Excellent police work of Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force detectives of the Criminal Investigations Department placed more criminals behind bars in their fight to remove violent offenders from our streets and keep our communities safe.
21-year-old Jerry Dossou was charged with one count of Attempted Burglary, five counts of Robbery and one count of Carrying Ammunition in connection with a series of incidents that took place on September 15th, 2020 in Long Bay and the Bight Providenciales where culprits entered a home in the Long Bay Hills area and robbed a female victim in the presence of her young child, took her vehicle and went on to commit Robberies in the Bight.
Dossou appeared before the Court on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 where he was remanded in custody to appear before the Supreme Court on February 5th, 2021.
21-year-old Jerry Dossou, 33-year-old Elisia Delancy and 26-year-old Carlos Higgs were charged with Carrying Firearm and Ammunition in relation to a shooting incident that took place on August 27th, 2020 where an Illegal Firearm was recovered and processed by Officers. They appeared before the Court on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 where they were all remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison until February 5th, 2021 to be further dealt with.
21-year-old Jerry Dossou was also charged with Escaping Lawful Custody for escaping Police Custody on November 30th, 2020.
21-year-old Willegience Noel was charged with three counts of Robbery, one count of Being Carried in a Conveyance and Possession of Imitation Firearm with intent to endanger life in relation to the Robbery of a Jewelry Store on Wednesday, November 18th, 2020 where culprits entered the business establishment escaping with hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewellery. Noel appeared before the Court on Tuesday, December 8th, 2020 where he was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison until February 5th, 2021 to be further dealt with.
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Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police Trevor Botting said, “The officers and staff of the RT&CIPF are committed to keeping our communities safe and the charging of these men represent hard work, professionalism and tenacity by the Investigators involved. I want the public to be reassured that we will be relentless in the pursuit of those persons who are committing crimes and I want to give notice to those who are or who are planning to commit a crime, we are coming for you. You have a choice to make and I urge you to make the right one and do not ruin your life and others through committing violent crimes.” Whilst the police have charged some Offenders, they still seek vital information about all of these crimes. If you have information, please contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800- 8477 TIPS, or call 911.