation are continuing.

The man who was arrested in relation to the shooting death of Special Reserve Police officer Julien Emmanuel at his Chaguanas home last Friday has been released.

According to his attorney, a file was presented to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), who indicated that there was not enough evidence against the suspect.

Koomalsingh said the 36-year-old man was not found to be the aggressor, but rather, was acting in self-defense when Emmanuel was fatally shot.

Emmanuel, 56, was an assistant superintendent of police last assigned to the Child Protection Unit. Police said he got into an argument with the suspect at his Edinburgh 500 home over chemicals being dumped near his property.

The two struggled and Emmanuel’s gun went off. Emmanuel was shot once in the chest, taken to the Chaguanas Health Facility where he was pronounced dead on arrival.