Four constables of the Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service (TTMPS) who were on duty on the shift with acting corporal Anuska Eversley when she was brutally killed, and firearms and ammunition were stolen from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, have returned to active duty.
MURDERED: Acting Cpl Anuska Eversley
The officers resumed duties this week and remained assigned to the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, the Express was told yesterday.The constables were suspended in the aftermath of the April attack, in which Eversley was beaten and strangled, and a cache of firearms and ammunition was cleared out from the station’s armoury.Eversley, 41, who had 17 years of service with the TTMPS, was killed while on overnight duty, and her body was found in the early hours of April 19 in the charge room area of the station at King’s Wharf, Lady Hailes Avenue in San Fernando.The police investigation into the theft of a massive cache of 123 firearms and over 4,000 rounds of ammunition from the station remains under active investigation, with senior officers and Eversley’s colleagues placed on suspension.Police have recovered a quantity of firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and three people, including one of Eversley’s colleagues, have since faced the court.Municipal police constable Jivan “Bigs” Cooper, construction worker Kwame Arnold, 20, and scrap iron dealer Nicholas “Nico” Ramdass, 24, all of Claxton Bay, have appeared in court for the murder of Eversley, and the theft of the firearms and ammunition.In court, they were read the charges of possession of 114 pistols, one revolver, six shotguns, two MPX sub-machine guns, 173 firearm magazines for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of 4,355 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 30 rounds of 12-gauge ammunition and ten rounds of .38 ammunition.Police sources said investigators are continuing extensive enquiries into the heist as efforts continue to recover the missing weapons and ammunition that are believed to be circulating within criminal networks.The Express was also told that while the four constables have returned to work, former head of the TTMPS, ACP Surrendra Sagramsingh remains on administrative leave.Assistant Commissioner of Police Wayne Mystar took over at the helm of the TTMPS when Sagramsingh was sent on leave.Superintendent of the San Fernando Municipal Police Station Dustan Renn remains suspended, but the Express was told that his suspension is also expected to be lifted in due course.The return of the constables marks the latest development in the ongoing fallout from the unprecedented attack on the municipal police facility, which raised serious concerns about security protocols and accountability within the service.
