Cop leaves $.5m estate

POLICE SUPERINTENDENT Roland Phirangee has left a half a million dollar estate. Phirangee, 55, died at his San Fernando home on January 27 without leaving a will. His widow, Eleanor, has since applied to the court for letters of administration through her attorney Wesley Gopaul. Most of Phirangee’s estate does not consist of cash but land and an order for damages in a law suit he had won against the State. His estate consisted of two  parcels of land in Siparia valued at $60,000 and $25,000; a B14 motorcar valued $55,000; shares in Republic Bank valued $19,908 and in Police Credit Union for $17,466.63. He also had an insurance policy for $104,954.82 and his  benefits from the Police Service amounted to $31,164.14.

The judgment order for damages in the sum of $284,005 was awarded in 2001.In 1992 while Scotland Yard detectives were here investigating corruption in the Police Service,  Phirangee was arrested and charged by Insp Winston Sylvester with fraud. The following year the case against him was dismissed and Phirangee eventually sued the Attorney General and Insp Sylvester for wrongful arrest.  He claimed Sylvester maliciously and without reasonable cause had a warrant issued for his arrest. At the time of his death he was the Superintendent in charge of Traffic Branch.