Police investigators say four men killed during a major operation in central Trinidad last Saturday were members of a group they’re calling the “Tall Boots Crew,” named for the tall garden boots used during what officers describe as as many as twenty-four home invasions across Cunupia, Chaguanas, Freeport, Las Lomas and Longdenville over recent weeks. Acting Commissioner Richard Smith paired the briefing with a public message warning young people away from gang life. Police say they believe the group operated from a nearby hideout and rotated targets after midnight.
In San Fernando, the fallout from last week’s police-station gun theft continues. Eleven people, including seven allegedly tied directly to the theft of firearms and ammunition from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station, have been named in a preventive-detention application. A security consultant cited in national reporting warns that the missing weapons could fuel further violence if not recovered quickly.
The National Gas Company has rejected an online claim that it sponsored last weekend’s Air Supply concert at the Queen’s Park Oval. NGC has issued a brief statement clarifying it had no involvement, financial or otherwise.
On the energy front, NGC executives have publicly framed Venezuela’s offshore gas reserves as critical to Trinidad and Tobago’s medium-term supply outlook. Talks remain active despite ongoing diplomatic complications with Caracas.
In Tobago, police investigating the killing of craftsman Sean Parisienne now believe the death was a contract killing tied to a violent chopping incident from last year. The case remains open.
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