13-year-old girl held with gun and ammo

A 13-year-old girl was among 16 persons arrested in an early morning exercise held yesterday by officers of the Chaguanas CID. The girl is expected to be charged with firearm offences.

Around 5.30 am, officers executed a search warrant at a house at Waterloo Road, Carapichaima, and arrested four occupants of the house, including the 13-year-old girl. Officers seized a .38 revolver and five rounds of ammunition. A 33-year-old man, the girl’s 32-year-old mother and her 44-year-old father were also arrested. During the same exercise, officers also arrested a 21-year-old man at Caroni Savannah Road and a 20-year-old man of Carapichaima for possession of marijuana. Four persons were held on inquiries related to shootings and robberies in Central, while one woman was held on an outstanding warrant. Officers on the exercise stopped the driver of a B-13 car at  Montrose Main Road, Chaguanas and arrested two men, ages 24 and 20. The driver was charged with driving without a driver’s permit and insurance. A check with the Stolen Vehicles Squad revealed that the car was taken away at gunpoint from the owner at Penal on June 6. The car was also bearing a false number plate.

Also yesterday, three suspects in a jewel store robbery at Couva were arrested by officers of the Chaguanas Robbery Squad. Reports revealed that  two women and a man held up the cashier at Bachan’s Jewel Store at Southern Main Road, Couva, and escaped with a quantity of jewelry. A party of officers led by Ag Sgt Ajith Persad and including PCs Alexander, Edward Ali and Toleram intercepted a car at Maloney and arrested two teenaged women and a man. A quantity of jewelry was recovered and two cars believed to be stolen were also recovered. The three were charged with the offence yesterday. The exercise was led by Sgt Dennis Housend, Sgt Keith Sylvester, Ag Sgt Ajith Persad and included PCs Guelmo, Francis, Toleram, Alexander, Edward Ali, Wiltshire, Sheppard and others.