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Police Force are investigating a number of offences

Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are investigating a number of offences that occurred over the past weekend.
On Saturday 5th March 2016 around 1:49 am complainant reported that he heard a loud noise from the outside of his home in Dock Yard and upon making checks he noticed a man known to him beating another known male. Police responded to the area and met the aggrieved who stated that he was beaten about the body and hit with a bottle on his head by a man he knows. He was taken to CHMC for medical treatment.

Also, on the same date at around 11:45 am complainant reported that the storage room of a building located in Long Bay was burglarized. Officers responded to the area where the complainant was met. He told officers that the laundry room of the building was secured on Friday 4th March 2016 and upon his arrival today, he made the discovered of the break in and five (5) televisions (three (3) 55inches and two (2) 32inches missing.

Another complainant reported to Police that the Tuck Shop at the Adelaide Oemler Primary School was secured on Thursday 3rd March 2016 at 2:45 pm and on Saturday 5th March 2016 at 8:20 pm it was discovered broken into. Missing were one box of M&M candy, one box of Candy, one box of Munch Bars and one box of warheads candy.

On Sunday 6th, March 2016 in the early morning Police responded to a home on Breezy Brae where a complainant stated that her home was secured at 5 pm the today before (Saturday 5th March 2016). When she arrived home at 2:26 am she discovered the house broke into. Three bedrooms were ransacked, and a black iPod was missing.

Also on Grand Turk on today’s date (Monday 7th March 2016), a complainant reported to officers that at around 4:15 am while in the districts he noticed the door of the Dominican Supermarket located on Pond Street open. As a result, officers visited the store and observed an East wooden door with hangers pulled off, and the inner glass door was broken. The store Manager was met and stated that the Supermarket was secured at 5 pm on Sunday 6th March 2016. Stolen were some meat from a cooler, a few bottles of Hennessy, Coconut Bambara Rum and three (3) cases of Budweiser can beer.

Officers are also investigating two separate reports of wounding that occurred earlier this morning at 809 Club located on Blue Hills Road, Providenciales. At 3:28 am officers responded to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre where two males (brothers) were being attended to by doctors in the emergency room for serious stab wounds. Also, at 4 am, a 19year old male reported to the Police that while at the said Club he had an altercation with two men who he believe are brothers which resulted in a fight, causing him to receive two wounds to his right arm.

Investigations are ongoing on all offences.

Police are urging anyone with information about any of the crimes above to call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-8477 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: www.crimestoppers.tc, Chalk Sound Police Station 3385901. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter page.

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