Cop attacked, girlfriend kidnapped

A MASSIVE police-army search was launched in South Trinidad yesterday after a policeman was attacked by a group of unknown assailants who then kidnapped his female companion. According to police reports, the policeman and his female companion were taking a stroll along Quinam Beach, Siparia, when a group of men emerged from the surrounding undergrowth. The reports said the policeman was dazed by a blow to the head and the men carried the woman off into the bushes. A call was made to the Siparia CID and the National Security helicopter was called in to assist in the search for the abducted woman. Up to press time, police and soldiers were still combing Quinam Beach and environs for the woman and her kidnappers.