Cops on $200,000 bail on thievery allegation

Jan 05, 2013 News

By Rehanna Ramsay
After they were caught red-handed trying to swindle money from the owner in exchange for a stolen laptop computer, two police constables faced the court to answer charges in relations to the issue.
Andrew Albert, 29, of Lot 229 Lamaha Park, Georgetown; and Andre Pollydore, 25, of Lot 11 Charles Street, Charlestown; were placed before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday.
Both officers denied the allegation that on December 28, last, they had in their possession a laptop computer, a hard drive and a computer bag valued at $371, 000 knowing these to be stolen.
The device which belonged to Troy Edwards was reportedly obtained by the accused officers during an ongoing robbery investigation.
According to a recent police press statement, the incident derived from a robbery which occurred on Christmas Eve at Haslington North, East Coast Demerara. During the robbery, a taxi-driver and his three passengers were held up at gunpoint by two men.
The robbers relieved the victims of two laptop computers, a quantity of jewelry, three cell phones and a sum of cash. The perpetrators then escaped on a motor cycle. Police investigators later received information that the two police constables had approached the owner of one of the computers and had received a sum of money from him for the return of the computer.
The computers had not been recovered by the police investigators during the course of the investigations.
A sting operation was set up and the two ranks were found with the stolen laptop computer in a house at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
In court the accused were represented by Attorney- at- Law Satesh Kissoon who requested bail for both defendants. In his bid for bail, the Attorney told the court that both defendants were serving members of the Guyana Police Service (GPS) who were held in the lock-ups for six days before the charges were laid.
Kissoon said that Pollydore who is also from Wisroc, Linden has three years of service while his colleague, Albert, has been a serving member for over 12 years.
The Chief Magistrate set bail at $200,000 each for the defendants.
The matter is scheduled for court on January 21.

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