Crime

Youth remanded to jail for allegedly stealing father’s gun and ammunition

At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court this morning, a 17-year-old young man found himself before Magistrate Judy Latchman facing larceny charges. The youth, Chris Pollard allegedly stole his father’s Taurus pistol along with 9 live matching rounds on the 28th January, 2018. According to the Police report, the teenager usually spends time at his father’s house […]

Regional engineer chopped by irate contractor over money owed

Police investigators are searching for an Enterprise, East Coast Demerara who allegedly chopped a Regional Engineer over late payment for completed construction works. The engineer, 67-year-old, Amaninauth Chinkan, is nursing chop wounds to his left arm that were inflicted by the contractor as the two argued over non-payment of money for completed works. The incident […]

Money changer shot dead after refusing to hand over cash to gunman

Police investigators were called to the downtown America Street area in Georgetown this morning following the gunning down of a money changer. The case is being treated as a robbery/murder case. Investigators revealed well-known money changer, 47-year-old, Shawn Daniels aka Fabulous, was sitting at the corner of the road, when he was approached by a […]

“Zipper” remanded to jail over Campbellville cocaine bust

Former murder accused, 57-year-old, Campbellville businessman Andre Gomes aka “Zipper” was back in Court today, where he was slapped with a cocaine possession charge. The charge stemmed from the discovery of just over two pounds of cocaine in the man’s Craig Street, Campbellville home. In Court today, “Zipper” pleaded not guilty to the charge. He […]

Woman charged after failed attempt to smuggle marijuana in cheese sticks packages to remand prisoner

20-year-old Tia Gibson went to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court as a visitor two days ago, but was returned today as a suspect. The Charlestown woman was arrested on Monday after she allegedly made an attempt to smuggle marijuana stashed in “Cheese Sticks” packages to a remand prisoner at the same Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Fabayo Azore […]