Dominica News Online has received information that local police have arrested one of their own.
Details are still sketchy but reports reaching DNO indicate that a police constable was on Sunday, arrested for allegedly selling an unlicensed firearm to a civilian.
DNO is following the matter and we will bring you more information as it comes to hand.
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Police alone dat doing crime? Really they should not but wat allu talking about, police is a MAN,,, when allu doe know wat happen keep allu A shut,, why are there stupid people nah??????
buh de babylon dem suppose fuh uphole de law. so if dey bruk de law u nuh want ah wi fuh wash ah wi mouth pan e den…
highs up u foot dread, u were there to up hold the law,and is shame u bring on the rest of the cops.
I will treat this as a case of “innocent until proven guilty”. However, if found guilty I want the book thrown at the said officer with all its fury. Police officers are the guardians of public safety and as such an offense like selling an unlicensed firearm to someone is unforgivable. In an era where we are screaming on the issue of crime in Dca, such behavior is intolerable and cannot be accepted. The Commissioner should perform a full internal investigation to determine root cause and flush out ALL those who knew about this and said nothing.
In this regard, I hope the investigating officer file the following charges;
1. Illegal Importation of a firearm into Dca if it was not brought in through proper channels- Whomever imported the gun
2. Unlawful posession of an unlicensed firearm (Against all those who handled it)
3. Selling a firearm without being the holder of a license to do the same
4. Smuggling of a firearm into Dominica (if it pertains)
5. Failure to pay customs duty on an imported item (if it was smuggled)
6. Illegal posession of ammunition if there were bullets with the gun
7. Illegal importation of Ammunition into Dca
8. Illegal sale of ammunition without the proper license to do so
9. Failure to pay custom duties on ammunition imported into the country
Several people may be charged including those who may have aided and abeted in the commission of this offense. Only a full, detailed and complete investigation will uncover the whole truth.
Big up Dominica Police Officers. Good Job.Wacth dog should be Island wide.Trust m,e it will work.
where is he from? what village i know he work at the ptemichel police station.
When we examine the execution of Monga, particularly the manner in which it was carried out it is no surprise to me,
If only the so called journalist would ask the right question, and do some basic investigation, they would discover a whole lot of things.
them police not good eh
IS POLICE ALONE THAT NOT EASY
hmmm very interesting indeed
A lawyer can be considered a lawman.
DNO,
Your tittle for this story is a bit off base here. Who exactly was arrested?? Why is the word local used??
Police arrested. DNO, has received information that a police …. was arrested on charges etc. Ypou may not post my comments, but please consider rewording your headline on this story.
Here is the definition of a Lawman:
lawman |ˈlôˌmən; -man|
noun ( pl. -men)
a law-enforcement officer, esp. a sheriff.
Lawman is a term usually used in reference to an American law-enforcement officer, primarily sheriff or marshal.
Admin: Thanks for your observations ‘Observer’
Look people stop givin on police everybody else does bad things, that’s y we are even leaving to correct certain things.. But d minuite something happen we start giving on pple, just grow up and lean what to and not to do
Are you a wireless mouse or the one with the tail.
Your thoughts run TINY.
i am not surprised,one bad apple,that does not mean we should cut down the whole bunch,ah magway sah,after all that has been going on lately,this man has no heart,i say he shouild get all he deserve’s,punish him to the full extent of the law,make an example,at least twentyfive to thirthy years for gun runnings,charge him also for robbery,from a secured police establishment.
Let’s get rid of all corrupted cops….Law and Order!
Too late for the chief, he is already 3/4 out. That’s were the corruption originates.
no law not even the Constitution can stop me,they can come with all there lawyers if they want whats the big diLL WITH THE POLICE HE CAN UP HOLD LAW HE CAN ALSO BREAK THE LAW FREE UP THE MAN ,THE HEAD CORRUPT WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE REST OF THE BODY IT WILL EVENTUALLY GET SICK,FREE UP THE POLICE
How can you depend on Law Officers when there are those who do just as bad as persons committing crimes?
no way
What about the DGS teacher who was fired for sexual connection with an under-age female student, but was recently employed as a Policeman.The Police administration don’t run backgroung ckecks on candidates.
