00:00Two civilians are to be charged with murder alongside a municipal police constable
00:06as the investigation into the police station heist and murder of WPC Eversley advances.
00:12Following further consultations with the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Roger Gaspard, SC,
00:19the TTPS has received formal instructions to also charge a 24-year-old scrap iron dealer of Claxton Bay
00:27and a 20-year-old construction worker also of Claxton Bay
00:32alongside the 28-year-old municipal police officer already in custody.
00:38All three will be charged jointly with murder, robbery with violence, firearm trafficking and possession of ammunition.
00:47The 28-year-old municipal police officer remains the only municipal police officer charged at this time.
00:55At least 10 suspects had been detained during the course of the investigation.
01:01The accused are expected to appear in court sometime next week.
01:05At this time, Assistant Superintendent of Police Maraj of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations
01:11is formally preferring the charges against all three accused.
01:15And once this process is completed, the men will be taken before a master of the high court.
01:20The TTPS continues to pursue all remaining leads.
01:25Our investigators remain focused on identifying any additional facilitators,
01:30recovering any outstanding firearms and bringing every responsible individual before the courts.
01:37The commissioner says 44 firearms have been recovered.
01:41It has been reported that more than 100 guns were possibly stolen
01:45in the heist at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station.
01:49Meantime, Assistant Commissioner of Police Wayne Meister is now the head of the Municipal Police Service,
01:56formally replacing ACP Suranja Sagwamsingh, who has been sent on administrative leave pending the investigation.
02:04Meister tells TV6 News he's hitting the ground running.
02:08My immediate priorities are, one, initiate an immediate review of all municipal police security protocols,
02:15infrastructure and operational readiness.
02:17One, all issues identified will be addressed with urgency and accountability.
02:22Two, I will engage stakeholders and officers to resolve key issues through structured dialogue to revive officer morale.
02:33Three, to strengthen the role of the municipal police within the national security architecture.
02:38Meister paid a visit to WPC FSD's family today, on the first day in his new function.
02:45He shared the following message for the officers now under his command.
02:50To the officers under my command, your role is critical, so is your responsibility.
02:55Your safety, your discipline and your professionalism are now under sharper focus than ever before.
03:01We will correct what needs to be corrected quickly.
03:06To the public, you can expect order, presence and decisive leadership.
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