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00:03:50Welcome to Beyond the Tape.
00:03:51I'm your host, Mark Bussan.
00:03:52Welcome to our viewers across Trinidad and Tobago.
00:03:55And of course, our global viewers,
00:03:57including our brothers and sisters in the Isles of Grenada.
00:04:01Well, it's Tuesday.
00:04:02It's a bit rainy in downtown Port of Spain.
00:04:05A lot to speak about, of course.
00:04:07We had, over the last couple of hours,
00:04:11some very tragic road accidents
00:04:13where at least three persons lost their lives
00:04:16in three separate accidents.
00:04:18Across Trinidad and Tobago,
00:04:20this morning, early in the Warrenville area,
00:04:24one person was killed.
00:04:25And then, a little later in the morning,
00:04:28just before 8 o'clock,
00:04:30along the Solomon Hoechoy Highway in the Freeport area,
00:04:33a bus collided with a flatbed truck.
00:04:37And the bus driver, Mustafa Khan,
00:04:39and a woman identified as a SWAT officer
00:04:43was killed in that accident.
00:04:46And then there was another accident
00:04:48near the Gull City lights in the Laramene area
00:04:52where one woman was struck and injured.
00:04:56So, certainly, a lot is happening
00:04:57on the nation's roadways.
00:04:59And, of course, you know,
00:05:00we've been always asking persons to be safe
00:05:02and continue to exercise extreme caution
00:05:05while on wet roadways especially.
00:05:09And today with us,
00:05:10it's none other than Senior Superintendent
00:05:12Claire Guy Allen,
00:05:14head of the Northeastern Division.
00:05:16Welcome, ma'am.
00:05:16How are you?
00:05:17Good afternoon.
00:05:18And good afternoon to all your viewers
00:05:20and listeners this afternoon.
00:05:21Well, I know your division has been, you know,
00:05:25somewhat busy at times.
00:05:26And just give us a status update
00:05:28as to what has been happening
00:05:29in the Northeastern Division
00:05:30over the last couple of weeks with the SOE.
00:05:34Okay.
00:05:35Well, with the SOE,
00:05:36we have been very vigilant within the division.
00:05:39We have been targeting some of our priority offenders.
00:05:43We have been searching, doing house searches.
00:05:45We have retrieved a lot of ammunition,
00:05:48some firearms, some narcotics.
00:05:51Sometimes when we go, there's nothing.
00:05:53But we are keeping the tempo on the priority offenders
00:05:56so as to keep the crime down in the division itself.
00:05:59To date, from January to now,
00:06:01we have a 31% detection rate.
00:06:04That is actually an increase from last year.
00:06:06Because what we are trying to do within the division
00:06:09is that we have a robust case management system
00:06:12where we look at all the reports,
00:06:14the previous reports that we have,
00:06:16and we go back into those reports
00:06:18to see whether there's any solvability
00:06:20into those reports as well.
00:06:22You know, a lot of times,
00:06:23crime happens,
00:06:24and victims don't want to really cooperate at times.
00:06:28And that is why we have the victim
00:06:30and witness support unit within us,
00:06:31like, for example, robberies.
00:06:33We have kidnappings and all these kind of things
00:06:35happening within the division.
00:06:37One of the crimes that we have within the division
00:06:40that is very concerning
00:06:41is the Facebook marketplace crimes that are happening.
00:06:45We are asking citizens to desist
00:06:47from going on that Facebook marketplace
00:06:50and meeting persons in the Mova Lavantel
00:06:53and remote areas in Trinidad.
00:06:54Because we've seen a lot of things happening
00:06:56when that, when you take up that offer.
00:06:59We're asking persons,
00:07:00even in that, there's a date in sight.
00:07:02Tinder, yes, we are also asking persons.
00:07:06Grinders.
00:07:06Grinders, right.
00:07:09Be careful with that.
00:07:10We are having a lot of adults
00:07:11who are going onto that Grindr app.
00:07:15They are planning to meet people
00:07:16and they are getting themselves
00:07:17into a lot of, you know,
00:07:19difficulties in those situations.
00:07:21So we're asking persons
00:07:22to be a little bit more responsible
00:07:24because the TTPS, we cannot do it alone.
00:07:27We need the help of the citizens as well.
