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Bahamas Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade was in the news recently, whining about how the Bahamian public does not trust and often second-guesses the police force.<\/p>\nBahamas Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade was in the news recently, whining about how the Bahamian public does not trust and often second-guesses the police force.<\/p>\n
The commissioner said he was “distressed and bothered” when members of the public display a lack of faith in the integrity of police as it relates to ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n
Yet, only today, it was reported that the police will not charge the allegedly rogue officers who were thought to have stolen money that was recovered after a robbery two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Police investigators say they couldn’t find sufficient evidence to suggest that six officers from the notoriously corrupt Central Division stole over $8,000 of the money that was recovered from two teen robbery suspects.<\/p>\n
The officers were taken into custody after the money they turned in did not match the amount that was reported as being stolen by the victim, businessman Carl Darville.<\/p>\n
Two men robbed Darville of a deposit bag that contained $13,800 at the Bank of The Bahamas at Shirley and Charlotte Streets on October 23.<\/p>\n
Within minutes, perhaps not even long enough for any of the money to be disposed of, police arrested two 19-year-old men near Peck’s Slope and Market Street.<\/p>\n
Police also recovered a stolen deposit bag and a loaded gun in the area. However, the Nassau Guardian reported that only $6,150 was accounted for by the time the officers got back to the station.<\/p>\n
Both the victim and the two young men who were arrested say there was more money than what was reported.<\/p>\n
Assistant Commissioner Hulan Hanna said that the police force had no further comment on the matter. He was unable to say whether the officers had returned to work.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, police have charged Ross Heastie and Ryan Munnings with the $13,800 robbery and also charged them with receiving the $6,150 that was recovered. The pair are also accused of possession of an unlicensed .38 revolver and three bullets.<\/p>\n
Heastie and Munnings pleaded not guilty to firearm and ammunition charges when they appeared before Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt. They have both been remanded to prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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