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Businesswoman traumatised after being robbed of her vehicle at gunpoint

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The content originally appeared on: Antigua News Room

A Lightfoot resident has been left shaken following a harrowing ordeal Thursday evening in which she was robbed at gunpoint as she arrived home with her two children.

Police say the businesswoman was pounced upon by two masked gunmen who demanded the key to her silver Toyota Hilux registered C16880.

They also made off with her handbag containing an undisclosed sum of cash, cellular phone and cheques. Neither she nor her children were injured during the incident which happened sometime after 8:30.

Police are now searching for the assailants as well as the businesswoman’s vehicle and other belongings.

They are asking anyone with information which may be able to assist, to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or Crimestoppers at 800-8477 (TIPS).

SOURCE: Press Release

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Woman surrenders to police for Gasparillo man’s murder

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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After spending almost a month on the run for the murder of a Gasparillo construction worker, a 48-year-old woman surrendered to police on Thursday afternoon.

The woman is believed to be the main suspect in the murder of 29-year-old Randy Joseph.

Joseph was stabbed to death at Houssa Trace, Bonne Aventure Road. Gasparillo, on October 15.

Police said the woman surrendered at the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region III office in San Fernando with her attorney.

She is expected to be interviewed on Friday by investigators who will seek advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions on whether she should be charged.

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Online robber held, gun seized in San Juan

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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A man believed to be involved in several robberies in Morvant was arrested on Thursday afternoon and a gun seized.

Police said officers of the North Eastern Division Gang and Intelligence Unit began an exercise between 1.30 pm and 3 pm.

They went to a house on Bagatelle Road, San Juan, where they arrested the 21-year-old man.

Police also found at a revolver with ten rounds of ammunition in the house.

Police said the man lured potential customers to his house for items he was offering over social media and robbed them when they arrived for the transaction.

The exercise was led by acting Snr Supt Maharaj, Supt Edwards and ASP Singh and co-ordinated by Insp Bharath, acting Sgt Belilam and Cpl Ramkissoon.

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Princes Town man fined $5,000 for driving without insurance certificate

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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A 27-year-old man from Princes Town has been fined $6,000 for two traffic offences.

Brian Rooplal, of Buen Intento Road, faced Princes Town magistrate Margaret Alert in the Second Court. He pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence and driving without an insurance certificate.

The magistrate fined him $1,000 on the first charge, to be paid on or before December 12.

She also fined him $5,000 for driving without an insurance certificate. Rooplal was given until March 1, 2023, to pay this fine, failing which he will serve 12 months’ imprisonment.

On Saturday, during an exercise led by ASP Guzman, Princes Town municipal police arrested Rooplal at around 11.15 am.

They saw him driving along King Street in Princes Town and intercepted the car.

PC Charles laid the charges.

The same day, Rooplal appeared before a justice of the peace, who granted him $15,000 bail to cover both charges.

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Moruga man gets reduced sentence for destroying wife’s phone

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The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

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A Moruga man who was sentenced to five months in prison for destroying his common-law wife’s cellphone during an argument over infidelity has had his sentence varied to a reduced fine and compensation.

On Thursday, Justices of Appeal Mark Mohammed and Maria Wilson resentenced Adesh Francis, a truck driver, expressing surprise that courts were not adopting the appellate court’s sentencing guidelines years after they were given.

In a ruling, the judges said it was not evident how the magistrate, who sentenced Francis to five months in prison, arrived at that sentence.

Francis’s attorney Chase Pegus argued that the magistrate did not heed the sentencing guidelines and went “off-track” with the sentence, which was oppressive.

In agreement was assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Nigel Pilgrim, who said he “wholeheartedly” agreed the sentencing guidelines were “totally disregarded,” adding to the errors in sentencing.

The judges said it appeared the magistrate put everything “in a pot” in an ad-hoc manner and took into account irrelevant factors.

They set aside Francis’s sentence and resentenced him. They said on the basis of the evidence and there being no additional aggravating features in the case apart from the damaged cellphone, a custodial sentence would serve no useful purpose.