00:07:29And I know the Northeastern Division
00:07:31over the years has been a rather, you know,
00:07:32tricky, a lot of,
00:07:34it has had a lot of gang-related homicides.
00:07:37Over the years, of course,
00:07:38but I think within the last,
00:07:40I'd say the last two to three years,
00:07:41things have kind of calmed down a little bit.
00:07:44Yes.
00:07:44And I guess because the police
00:07:45are looking at what is happening on the ground
00:07:49in relation to gang-related activity,
00:07:51especially in that area.
00:07:52And we remember those years
00:07:53when they had a lot of shootings,
00:07:55a lot of homicides
00:07:56in the Northeastern Division.
00:07:58Yes.
00:07:58Officers, senior officers
00:08:00would have articulated over the years.
00:08:02And clearly,
00:08:03you all are trying to move away
00:08:05from that image of that division
00:08:08and try to clean it up.
00:08:09That's right.
00:08:10And we want to thank the citizens
00:08:11for the information that they passed us.
00:08:14And we have seen a decrease in the homicides
00:08:16and we want it to stay like that.
00:08:18And every debt, you know,
00:08:21is a debt too much.
00:08:22We are asking persons, you know,
00:08:24to accept our condolences
00:08:26for the families who, you know,
00:08:27suffer deaths within the division
00:08:29and even throughout Trinidad and Tobago.
00:08:31And let us be intentional
00:08:32in trying to make the place safe.
00:08:34We are asking persons with criminal minds,
00:08:37oh God, please,
00:08:38just change your room
00:08:39and let us make Trinidad and Tobago safe
00:08:41so that we can all live here
00:08:43with peace and harmony.
00:08:46Yeah.
00:08:46And I know that, you know,
00:08:47you talked about, you know,
00:08:49a decrease in citizen crimes.
00:08:51Well, you have an increase
00:08:52in the marketplace grinder,
00:08:55persons coming into the area.
00:08:57Yes.
00:08:57But how does it look
00:08:59in terms of robberies
00:09:00and home invasions?
00:09:01Because I know there was an incident
00:09:02last Friday
00:09:03in the La Pastora area in Santa Cruz.
00:09:06where there was an attempted robbery
00:09:08and a license fire muller
00:09:10shot and killed two assailants.
00:09:12Yes.
00:09:12Well, I don't want to speak much on it
00:09:13because that matter
00:09:14is under investigation.
00:09:16Right.
00:09:16But that gentleman,
00:09:17it was between the hours
00:09:18of 5.45 and 6.15 a.m.,
00:09:21very early in the morning.
00:09:22He was at an area
00:09:23where he is accustomed being
00:09:25and two assailants
00:09:27who had to meet their demise
00:09:29at the end of it.
00:09:31But condolences to the family.
00:09:33But we are asking persons
00:09:35to desist from
00:09:36these kind of behavior.
00:09:37You will meet your death
00:09:39or you can't meet your death.
00:09:41You don't know
00:09:41who you are coming up against.
00:09:43So be careful with that.
00:09:44We are asking you.
00:09:45Yeah, you don't know
00:09:46who has a licensed firearm
00:09:47and who has a legal firearm.
00:09:49That is the other thing too.
00:09:50Depending on the area
00:09:51or what you are confronted with.
00:09:53Yes.
00:09:55So let them desist from
00:09:56that kind of behavior.
00:09:58So I know that, you know,
00:10:01we are speaking
00:10:02at the top of the program.
00:10:03We spoke about
00:10:04the road traffic accidents.
00:10:06And I know you obviously
00:10:07would have been
00:10:08concerned about
00:10:10three other persons
00:10:11losing their lives
00:10:12over the last 12 hours
00:10:14in road accidents.
00:10:16And that is sad.
00:10:17You know, condolences
00:10:18again to the family.
00:10:20And we are asking drivers.
00:10:22Those matters
00:10:22would be investigated.
00:10:24But we are asking drivers
00:10:25on the road
00:10:26to be very responsible.
00:10:28We are asking pedestrians,
00:10:30you know, be careful.
00:10:32Follow the speed limit.
00:10:33Be cautious.
00:10:34Look out for the other driver.
00:10:35Be conscious about
00:10:36what you're doing.
