Man accused of impersonating traffic police, arresting drivers

Jan 27, 2015 News

A man who impersonated the police and made a number of arrests and fleeced a number of persons in

Accused of impersonating a traffic police: Ronald Balgobin

Berbice, gave his name as ‘Detective Sergeant Singh’. He is now facing jail time.
Ronald Balgobin, called “Coolie Boy” and “Sergeant Singh”, 20, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara and of Lot 35 Reliance, East Canje, Berbice, on Monday, appeared before Magistrate Charlyn Artiga at the Whim Magistrate’s court on two charges.
Balgobin was charged with impersonating a cop and collecting money under false pretense. He was not required to plead to the charges. He was subsequently granted bail in the sum of $40,000 on each offence.
The man told investigators that he once worked at the Demerara Bank as a security agent.
The man who recently arrived in Berbice, claimed to be ‘Sergeant Singh’ and told unsuspecting persons that he was recently transferred from Demerara. He was arrested by alert police officers in Berbice after fleecing a number of persons.
According to a source, he had stopped a number of drivers for misdemeanors on the Corentyne Coast, and demanded money from the drivers.
The impersonator was so bold that he even took some of the errant drivers to the Rose Hall Town Outpost. Ranks in the division became suspicious after it was learnt that there is no ‘Sergeant Singh’ that has been recently transferred to the division.
The culprit even told investigators that his name was Singh and that he hailed from Meadow Brook, Georgetown.
He pleaded with the cops for leniency stating that he is not working and in need of a job and was just trying a thing. Balgobin had stopped drivers on the Corentyne and had taken money from them for not wearing seat belts.
He had told investigators that he had a wife and a two-month-old daughter to take care of. His next court date is February 2.