CNS Local Life

Inspector Courtney Myles and taxi operator Romellia Welcome taking the bag to FedEx

(CNS Local Life): A local taxi driver, a senior police officer and a George Town courier firm all worked together last week to help reunite a cruise visitor with her missing bag. Taxi operator Romellia Welcome went to the RCIPS to see if they could help when she found a handbag had been left in her taxi and discovered it was the property of a cruise ship passenger from the US who had used her car. Inspector Courtney Myles of the Community Policing Department did some quick research and contacted the visitor’s bank in the US.

The police officer learned the cards had been cancelled but the bank was able to put Inspector Courtney in touch with the owner and let her know that the bag, which contained both her and her husband’s passports as well as the credit cards, had been found. But arrangements had to be made to get the bag sent back to the US, and when Inspector Myles contacted FedEx, they offered to ship the bag back to its owner free of charge. On Tuesday, Welcome and Inspector Myles took the bag to the FedEx in Industrial Park where it was packaged for shipping back to its owner.

“When Ms Welcome approached me, I was more than happy to help,” said Inspector Myles. “I commend her for her persistence in doing the right thing, and we are both grateful to FedEx for their generosity and support in shipping the bag free of charge. While it seems like just a minor incident, this is a small example of what can happen when we work together with members of the public and local organisations,” he added.