Policeman
receives severe beating after attempting to extort $600,000 A police constable who was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital following a beating, by an employee of Uprising Bar, Dance Club and Fashion Centre, after he allegedly attempted to extort $600,000 from an East Canje businessman, has been discharged and is assisting ranks with investigations. Ex-cop charged with two murders Ex-cop David Parker-robbery, raped and buggery
The policeman who allegedly attempted to extort an East Canje businessman being taken away from the scene by a plain clothes police officer (Jeune Bailey Van-Keric photo) The Guyana Chronicle arriving on the scene shortly after17:00 hours on Friday observed the cop partially dressed in uniform, lying on the floor of the premises with the gun allegedly used to threaten co-owner Nadia Jacops.
The
cop lost about ten teeth during the ordeal which lasted about fifteen
minutes. According to an employee who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ‘hush money’, represented payment for two men who had posed as cops last week and had told Jacops’s husband, Ron that counterfeit currency was on his premises. Parsaram_Gas_Station
Rogue
cops
Gansta
Vaughn
Thomas The
businessman is reported to have said that the men approached him last week
and had threatened to kidnap his family members if the money was not paid
by Friday. Proprietress
Nadia Jacops related that a man entered her store, pulled out a loaded
firearm and held it to her chest before he was overpowered. She said the
man claimed to be an on duty cop and was promised $200,000 if he got the
job done. This
newspaper was told that Ms. Jacops was forcefully taken by the cop to the
back of the premises, but an alert employee, being armed with a base ball
bat disarmed the unsuspecting rank and in the process inflicted a beating
on the cop, who was once stationed at Linden. According
to information received, about a week or so ago some men went to the club,
and exchanged US notes for local currency. However, the known individuals
returned later and stated that the money consist of counterfeit notes. The
businessman was ordered to pay $650,000 as “hush” money, but after
alerting senior ranks Jacops told his blackmailers that he acquired
$600,000, and the remainder was to have been paid yesterday. He was asked
to take the sum to Georgetown, then Rosignol, but he opted for the men to
send a representative to his business premises at Rose Hall East Canje. The
employee told the Guyana Chronicle that within 45 minutes the police
constable, arrived and was given a yellow envelope which consisted of
shredded paper which the cop thought was cash. However, senior ranks which were alerted had ordered plain clothes ranks to be in close proximity of the business place. They thereafter arrested the disgraced police officer and took him to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was treated and sent away.
Wednesday,
September 24 2008 |