4 cops injured in Carenage high speed chase

FOUR detectives attach-ed to the Carenage Criminal Investigations Department (CID) were injured yesterday following a high speed chase in the area. The four are PCs James Roberts, Seeper-sad, Maraj and Gaskin.  All but Maraj were treated and discharged. Maraj is warded at Port-of-Spain General Hos-pital nursing injuries to his right leg. The other three officers suffered head and other injuries in the smash-up that included four vehicles. Two other persons were also injured. Police were up to late last night combing the Carenage area for four people, among them two women.

It is reported that just before 3 pm, the four officers were heading in a westerly direction along the Western Main Road in a marked vehicle. Police said on reaching the vicinity of the L’Anse Mitan Fish Market at Big Yard, the officers received information that a stolen red hatchback vehicle was seen in the area. The stolen vehicle was heading in a northerly direction. The officers turned around and began to follow the stolen vehicle, which subsequently crashed into another car that was proceeding in a westerly direction. Police said the white car spun and struck the police vehicle and then crashed into a parked vehicle on the southern side of the road. Following the crash, police said four people from the stolen car alighted and fled into Armosvale, Point Cumana.  One of the injured officers came out and ran after them, but the foursome escaped. All six persons were rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital in police vehicles.  Officers from the Carenage CID are continuing enquiries.