Incident 1 Shot fired, gun and ammunition recovered, man in custody

A man has been arrested and is in police custody after a shot was discharged in the West Bay area on Saturday morning and a gun and ammunition were subsequently recovered.

About 3.00 am on Saturday, police received a report that a shot had been fired in the area of North West Point Road. A vehicle was seen to speed off from the location towards the Turtle Farm. No-one was injured in the incident.

A short time later, officers in the George Town area, spotted the vehicle at the George Town Hospital. The vehicle was searched and a firearm and a quantity of ammunition were recovered. A 20-year-old man was arrested at the location on suspicion of possession of an unlicensed firearm. He remains in police custody while enquiries continue.

 

Incident 2 Rape, Prospect – Man in custody

Police officers chased and arrested a suspect who fled from the scene of a reported rape in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Shortly after 4.00am, on Saturday 20 October 2012, police received a report that a man had raped a woman within a house in the Prospect area.

On police arrival a man fled from the scene in a car. The officers followed the vehicle, signaling the driver to stop. The driver failed to stop and sped into the North Sound Estates, where the car drove off the road into bushes.

The officers immediately arrested the suspect on suspicion of rape.

Police enquiries have revealed that the suspect is known to the victim. The suspect remains in police custody while enquiries continue.