COMMISSIONER of Police (CoP) Erla Harewood-Christopher will present a written report on the Brent Thomas affair within two weeks but declined to say if she had given permission to police officers to go to Barbados. Thomas, a gun dealer, was reportedly "abducted" from Barbados and returned to TT by the police. She spoke to Parliament's
OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar alleged that rogue police officers were extorting individuals across TT but said her proposed "stand-your-ground" laws could reduce the chances of this happening to home-owners who had legitimately defended themselves from home invasion by bandits.
EXCELLENT! Whether you accept it or not, this is how Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher graded her performance for the first 100 days in office. Speaking with the media at the police service's centennial sports and family day anniversary at the Police Training Academy, St James, on Saturday, Harewood-Christopher when asked about her performance said it
BY the end of this year, Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher intends to reduce murders and violent crimes by 20 per cent, increase gun seizures by 15 per cent and improve the detection rate to 30 per cent. Newsday received a copy of the top cop’s violent-crime reduction plan that was recently sent to National Security
PRESIDENT of the Police Service Social and Welfare Association ASP Gideon Dickson said accepting the Chief Personnel Officer's (CPO) four per cent offer was a strategic move of taking less than police are worth in hopes of getting a better offer for a second negotiating period. Speaking with Newsday on Friday after the official signing