A TOCO man is charged with several offences including possession of firearm.
Kristoff Mendoza, shopkeeper, 30, of Toco Main Road, Matura was charged on July 29 and is expected to appear before a Sangre Grande Magistrate on Monday.
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He is charged with robbery with aggravation, possession of firearm and ammunition, possession of firearm and ammunition to endanger life, and discharging a firearm within 40 metres of a roadway, a Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) release on Sunday stated.
According to a police report on June 18, a 37-year-old man of Penal was attempting to turn his Black Toyota Hilux vehicle along Orosco Road, Matura when two men alighted from a White Wingle pick-up van and allegedly pointed a gun at the victim.
The man became afraid and exited his Hilux vehicle and ran for safety. One of the men jumped into the Hilux and the other into the white Wingle pick-up van escaping.
The Eastern Division Task Force (Area North) officers were contacted and investigations were conducted by PC Amann.
As the investigation progressed a search warrant was issued at the home of one of the suspects. The officers retrieved items of evidential value and on July 26, Mendoza was arrested.
