Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene inspects one of the vehicles at the Sparendaam Police Station.Acting Police Commissioner Henry Greene yesterday ordered the release of two prisoners who were being held at the Sparendaam Police Station beyond the stipulated 72 hours without charge.The commissioner issued the instruction following vociferous protests by the prisoners in the lock-up,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, and after the parents of these prisoners had approached him during his inspection visit to the facility. The two men, Jevan Taylor and Dennis Brutus, both of Plaisance, were held last Tuesday following a high speed chase involving ranks of a police mobile patrol at Lusignan.Sensing that Mr. Greene was in the compound,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, the prisoners used the opportunity to protest their expended detention by banging on the prison door to get his attention.“The prisoners were there over the length of time they should have been there. I gave instructions for them to be released immediately.” olice had said that Taylor, who also gave his name as Marlon Adams, a man who is supposed to be dead,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, was wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies, murder and abduction of a 14-year-old girl.But despite being placed on three identification parades, the men were not positively identified by any of the robbery victims.Taylor is suffering a broken left hand and his mother was demanding that he be taken for medical attention, since the hand is becoming infected.The men were eventually placed on $25,000 bail each.Yesterday, the acting commissioner inspected the Turkeyen, Sparendaam and Beterverwagting Police Stations.He carried out checks on the various records being kept at each station, as well as of the vehicles at their disposal.So impressed was the acting commissioner with the upkeep of one of the patrol cars that he immediately awarded a $5,000 bonus for the rank responsible.“So far,Wholesale Jerseys China, I think that the ranks are prepared; all the buildings are in very good shape. I think that there is need for the ranks to do a lot more drilling, and it is obvious that,Cheap Soccer Jerseys Free Shipping, perhaps the pressure of work, but we are instituting a programme now to ensure they do more drill. Those drills help with discipline,” the acting commissioner said.He stressed the importance of having well trained ranks at every police station in the country. The commissioner had identified such a need following the Lusignan and Bartica massacres.“Every station is supposed to have no less than three or four ranks who are trained fully like the TSU. They have the equipment and the firearm. If something happens,Wholesale Jerseys, they can respond,” Greene explained.During yesterday’s visit, the acting commissioner was accompanied by Divisional Commander Balram Persaud and other senior officers.Today, he will continue his East Coast Demerara visit, meeting with ranks from the Vigilance, Enmore and Cove and John Police Stations. |
