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04:14Welcome to Beyond the Tape
04:16I'm your host, Mark Besant. It's Friday, of course, and I know a lot is happening.
04:20It's day 33 of the state of emergency, and a lot of people by now would know
04:27that the police commissioner, Willa Herewood-Christopher, is under arrest, and
04:32she remains in police custody this afternoon as investigators from the
04:38Intelligence and Investigations Unit under DCP Suzette Martin continues their
04:44probe into the SSA and the importation of two high-powered rifles, and we know
04:51that overnight she was moved from the police administration building, and she
04:58was taken to the St. Clair police station where she has been kept in a
05:03room, and my understanding is that she's now being interviewed in the presence of
05:09her lawyers with, by investigators in this particular ongoing complex case
05:17that the Express and TV6, of course, continues to track and continues to
05:23follow, and I definitely want to introduce a lovely lady from the
05:28Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. As it relates to community conflict, we want to
05:34welcome Corporal Sasha Williams-Goddard to the set. Welcome.
05:39Good evening. Thanks for having me.
05:41How are you?
05:42I'm all right, you know. This is an interesting season, but we continue to do what we have to do.
05:47And I know you're here representing in terms of the conflict resolution, and if you could just kind of walk us through some of the initiatives that the TTPS partners with to ensure that, you know, persons can benefit from such a program.
06:03Oh, of course. So, just to give a little bit of context, we are under, operating under the community-oriented policing section of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, and we found it necessary to partner with an external agency called the Officium Training Limited to provide mediation, ADR services, alternative dispute resolution services to our community for free.
06:30You know, violent crime has always been a concern, and it continues to be a concern for our citizenry.
06:35And in this time, it's even more important that we partner with our stakeholders, like Officium, and we provide things like mediation, interventions, community mediation, family mediation, small, large-scale, to our community.
06:52This specific project, it's under the Community Conflict Resolution Center, which is the partnership between TTPS and Officium, but now we're going into the schools, well, we're going back, because this is actually the third cycle.
07:06It's tried and tested, and it's been successful.
07:09So, we are going back into our schools in this season to do our secondary schools conflict resolution caravan.
07:18So, we are about to start on Monday, and we are in for a nice, long five weeks of interaction and conflict prevention with our adolescents.
07:28So, it targets mainly teenagers in that age group, where, of course, we know we see a lot of changes, not just physically, but in their mental, and we tend to see a lot of incidents filmed at schools, where you see a lot of children in that age group.
07:52Yes, and we know that this is a particularly vulnerable age group.
07:57We are aware, it's no secret, that this is the age group that gangs have been recruiting from, that have been finding themselves in particularly disturbing types of activities.
08:08So, we, of course, the TTPS is committed to not just suppression and, you know, tactical operations, but prevention and being proactive is also one of those priorities for our organization.
08:21So, we are going out there to ensure that while we suppress, because, you know, the question is always asked, why now, right?
08:27We're in the middle of an SOE, why now? Is this really a priority right now?
08:32But, yes, it is. While we suppress and we engage and we do what we have to do tactically, we also have to be strategic as an organization and target this problem of violence and violent crime from its root causes and target where it starts at the adolescent age.
08:51So, you said this is the third cycle, yes?
08:54Oh, yes, it is.
08:55And how would you measure the success of the past two with the third coming on in terms of the receptiveness of the children that you all speak to?
09:05So, of course, monitoring and evaluation is important.
09:08In any project or initiative that we roll out as an organization, it is one of the foundations that we always start with.
09:16And what we have developed is several feedback mechanisms we release with the school teachers, the safety officers.
09:24One of the challenges in our information or statistics gathering is that when the school fights and violence were at its pinnacle, they were still underreporting.
09:36So, we did not have a realistic figure of exactly how bad the issue was.
09:42But we all knew every day you were seeing these school fight videos coming in on your phones and your WhatsApp groups.
09:48And we have seen that reduction. We have seen the visible reduction in social media.
09:54But there's still a need to do more.
09:56However, the schools that we have interacted with in the first two cycles, we do rigid follow-ups.
10:01And we ensure that we liaise and we communicate with those schools that even if they need further intervention, we are able and ready to provide that type of intervention to ensure success.
