Suspect Detained – Missing Firearm From President’s House Recovered

A 22 year old man employed at the President's House has been detained by police over the theft of a firearm and ammunition from his place of employment. The missing firearm and ammunition have since been recovered. According to police reports, at around 2:30pm on January 13th, a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment attached to the President's House secured his service-issued pistol, two magazines, and 30 rounds of 9MM ammunition in a locker in the male dormitory. When he returned at around 6:30pm that day, he discovered the locker broken into and the firearm and ammunition missing. Belmont CID conducted investigations and the missing items were recovered in a vehicle in Port of Spain. The employee is being held at the Woodbrook Police Station.