CRIME IS OUT OF CONTROL

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Minority Leader Kelvon Morris, Chief Secretary Farley Augustine and a team of security officials will meet on Thursday morning in a bid to find answers to the escalating crime situation in Tobago. Mr. Morris spoke with TV6's Elizabeth Williams and here is that report.

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00:00Crime in Tobago is really out of hand and it requires drastic action at this point in time.

00:06It requires all hands on deck and therefore I am willing and I look forward with

00:13anticipation that we can really have some actions and some deliverables that would

00:20lead to a reduction in crime on the island. Minority leader Kelvin Morris says he remains

00:25hopeful that this meeting would yield results as previous crime meetings served as window dressing.

00:33On Wednesday, joint patrols of police officers and soldiers were observed throughout malls

00:39and on the streets. The question the public is asking is, would these joint patrols be sustained?

00:47As the last time we met, there was no meaningful action coming out from it.

00:54There was a lot of promises but not much was done. So, as part of my request to the chief

01:00secretary for us to meet, I indicated that we should include all the security forces as well

01:07as other stakeholders who are from the private sector etc. Morris says a shooting occurred

01:13recently near his parents' home. He laments that the face of Tobago has changed. Well, what it

01:21suggests is that at this point in time, the Tobago that we grew up to and the Tobago that we knew

01:28is no longer the same Tobago that exists at this time and the fact that, you know, no community

01:36at this point in time seems to be immune from criminal activity, as you know, just a couple

01:42weeks ago right in front of the gap of my parents and there was a shooting that could have involved

01:49innocent bystanders. Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.

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