Police and licensing officers held a joint exercise in Port of Spain, on Wednesday, intending to strengthen vehicle checks at the Port of Spain Ferry Terminal. A police statement on Thursday said 142 vehicles were inspected, and 15 field-interview forms were completed. Every vehicle matched the Licensing Division’s database and had not been reported stolen.
A suspected bandit was killed during a shootout with police at Union Hall, San Fernando, after he and three others abducted a manager of the La Romaine branch of Massy Stores and forced her back to her workplace to open a vault on Friday night.