Cop charged for stealing gun from Police Force granted $100,000 bail

A serving member of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been charged with stealing a gun from that law enforcement organisation.
Thirty-six-year-old Police Sergeant Relando Sandy of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was arraigned before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus on Thursday.

Particulars of the charge against him state that between January 23 and 24, at Rabbit Walk, Georgetown, he stole a Glock 17 9mm pistol from the Government of Guyana.
The Policeman’s defence Attorney, Patrice Henry, requested that his client be released on reasonable bail, submitting that he is not a flight risk, and that he is ready to clear his name.
With no objection raised by the Prosecutor, Sergeant Sandy was granted bail in the sum of $100,000 and instructed to return to court on June 13.
In April of this year, acting Police Commissioner Clifton Hicken revealed that 21 Police ranks are currently facing charges for various criminal offences. And while he did not share the nature of the crimes they are accused of committing, Guyana Times recently reported that several Police ranks are before the courts for several offences, including murder, corrupt transaction, conspiracy to obstruct the course of justice, assault causing bodily harm, simple larceny, larceny by a public officer, assault, and drug trafficking.