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The Special Constable of Police who was implicated in a robbery ring last week, yesterday failed to appear in court and an arrest warrant was issued by Magistrate Priya Beharry.The cop,Mighty Oregon Oregon Jersey, who was expected to answer robbery charges among others, was released by the police on self bail, after he was detained following the recovery of a stolen car belonging to the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).The rank,SACA Jerseys, who was attached to the Special Constabulary,Christian McCaffrey Stanford Jersey, was implicated in the robbery ring which involved the use of a car stolen from the Customs and Trade Administration compound on Main Street.The ring was cracked two Sundays ago when police recovered the car on Middle Street, while the Constable and at least two of his accomplices were at a nearby night spot.Another man was found sleeping in the vehicle.The Special Constable may have been the mastermind of the operation since it is alleged that he was the person who would normally provide the vehicle during the nights and return it before daybreak.The Special Constable was previously deployed on security detail at Customs House on Main Street where the car is usually parked.Customs staff first became suspicious a few weeks ago when the real driver of the vehicle observed one morning that the fuel gauge was lower than when he parked the vehicle the previous night.The rank was subsequently removed from that location, but he had put systems in place to continue to access the car at nights.However on Saturday August 7, a female Constable on duty at the site reported that he was seen outside Customs House acting in a suspicious manner,Stedman Bailey West Virginia Jersey, while the car was parked in the compound.A few minutes later the female guard heard the engine of the car,Wisconsin Badgers Jerseys, and the Constable was spotted driving it away.She reported the matter to her superiors and a search was launched.The search led them to Middle Street outside the Independence Park (Parade Ground), where a man was seen sleeping in the vehicle.When questioned,Cheap Jerseys China, the man identified his accomplices.Kaieteur News understands that the men would conceal the GRA sign on the vehicle by covering it with cardboard whenever they were on the prowl.Investigators have been told that the car may have been used on several occasions to commit criminal acts as far as Timehri,LaMichael James Oregon Jersey, East Bank Demerara.Senior police officials have indicated that the rank has not reported for duty since he was released from police custody. |
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