Fugitive involved in K1.2m heist recaptured by police
A PRISON escapee previously detained for his alleged part in a K1.2 million heist was recaptured by members of the NCD Armed Robbery Squad at Gerehu in Port Moresby.
Police detectives attached to the NCD Armed Robbery squad spotted Joel Taha Ruana alias Taiveri drinking liquor near a shop at Gerehu on November 3. He ran away from police who chased him and captured him.
NCD Metropolitan Superintendent Perou N’Dranou commended the detectives for their efforts in capturing Taiveri who he said allegedly committed other crimes including car-jackings and armed robbery whilst on the run for the last three years.
Taiveri from the Central Province escaped from the Waigani Committal Court premises when he was being taken to court for his alleged part in the K1.2 million robbery committed at the Jackson Airport in 2016.
According to police records, in 2016 several gunmen held up employees of a logging company at the Tropic Air hanger at Jackson airport and made off with K1.2 million in hard cash contained in a trunk. Mr N’Dranou said the money was destined for logging operations in Kimbe in the West New Britain province and Baimuru in the Gulf province when it was stolen in the robbery.
Four others involved the same crime were arrested, charged, prosecuted and are now awaiting sentencing.
Mr N’Dranou said of late the NCD Armed Robbery Squad has been working relentlessly to pin down a number of suspects involved in various robberies committed around the city, but public cooperation has proven to be difficult.
“People are not volunteering to give information to police and this is really discouraging. In some cases people are only divulging information to police when they become victims of crime or when they have vested interest in a particular police matter.
“This attitude must change because everyone is or can be a victim of crime at any time and as such the public and the police must work together to fight and discourage crime,” Mr N’Dranou said.
Mr N’Dranou appealed to Port Moresby city residents to voluntarily provide information on crime to the police by contacting the police operations centre on telephone numbers 3244 331 or 3244 330 which is open 24 hours every day.
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Police detectives attached to the NCD Armed Robbery squad spotted Joel Taha Ruana alias Taiveri drinking liquor near a shop at Gerehu on November 3. He ran away from police who chased him and captured him.
Taiveri from the Central Province escaped from the Waigani Committal Court premises when he was being taken to court for his alleged part in the K1.2 million robbery committed at the Jackson Airport in 2016.
According to police records, in 2016 several gunmen held up employees of a logging company at the Tropic Air hanger at Jackson airport and made off with K1.2 million in hard cash contained in a trunk. Mr N’Dranou said the money was destined for logging operations in Kimbe in the West New Britain province and Baimuru in the Gulf province when it was stolen in the robbery.
Four others involved the same crime were arrested, charged, prosecuted and are now awaiting sentencing.
Mr N’Dranou said of late the NCD Armed Robbery Squad has been working relentlessly to pin down a number of suspects involved in various robberies committed around the city, but public cooperation has proven to be difficult.
“People are not volunteering to give information to police and this is really discouraging. In some cases people are only divulging information to police when they become victims of crime or when they have vested interest in a particular police matter.
“This attitude must change because everyone is or can be a victim of crime at any time and as such the public and the police must work together to fight and discourage crime,” Mr N’Dranou said.
Mr N’Dranou appealed to Port Moresby city residents to voluntarily provide information on crime to the police by contacting the police operations centre on telephone numbers 3244 331 or 3244 330 which is open 24 hours every day.
Police Media
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