Suspended Inspector faces gun charges

According to reports, the Inspector, accompanied by his wife and a civilian, went to the Chaguanas Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning. It is reported that the suspended officer then left his wife and the civilian in his car and proceeded on an errand.

He left behind his personal pistol in the glove compartment of the car and went away. Officers of the Chaguanas Police Station received information that the gun was in the car and when officers approached the wife of the suspended officer who was seated in the vehicle, she acknowledged that the gun was in the compartment. The woman and civilian were taken to the Chaguanas Police Station where statements were recorded.

The Inspector, who later learnt that his wife was detained by the police, rushed to the station and was advised by police that he had breached the Firearms Act by leaving his personal firearm in the glove compartment.

The suspended officer was interviewed and yesterday instructions were being sought from the Office of the DPP to lay charges