The Royal Barbados Police Force has reported that some of its officers were shot at while patrolling areas of St Michael on Thursday January 17 around 9:30p.m.
“Police from the Anti-gun and Anti-gangs Unit were on routine mobile patrol duty in the areas of Chapman Lane, New Orleans and Murphy’s Pasture. Whilst they were traveling through the area of Murphy’s Pasture, police came under fire from persons liming in the area, who [then] ran away. Police returned fire in the direction from which the shots came,” the police said about the incident.
However, there were no reports of injuries by the police on the scene or any other such reports.
Smh
‘Badness’ episodes 1-9 . Waiting for 10 to come out .
Still haven’t heard the Prime Minister addressing the nation about this problem. Maybe the Guvment will take this issue seriously now that the RBPF has been fired upon – again.
Reminds me of late 80s in the Barry JackWoggy era.When the swords and pipe guns use to talk and limbs use to be all over the place.What eventually happened?Police took out a few of the “badmen”.Who can ever forget the massacre in Melrose in St Thomas when five young men were wanted were gunned down in a house.
Well it didn’t take very long for the criminal element to use their firepower against the police, following my comments on another article on this page — “Hinkson loses some of his portfolio”. Here is an extract:
“Already we have heard reports of how persons were treated/affected during a recent operation in St. Lucy. It can get even more intense with the criminal element brazenly engaging the police with gunfire while innocent persons are caught in the crossfire.
“Memories of the 2010 mayhem in Tivoli Gardens, Jamaica, come rushing back as armed henchmen of notorious community “don” Dudus Coke launched an attack on police to protect their leader from extradition to the United States. When the dust had settled, over 70 people lay dead.
“Former attorney general Adriel Brathwaite who piloted the Amendments to the Police Act 2017 through Parliament, referred to the random gunfire heard in communities at night by young men as “showing off their firepower or saluting birthdays”. Well residents in some crime-infested neighborhoods have reported such bursts of gunfire as coming from high-caliber automatic “firepower” that police will find hard to match.”
Anytime police are on patrol looking for gun-toting thugs in crime-infested neighborhoods, they have to go in with maximum force and artillery, otherwise their colleagues could be picking them up in body bags. God forbid.
Awaiting the Commissioner of Police response to this attack in those densely populated areas of The Orleans and Chapman Lane.
Here I go again: Crime was never a political issue. The BLP made it one. They made “mock sport” at a very serious condition. What a thing!!!.
What would you really expect, its all happening… What are the police doing they should have brought in the special forces and some of the defiance force .. sweep the area clean stopping people and cars……… Things have got to be done which would be seen to be done, stop the talk, talk..
Carl Harper awaiting the commissioner of police response to this attack. I awaiting the PM and the AG response to attacks dating back to May 24 2018. I was hearing responses from them on a weekly basis prior to that date.
I say kill them all. Let God sort them out come judgment day.
@Rodney Callender
What would you have liked to hear the PM and AG since May 24, 2018? I know what the previous AG used to say — “I’m concern”. So go ahead and tell me, but I’ll bet you anything they say would not satisfy you. I’m waiting.
Thanks to the former DLP Administration, the RBP has many more powers to go about their duties in finding and arresting these criminals. These thugs are just like Assie Moore, cowards, they shot at the cops and ran. Let it be remembered, that when the former DLP went to Parliament for the revised laws, the vicious opposition BLP – including big mouth Dale Marshall – all opposed the amendments. Now the cooked BLP is in power, and gun crime has skyrocketed, every day is a shooting. And the crooked BLP thinks that by shifting ministerial responsibilities from one joker to another joker, will stop the criminal element. If the party’s leader has NO BALLS, the rest of the fat cats have NO BALLS either. Note this….in past administrations one man did all those jobs Kinckson got taken from him, nowadays we need two men. And these guys are being paid fat salaries yah know, all 26 of them, you go figure.
Well this to me is a good sign. Where there is smoke there must be fire. Now let’s start sweeping the area. Make sure these so-called badboys know this game is over.
It’s an undeniable fact that under the DLP administration, we saw the highest number of illegal guns being imported into Barbados in the island’s history.
Now, as with the nearly destroyed economy, the BLP-led government must come and cleanup all the gun-related carnage on the streets as a result of the Dems failure to tackle illegal guns and gun crime for 10 years and 90 days.
At the eleventh hour the DLP administration finally made a feeble attempt at increasing the police powers by amending the Police Act 2017 in the dying days of its rule.
Even Verla Depeiza debating in the Senate was concern, as she believed curfews have the potential to breach one’s constitutional rights. Hear her:
“. . . Simply because to cordon off an area and institute a curfew will impact on individual rights. There is no way to get around that,” she said.
“You are going to trample on individual rights if you tell people they can’t leave home past a certain time and don’t come back out until morning.”
But since the Act is now law, let’s do as former education minister Ronald Jones suggested as start “cracking heads and shooting some people.”
“…let’s do as former education minister Ronald Jones suggested and start “cracking heads and shooting some people.”
