‘Fake cop’ chopped by homeowner

An armed man allegedly purporting to be a policeman was chopped several times after he entered a businessman's home in Canaan, St James, yesterday morning.

The suspect is under police guard at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in the parish. Reports are that the man went to the shopkeeper's home about 12:30 a.m. and knocked on the door, saying "Police". The homeowner reportedly peeked through a window and saw the man standing at his door with a gun. It is alleged that he recognised his attacker from an earlier conversation.

The 'fake cop' reportedly started kicking the door, which the homeowner refused to open. He then allegedly shot off the locks, entered the house and started shooting at the shopkeeper, police reports say. However, the businessman, who had armed himself with a machete, used it to chop the intruder. The man ran from the house into nearby bushes and later turned up at the hospital. The Adelphi police are investigating.