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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.

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.