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Rousillac pensioner robbed in home invasion

A 67-year-old Rousillac man was tied up and robbed during a home invasion on January 28 by armed assailants.

The retiree told police he was asleep around 3.50 pm on January 28 when he was awakened by four men, all dressed in dark clothing, with black masks over their faces. One had what appeared to be a gun. They announced a holdup, demanding his money and the keys to his Hyundai Tucson, valued at $60,000.

He handed over his wallet, cellphone and car keys.

The men tied him before escaping in his car. The man told police he was able to crawl out of his home into the yard, and called out to neighbours, who freed him. Police processed the scene and are continuing enquiries.

Six charged with San Fernando home invasion

SIX men jointly charged with attempted robbery are expected to appear virtually before a Master of the High Court at San Fernando on Monday.

The suspects were arrested and charged on January 26 by PC Maingot of the San Fernando Criminal Investigations Department, the lead detective in an incident that occurred on January 23.

According to the police, a man was at his San Fernando home when four men entered his home. One was armed with a gun and another with a cutlass. The men announced a robbery and ordered the homeowner to lie on the ground. An alarm was raised but the suspects ran and escaped in two waiting cars.

Point Fortin woman, 61, raped by armed intruder

A woman was raped by an armed intruder in her Point Fortin home on January 28.

The woman, 61, told police she was asleep when around 5.30 am she awoke to see a man whom she knows standing over her with that appeared to be a gun. He struck her in her face and then raped her before escaping.

The woman was taken to the Siparia District Health Facility for examination.Police searched for the suspect but were unable to find him. Enquiries are continuing.

Mom returns to house of quadruple murder
Four months later...

WHILE the world may perceive the board house at the end of La Retreat Extension as a house of horror, to Anesa Peterkin, it will always be home.

A little over four months ago, on the morning of Thursday, September 21, the bloodied bodies of her four children—Tiffany, 19, Shain, 17, Arianna, 14, and Faith, ten—were carted out by undertakers after they were all shot to death as they slept in the midnight silence of Heights of Guanapo.

The community has been classified as marginalised, with many residents, including the siblings’ father Shaun, supplying much of the workforce for the neighbouring landfill.

PM Rolwey Shut your mouth- Johnny Abraham

RETIRED senior superintendent of police Johnny Abraham will be one of the panellists at the United National Congress’ (UNC) Anti-crime Town Hall meeting today in San Fernando.
Two weeks ago, at another UNC ‘crime talks’ meeting, Abraham heavily criticised the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and described it as “leaderless”.
Abraham was the subject of criticism from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, on January 18, when he (Rowley) defended Commissioner of Police Erla Christopher against criticism from the retired senior superintendent.

The prime minister responded that Abraham “should shut his mouth”.It stated that the objective of the town hall meeting is to provide a platform where people can unite, share their concerns, and collaboratively devise viable and inclusive solutions to combat the prevailing violent crime crisis. The meeting is to be held in the auditorium of Naparima College on Lute Drive in San Fernando, starting at 6 p.m.

Abraham will be on the panel alongside clinical psychologist Valini Pundit, Hunters Search and Rescue Team leader Shamshudeen Ayube and agripreneur Donny Rogers.