00:00Sawa police are investigating an incident in which a prisoner escaped lawful custody
00:07and even allegedly found a firearm which she turned on law enforcement.
00:11The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon.
00:14Officers from the Major Crimes Unit led by Sgt Thomas took prisoner Enrique Faustin to
00:19his home at Porter Hill Road in Sawa to search his home.
00:23Porter Police said have been detained in connection with robbery and larceny offences in the area.
00:28However, they took him to his home to conduct a search relative to information that he may
00:33have firearms and ammunition.
00:36While at the home, Faustin allegedly saw an opportunity to escape.
00:40He climbed a wall and escaped through the galvanized roof.
00:43A police constable who was stationed outside the building saw him on the roof holding what
00:48appeared to be a firearm.
00:50Faustin allegedly pointed the weapon at the officer, prompting the constable to fire a
00:55single shot in keeping with the TNT use of force policy.
01:00Faustin jumped off the roof onto a nearby embankment and escaped.
01:04A search of the area yielded no sign of the fugitive.
01:07But reports later surfaced that he had sustained a gunshot wound to his foot and was assisted
01:13to flee the area.
01:15Police recovered a 9mm round with TTPS markings at the scene.
01:20Authorities are continuing their search for Faustin and are urging anyone with information
01:25to come forward.
01:27A businessman and his employee were kidnapped during a robbery at a foreign-used auto parts
01:32shop in Aranguiz.
01:34Around 9.20am on Tuesday, five men entered DNR Motors and demanded cash.
01:39When the 50-year-old owner said he had no money on hand, the suspects forced him and
01:45a 51-year-old employee into a Subaru Legacy and drove them to the businessman's home in
01:51Santa Rosa Heights, Arima.
01:53Upon arrival at the home, the 50-year-old managed to escape and elude neighbours, prompting
01:57the kidnappers to flee with the 51-year-old employee in the car which they had stolen.
02:03A team of officers from the Arima police station responded.
02:06The 51-year-old was later found unharmed in Damarara along with the abandoned vehicle.
02:12Both men were taken to seek medical treatment for injuries sustained during the ordeal.
02:18The suspects, police were told, fled the scene in another car.
02:22Two suspects were detained in Port of Spain by officers from the Inter-Agency Task Force
02:26who were responding to an all-points bulletin.
02:29Police say arrests are imminent for the other three men.
02:34A 34-year-old woman was killed in a fatal road traffic accident early this morning along
02:39the Lady Young Road in Mova.
02:41The victim has been identified as Nicalia Ryan of Monropo Road in Mova.
02:46According to initial information, around 4am, Ryan was driving a Nissan Tida north along
02:51the roadway when she collided head-on with another vehicle.
02:55Persons in the area who witnessed the incident stopped and notified the police and paramedics.
03:01Emergency responders were unable to save her.
03:03The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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