Man Arrested For Impersonating A Police Officer
In what is said to be the third such incident in recent times, a man has been arrested in the Half-Way Tree division for impersonating a police officer.
Charged with impersonating an officer and simple robbery is Ricardo Walker, otherwise called ‘Ricky’, a 27-year-old paralegal of a Kintyre Road, Kingston 6, address. According to the police reports, on December 13, 2008, at about 7:40 p.m., in Clock Tower Plaza , Half-Way-Tree, the accused man, posing as a policeman, approached the complainant and accused him of being involved in a bus robbery.
The accused reportedly held his waist as though he had a gun, and dragged the complainant by the waist to Waterloo Road. It is alleged that he threatened to kill the complainant, and then proceeded to rob him of J$10,000 and a cellular phone valued at J$3,500. He then told the complainant to run.
A report was made to the police and the area was searched. The accused was pointed out by the complainant and held by the police in the Half-Way-Tree Square. None of the stolen items were however recovered.
He will appear in court soon.
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One Response to “Man Arrested For Impersonating A Police Officer”
said on January 11th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Yes, take these miscreants from off the street !!
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