Crime

Police in Trinidad and Tobago arrested a man after a woman reported being assaulted and sexually attacked during a home invasion late Saturday night.

Police in Trinidad and Tobago have charged a 24-year-old Tobago man with murder following the disappearance of two-year-old Angelo Plaza, whose body has not yet been found.

The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe after a man was fatally shot during a planned police operation in Cassava Piece, St Andrew.

Authorities in Tobago said the stepfather of two-year-old Angelo Tobias Plaza has confessed to strangling the child and dumping the body at sea, as search operations continue to recover the remains.

Police said a 52-year-old assistant manager was charged after an internal audit uncovered alleged financial discrepancies totaling J$3.5 million at a business in St Andrew.

Police said two national football players were detained during an anti-crime operation in Cunupia, as investigations continue into alleged narcotics found at a Boy Cato Road residence.

Authorities found a destroyed Nissan wagon and an unidentified decomposing body near Manzanilla-Mayaro Road.

Police are focusing on a new timeline and searching the Studley Park dump in Tobago after the toddler was reported missing between Sunday night and Monday morning.

Police said a 10-year-old girl screamed after an intruder allegedly entered her Malabar home and attempted to grab her, forcing the suspect to flee before residents returned.

A Kingston court acquitted two police officers in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men in Westmoreland after prosecutors failed to present sufficient evidence.

CCTV footage reportedly helped police identify a man accused of fatally stabbing Belize City resident Mark Longsworth.

Joint operations by Antigua and Barbuda police in Freetown and Collins led to several arrests and the seizure of firearms, ammunition and other illegal items.

Nearly a month after seven-year-old Angelica Jogie died in a jet ski accident at Pigeon Point, her father says no charges have been filed and urges authorities to act.

A 52-year-old bar owner was robbed of a gold chain and cellphone by three armed men in Woodland, Trinidad; police are investigating.

The Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations condemned the shooting, calling for urgent action to protect children and ensure school safety.

A High Court judge dismissed the murder charge against the bar owner, citing inconsistencies in witness testimony and inconclusive CCTV evidence in the 2020 death of Devon Brown.

Trinidad and Tobago officials are addressing rising road fatalities by introducing new safety measures, urging drivers to slow down and obey traffic laws for safer roads.

Authorities at Colombo airport arrested 22 monks after discovering 110kg of cannabis hidden in luggage compartments, with investigations into a suspected smuggling network still ongoing.

A St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo vessel carrying cement has been hijacked off Somalia’s Garacad coast, with 15 crew reportedly taken hostage as piracy fears resurface.

Police recovered a suspected .32 spent shell and a leather holster near the scene, and CCTV footage is being reviewed to determine the circumstances.