[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast weekend’s STAR featured a story on the robbery of a visitor to Saint Lucia. The 23-year-old male, a Vincentian national, was robbed of $300 in cash and his cell phone—worth roughly EC$3,000. During his stay here, 16-18 August, Cenus Hinds stayed at a hotel in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet. A representative from the hotel confirmed that after being robbed at knifepoint by four men on his second day here, Mr. Hinds was transported by one of the resort’s drivers to make a report at the Gros Islet police station. While at the station, Hinds told the STAR, he spoke with police officer Camron Laure. In the ensuing weeks, Mr. Hinds dialogued with the officer and provided him with information that included screenshots of his phone which someone had put up for sale on Facebook. He was taken off guard when all communication with Laure ended in November.
Last week the police indicated there was “nothing on record” on the Hinds robbery at the Gros Islet station. Officer Laure could not recall the matter. But on Wednesday this week the police press office confirmed that a report was indeed made, and that officer Laure now recalled the situation. The press office also revealed that certain individuals had been questioned but so far no charges brought.
Mr. Hinds says he has not been directly informed of these updates: “I’m actually happy to hear this. I’m pretty disappointed that I wasn’t told so directly by the officer, but I’m happy to hear some progress is being made. At least in my mind I know the investigation isn’t stagnant.”
He has given up on getting his phone back: “I gave them a lot of information before making this story public. If the person with the phone read the story, they could have done a number of things to cover his tracks, including destroying the phone. At this point, I’d really like to see someone charged and some kind of justice be given, including at the very least, having them pay the cost of the stolen phone.”
