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T&T...Six murders in 3 days
sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:00:37
T&T...Five murders in 2 days
Three men were killed Wednesday night, bringing to five the number of homicides in the first two days of the new year.
The deceased have been identified as Kyron Bartholomew, 24, and Keenan Smith, 23. The third man was not immediately identified.
Smith was stabbed to death.
Bartholomew was shot.
At about 9.30p.m. on Wednesday, Smith was at a friend’s home at Bushe Street, Curepe, when he got into a confrontation with two men.
Smith picked up a stone and threw it at the two.
One of the suspects, a 16-year-old boy living at the house went to the kitchen and returned with a knife.
The teenager, with the help of his 17-year-old friend, stabbed Smith multiple times
Smith collapsed on the pavement where he died.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:01:45
Was murder linked to Facebook threat?
THE WIFE of slain Couva fish vendor Samuel Sookdeo said that six months ago she made a police report that she had been threatened.
Shivani Ramjit said she received the threats on her Facebook account in July, and told Sookdeo about them.
Ramjit said she took the information to the police and deactivated her Facebook account.
SECOND FOR THE YEAR: Samuel Sookdeo, 31, who was gunned down in Couva on Tuesday night.
“The threats said that one day I will end up in the creek like a dog. They called his (Sookdeo’s) name in it. I told him about it but he didn’t say anything. I told him don’t take any action and I went to the police”, she told the Express on Thursday.
On Tuesday night a man dressed in camouflage clothing gunned down Sookdeo at Ramjit’s parents’ home at Bachan Road, Union Village.
Sookdeo, 31, also of Union Village, was shot at least six times at close range.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:03:06
After threats: Woman vanishes in Tobago
A Siparia woman who moved to Tobago for a better life has gone missing.
Dianna Richards, 38, was reported missing days after she called her mother saying she was concerned for her safety.
Her mother, Jennifer Richards-Rudd, lives in the United States.
Richards-Rudd contacted the Scarborough police last week seeking assistance in locating her daughter.
Richards, who is not married and has no children, called her mother on December 14 in tears.
“She told her mother that she had an argument with a man and he had threatened her. She had known the man for a long time and they were having problems. But her mother did not think it was very serious,” a relative said.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:06:29
Kidnapped man’s relatives get 3 more calls but no proof of life
The relatives of kidnap victim Sheldon Sukhdeo received three phone calls from kidnappers between last week and Monday but there was no further proof of life that the father of two is still alive.
Two weeks ago, on December 18, Sukhdeo’s mother Angela received a telephone call from kidnappers who demanded a $2 million ransom for his safe release.
During that call, Sukhdeo spoke with his mother and brother Ceron for close to four minutes and pleaded with them to pay the ransom.
Three days later kidnappers called again and repeated demands. There were two other calls but relatives said they were unable to speak with Sukhdeo.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:07:44
Malabar man shot in head
An unidentified man who police say appears to be in his early twenties, is fighting for his life at the Arima Hospital after he was shot in the head last night.
Police said after getting reports of shooting at Ackbarali Extension, Malabar, at about 10.30 pm they went to the scene, where they saw the body of the man lying on the ground.
He was taken to hospital where he was treated, and is in critical condition.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-03 21:15:08
T&T...516 murders recorded in 2018
The year 2018 ended with 516 murders, making it the second deadliest year in the history of T&T.
The year 2008 recorded the highest murder rate with 550 homicides being committed.
Of the 516 murders in 2018, 430 of them remain unsolved. These statistics were disclosed by the T&T Police Service’s (TTPS) Crime and Problem Analysis (CAPA) Branch.
For the period January 1 to December 27, 2018, 13 spouses (male and female) were killed in domestic violence-related matters.
There were 13 children killed, six of which were classified as gang-related; three were domestic-violence related; one was drug-related; one child was killed during an altercation; two remain unclassified.
Forty-seven females were killed in 2018—this included three girls, 40 women, and four others whose ages are unknown.
With respect to law enforcement personnel, six of them were killed—two police officers, one soldier, and three prison officers.
Meanwhile, police said there were 179 gang-related murders.
In his New Year's message for 2019, Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith urged citizens to walk away from conflicts. “Your life is worth more than that,” he added.
“As the seconds count down to midnight be grateful that you’re here to see the dawn of a new year. To citizens, I appeal to you to be mindful of the need to be discipline minded, to curb tendencies to excess or ignore the most minor of infractions of the law.
“May 2019 bring further success in our endless battle for the safety and security of Trinidad and Tobago. A happy new year to all.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City could register the fewest number of homicides in several decades in 2018, as the city continues its long battle against violent crime.
As of Sunday, the city had recorded five fewer killings than the 292 investigated in 2017, according to preliminary police data provided to The Associated Press. That year's figure was itself the lowest in decades.
NY's population 8 million plus. I said last week on this forum that, statistically, one is about 5 times more likely to be killed, or rob in T&T than NYC.
sgtdjones
2019-01-03 22:27:04
Meanwhile, police said there were 179 gang-related murders.
