Retired Cop KILLED By Armed Bandits In Curepe; Firearm, Vehicle Stolen

Pictured Above: PC Charles Kublalsingh. Photo Credit: Crime Watch.

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UPDATE 2: A Nissan X-Trail was allegedly seen speeding off in the direction of Kublalsingh’s stolen Toyota Fielder. Officers of the Northern Division Task Force, the Maracas St. Joseph Police Station, and the Emergency Response Patrol Unit responded and set up a grid patrol system, where they observed the Fielder driving along the Maracas Royal Road. The Officers attempted to intercept the Fielder and the X-Trail which matched the descriptions of the vehicles used in Kublalsingh’s murder.

Upon reaching the vicinity of La Caurita, both vehicles allegedly pulled to the side and the occupants alighted, brandishing firearms. Officers called on the suspects to stop and surrender; however, the men reportedly shot at the Officers who became fearful for their lives and returned fire. The suspects then ran into a bushy area off the roadway and made good their escape.

Both vehicles were seized and taken to the St. Joseph Police Station where they were examined by crime scene experts, who discovered that the X-Trail bore a fake license plate.

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UPDATE: Kublalsingh is said to have requested leave from official duty after he became a witness in a murder case, whereby one of his then-Superiors was charged.

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A retired Police Officer was shot and killed in Curepe last night (Saturday 16th September 2023) during a brutal robbery. The deceased has been identified as 56-year-old Police Corporal Charles Kublalsingh of Jackson Street, Curepe.

The Officer’s licensed firearm, cash and Toyota Fielder wagon were reportedly taken by three (3) armed men during the incident, which occurred around 8:00 PM at Woodford Street in Curepe.

Watch Video From The Scene

Kublalsingh’s vehicle was later found abandoned in the Maracas St. Joseph district.

He was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex in Mount Hope for medical treatment, where he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries.

Kublasingh was the Second Police Officer to be gunned down for this month so far.

On Tuesday 12th September 2023, Acting Corporal Dwight Skeete was shot and killed by his common-law wife, WPC Josette Marshall, who then turned the gun on herself at their home on the corner of Opal and Kestrel Boulevard in Edinburgh 500, Chaguanas.

Investigations are continuing.

More on this as it becomes available.

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