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Two Cops Held Assault Robbery - Trinidad, Tobago / Caribbean - Posted: 7th Jul, 2011 - 1:00pm
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Two Cops Held For Assault And Robbery
I don't know if you all have a thread about it but this is for Spence who seems to think the media is just making it up and the truth is that you have more than just a couple of incidents involving police officers. IF this is true, shame on those officers!
QUOTE Two policemen accused of kidnapping and robbing a businessman and his friend were detained for questioning on Saturday evening.
The officers, attached to the Couva Police Station, were expected to appear before an identification parade last evening.
The men were arrested after a stolen wallet was found in a car belonging to one of the officers.
The incident involving the officers allegedly occurred around 7 p.m. On Friday.
Vishal Balgobin, 22, and his 18-year-old friend told police that they were seated in a parked vehicle near the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation head office in Couva when a marked police vehicle stopped.
Balgobin, a company director, told police that the officers ordered them out of the vehicle.
A search was conducted and nothing illegal was found, police said.
Balgobin, of Mc Bean Village, Couva, was ordered to hand over his wallet. But when it was returned, US$2,000 was missing, police said.
The men were handcuffed and placed in the tray of the police van.
Reports stated that the men were taken to a lonely area off Milton Road, Couva, where they were beaten and $20,000 demanded.
Police said several gunshots were fired and the men were threatened. https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Two_cops_held_for_assault_and_robbery-124577189.html
The officers, attached to the Couva Police Station, were expected to appear before an identification parade last evening.
The men were arrested after a stolen wallet was found in a car belonging to one of the officers.
The incident involving the officers allegedly occurred around 7 p.m. On Friday.
Vishal Balgobin, 22, and his 18-year-old friend told police that they were seated in a parked vehicle near the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation head office in Couva when a marked police vehicle stopped.
Balgobin, a company director, told police that the officers ordered them out of the vehicle.
A search was conducted and nothing illegal was found, police said.
Balgobin, of Mc Bean Village, Couva, was ordered to hand over his wallet. But when it was returned, US$2,000 was missing, police said.
The men were handcuffed and placed in the tray of the police van.
Reports stated that the men were taken to a lonely area off Milton Road, Couva, where they were beaten and $20,000 demanded.
Police said several gunshots were fired and the men were threatened. https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Two_cops_held_for_assault_and_robbery-124577189.html
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Post Date: 6th Jul, 2011 - 5:10pm / Post ID: #
Two Cops Held For Assault And Robbery Caribbean / Tobago & Trinidad
Name: Zing
Comments: If the allegation is true then the offenders deserve to be put before the courts. It is good that other branches of the police have detained them and are investigating. However that the offenders felt able to act in such a manner whilst members of the police says potentially bad thin gs about the culture - what is it that made them feel they could get away with it. A major cultural change programme is needed consisting of many aspects... Including review of professional standards, selection, recruitment, discipline procedures, leadership etc - so that the good officers of which there are probably many - feel prepared to stand up and be counted.
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I agree with Zing. I think as long as there is transparency (and not cover up because they happen to be police officers) we're on the right track. The problem becomes a serious one when other officers feel the need to defend them.
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