11 held for car theft during La Romaine sting operation

olton · Postby **olton** » May 8th, 2007, 7:21 am

This is good news. Well done POPOs!!
(We does doh often get the chance to say that)

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl ... =161142858

Tuesday, May 8th 2007

Police used their private cars as bait for thieves who were hooked at the end of a big police investigation into the theft of cars in and around the Gulf City Shopping Complex in La Romaine.

Two thieves who saw an unlocked car with a window down jumped in and drove away.

The car belonged to a police officer who was undercover nearby and the thieves were held within minutes.

The suspects began talking and, over the weekend, police from the South Coast to Central Trinidad began arresting people and recovering cars. By yesterday, 11 vehicles had been recovered and 11 men were in custody.

The sting was spearheaded by Assistant Commissioner of Police (South) Phillip Carmona, who said he was concerned about the spate of car thefts in the Southern Division.

A ten-man team of officers spent six weeks undercover at the shopping mall, until they made the breakthrough last Friday.

The recovered cars were stolen as far back as Boxing Day 2006 from San Fernando, Marabella and Chaguanas.

Police found several Nissan Sunnys, Nissan B12s, a Mazda 626 and a Toyota station wagon.

Some of the vehicles had false licence plates and others were being repainted and scrapped.

The suspects were held at garages and homes at Lowkie Trace, Penal; Enterprise, Chaguanas; Carlsen Field; Caparo; Caroni Savannah Road and Quinam Road, Morne Diablo.

They are expected to appear in court today.

Detectives Phillip, Levia and Maynard led the sting operation.

aviboy · Postby **aviboy** » May 8th, 2007, 7:23 am

thats good to hear.

adri 2nr · Postby **adri 2nr** » May 8th, 2007, 7:25 am

well done!

Postby **crazybalhead** » May 8th, 2007, 7:29 am

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am speechless.

Aphrodite · Postby **Aphrodite** » May 8th, 2007, 7:33 am

good job!! 8-)

RASC · Postby **RASC** » May 8th, 2007, 7:35 am

Great News!!!

Hope to see more action like this from the police force!

Aaron 2NR · Postby **Aaron 2NR** » May 8th, 2007, 7:45 am

hmm wonder if dey found my lancer..lol

Postby **wagon r** » May 8th, 2007, 7:53 am

....excellent news.

now if they could get rid of the bad elements in the service, i'll really have something to cheer about.

AGENT RORO · Postby **AGENT RORO** » May 8th, 2007, 7:58 am

Nice work! was just reading it online

demented · Postby **demented** » May 8th, 2007, 8:06 am

Good work there, now they just have to catch the rest of them.

nigel1977 · Postby **nigel1977** » May 8th, 2007, 8:12 am

There is hope yet !!!

Now we hadda get them to do the same for the car audio brethren who lost their equipment.

SmokeyGTi · Postby **SmokeyGTi** » May 8th, 2007, 8:23 am

I hope that's all of them they caught, else they shouldn't have come public with it, and hold some more sting operations eg - in Mid Centre mall and Trincity mall.

I also hope they beat the sh!t outta dem fellas dey cetch so far

Postby **pete** » May 8th, 2007, 8:41 am

^^ how yuh feel they got them to talk? :lol:

Postby **eliteauto** » May 8th, 2007, 8:55 am

^^ by clapping hands and singing songs of praise obviously

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » May 8th, 2007, 9:04 am

*applause*

well done.
props to the TTPS.

Postby **AllTrac** » May 8th, 2007, 9:11 am

man cant make ah honest livin thief cars now?? fcuking pnm!!

Dessalines · Postby **Dessalines** » May 8th, 2007, 9:11 am

Good job!

MANIAC · Postby **MANIAC** » May 8th, 2007, 9:17 am

Finally ......

Strauss · Postby **Strauss** » May 8th, 2007, 9:23 am

Great stuff !! It's about time. Good work.

Now all we need is an idea for the same police to launch a sting to arrest corrupt police officers, customs officers, soldiers, licensing officers, mall security et al.

