Robbery victim appeals for help

AFTER he was robbed of  $8,000 in cash and jewelry while conducting sales in the Icacos area two weeks ago, 48-year-old Hazan Ali is calling on the revelant authorities to provide patrol vehicles to the Cedros Police Station. Since the police station has no vehicles the assailants were able to enjoy an uninterrupted escape, according to Ali. Ali, of Coromandel Village, said this was the village that Prime Minister Patrick Manning had identified as a main entry point for illegal drugs and guns yet the police station is not equipped with any essential police vehicle.

With the potential risks, Ali said: “There is no police vehicle to comb the area when a report is made.”  Ali said very seldom, a police vehicle from the Point Fortin area patrols the area, but then only for a couple of hours. When Newsday contacted the Cedros Police Station an officer confirmed that there were no vehicles stationed there. He also revealed that the problem is a long existing one. Ali said that sometimes policemen use their private vehicles to patrol the area. He ended: “I hope something could be done to correct this matter immediately.”