Police honour top sleuth –Crum-Ewing, ‘Montrose granny’ killings among successes
Sargent Rodwell Sarrabo being rewarded for his exceptional performance in the area of crime solving
Sargent Rodwell Sarrabo being rewarded for his exceptional performance in the area of crime solving

 

THE Criminal Investigation Department (CID), headed by Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum, yesterday awarded a police sergeant for being the most outstanding detective for the year, and the rank who was instrumental in solving the Courtney Crum-Ewing execution.Among the many feats for which 31-year-old Rodwell Sarrabo, a former student of the Tutorial Academy Secondary School in Berbice, was rewarded the solving of several high-profile crimes this year, including 11 murders.

Top Cop Seelall Persaud being rewarded for the work he did while he was Crime Chief
Top Cop Seelall Persaud being rewarded for the work he did while he was Crime Chief

The rank was rewarded during the annual CID Christmas luncheon. Sarrabo, a father of three, operates out of the Major Crime Investigation Unit.

CRUM-EWING SAGA
Notable among his successes was the solving of the very highly publicised investigation of the Courtney Crum-Ewing murder and the events surrounded it.
Crum-Ewing was gunned down in Diamond a few weeks before the May 11 elections this year, and while it may have taken the police some time to crack the case, they were finally able to lay their hands on the man who was identified as the triggerman.
There were several other persons who were questioned and made to submit statements in relation to that investigation after being invited by the police to do so, one of whom was former Press Liaison to the then Office of the President, Kwame McCoy.
Crum-Ewing was widely regarded as a fierce critic of the then administration, and had on occasion staged a one-man picket outside the Kingston Office of the then Minister of Legal Affairs and Attorney-General Anil Nandlall.
A former national basketball player and Queens College alum, Crum-Ewing began staging the picketing exercises after a taped recording of a conversation between Nandlall and a Kaieteur News staff surfaced in which the former was heard telling the latter that grave harm would come to the newspaper and its innocent staff.

OTHER SUCCESSES
Additionally, Sergeant Rodwell Sarrabo was instrumental in the solving of 11 murder cases, 13 robberies under arms, ten possession of firearms matters, and 15 other cases.
With respect to the murders, the two other notable ones were the ‘Montrose Granny’ case, where an elderly woman was clubbed to death by an intruder back in August, and that of Hardat Kissoon, the farmer who was shot and robbed while on his way home from the bank in a minibus in June of this year.
In the robberies under arm matters, all the suspects who were arrested have been placed before the courts and remanded to prison.
His performance has earned him several coveted prizes, compliments of the Guyana Police Force and members of the business community, who would have also recognised his works this year.
Among the items given to him were $100,000 in cash, along with a trophy and plaque. He also received several other prizes, including a cheque, footwear and other monetary donations from those members of corporate Guyana who partner with the police.
Speaking with reporters following the handing over ceremony, Sarrabo was asked where he would like to see himself in the years to come, and what made him join the Force.
He promptly replied that he primarily joined the Force to make a difference, and “serve this beautiful country.”

ASPIRATIONS
He said it has always been his desire to one day become the Commissioner of Police through his hard and dedicated work, as he’s vowed to continue putting his best foot forward.
Sarrabo has been in the Guyana Police Force for the past ten years, and among courses he’s participated in were training sessions in the areas of Cyber Crime Investigations, Narcotics Intelligence, Crime Scene Investigations and Investigative Techniques.
He also functions as a facilitator whenever the CID has training sessions for new recruits, whereby he applies his experience as well as knowledge in the various areas he is usually asked to speak on.

A section of the police ranks at the luncheon
A section of the police ranks at the luncheon

In his appreciation message, the young police rank thanked the other members of his team who all expressed confidence in him and voted him as the Department’s best cop.
In the presence of senior police officers, including the Commissioner of Police, Sarrabo said that his success ought to be shared with the other members of the unit for which he works, as they were only able to be the success they are due to dedication and team work.
Meanwhile, the second runner-up cop was named as Police Constable Andre Forde, who is attached to the Narcotics Branch and is mostly based at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri.
According to the police, between February and April of this year, Forde was single-handedly responsible for the interception of 178 lbs of cocaine.
He was rewarded, in absentia, for his hard work with $50,000 and a plaque from the CID.
The reason he was absent was because he was still on duty. The event also saw the unveiling of the second plaque of Crime Chiefs of the Guyana Police who would have served the organisation from 1977 to present.

By Leroy Smith

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