Police Officer Detained in Connection with Belmopan Robberies

A woman police officer and her common-law husband are currently being questioned by police in connection with a series of robberies in Belmopan. Commissioner of Police Chester Williams revealed that authorities are investigating at least seven reported incidents in the city. The investigation led officers to the woman’s residence, where evidence allegedly linked to the robberies was discovered. Here’s what the commissioner had to say about the case.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“As I said to you all yesterday in my interview, we were narrowing down on those persons who we believe are orchestrators of the spate of robberies we have seen in the Belmopan area. I said a police officer was also being looked at. We went after those persons. A woman police officer was detained and her common law husband. From the information we are gathering, the two of them are the masterminds behind the robberies and there are some other persons who are players with them who are also detained. A search of the police officer home led to the discovery of a number of police uniforms for male officers and she is a woman, that includes the number one and the B.D.U.’s. Interestingly, many of these robberies committed, persons committing them were wearing either police uniform or the B.D.U.’s and found clothing matching those at the police officer house. We are putting together the files, gathering all the evidence. We also found the vehicle used, a rental vehicle that was used by them in committing the robbery that took place three days ago in Belmopan. We also found the motorcycle that has been seen at these robbery scenes and a number of other things, so I believe that by now and Monday we should be filing charges against a number of persons.”