COP SHOT, CAR STOLEN

A POLICE corporal was on Friday night shot in the right thigh by men who then stole his blue Honda Civic vehicle, which had not been recovered up to late evening.

Reports are that around 11.50pm Cpl Theodore, attached to the Besson Street Police Station, went to Salvia Drive, Malabar, Arima. There, police said, the officer was approached by three armed men. Cpl Theodore is reported to have put up a fight with the men and was subsequently shot once. The three assailants then stole the officer’s vehicle, in which they escaped. The policeman went to the nearby Malabar Police Post and was taken to the Arima Health Facility for treatment. Cpl Theodore was kept overnight and discharged yesterday morning.  No arrests had been made up to late yesterday and Sgt Samai of the Malabar Police Post is continuing investigations into the shooting.