A Care­nage man was ar­rest­ed in con­nec­tion with the theft of a pirogue and two en­gines, dur­ing a po­lice an­ti-crime ex­er­cise in Freeport, yes­ter­day.

Ac­cord­ing to a re­lease from the TTPS, an an­ti-crime ex­er­cise was con­duct­ed in the Care­nage Dis­trict be­tween 3 pm and 6 pm on Thurs­day (Sep­tem­ber 5, 2024). it in­clud­ed of­fi­cers of the Freeport Crim­i­nal In­ves­ti­ga­tions De­part­ment (CID), Freeport War­rants and Cen­tral Di­vi­sion Task Force Area North.

The TTPS re­ports that dur­ing the ex­er­cise, po­lice of­fi­cers re­cov­ered a 29ft Bowen Pirogue and two Yama­ha en­gines.  The items are thought to have been stolen dur­ing a rob­bery in the Freeport Dis­trict on Sep­tem­ber 3, 2024.

A 43-year-old man from Sea View, Care­nage, was ar­rest­ed in con­nec­tion with the seizures.

In­ves­ti­ga­tions are on­go­ing.

The ex­er­cise was co­or­di­nat­ed by Se­nior Su­per­in­ten­dent Si­mon, Su­per­in­ten­dent Gyan, In­spec­tor Estra­da and su­per­vised by Sgt Har­riot.