Policeman caught lying

The magazine and ammunition11was found earlier on11the floor in the PSB offices.

Last Friday, Assistant Commissioner11of Police (ACP) Irwin11Hackshaw ordered the investigation11which is being led11by PSB head Ag ACP Anthony11Bucchan.

According to police sources,11last week Monday, an officer11spotted the magazine filled11with ammunition on the floor11of the PSB office and handed11it over to Bureau head, ACP11John Clarke for safe-keeping.

ACP Clarke, who incidentally11retired from the Police Service11on that said day, handed over11the items to new PSB head, Ag11ACP Bucchan.

Late on Wednesday evening,11the officer who was not made11aware that the magazine and11ammunition were found back11at his office, went to a police11station in the South Western11Division and reported to Sgt11George and Cpl Gajadhar that11at 9 pm, while walking along a11road in Woodlands, San Francique11in Penal, his pouch accidentally11fell into a river. He said11his pouch contained his cellular11phone and the magazine11and ammunition.

The officers took the PSB officer11to the river and a search11was conducted for the ‘missing’11items.

On Thursday, when the officer11showed up for duty at the11PSB, he reported to Ag ACP11Bucchan that he lodged a report11to South Western Division11police on the missing items.

Ag ACP ordered the officer to11write a written and signed report.

Contacted for comment,11ACP (Crime) Hackshaw yesterday11confirmed the incident11saying, “If a police officer or11anyone makes a false report11and causes police to investigate11that which is later discovered11to an untruth, this amounts to11wasteful employment of the11police time and that is something11that should be investigated,11in this case, by the head11of the Professional Standards11Bureau.”11Hackshaw said he will be11closely monitoring the matter11and assured that there will be11no cover-up.

He said that Acting ACP Bucchan11had given the assurance11that the matter is being thoroughly11investigated. Up until11yesterday, the officer in question11was still on active duty.

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