A Police Sergeant and a former Special Reserve Police officer are among three facing multiple charges arising out of an incident in which service weapons went missing.

The TTPS says in April 2021, an officer allegedly prepared correspondence with the Special Operations Response Team letterhead, stating authorisation to reassign a quantity of firearms and ammunition from SORT to the Guard Unit at the Strategic Services Agency.

The firearms and ammunition in question had been previously issued to SORT in December 2018 and recorded in their official documentation.

It is further alleged that the firearms and ammunition were handed over to an SSA official, but never presented to the SSA’s Guard Unit.

A subsequent audit also failed to account for or locate the items.

The TTPS says a team of investigators from elite units under the guidance of the Deputy Police Commissioner “Intelligence and Investigations” Suzette Martin, together with Legal Officer, Zaheer Ali, conducted enquiries into several reports of Misbehaviour in Public Office arising out of the audit.

On May 20th 2024, they received advice from DPP Roger Gaspard, SC to lay charges against three persons in relation to the matter.

Sgt. Sherwin Waldron was charged with Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit, transferring of prohibited weapon and Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit, transferring of ammunition.

He was also jointly charged with Susan Portell-Griffith, for Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit the aiding and abetting in the possession of prohibited weapon and Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit the aiding and abetting in the possession of ammunition.

The third accused, Ian Brown, a former SRP officer, was also charged with Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit, possession of prohibited weapons and Misbehaviour in Public Office to wit, possession of ammunition.