10:13And that that issue of violence has been reduced or managed at that particular school.
10:19And this program that you all continue, I know in most cases you see a lot of the fights mostly involve males, right?
10:32How are the males receptive to it rather than the females, the program that is?
10:38It's been such an interesting dynamic when we involve gender.
10:43So, of course, both genders respond differently.
10:47And we found that the males, surprisingly, have been more receptive than the females.
10:54Our female population among adolescents has become a bit more aggressive over the past few years.
11:03Speaking from experience back when I was in school, some of the things that girls would do now, we would never even have thought about doing.
11:11But, you know, we have been able to see that receptiveness by both genders.
11:17But particularly those males that we were seeking to target to ensure that they are not recruited into the gangs and they're not continuing to perpetuate the issue of violence, especially gender-based violence.
11:31These types of domestic issues that we've seen among adults.
11:36All right.
11:37OK.
11:38So today is day 33 of the state of emergency.
11:43And I think we don't have the figures.
11:47We are having some technical issues.
11:49However, we're going to take a look at our headlines.
12:05So those were some of the headlines within the last 24 hours.
12:20And, of course, big on that list is the arrest of police commissioner, Christopher.
12:28And we also understand that the gun dealer, Mr. Hadid, went to the police station today with his lawyer, Umlala, and made himself available to speak with police if need be.
12:41He was not in any way hiding or detained, as his lawyer would have attested to.
12:47And, of course, the Express would have spoken about the arrest and detention of Commissioner Umlala here with Christopher.
12:58And DCP Suzette Martin, who has spearheaded that operation of the Investigations and Intelligence Unit, spoke today confirming what we had already known.
13:09But she did go into a little more detail when she spoke with the media.
13:18Good morning to members of the media. Good morning, Trinidad and Tobago.
13:21This is the Trinidad and Tobago Police Press Brief for today, Friday, the 31st of January 2025.
13:28I am Public Information Officer Inspector Michelle Lewis.
13:31And today's press briefing, as always, will involve some events and some successes of the state of emergency,
13:39Real Legal Notice 240 of 2024, and other matters of public interest.
13:46The press brief today, we have Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations, Mr. Junior Benjamin,
13:52Deputy Commissioner of Police Investigations and Intelligence, Ma'am Suzette Martin,
13:58Assistant Commissioner of Police, Northwest District and Specialized Operations, Mr. Richard Smith,
14:06and, of course, one of our legal officers in the legal team, Mr. Zahir Ali, Corporal Ali.
14:12I now hand over to DCP Martin. Ma'am?
14:21Good morning to the media and listening public.
14:27Thank you for being here today.
14:29I stand before you to address an important matter concerning the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
14:38As you are aware, the Commissioner of Police, Ms. Ella Herewood-Christopher,
14:43has been arrested and detained along with ex-SSA Director Roger Best over the past few days.
14:51We understand that this has raised significant public concern,
14:57and we are committed to providing as much information as possible while respecting the ongoing investigation.
15:08At this time, an active investigation is proceeding, and I must stress that it is still in progress.
15:17We are working closely with the Director of Public Prosecution and the relevant authorities
15:24to ensure that due process is followed and that all legal protocols are observed.
15:32As this investigation is still ongoing and is at a sensitive stage,
15:39we are unable to provide specific details about the nature of the arrest.
15:45It is important that we allow the investigation to unfold without interference.
15:53I ask you for your understanding and patience as we work to ensure that all aspects of this matter are addressed thoroughly and fairly.
16:05I want to reassure the public that the arrest of the Commissioner of Police
16:10does not affect the day-to-day operations of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
16:16Our officers remain committed to serving and protecting the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago,
16:23and the Executive, our Assistant Commissioners of Police, are also here with us today,
16:30and we will continue to function without disruption.
16:36We are fully operational, and the safety and security of the public remain our top priority.
16:43The integrity of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service as an institution remains strong,
16:50and we continue to uphold the highest standards of professionalism.
16:56The public should expect continued services from the police,
17:01and safety and security efforts will remain our priority.
17:06The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is committed to transparency and accountability.
17:12We will continue to provide updates as appropriate,
17:16but we must be mindful of not compromising the investigation or legal proceedings.
