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Cop 'traumatised' after false arrest
BY KARYL WALKER Crime/Court Desk Coordinator [email protected]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
THE police were left with egg on their faces after they mistakenly detained a corporal with the same surname as a constable who is wanted in connection with several robberies and attempted murder.
Both cops are assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division.
The corporal has since expressed disgust at the way his colleagues treated him. He said he and his family have been traumatised by the incident.
The constable has been named as a person of interest in a robbery which took place at Taylor Road in St Andrew earlier this month when two men, who were reportedly involved in the multimillion-dollar lotto scam, were robbed and one of them shot and left for dead.
However, the injured man managed to claw his way from bushes where he was dumped and made a report to the police.
Following intense investigations, investigators honed in on a cop with the surname 'Pryce' from the St Andrew North Division. The corporal was surprised when he was told to hand over his firearm as detectives from the St Andrew Central Division wanted to interview him.
The corporal was released after the detectives discovered that they were, in fact, searching for a constable by the same name.
The corporal said he was unfairly treated as he was made to sit and wait in a room for six hours without food or drink before they informed him that he was under arrest.
He was, however, allowed to walk free after his embarrassed colleagues discovered it was a case of mistaken identity.
Head of the St Andrew North Police Superintendent Anthony Castelle yesterday branded the corporal as an outstanding police officer.
"I just couldn't throw him to the wolves like that. He is a good cop and as I told him he would have stood up to anything they would throw at him," Castelle told the Observer, adding that the corporal was back on the job hours after the incident.
In the meantime, the St Andrew North were up until last night still trying to determine the whereabouts of the wanted constable, who they believe may have fled the island.
"We have not managed to pick him up despite several raids at addresses he is known to frequent," Castelle disclosed.
Head of the St Andrew Central Division, Superintendent Terrence Bent, said his men were also trying to locate the constable.
"He is still on the run and we are hoping that he comes in. However, we have put in resource to try to nab him," Bent said
BY KARYL WALKER Crime/Court Desk Coordinator [email protected]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
THE police were left with egg on their faces after they mistakenly detained a corporal with the same surname as a constable who is wanted in connection with several robberies and attempted murder.
Both cops are assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division.
The corporal has since expressed disgust at the way his colleagues treated him. He said he and his family have been traumatised by the incident.
The constable has been named as a person of interest in a robbery which took place at Taylor Road in St Andrew earlier this month when two men, who were reportedly involved in the multimillion-dollar lotto scam, were robbed and one of them shot and left for dead.
However, the injured man managed to claw his way from bushes where he was dumped and made a report to the police.
Following intense investigations, investigators honed in on a cop with the surname 'Pryce' from the St Andrew North Division. The corporal was surprised when he was told to hand over his firearm as detectives from the St Andrew Central Division wanted to interview him.
The corporal was released after the detectives discovered that they were, in fact, searching for a constable by the same name.
The corporal said he was unfairly treated as he was made to sit and wait in a room for six hours without food or drink before they informed him that he was under arrest.
He was, however, allowed to walk free after his embarrassed colleagues discovered it was a case of mistaken identity.
Head of the St Andrew North Police Superintendent Anthony Castelle yesterday branded the corporal as an outstanding police officer.
"I just couldn't throw him to the wolves like that. He is a good cop and as I told him he would have stood up to anything they would throw at him," Castelle told the Observer, adding that the corporal was back on the job hours after the incident.
In the meantime, the St Andrew North were up until last night still trying to determine the whereabouts of the wanted constable, who they believe may have fled the island.
"We have not managed to pick him up despite several raids at addresses he is known to frequent," Castelle disclosed.
Head of the St Andrew Central Division, Superintendent Terrence Bent, said his men were also trying to locate the constable.
"He is still on the run and we are hoping that he comes in. However, we have put in resource to try to nab him," Bent said
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