2 more suspects held

A third suspect who is 29 and from San Juan, was detained hours after the incident.

All three remain in custody.

They are expected to be placed on identification parade today.

Newsday understands that officers of Northern Division went to two houses in San Juan and detained the suspects.

A quantity of jewelry, stolen from the home of WPC Natasha Coyah was recovered at the home of one of the suspects.

Sources revealed that a police officer assigned to a police station in North Eastern Division will be questioned in connection with the abduction.

According to reports, the female officer who is assigned to the Malabar Police Station spent Sunday afternoon at the home of her son’s father and at 10 pm, was entering her Sangre Grande home she was accosted by three men, who ordered her inside and demanded cash and jewelry.

Following the robbery, the WPC and her son were ordered into a silver-coloured Nissan Tiida car by the men.

On reaching Cunaripo, the driver crashed the vehicle resulting in the bandits fleeing the scene leaving behind WPC Coyah and her son, who were unharmed.

The WPC alerted residents who contacted police and a 29-year-old suspect was detained a short distance away.