17:22Our duty is to ensure that justice is served fairly and without bias,
17:28and we will do so with integrity.
17:36Suzette Martin of the Intelligence and Investigations Unit here.
17:41Earlier today, reassuring the public, despite the fact that the Commissioner of Police is now under arrest,
17:48that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service remains an entity that the public can trust,
17:57and that the day-to-day operations of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service is not affected.
18:05She did ask that the public, as well as the media, respect the ongoing investigation into this sensitive matter,
18:14and she also confirmed that they have been liaising with the Director of Public Prosecutions.
18:22And I can imagine the public does have a concern as we are in a state of emergency,
18:29and for something of this nature to happen, it's really, you know, for a lot of people in the public,
18:36they are asking a lot of questions.
18:38She is the second police commissioner, I can tell you, that has been arrested,
18:44the first being Mr. Burroughs.
18:46Many years ago, he was arrested and charged on two separate occasions.
18:51All right, we're going to take a short break, and we'll be back after this. Stay with us.
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21:51Welcome back to Beyond the Tape, I'm your host Mark Bossan, joined today by Corporal Sacha Williams-Goddard from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
22:12And we are talking about conflict resolution and the program that the police is working closely with, it's what's the name?
22:22The Officium Training Limited.
22:24Officium Training Limited.
22:26And speaking of which, we have a video considering a school fight in a school in East Trinidad. Let's take a look.
22:37So it appears to be in a classroom, or, well, it was in a classroom, and it's at least one, two, three, four, five female students involved in this fracker here.
22:58And what is also extremely dangerous is that they are fighting on just about a floor or two, a floor up, and God forbid that somebody falls over those railings.
23:11Corporal?
23:13Well, I was just talking about how aggressive the girls have become.
23:19And we have been seeing this trend where more females are getting involved in physical altercations.
23:25And this is why it's so important for us to do these types of programs.
23:30We can't wait till they become adults to try to treat with them and, you know, in the midst of states of emergencies, we arrest and charge everybody.
23:38I mean, how many handcuffs do we really have?
23:41We have to do proactive work. We have to do intervention. We have to get to root causes of these types of behavior that also becomes those gang-related, extreme violent crime later on when they're in their 20s or maybe even 30s.
23:58So let's, we've taken a stance of let's not just wait and see what happens and then take them before the court and flood the judiciary.
24:06Let's be proactive and ensure that while we suppress those who are already there and would have already made that choice, that we can also prevent others from joining them and following along that path.
24:19So programs like these are of high priority to the organization because it all culminates into our overall mandate of preserving the peace and making sure that we have a safe society for all to live in.
24:34Especially those adolescents and in those secondary schools. Schools are supposed to be a safe space, right?
24:40And we know that there's a lot more that can be done, but the TTPS is actively, aggressively trying to work with those stakeholders that can help us achieve the goal of safety across our nation.
24:54You made an interesting point that you talk about females becoming more aggressive.
24:58Oh, yes.
24:59What you might think is accounting for such?
25:03Oh, Lord. I always say we have a parenting problem in this country and it's definitely no secret.
25:11We have a parenting problem. The parenting styles of our parents and grandparents are very different to what we as parents have become for this generation.
25:21And sometimes people parent out of fear.
25:25Sometimes people parent out of lack. You always hear people say things like, I didn't have this growing up. I didn't have that. And I want my child to have everything.
25:35And it's very important for us to balance as parents and ensure that we maintain discipline and we provide consequence that is age appropriate.
25:45And we don't punish, but we provide consequence for action or negative action and behavior while still providing a better life than the one that we had.
25:56So I believe that our parents are to be held strictly accountable for a lot that has been happening among our adolescents.
26:05Do you think it's particularly more difficult when you are speaking to the female students about conflict resolution rather than the male students?
26:15Because you said that the male students have been more receptive.
26:18And what do you think, apart from the parenting aspect of it, might be the reason why the females are less receptive or becoming more combative now?
26:30So sometimes that can be quite situational because we found similar issues across both genders.
26:37However, females tend to be a bit more emotional and they can close up if you are not skilled and if you are not certain how to do that intervention.