00:10:37Stay away from the cell phones.
00:10:39I'm not saying
00:10:39this is what happened
00:10:40in these instances
00:10:41because these matters
00:10:42are under investigation.
00:10:44But, you know,
00:10:44those simple things,
00:10:45be alert.
00:10:46If you are sleepy,
00:10:47do not drive on the road.
00:10:49If you are tired,
00:10:50do not drive on the road.
00:10:51We need persons
00:10:52to exercise
00:10:53that sort of caution
00:10:54so that we can
00:10:55carry down the fatality.
00:10:57Yeah, I agree with you.
00:10:58It's concerning.
00:10:59And I know before
00:11:00we go back
00:11:00to this road traffic,
00:11:02you know,
00:11:02this really horrific accident
00:11:04this morning,
00:11:06I know the Trinidad
00:11:07and Tobago Police Service
00:11:09women are celebrating
00:11:11their 70th anniversary
00:11:12in the TTPS
00:11:14as a woman
00:11:15in one of the leadership roles.
00:11:17Your impressions,
00:11:19how you're feeling,
00:11:21and of course,
00:11:21I'm sure it's a very proud moment
00:11:23standing as a lady
00:11:25in the force.
00:11:26And you have said it.
00:11:27I feel like my,
00:11:29I can smile from ear to ear.
00:11:31It's a really proud moment
00:11:32within the TTPS
00:11:33when you look at where
00:11:34the TTPS has come
00:11:36to where we are today.
00:11:3812 women on August 29, 1955.
00:11:41went into the police barracks,
00:11:43they call it at that time,
00:11:44for training.
00:11:45And today,
00:11:46we have over 1,894
00:11:51regular police officers
00:11:53and we have 1,217 SRP women
00:11:58within the organization.
00:11:59That's a very far way we came.
00:12:01And it was only 12
00:12:03in 1955 August.
00:12:05It was only 12 women
00:12:06who braved that.
00:12:09Yeah.
00:12:09That stormed to join that job.
00:12:10The percentage has certainly increased.
00:12:11Yes, definitely.
00:12:13And we are making waves
00:12:14within the organization.
00:12:16We had women
00:12:17reaching Commissioner of Police,
00:12:18Ms. Erla Christopher.
00:12:20Good afternoon to her.
00:12:20We have two Deputy Commissioners
00:12:22sitting as we speak,
00:12:24Ms. Martin
00:12:25and we have Ms. George.
00:12:27And the two of them,
00:12:28I want to tell them congratulations
00:12:29because they are really
00:12:31flying that flag really high.
00:12:32And we have like about
00:12:33nine women
00:12:35in the first division
00:12:37today as we speak as well.
00:12:39Certainly, congratulations
00:12:40to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
00:12:42and all the women
00:12:44who are representing the TTPS
00:12:46celebrating 70 years
00:12:48in that organization.
00:12:50All right.
00:12:51We just want to go back
00:12:52to our top story
00:12:53related to the horrific
00:12:56road traffic accident
00:12:57along the Solomon-Ho-Choy Highway
00:12:59this morning shortly
00:13:00before 8 o'clock
00:13:01proceeding, I believe,
00:13:03in a netherly direction.
00:13:06The bus apparently
00:13:07crashed into the flatbed truck
00:13:10and unfortunately
00:13:12the driver of that vehicle,
00:13:15the bus,
00:13:16was killed
00:13:17Mustafa Khan
00:13:18and an unidentified female
00:13:20was trapped
00:13:21in the wreckage
00:13:22of the bus
00:13:23and she also died.
00:13:26And a lot of the passengers
00:13:28in that bus,
00:13:28you can see,
00:13:29they had to be
00:13:30helped out
00:13:32through a window
00:13:33where a ladder
00:13:34was placed.
00:13:35A lot of them shaken,
00:13:36of course,
00:13:37and a really horrific accident.
00:13:39Some injured
00:13:40and had to be lifted.
00:13:42And, you know,
00:13:43we still have to try
00:13:45ascertain the cause
00:13:47of this accident.
00:13:47We don't want to speculate.
00:13:50And, of course,
00:13:51the flatbed wreck
00:13:54of that vehicle,
00:13:57he remained,
00:13:58he escaped on him.
00:14:00Yes.
