The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force has released a forty-eight hour (48) crime report for the respective islands, indicating some fourteen (14) crimes for Providenciales alone.
Media relations officer, detective inspector Calvin Chase said within the 48hours, Police responded to Six (6) Burglaries Lower Bight Road, Blue Hills, Airport Road, Behind Glass Shack & (2) Kew Town.
Two (2) Attempted BurglariesLeeward Highway & Five Cays Four (4) RobberiesLeeward Highway, Blue Hills, Five Cays & Chalk Sound; Two crimes of (2) Wounding in Five Cays. In these two reports, two males received Gunshot wounds in separate incidents. The injuries according to Chase, are non-life threatening.
One female was arrested on suspicion of Handling Stolen Goods
Two males were arrested on suspicion of Murder and Robbery at RBC in connection with that December 16th 2011 incident in which two security guards were shot while making a deposit. One those security officers succumbed to his gunshot wounds and the other was seriously hurt and spent a few days in hospital.
One of males arrested in connection with that incident was later released, pending further investigations.
One male was arrested on suspicion of Robbery in connection with a report made on 6th January 2012.
Another male was arrested on suspicion of burglary in connection with a report made on 3rd January 2012.
In the same 48 hour period in Grand Turk, Police responded to three (3) reports of a serious nature. Two (2) Burglaries on Dunscombe Alley and in the Quarry and One (1)Attempted Burglary on Middle Street.
One male was arrested on suspicion of Burglary which occurred on 7th January 2012, he was later released pending further investigations.
A male was arrested on suspicion of Wounding in connection with a report made on 15th December 2011.
Another male was charged for Wounding, Common Assault and Trespassing; this is in connection with an incident which occurred on 15th December 2011.
One male was charged for Possession of Cannabis in connection with an incident which occurred on 6th January 2012.
Tre Forbes a 16 year old TCI islander was charged for Aggravated Burglary in connection with that report made on 4rd January 2012, in which senior citizen Oswaldo Ariza was viciously stabbed and beaten assaulted. Forbes is remanded in Police custody until Thursday 12th January 2012 when he is schedule to re-appear in Grand Turk Magistrates Court to be further dealt with.
The island of South Caicos has also been very much in the news recently.
In Chases forty-eight hour (48) crime report, he said South Caicos police responded to three (3) criminal reports, including three Burglaries one on Lee Street & (2) on Sarah Hill.
One male was charged for Burglary in connection with a report made on 7th January 2012.