26:50Sometimes the intervention style that a young lady requires is quite different to what a young man requires.
26:58Hence the reason why we need to partner because we don't have all the answers as the TTPS.
27:03We need our stakeholders and we have skilled, trained professionals working with us.
27:09When we identify particular issues, we know that certain types of interventions are necessary for certain individuals.
27:16And, you know, these things range from absentee parents, trauma, childhood trauma, violence, abuse in a home.
27:25You know, it's a wide range of root causes that we encounter when dealing with this age group.
27:31So we have to be prepared and we have to have the skilled persons there to administer the right type of intervention for the right child.
27:40All right. Thanks for that.
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30:56I'm your host, Mark Wilson, joined today by Corporal Sasha Williams-Goddard from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service,
31:03dealing with conflict resolution.
31:06And definitely, we did promise you yesterday, there was an exercise in the enterprise area, spearheaded by ACP Wayne Meister.
31:17And we just wanted to take a look back at some of that video.
31:23Today, we're going to be talking about the dedication to duty.
31:35I want to commend you all for making that effort to come out this morning for this special operation.
31:41As you all know, we are in a state of emergency.
31:45This is actually one month since the declaration of the state of emergency.
31:51So we are all familiar with all the necessary protocols as it relates to the emergency powers regulations.
32:02Anybody who has any other issues, let us know.
32:06Mr. Singh and myself, if you need any clarity with any issues.
32:11So basically, we are looking at the violent crime reduction strategy.
32:15And you know, one of those areas is the aspect of precision policing.
32:19So precision policing, we have a certain amount of data.
32:23It's data-driven.
32:25So we know that we have our targets.
32:27And we're going to use that precision policing style, that predictive policing style, to who are those targets this morning.
32:36One other thing, we all know that we are sensitive.
32:41And we have some issues in the particular areas that we are going in.
32:44Something is flaring up, and we don't want it to flare up.
32:47We don't want the kill force to flare up.
32:52So we need to suppress it.
32:55And it's today we're going to put a stop to it.
32:57Alright?
32:58So, Sarge, anything?
33:02Guys, so we did a small briefing just now there.
33:06Everybody know their targets.
33:07They know their teams.
33:08We stick to formation.
33:09That's something we haven't done before.
33:11Alright?
33:12Just to piggyback off what the senior said.
33:15Safety first.
33:16At the end of each operation, equip and check.
33:21Be a brother's keeper.
33:22Remember that.
33:23Be a brother's keeper.
33:24We have no problems outside.
33:26Go to your job, do it, and come back.
33:31Copy.
33:32Copy.
34:02Copy.
34:03Copy.
34:04Copy.
34:32Alright, gentlemen.
34:33I want to take this opportunity, officers and members of the Tri-Navigable Defense Force,
34:38thanking you all very much for your meaningful support that you all gave us this morning.
34:43So we want to say hats off to you all.
34:45And to the officers of the Central Division Task Force, CID, and the operations team.
34:55So not bad at all this morning.
34:57Thankfully, everything went safely.
35:00This is most important.
35:01Safety is of utmost importance.
35:03And we've got one or two other targets.
35:06Alright?
35:07I want to urge you all to keep fighting.
35:09Keep pushing.
35:10Alright?
35:11This is our opportunity to ensure that we, you know, get some of the targets that we were aiming for.
35:17Alright.
35:19So, you know, your colleagues there in action, exercise and enterprise, and of course,
35:27ACP Meister speaking about being mindful of being a brother's keeper.
35:31Of course.
35:32And I know there are certain risks sometimes when you all go out in specific areas that you all face,
35:39and people probably don't understand.
35:42That's an understatement.
35:45So, you know, people think that this is an easy job.
35:49You always hear the online police, the Facebook police officers,
35:53we call them the Facebook commissioners sometimes.
35:55They are on the keyboard and they always know what could have been done better.
35:59But it's a real risk for a police officer leaving home and being quite uncertain about the state that he or she will return
36:08or if he or she will return at all.
36:11We've lost quite a number of officers over the past few years in various circumstances.
36:16And, you know, we continue to be diligent.
36:19We continue to be safe.
36:20We continue to execute our duties with professionalism and with the most safety as best as we can.
