Crime Watch host Ian Alleyne was one of the first people to arrive on the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident on the Uriah Butler Highway in Freeport. Alleyne took exclusive footage via his camera phone of the bodies of Krisendath Ramdeen, 60, and Sham Mohammed, 50, and later realised they were victims of a hit-and-run.
Eyewitnesses told Alleyne the driver of a truck was speeding along the southbound lane of the highway and rammed into the back of the victims’ vehicle, destroying the car. The driver of the truck never stopped. Alleyne was informed that the driver was from Freeport. The other occupants of the vehicle, Ramdath Ramdeen, Terrance Forbes and Nazar Nazmodeen, survived the crash but were hospitalised. The men were returning from a worksite in Chaguaramas at the time of the accident.
Alleyne made a breakthrough in the story as he was able to locate the truck and the address of the driver. The information was forwarded to Central Police who seized the truck for forensic testing. The driver was subsequently held by the police. Alleyne visited the family of the victims and assured them that justice would be served. In another big story this past week, Alleyne aired exclusive footage of two employees stealing from their place of employment, Hair for Life Beauty Shop, in Princes Town.
The owner, who recently installed hidden cameras in the shop without the knowledge of the employees, was able to successfully capture them in the act. The footage was sent to Crime Watch to be aired. Alleyne also aired disturbing footage of a break-in at Jankie’s Jewellery, located at 2001 Plaza, Main Road, Chaguanas.
Crime Watch was informed that over $9 million in jewelry was stolen from the vault in the establishment. The owners pleaded with Alleyne to help them bring the perpetrators to justice, since the police were yet to make a breakthrough in the case. This matter is currently under investigation by the police and Crime Watch. Anyone with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of the suspects is kindly asked to contact Crime Watch.
Alleyne also caught the recently launched National DUI Task Force carrying out an exercise in Chaguanas. The unit set up a roadblock near Medford Gas Station, Chaguanas, where approximately eight drivers who were driving under the influence of alcohol and failed breathalyzer tests were taken into custody. They appeared in court on Monday to answer to the charges.
Alleyne aired the footage of the exercise and praised the police for trying to curb drinking and driving, as too many lives are being lost on the nation’s roads.