Start with oneself.

Mr. Red Sleeper · Postby **Mr. Red Sleeper** » May 8th, 2007, 9:27 am

Strauss wrote:Great stuff !! It's about time. Good work.

Now all we need is an idea for the same police to launch a sting to arrest corrupt police officers, customs officers, soldiers, licensing officers, mall security et al.

Start with oneself.

These policemens days are numbered...Sorry to say...

Postby **AllTrac** » May 8th, 2007, 9:31 am

Strauss wrote:Great stuff !! It's about time. Good work.

Now all we need is an idea for the same police to launch a sting to arrest corrupt police officers, customs officers, soldiers, licensing officers, mall security et al.

Start with oneself.

there have been 6 arrest in licensing earlier this year. It was kept under wraps, it was supposed to be 9, the other 3 just skipped country, but the warrent is there. Many more to come.

Postby **crazybalhead** » May 8th, 2007, 9:32 am

AllTrac wrote:man cant make ah honest livin thief cars now?? fcuking pnm!!

Ent how dey go eat a food dread.

Strauss · Postby **Strauss** » May 8th, 2007, 10:38 am

AllTrac wrote:
Strauss wrote:Great stuff !! It's about time. Good work.

Now all we need is an idea for the same police to launch a sting to arrest corrupt police officers, customs officers, soldiers, licensing officers, mall security et al.

Start with oneself.

there have been 6 arrest in licensing earlier this year. It was kept under wraps, it was supposed to be 9, the other 3 just skipped country, but the warrent is there. Many more to come.

If these arrests are made public and pushed to everyone in the media, the public will start to have confidence in the service.

But its like they too ashamed to say these things. I mean.... the criminals and other police already know about it.

joker · Postby **joker** » May 8th, 2007, 10:46 am

i told you guys

is a good thing it eh have no credits in this :mrgreen:

joker · Postby **joker** » May 8th, 2007, 10:50 am

pioneer wrote:This was in collabo with the TTPIA...remember we wanted to set up ah sting in gulf city around xmas time ?

yup
but it was hampered by the arrests of the foglamp theives :lol:

ray_shell · Postby **ray_shell** » May 8th, 2007, 10:50 am

i sure it was ah setup...like everything else...its all political...what every happen to the big drug buss down the island? what ever happen to the coke that was held in st. joseph police station that turn to baby powder overnite???

again we all fall for the policital nonsense...so one good ting the police do and all's forgiven...???? sad day ...

joker · Postby **joker** » May 8th, 2007, 10:53 am

what every happen to the big drug buss down the island

high ranking intervention

Strauss · Postby **Strauss** » May 8th, 2007, 11:04 am

ray_shell wrote:i sure it was ah setup...like everything else...its all political...what every happen to the big drug buss down the island? what ever happen to the coke that was held in st. joseph police station that turn to baby powder overnite???

again we all fall for the policital nonsense...so one good ting the police do and all's forgiven...???? sad day ...

Whatever happened to the 'family of the government official' that was held with drugs and charges stopped at the police station?

Postby **AllTrac** » May 8th, 2007, 11:07 am

ray_shell wrote:i sure it was ah setup...like everything else...its all political...what every happen to the big drug buss down the island? what ever happen to the coke that was held in st. joseph police station that turn to baby powder overnite???

again we all fall for the policital nonsense...so one good ting the police do and all's forgiven...???? sad day ...

who said all is forgiven?

it is not, BUT its a step in the right direction :idea:

VexXx Dogg · Postby **VexXx Dogg** » May 8th, 2007, 11:11 am

ray_shell wrote:i sure it was ah setup...like everything else...its all political...what every happen to the big drug buss down the island? what ever happen to the coke that was held in st. joseph police station that turn to baby powder overnite???

again we all fall for the policital nonsense...so one good ting the police do and all's forgiven...???? sad day ...

the work that the police did was very commendable, give credit where it is due. politics have nothing to do with this.