36:27And, you know, hats off to the team in Central Division led by ACP Meister.
36:31I know that the exercise would have been successful.
36:35Yes, certainly.
36:36And I know they would have, you know, detained a few people.
36:40And I saw our four-legged friends there from the Canine Unit also assisting in that operation,
36:47which is highly critical when you're looking for contraband as it pertains to drugs.
36:54Yes, as well as firearms.
36:56We have highly trained four-legged police officers because they do have their own regimental numbers.
37:03They are members of the service and they are more family than, you know, tools or equipment.
37:08And our officers at the Canine Unit really do share a fantastic relationship.
37:14If ever you'll do a feature, they share a fantastic relationship with our canines, even our mounted branch officers.
37:21They share a relationship with the horses and they are integral in our fight, in this policing fight against crime.
37:28Many years ago, I actually did a feature and I also incorporated the cadaver dogs as well,
37:34which are also responsible for finding, you know, bodies and so on when people are missing over a lengthy period of time.
37:42All right, we're going to take a short break and we'll be back after this. Stay with us.
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39:40It starts here, with the Trinidad Express Newspapers.
39:46This is my first time here.
39:58Hopefully it's my last.
40:00My dear friends, here we are, all in our true colours.
40:06It has her papers, your key to the Mvule kingdom.
40:15Hi, I'm Lisa, I know.
40:19Here are your clippers.
40:20Clippers.
40:21Who's in?
40:23We are perfect.
40:25We run this place.
40:27So let's act like it.
40:29That's Solomon, the head prefect, quick.
40:31Is my colour straight?
40:32You will be out of Mvule High before you can pronounce the word scholarship.
40:36We have a mystery to solve.
40:39The only way we can make a difference is if we stick together.
40:43When I'm head prefect, each and every student will have a voice.
40:47We need to show that news quick, Mvule.
40:50I hate this school.
41:02Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
41:09I'm your host, Mark Bassan.
41:10Joined today by Corporal Sasha Williams-Goddard from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service,
41:16talking about conflict resolution.
41:18And for all those parents out there who might need some advice,
41:22I encourage you to call in 623-1711, extensions 1996 and 1997.
41:31Again, those numbers are 623-1711, extensions 1996 and 1997.
41:36Now, in the meantime, of course, we have a video pertaining to a shooting.
41:46We are not shooting of the area, but let's just take a quick look at it.
41:50So, it's a lot happening here.
42:09Yes, indeed.
42:11It started outside.
42:16And now we're seeing quite a number of persons scampering the CT.
42:24So, I mean, when you look at the children in that video as well,
42:28because what happens is that the male victim and the female were actually on the roadway.
42:34Yes.
42:35And they ran into the house.
42:38And, of course, there's another armed assailant.
42:41There was one that was driving the vehicle that fired on the individual.
42:46You can see here.
42:47Yes.
42:48So, he perhaps was shot and wounded.
42:51And some measure was able to make his way into his home.
42:54Another armed assailant comes out from the other side of the vehicle.
42:59And I think the victim was actually trying to close the door, the gate of some sort.
43:07And while you can hear persons screaming, the female victim who got into the house,
43:14she doesn't appear to be, but I think he later collapses in the living room.
43:21It looks like perhaps he might have been injured in the incident.
43:28So, you know, these criminals are, you know, very brazen.
43:32They're standing on the roadway.
43:34Of course, we're not certain of the circumstances what might have triggered this,
43:37but this seems during the day as well.
43:41Yes.
43:42And, you know, I was just about to say that.
43:44I was having a conversation with my colleagues recently,
43:48and we were saying when we were younger, if something happened during the day,
43:53you would see the headline, brazen, daylight, something, shooting, murder, whatever.
43:59And now it's as though it's become so normal that even our population is desensitized day and night,
44:05whatever time crime is happening.
44:07And it's really, really important for us to all participate as a society in this fight against crime.
44:14Too often I've seen people sit back and say, what is the police doing?
44:18And there's so much that we can do.
44:20I'm sure that there are neighbors or persons that have information on this shooting incident or even others.
44:27And I encourage persons in the public to call in.
44:30There are so many confidential avenues that you can utilize to report crimes or to give information.
