Ag CoP: Special Branch pursuing bomb threats

Ag Police Commissioner Trevor Paul yesterday assured that the Intelligence Unit within the police service, is actively pursuing the bomb threats which were issued on Friday. He added that the three calls made to Police Headquarters on Friday by a caller who warned of a plan to blow up Headquarters and the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court were being investigated thoroughly. He said that the police are treating the matter very seriously.

The Ag Commissioner is expected to receive a report from Special Branch tomorrow. Based on the findings by Special Branch action is expected to be taken against the perpetrator of the calls. The Telecommunications Service of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) is assisting the police in their investigations. Senior officers advised members of the public who carry out prank calls that they could be charged. On Friday police from several divisions cut off access to streets around the Red House, Police Headquarters and the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court because of the bomb threats. The police response prevented the free movement of vehicular traffic around the buildings. The area was jammed with vehicles unable to move in any direction and traffic was at a “snail’s pace” as police tried to re-route vehicles. Yesterday, the areas around Police Headquarters returned to normalcy as the security measures put in place on Friday were called off.