BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – WHILE an arrest is yet to be made in the recent daring and brazen Cayon Police Station intrusion, the police might be searching for an individual in relation to the incident.
This is according to Commissioner of Police (COP) Austin Williams who spoke exclusively with this media house late yesterday (Jun. 28).
Information, which initially reached SKNVibes, suggested that a masked man, armed with a firearm, entered the Cayon Police Station at about 10:00 on Sunday evening (Jun. 27). And while no one was injured, a female police officer was reportedly transported to the Mary Charles Hospital and allegedly received treatment.
COP Williams told SKNVibes that according to a report he received, the female officer was alone in the building when the perpetrator entered. He also explained that, according the report, the bandit demanded that she give him “the keys to the vault and she said she doesn’t have the keys.” He declared that nothing was removed from the police station.
The Top Cop said he believes that the individual entered the police station “to get his hands on certain pieces of evidence that the police may have. These matters (which the evidence relates to) have not yet been disposed of”.
Williams said he could offer no further information but registered his sentiments on the incident and made an appeal to the public for assistance in solving the crime.
“I am concerned and alarmed. It is frightening to say the least, that persons want to attack the direct location of security officers…the police station. However, we are treating this as an isolated incident and we hope it is a rare incident. We urge all those who have information in connection with this incident to come forward. You may be in possession of vital information which may assist in bringing the perpetrator or perpetrators to justice.
“I am also making an appeal to the general public to come forward and give whatever assistance they can in the form of information leading to the arrest of persons involved in a number of crimes we have experienced.”
Asked if the force is considering implementing measures to safeguard against a reoccurrence, Commissioner Williams said there is none, noting that this would be a difficult task to accomplish without affecting the public’s accessibility to police stations.
“There is not much we can do unless we change the physical layout of the building. Some stations open for 24 hours to serve the public; so, anyone could walk in and out…All the stations are step up that way. I don’t think we would want to change that friendly appearance of the police stations.”