So What?? Why can’t he get a second chance. If he made a mistake, then is he finished for ever. If thtat was so then we would doomed to hell all of us. He made a serious mistake. He had to leave the school but the problem is if he messes up his second chance, then he will pay.
For your information, God forgives and gave so many of us second chance. you know what a mistale is something to learn from and not do again.
Again I am asking you (sir/Madam) are you so perfect that you have never made any mistake. We were all born in sin so we are filthy rags. Also remember the repentant thief at the side of Jesus on the cross. When he repented, Jesus told him that this day (not tommorow) you will be with me in paradise. Let us learn from the mistake of others and lift up people when they are falling down.
what you talking about? you ever heard of a police record? of the fact that your reputation precedes you? you cannot be considered for some jobs because of your past. would you hire a known hijacker as a pilot? or a suspected thief to work in a jewelry store?
How sad to know that you think of yourself, and everyone else, as filthy rags! God Bless and Help you.
What background check nuh? YOu dont know is who you know to pull string for you.
THAT IS JUST THE BEGINNING …
The just dismiss a police for having a drug conviction and that same police was dismiss by a police force overseas now they have another one selling gun. why do they not do background screening before they take dem fellas into the force. and dem same fella busy to arrest. wolves dress in sheep clothing, that is what the police force is made of.
That is to say that we all yes we all are sinners. I guess this officer is young but those who believe we are better than others, our goodness is just like filthy rags. It is only when we develop a relationship with God and are nott carnal in nature that is walking in the flesh, that we can become stronger even then when we leave Jesus out of our life, that tempatations take over us. It is only when we submit to Christ and walk in obedience, that we can stand to the wiles of the “Evil ONE” and the Holy Spirit guides us.
Many questions to ask regarding this officer..intention..motive..influence..thorough investigation should be done…then a perfect example be done with this ROGUE.
he who without sin cast the first stone. boy u have a baby wi wat dat go up in ur head
Make an example of him so others will think twice before making such an irresponsible move. He might not be the only one. He just happened to get caught.
well well well its a recruit i heard and then again the recruiting system is f*****up..while there are some hard working officers here comes some bad egg vien neg coming to the service and making it worse for others.treat him like a civilian plzzzz..
Knowing better is one thing, but he took an oath what’s up with that?
No one is perfect
This is not about perfection. It is about doing the right thing. Especially when you were sworn in to uphold the law. This is giving the green light to the thugs out there to do the same.
HAAAAAAAAAAAaa interesting . Fire Arm , how many of you all herd anyone being arrested for coke? you hear marijauna now illegal fire arm however there are alot fof people and unfortunalely our your people stuffing this white lady up their nose how many people are being put away for this white lady with silver dress. Clean up the police force and you have to start from the TOP
what Dominicans can do is to record all corrupt practices they see on their cell phones and post it on youtube for the whole world to see.It will be like see a big police liming around with a big drug dealer.Look at that police beating his wife or cheating on his wife.SEE that police breaking traffic laws.SEEE that police drunk on the road and on duty. you get my point.
I was told that “cheating” on your wife for a Dominican is called “culture”, as well as lying, stealing and generally sneaking around and impregnating women and, oh yes, punching people and getting drunk or high. So if all this stuff is “culture”, what’s the problem? This fellow is just practicing his “culture”. A Dominican told me this!!
Am speachless!!
uis not first time…..all of them in the same s*** …start they start to hold them….is not gun alone they selling
This is a lesson for the so called leaders of the police force. This is a fruit of what the leaders planted by frustrating all senior, well trained, hard working and dedicated police officers by deeming them corrupt and putting these young baby police officers who have not been tested and tried to operate in all sensetive sections like coast guard, drug squad, ssu, cid, NJIC, special branch and you name it. Those in khakie and taking advantage of those young police women whilst you victmize senior men your day is at hand.
As if this is even news. News flash the majority of the entire force are criminals!
