JOINT TASK FORCE 1 OPERATION LAUNCHED

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Expect to see more police and soldiers on the streets, engaging business people and interacting with members of the public.   It comes with the launch of the Joint Task Force 1 Operation, which is being rolled out in at least five policing divisions, including in Port of Spain.    Alicia Boucher has the details.

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00:00Boots on the ground in the capital city, as police and the regiment interacted with the

00:08public and businesses on Wednesday afternoon, another strategy by law enforcement in the

00:13fight against crime, as deputy commissioner of police in charge of operations Junior Benjamin

00:19explains.

00:20We are more or less launching what is known as the Joint Task Force One operations.

00:29This is a special operation where we are seeking to increase the presence of both the police

00:36officers and the defence force so that persons could feel free in not just the capital but

00:44in at least five divisions.

00:45We have looked at the Western Division, the Port of Spain Division, Eastern Division,

00:50Central and Southern Division.

00:52He tells us the initiative was rolled out simultaneously.

00:56The DCP believes the increased police presence will provide a measure of comfort to the public

01:01and liaising with the business community is to gauge the challenges in order to address

01:06them.

01:07According to him, last knee was one of the concerns raised by business people during

01:11the visit and they welcomed the increased police presence.

01:14He states that triggering an alarm and getting faster police response would be one of the

01:20benefits.

01:21We are looking at that.

01:22We are also looking at the different areas where persons might seek to escape and therefore

01:27we are going to be clogging those areas as well.

01:29With a commitment to ensuring law and order, DCP Benjamin says there is also a focus on

01:34quality service.

01:36I think that the real challenge is not so much the reduction of crime but the fear of

01:41crime and we need to reduce the fear of crime by really starting to treat the public with

01:46that level of respect.

01:49He tells us more trust in the police will lead to more information towards intelligence

01:53driven policing.

01:55Major Steve Benny says the Defence Force is committed to supporting the TTPS.

02:00Our joint approach has worked in the past with some obvious teething it should be able

02:07to resolve some of the problems that we have.

02:09And according to MP Keith Scotland, operation by operation, the country will be brought

02:15back to where it has to be.

02:17We have a plan and we will continue to execute that plan and that plan should act at least

02:23in part as a deterrent.

02:25I don't want to speak too much about the plan but we have a plan.

02:28Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.

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