Was at the mosque in Kensington new road… and as a pass member of two firearm clubs in Barbados .. I never heard that kind of weapon used in the first volley… 9 shots in rapid succession to be exact.
This lawlessness cannot be allowed to continue in Barbados.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley, AG Dale Marshall and COP Tyrone Griffith, it is time to act.
Ignorant lawless people shooting at the Police on patrol and not a word you all? What the hell is going on in Barbados? Shooting at the Police should be the last straw.
These ignorant people live in those areas, Peter must pay for Paul. No more burying your heads in the sand because it is tourist season and you don’t want to scare the tourist away.
A house to house sweep of those areas with the Police and Army is the solution to flush out the miscreants and get them off the streets of Barbados.
It is time to act Madam Prime Minister. If a Police Officer is killed by these miscreants, the blood will be on your hands Madam Prime Minister and the good folks of Barbados will never forget it if you fail to do something about this lawlessness.
Enough is enough. If you don’t have the balls to stamp out this lawlessness, then come next election the good people of Barbados will elect a Government that will have the testicular fortitude to deal with this pox on Barbados.
If this Commissioner of Police don’t know how to deal with this lawlessness, then bring back Orville Durant out of retirement or someone else with the know-how to deal with it.
People cannot shoot at the Police in Barbados and expect life to go on as usual. This is not Jamaica or Trinidad.
Under this government in 8 months cost of living double,nsrl double, persons paying gas tax twice, crime out of control, haitians out of control, layoffs off persons at the bottom of the ladder,police being shot at,BIGGEST cabinet in history, selling state land for cheap. Call the election,this government lose.
https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2012/02/09/owen-built-a-state-of-the-art-prison-for-brother-richard-arthur/
Again I say Carl Harper aka Liz Thompson has no shame whatsoever. I did not write that article in Barbados Free Press, but it shows the crooked BLP operatives.
Thanks Johnny Crow for posting that story, this is the first time i am hearing about this. I am too busy otherwise.
Barbados needs to have e an elite squad well train to take on these so call Cowboys do what the Lucians do they squad is to terminate flush the out period
See this foolishness of the highest order. When the shoe is on the other foot who is expected to come to these vagabonds’ aid? The same Police they are shooting at. Go figure.
Full Respect to the hardworking men and women of the RBPF. Stay safe and take all necessary precautions to protect life and limb. We depend on you to keep us safe.
@Carl Harper: Thanks to the cabinet of the previous B L P administration we now have several gun dealers, and many private warehouses where containers are being handled.
So while the guns confiscated, and even gun crime generally would have increased between 2008 and 2018, the increase would have been facilitated by irresponsible decisions made a decade or so earlier.
So seeing that only the B L P and D L P shared our parliament post election, it’s time they both stop the finger pointing as they have shown even now that ideologically they lack the capacity to take this island forward. I’m sure after this current administration’s ‘do little’ style of management the electorate will change that next time.
One thing I’ll always credit the Dems for, “they have always contributed to the people paying more attention to their affairs”. They have done it again between 2013 and 2018 particularly, now the PR efforts of the B L P is like a weight around it’s neck.
No respect for law and order. IF u disrespect the commissioner of police it shows how much the bad boys care about u and your men .
They were certain policemen most of them are now retired, who was for want of a better set of words were very skilled at violence, these guys are sorely missed. When evil thrives and good men do nothing it is time for those who are skilled at violence. No Bones about it this lawlessness must stop.
Zero tolerance SherlocK, zero tolerance. The police have the amended act which must be used to its fullest. If these criminals do not respect the police, do you think they will respect citizens?
The economy thrives on social gatherings, either at rum shops, under a tree playing dominoes,and other events where commerce – things like buying wine and rum is the norm – goes on. If persons no longer feel safe at such gatherings, they will go home early at night and stay behind the walls. This is no good. The authorities had better do something immediately, before these thugs – young and old- take root. Both the police and the BDF have the fire power. I only hope that when the hammer comes down, I do not hear stupid bajans saying the cops were wrong in their methods to arrest the situation. Criminals and murderers don’t talk about human rights, only law abiding citizens do. We all should be united in this challenge B, D, UPP and everyone that loves Barbados. Even dirty Harry Turnover and Carl Harper who can’t decide which gender to assume. They both have the same problem.
Let’s prayer for the safety of our policemen that they would be covered by the blood of Jesus as they go about their duty trying to protect all of us.Their jobs was never and easy one but now these hooligan are deliberate and intentionally targeting the officers.Now if the gun slingers can shoot to kill the officers then when they respond and some bird brain guts and brain is splattered all over the parish I don’t wish to hear no nonsense about the officers could have shot them in the foot.Self preservation men !!! If it’s my son blow him away and I would say thanks because that would be one less stress on society and I won’t shed a tear.Enough,Enough,the PM cannot allow this disorder to get any worst.People living in all parts of the world are fearing for their families here in Barbados that’s the hot topic where ever there is a social gathering.Soon and very soon USA,U.K,CANADA and countries in the EU will put out notice to the citizens to boycott Barbados and then our goose would be properly cooked.