Tag: RCIPS K-9 Unit
Officer cleared over death of K9 at GT Police Station
(CNS): A police constable charged with animal cruelty following the death in 2022 of Baron, a police dog in the RCIPS K-9 Unit, has been acquitted after a magistrate found he was not to blame. The dog died of heat stroke after he was left outside the George Town Police Station in the sun without […]
CCTV shows K9 dog left all day in sun with no water
(CNS): In Summary Court on Wednesday, CCTV footage was shown of how on 9 July 2022, RCIPS canine Baron died after being left out all day in the hot summer sun without access to shade, water or food after the young officer looking after him forgot to open his kennel gate. Timothy Alexander Munroe has […]
Man resisting arrest bitten by police dog
(CNS): A West Bay man suspected of causing a domestic disturbance at an address off Selkirk Drive in George Town on Friday night was bitten by a police dog and treated for his injuries in hospital after he resisted arrest. Police said they were called out following a report of the man behaving aggressively and […]
Cop denies cruelty charge over death of K9 Baron
(CNS): Police Officer Timothy Alexander Munroe appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday, facing a single charge of cruelty to an animal in relation to the death of the police dog, Baron, last year. Munroe, who pleaded not guilty, graduated from police training in March 2022, one of two recruits to be awarded ‘Most Outstanding Student’. […]
Fugitive bitten by police dog during capture
(CNS): Marcus Manderson (33) from West Bay, who has been on the run since jumping bail last year while awaiting trial has been caught by police officers with the help of the K-9 Unit after an operation in George Town Thursday morning. Manderson was recently convicted in absentia for possessing an illegal gun. A loaded […]
K9 Baron’s death could lead to criminal charges
(CNS): The findings of an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the Department of Agriculture into the death of RCIPS canine Baron last year were handed to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions four months ago, the OMB has revealed. While there were unofficial reports at the time that the […]
Ombudsman supervising DoA probe into canine death
(CNS) UPDATED: The Department of Agriculture’s investigation into the unexplained death last month of Baron, a Belgian shepherd with the K-9 Unit, while he was in the George Town Police Station kennels is being supervised by the Office of the Ombudsman, CNS has learned, and Ombudsman Sharon Roulstone has said that the findings of the […]
RCIPS dog dies in kennels at police station
(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that an investigation is underway into the death last month of a Belgian shepherd from the K-9 Unit in the kennels at the George Town Police Station. CNS has learned that ‘Baron’, who joined the unit in 2018 and was noted for his crimefighting skills was left in the heat […]
Dogs and drugs seized in West Bay raid
(CNS): The RCIPS, accompanied by staff from the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Welfare Unit, raided a West Bay home in Duxies Lane, off Batabano Road, on Tuesday afternoon. As a result of the raid, they seized packages of ganja and drug paraphernalia, as well as a number of dogs that were not being properly cared […]
Cops find ganja hidden in car bumper
(CNS): The police discovered more than 100 small packages of ganja hidden in the front bumper of a car at a George Town restaurant on Saturday night. Police said the drugs were found with the help of a K-9 Unit dog, Shadow, who was on patrol with officers in School Road around 10pm when the […]
K-9 Unit nets suspect in Palm Dale home invasion
(CNS): A 26-year-old man from North Side has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and other offences in connection with an armed home invasion, which took place in Palm Dale early Saturday morning. During a police operation in North Side early on Wednesday morning to find the suspect, officers spotted him and he immediately fled. However, […]