44:37And only with the participation and the support of our citizenry can we really make that dent in crime the way we want to.
44:47And I imagine, too, that those children in your household would have been traumatized, you know,
44:53especially if you're not accustomed to that kind of, you know, environment or to that kind of something,
45:01gunfire erupting inside your household or your parents or your uncle or aunt running into the house
45:09and you trying to hide or duck or lie on the ground.
45:14And, you know, it's very difficult to explain these things to children, you know,
45:18after the fact something and just see a loved one being hurt or injured or even killed in the process.
45:26I would like to take the opportunity to encourage the family, if they haven't already, to seek that support.
45:33We have the victim and witness support unit of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
45:39And if they haven't, most times they would have reached out already.
45:42But if you haven't gotten that phone call, they may not have yet had the information.
45:47I encourage the family members or any relative that may be looking on right now or listening to help them to get that necessary support
45:57so that this incident or this issue does not leave an irreparable mark on those children and on the family as a whole.
46:06Yes, I know you would perhaps have to deal with cases like that, too, and doing community policing.
46:13Yes.
46:14Not just the conflict resolution, but also when children are traumatized by events like this that might happen at their homes.
46:21Yes.
46:22Of varied degrees, of course, not just shootings or maybe abuse of some sort they witness or any other types of events.
46:29Oh, yes. Community police is very dynamic.
46:33We handle quite a lot and whatever the need may be, sometimes people just don't know where to go.
46:41And that's where your community officers come in.
46:43If we don't have the answers, we can definitely link you to the right place or person that has those answers or that can get you through that situation.
46:53So, please, there's a community policing officer in every district, every station, every community.
47:00There's always one available. Please reach out to us.
47:03Even at the Community Conflict Resolution Center, we take clients.
47:08We also provide free counseling apart from the mediation services, so you can feel free to call or email us.
47:14And we do treat with those issues as well.
47:17Where is the Community Conflict located? If you would just give them some contact and email numbers.
47:23Sure. So, we are housed at the location of the St. Joseph Police Youth Club.
47:28That is the old police station in St. Joseph opposite the St. Joseph's College.
47:33Our contact number is 396-8322.
47:38And our email address is communityconflictresolution at gmail.com.
47:44All right. So, do you all have any programs you all do perhaps on your weekend for young persons, not just in that area, but across Trinidad and Tobago to come and partake in,
47:56whether it be a course about something that they might be interested in? Do you all lend that kind of support as well?
48:03Yes. We have police youth clubs. We have over 100 police youth clubs across Trinidad and Tobago.
48:08Every station district has a police youth club attached.
48:12And our police youth clubs provide a wide range of youth intervention services, personal development, character building, sports, cultural development, all sorts of development geared towards rehabilitating young people.
48:30And I must also mention that quite frequently people believe that a police youth club is for only those children that need rehabilitation or those delinquent quote-unquote children.
48:41But it's really a space for young people, despite your background or your socioeconomic status, to come and socialize and be developed into productive citizens for Trinidad and Tobago.
48:53Yes, certainly. And I would encourage children, even if you're not at risk, but you want to make new friends or learn something new,
49:03perhaps you're going to visit one of these youth clubs across Trinidad and Tobago. It might be something that will be beneficial in the time to come.
49:14Yes, definitely. Over 100. So, I mean, there's no excuse. There's one near you.
49:22I hear you. I hear you. Well, I'm hopeful that they actually. All right. I think we have a call on the line and it's Friday. Good evening.
49:33Good afternoon, sir. I just want to find out something. I understand the officer talking about the ideal situation or the real situation.
49:45Could she explain those two things for me, please? The ideal and the real. Thank you. Have a good night. God bless.
49:55Could you repeat that caller? Yes. Hello? Yes, go ahead. Just repeat the question. You wanted the clarity between.
50:08The real situation and the ideal situation, because what she's giving us is like a lab. What happens in a lab, but when we go in the real world, that doesn't happen.
50:21All right. Thanks so much. So, he wants you to he's saying that there's an ideal situation and a real situation when you go out in the real world.
50:31So, is it in relation to what we do at the schools? I think that's yes. Yes. Okay. So, ideal situation does not exist. Let me clarify that.
