Policeman, uncle held for armed robbery

Despite attempts to root out corruption in the Guyana Police Force, some ranks seem intent on bringing disgrace to the law enforcement agency.

An ‘A’ Division police constable and his uncle are now in custody for allegedly robbing a truck driver and a passenger at gunpoint last week Wednesday. The victims were driving a Canter truck in the vicinity of Cuthbert Street, Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, on the said day, when a car blocked their path. Three men who were armed with cutlasses and a gun then exited, relieved the occupants of $200,000 and the keys for the Canter. The policeman and his uncle were arrested hours later. His car, which was allegedly used during the robbery, was also impounded. Last Thursday, two traffic ranks were placed under close arrest after being caught with money they allegedly took from a truck driver’s employee to drop a charge.

The police constables were lured into a sting operation after the employee recorded the serial numbers and handed the information over to a police sergeant. It is alleged that a 44-year-old contractor’s supervisor was driving a Canter in the vicinity of Industrial Site, Ruimveldt on Thursday, when a police constable stopped the vehicle for an alleged traffic violation.

(Kaieteurnews.com)