I disagree with you saying that all law enforcers/police are criminals, this is stereotype, it is like saying all blacks are bad, the way that we are being ladled by other races for the wrong doing of some and those in it only for the pay we cannot label all as being the same
I know of countries where to become a law enforce/police they do a complete background check of not only the wanna be police but also all family members and if any family members past or present had and have criminal records that’s it for the person wanting to be in law enforcement
Monkey See Monkey Do! You returned the illegal gun, I sold the illegal gun. I maintain that both cops should be arrested and jailed, but in this virtual country called Dominica, blighted and teaming with corruption anything goes.
I would not be surprised that this rogue officer is shortly promoted to a higher rank. It’s a cockeyed country!
There is always corrupt cops, some were making false Birth Certificate to obtain passports [3 were jointly charged and one was convicted].An other occasion, one claimed he threw away an envelope with an amount of US dollars while cleaning.He was later asked to refund it.Many stole warrant’s monies.They were higher ranks besides constables, tell me what happened to them?
One top cop returned a firearm, now one has sold a firearm. And so the spoil, corruption and bobol continues unabated. In the meantime no one cares about GON EMMANUEL.
Now we need to root out some of those corrupt jokers for judiciaries.
These are some of the very issues that Behanzin was trying to also address that why they had to remove him because he refused to be corrupted or play their dirty games.
Dominica will slide into an abyss if the rotten core is not removed. It is people like this that hanging should be brought back for more so than for their murderous accomplices!!!
I am not condoning the officer if what he is accused of is true,and he should be delt with the fullest extent of the law..But the way some of you idiots behave like is all police officers are the same..In every orgainzation,you have good and corrupt indeviduals,just like a tree bring forth good and bad fruits.Some of you are so negative,but when something is done to you, you hypocrites run calling the same police officers to defend you..Police are human beings,and the only true and sinless man to walk the earth was jesus christ.Those talking about arrest for weed,you love to hear that. what the police is accused of,or selling or smoking weed,or any other drugs is wrong.two wrongs does not make it right.To the officers who uphold the oath of the law of Domiinica,KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. I was a police offficer in the caribbean for 7 yrs,and to be honest i was too good to be a police officer from what i witnessed and experience.Here in new york i hate police,they are worse than the police back home.So you people in DOMINICA thank god for your police and appreciate them.
Just wondering where he sits or stands politically?
no they dont look at the police becuz is me dat worse
The rotten head MUST be CUT off to prevent this RUT in the Dominican society.. TRICKLE DOWN CRIMINALITY!!!! All you haven’t seen anything yet! All you some serious SHOCK THERAPY to wake you all up from this cyanide laced red kool induced slumber..
Some of dominica policemen are totally corrupted, take forinstance a police charged me for a traffic matter for his friend. His friend lied on me stating that he I assaulted him, threatened him and many more charges. I was never summoned to appear in court. the case was tried three times at my back,co-incidently I happened to be by the court and heard my nane. The police told the magistrate he was not aware he had any matter the said day, but he was there for all the three times pending on the four time a bench warrant will be issued for me in order that I would be remanded at the state prison. The other party have never appear in court. It is a preferential treatment and wickidness that our police are doing. I am appealinf to the police commissioner to advice his police men any charges that his police have against people drop everyone, if not that I beieve Dominice will have a lot of unsolve myster
You better shut up !
what a shame.the flip side is the govt. should start payin the police better.
the man still on probation
is not an unlicense firearm is a police issue firearm he sel 2 d drug man
Not everyone is honest in work
Its a shame really but one person mistake doesn’t make the entire force corrupt there’s always good and bad in evey organization the heads of these organization just need to weed out the bad and make and example out of them
police doin things all over not only in Dominica check Grenda Stkitts Antigua Trinidad crimes all ova and is police doin dem wht we have to do as a nation is pray and put our trust in God and not man
Now let us try to figure this one out even before the OAS gun making machine is put use? hmmm
Please, “you down there”. It is a gun “MARKING” machine we were given, not a gun “making” machine.
That one letter makes a world of difference.
Yes “headache” thanks my “r” is missing but crooked is crooked.
I myself read “marking”, its not his/her fault, they read through their wooden glasses
its not a gun making machine but a gun “MARKING” machine. That is a machine to MARK all guns entering the country so as to create a gun data base.
Its a marking machine that records the serial NUMBER of the gun.
