Three young men who were implicated in break and enter and larceny incidents in the village were on Friday arrested after Police swooped down on their home at Westminster, Parafaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
Those arrested were identified as Orin Chung, Quincy Casey and Andrew Peters;
In this screen grab of a video, the woman was upbraiding the officer who had just arrested her son, one of the three wanted suspects
all of Westminster, WBD.
They were arrested in a questionable manner after Police raided a house at about 13:30h without a valid search warrant.
A video that was posted on social media showed several Police ranks with guns barging into the home of the family and without any form of explanation to the occupants started to ransack the house. One woman, presumably the owner was heard using indecent languages during the Police raid in protest of the manner in which her privacy was invaded.
She was heard enquiring several times for a warrant but the Police ranks paid her no heed. Instead, they went into the bedroom and removed several pieces of electronic device including a flat screen television, and a lap top which the police later claimed were stolen during the break and enter and larceny.
At one point in time, a Police rank in uniform attempted to react to the woman’s abusive language but was advised against it by his subordinating officer.
However, the young men were partially dragged out of the house and placed into the Police vehicles which sped away. The items removed from the house were lodged at the La Granger Police Station as the Police attempt to ascertain if they belong to the victims of the robbery. D Division (West Bank Demerara-East Bank Essequibo) Commander, Leslie James explained that a search warrant was not necessary in such circumstances, noting the Police acted on intelligence and went to the home where a search was conducted.
The search, he added, led to the discovery of the stolen items. He also confirmed that the trio that was taken into custody were suspects in a report of a break and enter and larceny.
The youngsters are being interrogated and based on the outcome, the Police will determine if charges will be instituted.