I was chastised for saying the anti-gang legislation
will not work.
well, now I see we blaming Venezuelans?
sgtdjones
2019-01-04 10:33:07
Murder No. 6 - Body with bullets to the face
THE BODY of a man with bullet wounds to the face was discovered in Cunupia at daybreak on Friday.
Officers of the Cunupia Police Station were informed by residents of Mt Plasir Road.The body was described as of African descent, 174 centimetres (five feet seven inches tall), clad in a black three quarter short pants and a light coloured jersey.
Police responded around 6.45 a.m. and met a body in a drain.
Police believe the body was dumped there overnight.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-04 10:36:56
Gary: Pepper spray, stun guns for cops
POLICE Commissioner Gary Griffith said yesterday he is going to arm his police officers with non-lethal weapons like pepper spray and stun guns in the next few weeks.
Griffith said also that he plans to use strategies employed by New York police to reduce the number of women killed by domestic violence.
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sgtdjones
2019-01-04 10:56:13
Man shot during home invasion
A gunman opened fire on a La Romaine family on Wednesday night, shooting a labourer on both legs.
Investigators said around 7.45 pm the assailants, armed with a gun and a hammer, went to Hermitage Settlement Road, La Romaine, where they broke down the front door of a house. They then accosted two women who were inside the house. Police said while one of the men tied up the women, the gunman went into another room where he shot Isaac Datadeen, 58, in his legs while he lay on his bed. The bullet entered Datadeen’s left leg and exited through his buttocks. The assailants did not take anything from the house. Datadeen was later rushed to the San Fernando General Hospital where he underwent surgery.
Police cordoned off the area on Thursday morning as they searched for clues into the identity of the assailants. San Fernando police are continuing investigations.
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Narper
2019-01-04 17:05:15
In reply to sgtdjones
Wuh going on...this is not a good start to the year.
Is the population now accepting this as the norm?
Growley and government must be held accountable.
nick2020
2019-01-04 17:12:56
In reply to Narper
Is this behavior specific to a government?
BeatDball
2019-01-04 18:51:27
Dan_De_Lyan
2019-01-04 19:37:00
What is the root cause of the TT violence?
Any expert on TT...?
sgtdjones
2019-01-04 20:44:24
In reply to Narper
Notice all the self-claimed experts on T&T on this site missing.
When a government cannot provide a safe and secure environment for its citizens, its a failure. Citizens are living behind steel bars as criminals roam free.
Since T&T is a race-based political habitat, these fools will be elected again. Over the Xmas holidays filling up my vehicle at a gas station at cross crossings in San Fernando, three youths walking on the street accused a few of us at the station of supporting the UNC and tiefing money.
This is the mentality of Trini's, blame someone else, a failed state.
Carnival is about 10 weeks away ..all is great.
sgtdjones
2019-01-04 20:51:19
Disband the PNM
THE EDITOR: Why are people still writing about how to stop the doom and gloom without really getting at the heart of the problem?
The only sure way is to disband the PNM and not to allow its politicians to have any say in our future politics.
The record of the PNM speaks for itself. It started destroying this nation since independence with corruptible practices and by causing racial division within our politics, and it is still at it, running TT by trial and error.
There must be a way of getting rid of these useless politicians.
GA MARQUES via e-mail
sgtdjones
2019-01-04 20:52:36
3 held for gang rape of 2 women
Three suspects believed to have beaten, robbed, raped and sodomised two women, after abducting them following a party in San Fernando last week, have been arrested by police.
The suspects were nabbed around 3 am Friday at their homes in Diamond Village, San Fernando. A team of officers headed by Sgt Clint Williams and including Cpl Narine Bisnath, PCs Morris and Sheldon Gosine went to the homes of the suspects and arrested them. The men, aged 27, 24 and 22, who are a businessman, labourer and mechanic, were taken to the San Fernando CID where they were interviewed.
Police said they will be interrogated separately and profiled before appearing on identification parades in connection with the rape.
The women, of South Oropouche and Siparia, were reportedly abducted, gang-raped and sodomised by four men in a white Nissan Tiida on December 30. The friends said they went partying at Club La Vega in San Fernando and at around 3.15 am they tried to get transportation to go home. While they were waiting the four men pulled up and a gunman ordered them into the car. They were taken to a bushy area off the M2 Ring Road where they were sexually assaulted. They were later dropped off in Penal by the suspects, who did not bother to hide their faces from the victims. Police said they are searching for a fourth suspect.
Police have since advised women to desist from travelling alone or from entering unknown private vehicles.
Once the men are charged they will appear before a San Fernando magistrate. PC Gosine is continuing investigations.
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Narper
2019-01-04 21:04:05
In reply to nick2020
In reply to Narper
Is this behavior specific to a government?
Isn't the government responsible for the safety of the population?
The buck stops with the government.
Would you encourage anarchy....with the formation of fathom squads and vigilantes?
