Cop in the soup after son stole, sold police-issued shotgun, ammunition

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Madang commander Supt Mazuc Rubiang ... let this case be a lesson to all cops

Cop in the soup after son stole, sold police-issued shotgun, ammunition

PORT MORESBY: If you can’t trust your children, who can you trust?

A Ramu policeman is in the soup after his son stole and sold his police-issued shotgun and 10 rounds of ammunition to a businessman in 2018.

And, Madang commander Supt Mazuc Rubiang said the policeman had been suspended from duty and that he would be dealt with accordingly by the law.

“Let this be a lesson to all policemen to be more responsible with police-issued weapons and firearms,” he added.

PNG Cyber Monitor reproduces below the details of the case as reported by The National: 

Cop suspended over son’s arrest

March 10, 2021 The National National

By SYLVESTER WEMURU
A RAMU policeman has been suspended from duty after his son was arrested and charged with having a police-issued shotgun and 10 rounds of ammunition, Madang commander Supt Mazuc Rubiang says.
“The policeman will be dealt with accordingly by the law,” he said.
“And let this be a lesson to all police personnel to exercise care with police-issued weapons.”
Supt Rubiang said the policeman had, in 2018, allegedly left the shotgun and cartridges in his house and his son stole and sold the weapon and ammunition to a businessman.
“After a long investigation led by Ramu police commander, the son was recently arrested, charged and will appear in court on Wednesday (today),” he said.
“I want to warn the children of policemen that a firearm and ammunition brought home by your parents after work when it’s too late to return to the armourer, must be looked after because your father or mother trust you.
“You must not steal police property from your relatives who are policemen or officers because it will cost them their work when the property goes missing.
“This case is very upsetting.
“Stealing a firearm from the Police Department and selling it to civilians poses a grave threat to policemen on duty and communities the weapon can be used by criminals to inflict harm.”
Supt Rubiang said a police brief last weekend reported a number of murders and five car accidents in Ramu and Madang.
“Traffic accidents are happening daily along the highways,” he said.
“We have been advising and warning drivers and passengers to adhere strictly to traffic rules but they continue to be ignorant.
“This is causing accidents and fatalities.”
Supt Rubiang said murder cases were also on the rise and that a 20-year-old grade 11 Good Shepherd Secondary schoolgirl was murdered and police were in the midst of investigations.
He said girls who were minors should refrain from getting into any sexual relationship.

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