Police uniforms, boots stolen from contractor

POLICE uniforms and boots were stolen during three thefts from a company owned by one of the main contractors who supplies uniforms for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Defence Force and Petrotrin Fire Services.

The theft occurred during the period April 25 and July 23 at the owner’s office, which police sources said is situated on a small industrial estate in South Trinidad. Police sources told Newsday yesterday that officers of the Marabella Police Station later informed the man that he should burglar proof his premises and also have security officers. Police gave Newsday the contractor’s name. However, when this newspaper contacted him at his office yesterday via telephone, the contractor said he knew nothing about the robberies and further said that he was not the owner. Sgt Castillo of the Marabella Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is investigating.