50:42A lot of people have ideas in their head about what community work is, what youth intervention, school intervention looks like. There's no ideal.
50:52Every single school, every intervention, every child, everything that we've encountered over the last two cycles, they have all been unique.
51:02The real situation is that we can only prepare ourselves and equip ourselves as best as we can ensure that we have the best skilled and trained personnel.
51:12So that when we encounter all of these dynamic situations that we are ready to treat with them in a way that is suitable for that individual or that school.
51:22We have trained over 20,000 children so far over the last two cycles and I can tell you that no two are the same.
51:30All right. I hope that answers your question. We're going to take a short break and we'll be back. Stay with us.
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52:59Thank you, members of the media. This concludes our weekly press briefing.
53:06As the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service continues to protect and serve with pride, we are calling on all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to get on board with us.
53:17To ensure that everyone is able to live in a crime-free society. Are you on board?
53:26This is my country and I am on board.
53:31I am on board with the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Let us save the youth of the nation. Get on board.
53:38Crime affects all of us. Children, communities and the country as a whole. Supporting crime victims and working with the police service, I am on board.
53:49This is my country and I am on board.
53:53My name is Nikolai Blackmon and I am on board with the TTPS.
53:57Vision On Mission is proud to partner with the TTPS because crime prevention is everybody's business.
54:05We are the National Congress of Incorporated Spiritual Baptist Organizations of Trinidad and Tobago and we are on board with the TTPS in its fight against crime.
54:14I am a farmer. This is my country and I am on board.
54:18I am Charles Jason Gordon, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. I am on board in the TTPS fight against crime.
54:27We are all on board.
54:35Welcome back to Beyond the Tape. I am your host Mark Bassan, joined today by Corporal Sacha Williams-Goddard from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and also Community Policing talking about conflict resolution.
54:57We just want to quickly take you to the state of emergency figures update day 33 and number of operations 1,813.
55:08Target priority offenders 1,517.
55:12Searches conducted 11,291.
55:15Traffic operations 1,502.
55:17Total persons arrested 1,423.
55:20Traffic offenses detected 5,289.
55:24Firearms recovered to date 70.
55:26Ammunition recovered 1,490.
55:28And dangerous drugs seized 159,261 grams of cannabis and 948 grams of cocaine.
55:36So certainly the police are in ongoing exercises.
55:40The number that stands out to me there, Sacha, is the firearms recovered.
55:46Last time I remember the day before was like 55.
55:48So we had 70.
55:50Oh yes, very hardworking and tired police officers, I can tell you that.
55:54But in the midst of the exhaustion, we continue to work and do what we must do to get our country to where we all want it to be.
56:01So do you have any parting words for the young children there or even their parents as we go?
56:08Yes, so I would like to employ not just the children and the parents to partner, join the fight.
56:16Every opportunity that I get, I make this call for persons to not just be bystanders.
56:23We've unfortunately developed a society of people that like to sit by and text and give opinions online.
56:30But crime is everyone's business.
56:33It's not just the police's responsibility.
56:36We cannot solve crime without our public parents.
56:40If you need help parenting your children, there is help available to you through a community-oriented policing section.
56:46Through the commitment of our Community Conflict Resolution Center team and the Officium Training Limited,
56:53we are committed to ensuring that we continue to protect and serve with pride.
56:57Even in the midst of an SOE, we are still working.
57:01We're working harder than ever right now to ensure that we reduce violence in this country.
57:06Not just at the adult perpetrator level, but also at our youth, adolescent level, at our schools and in every sector of society,
57:16we are committed to reducing violence.
57:18So please join in the fight with us.
57:20Join in and become a part of the solution and not the problem in this country.
57:26Well, I certainly could not have sold it better than that.
57:31And I wish you all the best as you all continue this program for the youngsters out there.
57:38What you all do has a tremendous effect on those youngsters.
57:44So we definitely want to wish you all the best of luck.
57:47All right. Repeat tonight at 11.30. No repeat tomorrow.
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57:54Have a safe and great weekend if you're watching.
57:57And my producer is saying I have a few seconds.
58:00So, all right. You all have a great one.
58:04And I'll see you on Monday.
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