Police arrested a 22-year-old woman of the Swift Avenue address in connection with the discovery made there.[1] Officers had gone to Swift Avenue, Maloney Gardens acting on intelligence to search for illegal firearms and ammunition.[1]
During that search police found a Glock 19 pistol and six rounds of 9mm ammunition.[1] The first exercise was carried out between 8 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday by officers of the DCP Operations Tactical Team in the Northern Division.[1]
In a separate incident at around 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, officers of the North Central Division Task Force responded to information about a man reportedly carrying a firearm near the abandoned St. Joseph Secondary School.[1] Officers surrounded the compound before entering and encountered a man carrying a black bag.[1] Upon seeing the officers, the suspect allegedly ran while holding the bag.[1] Officers stationed on the southern side of the compound ordered the suspect to stop, but he ignored repeated commands.[1] The suspect then pointed a firearm at the officers, and fearing for their lives officers discharged their service-issued firearms in keeping with the TTPS Use of Force Policy.[1] The suspect escaped into nearby overgrown bushes despite an extensive search.[1]
Officers later recovered a Walther P99 pistol loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition and a plastic bag containing approximately 236 grammes of cannabis in the area where the suspect fled.[1] According to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, officers recovered two firearms, 21 rounds of ammunition and approximately 236 grammes of cannabis during separate operations carried out between Tuesday and early Wednesday.[1]
No injuries were reported during the incident, and police did not say whether the escaped suspect had since been identified or arrested.[1]
