FIVE suspects were held and two firearms seized in two separate incidents on Tuesday, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated in a release on Wednesday.
In the first incident, a female victim reported to police that she was at her Curepe business place around 4.30 pm on Tuesday when two men entered and purchased some items and then left. She alleged that one of the men then returned with a gun in his hand and announced a robbery. The victim was relieved of a quantity of valuables and goods before the suspects made their escape.
Officers of the St Joseph Criminal Investigations Department, while on mobile patrol in the St Joseph district responded to the report. They subsequently proceeded to Broome Street, Curepe, where they observed one of the suspects and apprehended him.
A search resulted in one gun and four rounds of ammunition being found in his possession. The suspect, a 23-year-old of Princes Town was arrested in connection with the find and incident.
Investigations are ongoing.
In the second incident, officers of the Gasparillo Police Station were on mobile patrol around 11.45 pm, on Tuesday 26th July, 2022, when they stopped a white Toyota Aqua motor vehicle with four male occupants.
A search of the vehicle resulted in officers finding one Taurus revolver loaded with four rounds of ammunition under the front left passenger seat.
The suspects, a 27-year-old of Laventille, a 31-year-old of Arima, and a 26-year-old and 28-year-old both of Belmont, were arrested in connection with the find.
Further checks of the vehicle revealed that the registration plates were false.
Investigations are ongoing.
