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OP employee lands in court for alleged abuse of police rank
An employee of the Office of the President yesterday had a date with the court; accused of being abusive to a police rank when informed that she was in breach of a traffic law.
Twenty-three year-old Lisa Lowe of 693 Section ‘A’ Diamond, East Bank Demerara, made her appearance at the Providence Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Leron Daly.
Lisa Lowe
Lowe, who told the court that she works with the One Laptop Per Family Project, was read three charges – failing to comply with police direction, breach of provisional licence and disorderly behaviour – and pleaded not guilty to all.
It is alleged that on Tuesday May 4, last, on the Providence Public Road, East Bank Demerara, Lowe was the driver of motorcar PPP 5617 when it was stopped by a constable, who was on traffic duty. The court was told that during the routine stop, Lowe was asked to produce her driver’s licence and she handed over a provisional driver’s licence to the rank.
At the time Lowe did not have a licenced driver with her who had more than two years driving experience and she did not have two red ‘L’s on her vehicle. It was further alleged that when asked to drive into the police station compound, Lowe sped off and came to a halt some distance from the station.
The prosecution’s facts stated that when Lowe was informed of the breach of provisional licence charge she became verbally abusive to the rank calling him all kinds of derogatory names. Further while in the police station, despite being warned to desist from making abusive comments, Lowe continued to be abusive to the ranks this time using a series of expletives, at one point saying “This police is a real cross”.
To the charge of failing to comply with police, Lowe was placed on $20,000 bail, to the breach of provisional licence, $10,000 and to the disorderly behaviour charge she was granted $20,000 bail.
Lowe will make her next court appearance on May 24.
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