After taking into account Francis’s prompt admission to police that he used a hammer to destroy the phone, his previous good character and remorse, and his guilty plea, the judges ordered him to pay a fine of $1,340.

They also ordered him to compensate his common-law wife by $1,525, which was the worth of the cellphone he destroyed.

Francis was given a month to pay the fine and three months to pay the compensation.

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Man found dead in Lethem well

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

Police in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Adolph, whose body was found in a well at the Tabatinga Housing Scheme on Thursday at about 16:00h.

Police have since taken the body out of the well.

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Duo feared drowned after boat capsizes in Cuyuni River

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The content originally appeared on: INews Guyana

Two rangers, who are former employees of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) are feared drowned after the boat in which they were travelling capsized in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).

The missing men are Terrance Thomas and Germaine LaRose.

Reports are that the incident occurred sometime between 03:00h and 04:00h on Thursday.

Reports are that the rangers, along with the captain of the vessel and another man, were on board at the time of the accident.

The captain and the other passenger managed to swim ashore, but the two rangers were not seen. The boat, which was loaded with fuel and other items left Imbaimadai and was heading to Jawalla, also in Region Seven.

Speaking with this publication on Thursday evening, a senior village official said that a search party was formed, but the two men were not found.

According to the official, while the boat and engine were not located, several drums of fuel, zinc sheets, and other items that were in the boat were found floating in the water.

GGMC Commissioner Newell Dennison told this publication on Thursday evening that a report was received about the incident, but he cannot confirmed if the missing men were current or former employees of the agency.

He said that he was told that one of the men is a former GGMC employee and he has since sought further information.

Police have since launched an investigation.

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Vendors Association President Urges Improved Security In Castries – St. Lucia Times News

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The content originally appeared on: St. Lucia Times News

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Asserting that cruise ship visitors get information about places to avoid in Castries, the President of the Saint Lucia Craft and Dry Goods Vendors Association, Peter ‘Ras Ipa’ Isaac, has called for stepped-up security in the capital.

“‘Avoid Broglie Street, avoid the Chaussee, avoid Jn Baptiste Street’ – They tell them that on these cruise ships,” Isaac declared during an appearance this week on the DBS Television programme – Newsmaker Live.

“That’s why sometimes it is said that only twenty-five percent of the cruise passengers disembark,” he explained.

At the same time, Isaac was sure that being on the ship was quite an experience.

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As a result, he questioned whether the vessel would encourage everyone to disembark.

Nevertheless, he explained that there’s a need for more security in the country.

“We need people to be sure that the areas where the vendors are selling are safe,” Isaac asserted.

“I am not saying that the police can be everywhere, but police must be there and the people must be given the kind of assurance that they are secure,” he told programme Host Timothy Poleon.

And he indicated that when cruise passengers disembark, they should feel they could walk the streets of Castries with no one snatching their chain or bag and fleeing.

“If we cannot give people these type of assurances then we are in a lot of trouble,” Isaac warned.

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‘We zijn ready om de job te klaren’

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The content originally appeared on: De Ware Tijd Online

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Un policier tué à Bruxelles par un ancien détenu radicalisé

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The content originally appeared on: Guadeloupe FranceAntilles

Un ancien détenu radicalisé tenant des “propos incohérents”: la justice belge a livré de premiers éléments sur le profil de l’assassin présumé d’un policier jeudi soir à Bruxelles, un suspect qui avait cherché le matin même…

Un ancien détenu radicalisé tenant des “propos incohérents”: la justice belge a livré de premiers éléments sur le profil de l’assassin présumé d’un policier jeudi soir à Bruxelles, un suspect qui avait cherché le matin même à être pris en charge par des psychiatres.

Présenté comme “Yassine M.”, un Belge de 32 ans né et domicilié à Bruxelles, le suspect était fiché par l’agence belge d’analyse de la menace terroriste (Ocam), a révélé vendredi le parquet fédéral lors d’une conférence de presse.

“Il était connu de la justice pour des faits de droit commun qui lui ont valu d’être détenu entre 2013 et 2019”, a-t-on ajouté de même source.

