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Georgetown, GINA, June 19, 2003
Several joint police/army operations were
effected, as Guyana saw an increase in criminal activities
concentrated on the East Coast of Demerara and Georgetown.
Although criminal activities have resulted in the unfortunate
deaths of innocent civilians, the Guyana Police Force (GPF)
and joint Police/Army operations to combat criminal activities
can now be viewed as carrying a fair amount of success.
Since February 2002, the GPF had issued wanted bulletins for
42 notorious criminals who were wanted for crimes ranging
from armed robbery to murder. Most of these criminals have
been considered as armed and dangerous.
Information available from the GPF shows that 25 of the wanted
persons have since died. Their deaths have mainly occurred
from confrontations with the police and joint police/army
operations.
Seven of the wanted persons have been arrested, while
ten persons are still at large.
Since the February 23, 2002 jailbreak where five notorious
criminals escaped, there has been an upsurge in criminal activities
which resulted in Government implementing strict crime-fighting
measures.
Four of the five escapees have since been killed, while the
fifth is still on the wanted list.
In June 2002, President Bharrat Jagdeo announced several menus
of measures to combat crime.
As a result, millions of dollars were channeled towards purchasing
crime-fighting equipment. The forensic capability of the GPF
was enhanced with the acquisition of modern laboratory equipment
and the employment of qualified personnel.
The Minister of Home Affairs, Ronald Gajraj at a recent media
briefing said, "Violent crimes have not been eliminated
from our fair land, but their frequency has certainly been
reduced in recent times. This is due mainly to improvements
in the crime-fighting capacity of the Police and the assistance
rendered by the Guyana Defence Force and other agencies in
the maintenance of peace and security, especially on the East
Coast of Demerara."
While the security forces have recorded successes at combating
crime, the Minister reiterated that persons still needed to
be cautious in their daily activities and not become complacent.
Title:
Information on Wanted Criminals
| Wanted
Persons |
Issue
date of wanted bulletin |
Status |
Person/group
responsible for capture/killing |
Date
Captured |
| Premkumar Sukraj
|
August
23,02 |
dead |
Unknown |
|
| Ivor
Glen |
June11,03 |
Arrested |
Police |
|
| Anthony
Charles |
June11,03 |
Arrested |
Police |
|
| Jagdish
Nauth |
|
Arrested |
Police |
|
| David
Boucher |
|
Arrested |
Police |
|
| Danavan
Hailes |
|
Arrested |
Police |
|
| Michael
Singh |
|
Arrested |
- |
|
| Christopher
Wolfe |
|
Arrested |
Police |
|
 Roy
King a/k Roy Johnson |
|
Arrested |
Police |
|
| Troy
Dick |
February
23,02 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Paul
Pendleton |
June11,03 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Rondell Rawlins
|
June11,03 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Roger Bumbury |
2002 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Andrew Bamfield
|
2002 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Ronald
Rowlings |
2002 |
At
large |
- |
|
| Errol Grant |
|
At
large |
- |
|
| Omali
Rogers |
|
At
large |
- |
|
| Charles Garnett
|
|
At
large |
- |
|
| Michael
Sandford |
|
At
large |
- |
|
| Shaka
Blair |
April06,02 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Christopher
Belle |
April14,03 |
dead |
Unknown |
|
| Shawn
Brown |
February
23,02 |
dead |
Police |
June14,2003
(surrendered) |
| Mark Fraser |
February
23,02 |
dead |
Unknown |
June17,2003 |
| Dale
Moore |
February 23,02
|
dead |
Unknown
|
|
| Rawle
Williams |
February13,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Junior
Reece |
February8,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Ron
Gaskin |
January
03,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Ricky Fernandes
|
January
27,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Hoffman
Lall |
January16,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Quincy
Blair |
January21,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Quame Pindleton
|
July
26,02 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Leroy
Lowe |
July
26,03 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Romel
Remon |
June4,03 |
dead |
Joint
Operation |
|
| Akeem
Hack |
June4,03 |
dead |
Joint
Operation |
|
| Kurt
John |
May20,03 |
dead |
Joint
Operation |
|
| Shawn
Welcome |
October11,02 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Dillion
Ackra |
September
9,02 |
dead |
Police |
|
| Ronald
Joseph |
February
13,03 |
dead
|
Police |
|
| Gogonand
Ramotar |
February28,03 |
dead
|
Police |
|
| Terrence
Archer |
June3,03 |
dead
|
Unknown |
|
| Compton Cambridge
|
June6,02 |
dead
|
Police |
|
| Melroy
Goodman |
October29,02 |
dead
|
Police |
|
| Andrew Douglas
|
February 23,02
|
dead
|
Unknown |
|
|
|
|
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Source: The Guyana Police Force
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