00:14:00And, you know,
00:14:01it's really sad.
00:14:03No person's on their way
00:14:04to work
00:14:05and this unfortunate
00:14:07incident happens.
00:14:10Yes,
00:14:11that will be investigated,
00:14:12definitely.
00:14:13I'm really sorry,
00:14:14you know,
00:14:14to the persons who,
00:14:15you know,
00:14:16the person who died,
00:14:17the injured,
00:14:18you know.
00:14:18we have to be cautious
00:14:20on the road,
00:14:20very, very cautious.
00:14:22That's a horrific,
00:14:22you know,
00:14:23scene to be looking at
00:14:24at this time.
00:14:25Yeah,
00:14:25and you can imagine
00:14:26the gridlock traffic
00:14:27that caused
00:14:29both ways,
00:14:30I understand,
00:14:31for the better part
00:14:32of five to six hours.
00:14:33Correct.
00:14:34Up to about three o'clock,
00:14:35I was hearing people
00:14:36talking in a chat
00:14:37that the traffic
00:14:38had now eased up.
00:14:40So, you know,
00:14:41those are the things
00:14:42that we have to kind of
00:14:42look at going forward,
00:14:43how we are going to
00:14:44counteract these problems.
00:14:46You know,
00:14:46our buses
00:14:46on the side of the road
00:14:48where everybody wants
00:14:49to stop to look.
00:14:49To look, yes.
00:14:50But when you do such,
00:14:52you cause traffic
00:14:53and then you can even
00:14:54cause accidents
00:14:54slowing down,
00:14:56looking.
00:14:56That's it.
00:14:57And not paying attention.
00:14:58Yes.
00:14:59You need to be very alert
00:15:00when you are driving
00:15:01on the road.
00:15:02Yes, certainly.
00:15:03Yeah.
00:15:03Really horrific accident
00:15:05there, you know,
00:15:06costing two persons
00:15:07their lives
00:15:08and, you know,
00:15:09condolences to
00:15:10the families
00:15:11of those who
00:15:12died in that accident.
00:15:14Of course,
00:15:14one of them,
00:15:15PTSD employee
00:15:16and driver
00:15:17Mustafa Khan.
00:15:18Yes, condolences
00:15:19to the family.
00:15:21And then this morning,
00:15:23just after 5 a.m.,
00:15:24we understand
00:15:25that there was
00:15:26an accident
00:15:26in the Warrenville
00:15:29road area
00:15:30in Kunupia,
00:15:32you know,
00:15:33involving a maxi taxi
00:15:34and I think
00:15:35another vehicle.
00:15:36And, you know,
00:15:38in this,
00:15:39one person
00:15:40was killed.
00:15:41Now, I was reading
00:15:42on a report
00:15:43that apparently
00:15:44the vehicle
00:15:45attempted to overtake
00:15:47another vehicle
00:15:48on that roadway
00:15:50and the car
00:15:54came into contact
00:15:55with the maxi taxi.
00:15:57Yes.
00:15:57And in so doing,
00:15:58of course,
00:15:59they came head on
00:16:01and, of course,
00:16:03you know,
00:16:03the end result
00:16:04was that the driver
00:16:05of the motor car,
00:16:06I understand
00:16:07his name is
00:16:07Mr. Morton,
00:16:10he died on the scene.
00:16:12Wow.
00:16:12Condolences to his
00:16:13family again.
00:16:15Exercise caution,
00:16:16do not take risk.
00:16:17You know,
00:16:18long-time people say
00:16:19they're risking it
00:16:19for the biscuit,
00:16:20but do not do that.
00:16:22Do not take risk
00:16:22with your life.
00:16:23That is important.
00:16:24Yeah, certainly,
00:16:26you know,
00:16:27we've been employing
00:16:28persons, you know,
00:16:29lighting,
00:16:31the road conditions,
00:16:32even your tires
00:16:34or the functioning
00:16:35of your vehicle
00:16:36or trying to overtake
00:16:37and you're seeing
00:16:39vehicles coming
00:16:40and you shouldn't
00:16:40be overtaking
00:16:41at all
00:16:41vehicles coming
00:16:42in the opposite
00:16:43and that is exactly
00:16:44what may have
00:16:44transpired
00:16:45in this situation,
00:16:48of course.
