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Joint Services heighten presence following spate of overnight crimes - Police Commissioner
by GINA News
Posted: Nov 5, 2009 13:23 UTC
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GEORGETOWN (GINA) - The Joint Services and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) have heightened their vigilance in the city and in its environs following a series of crimes which started overnight involving murder, abduction, arson and armed attacks on the Brickdam police station and the East Ruimveldt outpost.
Commissioner of Police Henry Greene in a statement today said some of the perpetrators have been positively identified and are the same persons associated with the gang implicated in the Ministry of Health arson. Among them are Kurt Thierens and Colin Jones who escaped the Providence police station lockups.
Investigations are continuing as the law enforcement agencies seek to obtain the identity of the criminal mastermind behind today’s terrorist attacks.
The Police said the saga began about 24:15 h (12:15 am) when John Eembleton, a miner in the company of two of his employees, Wodette Roberts called ‘Buckman’, 22 of Kuru Kururu and Roopchand Gopaul, 47 also of Kuru Kururu, were travelling in a gold-coloured Toyota Tacoma car (GLL – 7171).
While in the vicinity of Kairuni, Soesdyke Linden Highway, a white Toyota wagon and a silver grey motor car overtook Embleton’s vehicle following which one of the occupants, signalled for Embleton to stop, using a red triangular reflector similar to those used by the police.
A group of eight men dressed in black clothing similar to those used by the police, armed with AK-47s and shotguns and wearing “bullet proof vests, one of which was marked police, exited and demanded a search on Embleton’s vehicle for arms and ammunition.
The armed men then handcuffed Embleton and his two associates, placed them in the back of the Tacoma, transported them to Dora on the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, tied and duct-taped them placing each at separate locations.
Speaking at a press conference later today Commissioner Green disclosed that the men then drove away after discharging rounds at Embleton who managed to evade them. Embleton freed himself and upon checking on his other bound associate, ‘Buckman’ discovered that he was dead.
Commissioner Green explained that his death apparently came as a result of being suffocated from the duct tape which covered his nose and mouth.
Embleton then made his way to a home at Long Creek and subsequently to the Timehri Police Station where he reported the incident.
The armed men proceeded to the High Court in Georgetown where three assailants exited the vehicle, one of whom approached the guard on duty and the other two proceeding. A fire subsequently erupted outside of the building in the area where the air conditioner was situated.
The fire burned the Registry and some documents were damaged. Commissioner Greene said evidence of broken glass and channa was discovered, suggesting that an incendiary device was used to start the fire.
Shortly after, armed men proceeded to the Brickdam police station and hurled a grenade at a police vehicle parked outside. The grenade however failed to explode but the attackers discharged rounds at the Brickdam Police Station while travelling along Brickdam, Manget Place and Hadfield Street. This resulted in bullet damage to the walls of the Impact Base, Barrack Room, Traffic Office, Operations Room and the Divisional Commander’s Office.
Detective Corporal 16450 Indarpaul and Constable 18961 Singh, who were in the Barrack Room at the time, were shot and injured to their left ankle and right side jaw, respectively. Constable Singh was treated and later discharged while Corporal Indarpaul has been admitted for surgery. Singh is to receive further medical treatment.
The air condition unit of the Commander’s Office was also damaged. Forty two 7.62 x 39 spent shells, five warheads and a 12 gauge cartridge were recovered by the police.
In another related incident, three gunmen dressed in dark clothing, armed with firearms and wearing toques claiming to be policemen, visited the home of Clayton Westford who was charged in connection with the Ministry of Health fire and placed on bail, handcuffed him after firing shots and took him to a burial ground where he was severely beaten for allegedly refusing to join with the others on the exercise. He is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
Commissioner Greene reported that while Westford’s father was in the process of making a report at the East Ruimveldt Outpost gun shots were fired at him and policemen at the gate allegedly by the same vehicle that transported assailants who assaulted Clayton Westford in the burial ground. No one was injured and two 7.63×39 shells were discovered in the area.
At a later time a fire was set at the Richard Ishmael secondary school in several areas of the building. Reports from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) indicated that the perpetrators assembled debris and other substances in different rooms before lighting them ablaze. They were however insufficient to engulf. Damage was however done to several amenities in the building. Three bottles with flammable liquids placed at different points in the school were discovered by the Police.
The Police Commissioner said an investigation will be launched into reports of the security guard who was supposed to be on duty but asked another guard to work in his place.
The police and the Joint Services have since combed locations in Georgetown, the East Bank of Demerara and the Highway and will continue to maintain a high presence in the various locations including Government buildings
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