SHOOTING INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Officers of the Serious Crimes Unit of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a shooting incident that left a male injured. According to the Police Control Room, the 35-year-old man arrived at the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, around 9:23 p.m. with a gunshot wound. The victim was subsequently released from the hospital. 25-year-old Ellington Been was later arrested on suspicion of wounding with intent in connection to this shooting incident. He is currently in Police Custody.
AGGRAVATED BURGLARY TAMPA AVENUE, BLUE HILLS
Police were dispatched to Tampa Bay, Blue
Hills, on Sunday, February 21st, 2021, following a report of an Aggravated
Burglary at 3:51 a.m. According to the complainant, a masked gunman dressed in
dark clothing kicked in her door and demanded her purse. The suspect fled in an
unknown direction. There were no injuries reported in this incident.
AGGRAVATED BURGLARY BAY ROAD, BLUE HILLS
Police spoke to a complainant at an apartment complex along Bay Road, Blue Hills who said around 5:00 a.m., a gunman wearing dark clothing and a mask kicked in his door in and tried to rob him. According to information from the Police Control Room, there was a scuffle between the gunman and the apartment’s occupants. Still, the suspect managed to escape on foot in an unknown direction. This incident took place on Sunday, February 21st, 2021. There were no injuries reported. Anyone with information should contact the Police on 911 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 (TIPS).
COP THANKS OFFICERS FOR THEIR PRESENCE AT POLLING STATIONS
Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting, in
expressing thanks to Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police
Force (RTCIPF), said the policing of the election is a critical role the RTCIPF
has to undertake. Free, open and fair elections are a cornerstone of a
democratic society.
How election day is managed can influence
how the results are received and how the country moves forward. The demands on
Policing towards ensuring the elections were safe and secure, from the senior
leaders planning and commanding to all of the officers and staff who work long
hours in sometimes challenging circumstances, were significant and arduous.
Commissioner Botting said, “I have written
to the RTCIPF team to say the feedback the Force has received is very positive
indeed. From the Governor, party members, international election observers and
the media. All of the comments were so complimentary about how you, the men and
woman of the RTCIPF, undertook your important role in policing the Turks and
Caicos Elections in 2021. The feedback included comments about how smart,
friendly, engaged and positive every single Police Officer was throughout the
long day at the policing stations”.
Commissioner Botting added, “I want to
thank you all for representing the Force, yourselves and the TCI in such a
positive light. I am proud of the comments about the Force and proud of you for
delivering a safe, secure and open election in a warm, friendly and engaging
style. You did us all proud, thank you”.