Selon le récit du parquet de Bruxelles, il s’était présenté le matin des faits dans un commissariat de la capitale belge en demandant d’être “pris en charge au niveau psychologique”.

“Il tenait des propos incohérents, parlait de la haine contre la police”, a raconté le procureur de Bruxelles Tim De Wolf.

Après avis d’un magistrat, il a été accompagné par des policiers à l’unité psychiatrique de l’hôpital Saint-Luc, où il a été pris en charge par des infirmiers.

Il a ensuite pu quitter l’hôpital dans des conditions que l’enquête devra éclaircir.

Selon le procureur, Yassine M. “ne remplissait pas les critères légaux” pour un internement d’office car il était “volontaire” pour recevoir des soins. Une loi de 1990 encadre strictement les restrictions de liberté pour les personnes souffrant de troubles psychiatriques.

“Violence inacceptable”

L’agression mortelle s’est produite jeudi vers 19H15 (18H15 GMT) sur la commune bruxelloise de Schaerbeek, dans le quartier de la gare Bruxelles-Nord.

Le suspect, armé d’un couteau, a attaqué un véhicule de police arrêté à un feu rouge, et le policier au volant a reçu “un coup à la hauteur de la gorge”, a détaillé le parquet fédéral.

L’assaillant s’est ensuite déplacé vers le passager, frappé au bras droit. Ce dernier a pu appeler d’autres policiers, il a dit avoir entendu le suspect crier “Allah Akhbar” (“Dieu est le plus grand”), selon la même source.

Yassine M. a été la cible de tirs de riposte par une patrouille arrivée en renfort, et “blessé par balle”, il a été conduit à l’hôpital.

Le policier frappé à la gorge, Thomas M., 29 ans, n’a pas survécu, tandis que son collègue, Jason P. (23 ans) “a été admis aux urgences où il a été opéré cette nuit”, toujours selon le parquet fédéral. Il est désormais hors de danger.

Dès jeudi soir, le Premier ministre Alexander De Croo a rendu hommage à la victime et à toute une profession “qui risque sa vie au quotidien pour assurer la sécurité de nos citoyens”. La ministre de l’Intérieur Annelies Verlinden a dénoncé une “violence inacceptable”.

“L’événement de trop”

Un syndicat de policiers a annoncé une journée d’action le 28 novembre, évoquant “l’événement de trop”.

Au-delà du profil psychologique du suspect, l’enquête ouverte pour “assassinat et tentative d’assassinat dans un contexte terroriste” devrait se pencher sur son parcours carcéral.

En prison, où il purgeait une peine pour “vol avec violence”, son comportement s’est dégradé à partir de 2015, a dit à l’AFP une source proche du dossier. Il a été placé dans une “section Deradex” (réservée aux détenus radicalisés).

Selon l’Ocam, Yassine M. était mentionné sur “une banque de données commune contenant environ 700 noms”, partagée par tous les services de sécurité en Belgique.

La liste recense “les extrémistes et terroristes connus dans le pays qui font l’objet d’un suivi prioritaire”, a précisé à l’AFP un porte-parole de l’agence fédérale.

Depuis les attentats jihadistes de Bruxelles (32 morts le 22 mars 2016), la Belgique a été le théâtre de plusieurs agressions contre des militaires ou des policiers.

La dernière attaque considérée comme “terroriste” s’était produite à Liège (est) le 29 mai 2018, quand un délinquant radicalisé de 31 ans avait tué par balles deux policières et un étudiant en criant plusieurs fois “Allah Akbar”. Il avait ensuite été abattu par les forces de l’ordre.

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Le procureur de Bruxelles Tim De Wolf (g) lors d’une conférence de presse au lendemain d’une attaque au couteau contre un policier, le 11 novembre 2022 à Bruxelles
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Un policier sur les lieux d’une attaque au couteau, le 10 novembre 2022 à Bruxelles
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Des policiers sur les lieux d’une attaque au couteau, le 10 novembre 2022 à Bruxelles
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