Stolen electronic equipment seized

THREE men were arrested and thousands of dollars worth of stolen electronic equipment seized during a sting operation at Royal Castle, Penal, on Sunday.

Police said two of the men are believed to have been involved in a robbery four days ago at an electronic store owned by Tory Gosine, 31, of Eastern Main Road, St Joseph, from where a quantity of speakers, DVDs, amplifiers, pre-amplifiers and other music accessories were stolen. The St Joseph police had information the men were from Penal and the Penal CID  requested their assistance.

Around 1.30 pm, a party of officers including Sgt Trea, Cpl Monsegue and PC Badgree went to a 23-year-old man’s home at Wellington Road, where they allegedly seized a large quantity of music equipment.  The man told police two men gave him the items, which he was suppose to sell and give the money from the sales to them. He claimed he did not know the items were stolen. The police then made the man call the two men who gave him the items and arranged for them to make the money transaction at Royal Castle, Penal. The police pretended to be customers as they waited for the two suspects to turn up.

Reports stated after the police witnessed the transaction they nabbed the two suspects. The two men, ages 28 and 30, of Ramsaran Street, San Fernando and Vistabella, along with the other man, were taken to the Penal Police Station where they were expected to be charged. Meanwhile,  South Western Division police arrested four men in connection with various crimes, including att-empted murder and robbery during a 11-hour exercise over the weekend.

Police also recovered a loaded revolver with six live rounds of ammunition. The exercise, led by Cpl Minors and including PCs Taitt, Khan, Ramdass and Moraine, was carried out between 9 pm on Friday and 8 am on Saturday in the Siparia and Fyzabad district. A 22-year-old man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with an incident last month where Kelon Reeves was chopped on his head. The suspect was also charged with posession of marijuana and malicious damage.