Gun Marking!!!
there are allot moor doing worst things than that.. selling drug, issuing traffic ticket and getting paid not to file it,destroying exhibit to stall their friends and relative cases and ill-treating other ppl children for nothing….
spelling!!!
hear we go again, so police pick on poor people children just for spot?
Get out of that nonsense people, poor people children should stay far off from a life of crime, being poor is no excuse to commit crime…
If you have all that info on police officers why don’t you report it?
I suspect you just blowing bubbles and making baseless accusations, that is very dangerous and you must stop it!!!
this one shud not be of civil matter, try him in a military court and dismiss………..
punish him !!!!
FINISH HIM !!!!
John 8:7. Innocent until proven guilty. He that is without sin throw the first stone.
We are sinners in the sight of God, but he has assured us that he has gone to make a better place for us. There is no distant that you have travelled away from God, from which he can’t take you back. So go on my people, castigate the police and forget yourself, no one knows the things you do, it only takes a day to find out, ONE DAY.
Who that is without sin cast the first stone? Therefore, we are all guilty.
And so to, this constable is guilty until proven innocent.
Thanks for the insight.
This is is way past sin…..It’s curruption to the highest degree
…and another thing….many stones have been cast at me, both small and great. Even bricks! so it is only fair that I cast one where it is needed for a change.
somebody has to speak out agaist wrong doing whether is me that do it or you.We should always cry down wrong and highlight the good. Nowadays people seems to see good as evil and evil as good.
that police is a real bookcabwit
is not poor people children that have to pay the price and there are many orders to come police just now is the weed that they have to hold them for
I hate to hear that saying.”Poor People Children” who is Poor People Children??
Is that police men pick on poor people children whether they commit a crime or not? and are we saying it is okay for a poor person child to commit a crime and not be harrassed or arrested for it?
Shouldn’t poor people have above average ambition to work legitimately to get out of that property?
That’s what i know i did in the 70s’, i grew up in a poor family, shitting by the bay etc, but i worked hard to get my own in-house flushing toilet, i didn’t go and steal from persons i thought was better off than me, no i work hard to uplift myself and family.. today i am 56 and can look back and say yes i have made it!!!
The police officer will have to pay for his crime whether he came from a well-to-do family or a poor one.
and who do we trust?
And in a million different ways they violate the law,it’s the same good no good officers who harrass the poor, they selling (returning) unlicensed firearm, making a healthy profit,ignoring the plight and complaint of abiding citizens,these rogue officers are the architect of a cloven footed injustice.
I cannot agree more, and there will be more arrest to be made some police officers are too dam wicked instead for them to hold up the law of the state is they that breaking it , let this one be seen as a warning to others.humm they selling drugs. They taking drugs, they killing people just like that, it doh have what crime they doesn’t commit, good for him.
Make sure he stay in the same smelly Cell like all the other Criminals no special treatment for the bastard , If he can sell a gun what next . Jah protect us all !!
so rasta what make u say is a HE? it could be a woman constable
I knew what I was talking about before I post my comment I’m not a Jack*** !!
Was anyone arrested for returning an unlicensed firearm to a man in the north? Why Not?
100% memory sufficient. You are really on the ball with events.
Then, the constable should be released of that charge. The precedence has been set. What is not good for the goose is not good for the gander.
RASTA MAN THROW ONE STONE
AND IT BRING A BAD FEELING
TO ALL WICKED MEN.
Deal with him as any other person would have been dealt with,and give him a bonus penalty because he knows better.
A corrupt country a corrupt police force.
And the most corrupt, forced riped, viagrayed, and spambot AM:PM.
If they were so corrupt as you put it they would not have arrested their own,they would have swept it under the carpet,thumbs up D.P.F.
and you also because you sound like someone who studied in a pit toilet.
The first of many more to come.
He sells a gun to Mr X, Mr X uses it to kill Mr Y, the same police oficer knows about this and uses his power to cover up Mr X……
there is no telling how many guns he might have sold to whoever was involved in shootings, or what else he has been selling.
Who knows…. there may be others who have used their status to aid in serious crimes on this island in which some have gone unpunished. SHAME!!!