Motorcycle, gun ditched by men fleeing cops in South Ruimveldt

Ranks of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) led by a Cadet Officer on Sunday, recovered a firearm without ammunition, which was dropped by a motorcyclist and his pillion rider in the vicinity of Macaw Lane, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
According to police reports, at about 05:00h the team were on mobile patrol in the South Ruimveldt area. While in the vicinity of Macaw Lane, the ranks observed two males on a motorcycle acting in a suspicious manner.
After being alerted by the duo’s strange behaviour, the team attempted to intercept the two men, who dropped the motorcycle and made good their escape in a nearby southern alleyway.
The area was subsequently searched, and one of the ranks found a .38 Taurus revolver without ammunition, in the alleyway.
The motorcycle, bearing registration CP 152, was retrieved and the documents found, which showed that it belonged to a man of Norton Street, Lodge. The firearm and motorcycle were taken to the East La Penitence Police Station, where the firearm was dusted for fingerprints but none was found. Police said that it would be taken for ballistics analysis.
Checks were made for the owner of the motorcycle at address on the documents, but the address was not located. Police are continuing their investigation.