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September 14, 2013
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Cops face court for $500,000 bribe |
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Rasbert Turner, STAR Writer Three Portmore police personnel charged with corruption will have their cases mentioned again on October 29. They are Constables Grace-Ann Williams and Lamore Small and Special Corporal Tyrone Harvey. When the matter came up in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, the court was told that a call data report was still outstanding. Resident Magistrate Marcia Dunbar-Green said that personnel from the Communications Forensic Cybercrime Unit should subpoenaed. Caught in a 'strange' act Allegations are that in February this year, the three cops saw a car parked along the Hellshire main road in bushes. Upon investigating, they reportedly saw two men in the vehicle in a very 'strange' position. The court heard that the cops allegedly asked the men for $500,000 if they did not want to be taken into custody and charged. The court further heard that the complainants were taken to an ATM machine and money was withdrawn. A sum was paid over to the accused cops. The matter was reported to the police Anti-Corruption Branch. A file was compiled and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who ruled that the three be charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act. |
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