Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

A corporal from the Guys Hill Police Station in St Catherine has been arrested for trying to solicit $52,000 from a motorist.

He was held about 4 p.m. yesterday by detectives assigned to the Anti-Corruption Branch. The policeman was picked up during a sting operation at the Sagicor Shopping Centre in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The cop was nabbed after a man who reportedly collected some of the money on his behalf was taken into custody.

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It is reported that contact was made with the cop and when he went to collect the money, he was held. It is alleged that two years ago the policeman reportedly prosecuted a motorist for breaches of the Road Traffic Act. While the matter was before the court, the corporal solicited and accepted a total of $52,000 on different occasions in order to falsify information to the court to have the case thrown out.

A total of $42,000 was paid and he was invited to collect the remaining $10,000 when he was held by his colleagues. The policeman is being held pending a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.