Unidentified body found in Chaguanas

In the latest of the three crimes, at about 5.30 am yesterday, several gunshots rang out near Mid Centre Mall, Chaguanas. Officers of the Chaguanas Police Station visited the area where they discovered the body of a man, identified only as ‘Cody’ of 15th Street, Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas. The body was on the roadside.

Officers of the Homicide Bureau (Region III) also visited the scene.

Less than two hours earlier, at about 3 am yesterday, officers from Central Division intercepted a black Nissan B-13 on the Southern Main Road, Cunupia. Police reports stated that the officers searched the car and discovered a semi-automatic pistol. As such, police arrested the three occupants, ages 37, 29 and 22. Police Constables Beebakhee, Hosein and Jaggesar assisted in the arrest of the men, all of Cunupia. The trio was expected to be place on several identification parades to determine whether or not they committed gun-related crimes. Once charged, they will appear in the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court. Meanwhile Central Division police are also investigating the armed robbery of a 52 year-old man. Police investigators said that about 12.30 am on Saturday, the victim was walking along Eighth Street, Chaguanas, where the driver of a white Nissan B14 pulled up alongside him and an occupant exited the car. Armed with a gun, he pointed the weapon at the victim whom he ordered to hand over a bag which contained about $23,000.

The victim complied and the bandit fled the scene in the car. Police said that minutes prior to the robbery, the victim won the money from a casino at Price Plaza, Chaguanas.

And investigations continue into last Friday’s reports of break-ins and larcenies at two schools namely the Chaguanas North and South Secondary Schools.

Staff of the Chaguanas North Secondary School reported to police that about 4pm on Thursday, they secured the administrative office and went away.

The following day at about 7.30am, they returned to the premises at Helen St, Lange Park and discovered the office ransacked.

Checks revealed that a quantity of cash, documents and laptops were missing. Officials of the nearby Chaguanas South Secondary School made a similar report and they too discovered that an administrative office broken into and several items, missing.