Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud yesterday told the Guyana Chronicle that they are still hunting wanted men, Kurt Thierens and Colin Jones, who were part of a gang of eight who unleashed terror on November 4, 2009.

Wanted: Kurt Thierens

Assistant Commissioner, Law Enforcement, Persaud added that the police are still following leads and several persons were arrested and questioned.

Mr. Persaud pointed out that the men came out of hiding that morning and have since resumed hiding since.

Prior to their appearance on November 4, the Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene told a press conference on November 5that they were not aware that Kurt Thierens and Colin Jones, who escaped from police custody at Providence Police Station in connection with the Ministry of Health fire, were in the country, and were part of the gang.

The gang consisted of about eight men dressed in black clothing resembling police uniforms, armed, and wearing bullet-proof vests, one of which was marked ‘police’.

The group engaged in a series of terrorist activities that included murder, armed robberies, arson, abduction, attacking police stations, and shooting policemen.

Wanted: Colin Jones

Thierens and Jones escaped from lawful custody at the Providence Police Station on July 17, 2009, in connection with the Ministry of Health fire.

Earlier investigations indicated that the men may have skipped the country.

The escapees are Kurt Thierens, called ‘Bage’, or ‘Glasses’, and Colin Jones, called ‘Bonny’.

They are among nine persons who were arrested so far in connection with the July 17 fire, but were separated from the others and taken to the Providence facility, which was “very secure”.

Police said in an earlier press release that Jones and Thierens were wanted for escaping from lawful custody and that anyone with information that may lead to their arrest should contact the police on telephone numbers 225-6411,

225-2700, 226-2917, 225-8196, 227-2128, 225-6941 – 3, 911, or contact the nearest police station. All information will be treated with strict confidence, the release said.

Police said Thierens, who is 31, is of African descent, with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5’ 6” tall and of slim build. His addresses were given as 102 Middle Walk, Buxton, East Coast Demerara; 7 National Avenue, Triumph, East Coast Demerara; and 219 Residential Area, Yarrowkabra, Soesdyke/Linden Highway.

Jones is 20, and of African descent. He is described as thin built and 5’ 6” tall with black hair. His address was given as 3 West La Penitence, Georgetown.