And, in another alleged act of misconduct involving a police officer - a police officer assigned to the San Ignacio Formation has been accused of stealing $400 dollars in property from prisoners at the station.
The Commissioner says he has instructed that criminal charges be brought:
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"We have a police in San Ignacio I believe its PC Roy Zuniga. There was a prisoner who was detained in San Ignacio and, police as would the norm, took possession of the prisoner's property which included some money. It was placed prisoner property section and the constable went and pushed his hand through a window and took the money that belonged to the prisoner. He was detained and he was pushed until he eventually led the police to where he had buried the money right around the station. So, the money was recovered. I had directed that he be arrested and charged for theft and he has since been interdicted from duty."
Reporter
"At any point does this accumulated bad behavior demoralized you and make you say mein I dont need this?"
Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police
"The truth is sometimes it is rather frustrating. At the end of the day we are dealing with human beings and human behavior differs based on individuals. So as much as it could be demoralizing at times, I try to look at the glass half full instead of half empty in the sense that yes while we have a few officers who continue to do foolishness, for the most part our officers are well behaved, hard-working, committed and dedicated. So, we try to focus more on that."
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