00:16:49Well, the investigation
00:16:49will prove
00:16:50what happened.
00:16:51Another thing, Mark,
00:16:52one of the things
00:16:53that we do as well,
00:16:54in these serious accidents,
00:16:56we keep the vehicles
00:16:57and we have them
00:16:58inspected to see
00:16:59whether or not
00:17:00it would have been
00:17:00the driver's fault
00:17:02or whether there was
00:17:02a mechanical difficulty.
00:17:04So these investigations
00:17:05are very thorough
00:17:06and they are well done
00:17:07by the police.
00:17:08Yeah, certainly,
00:17:09because I know
00:17:09sometimes people,
00:17:10it takes quite a while
00:17:12before you get back
00:17:13a vehicle if it's involved
00:17:14in an accident,
00:17:14depending on its severity
00:17:15and how far the police
00:17:18have gone with
00:17:19their investigations
00:17:20and, you know,
00:17:21reaching out to
00:17:21insurance companies
00:17:22and other parties
00:17:23before they can make
00:17:25a thorough assessment
00:17:26and investigate
00:17:26in a very full-scale manner
00:17:28before handing over
00:17:30the vehicles.
00:17:30Because we see
00:17:31a lot of vehicles,
00:17:32crashed vehicles
00:17:33at police stations
00:17:34across the country.
00:17:35We are working on that.
00:17:36That's us so high.
00:17:37We are working on that.
00:17:38We need to get rid
00:17:38of all those derelict vehicles
00:17:40from on the station compound.
00:17:41We are currently
00:17:42working on that.
00:17:43Yes.
00:17:43All right.
00:17:44Yes.
00:17:44And we had another accident
00:17:47near the Gulf City traffic lights
00:17:49in Laramie this morning.
00:17:52One woman was struck.
00:17:54Thankfully, we can see her.
00:17:56She's moving.
00:17:57Thank God.
00:17:57And she was taken to hospital
00:17:59where she would have been treated.
00:18:02And we are hopeful
00:18:03that she will make
00:18:04a full recovery.
00:18:05You know,
00:18:05and it's so ironic
00:18:06that these accidents
00:18:08happen within a space
00:18:10of about five,
00:18:11four to five hours
00:18:12of one another.
00:18:14The first one
00:18:14in Kunupia, Warrenville.
00:18:16Then you had the,
00:18:17this one probably
00:18:18around the same time
00:18:19as the accident
00:18:21along the Solomon,
00:18:22which I have.
00:18:23So certainly,
00:18:24we ask people
00:18:25to please,
00:18:26please exercise
00:18:27extra caution
00:18:29on the roadways.
00:18:30And now that we are
00:18:31in the rainy season,
00:18:32we had a serious bout
00:18:33of rainfall
00:18:34in the last hour.
00:18:35and a half
00:18:35in Port of Speed.
00:18:36Yes.
00:18:36And probably in Virens,
00:18:37we ask you to thread
00:18:39cautiously
00:18:40on that black carpet.
00:18:42Please do.
00:18:44All right.
00:18:45Okay,
00:18:45so we're going to take
00:18:46a look at our
00:18:47state of emergency figures.
00:18:49It's day 33.
00:18:52So,
00:18:53number of operations,
00:18:542,405.
00:18:56Target priority offenders,
00:18:57981.
00:18:59Searches conducted,
00:19:0015,408.
00:19:02Traffic operations,
00:19:041,474.
00:19:05Total persons arrested,
00:19:071,016.
00:19:09Traffic offenses detected,
00:19:118,402.
00:19:13Firearms recovered,
00:19:1439 pistols,
00:19:1520 revolvers,
00:19:1610 shotguns,
00:19:1810 rifles,
00:19:19and 3 air rifles.
00:19:20Ammunition recovered,
00:19:22595 rungs of 9mm,
00:19:2571 rungs of 12 gauge,
00:19:2721 rungs of 0.380,
00:19:29275 rungs of 5.56,
00:19:3365 rungs of 0.38,
00:19:3528 rungs of 0.40,
00:19:377 rungs of 0.357,
00:19:4026 rungs of 0.45,
00:19:42and 48 rungs of 7.62.
00:19:46Dangerous drug seized,
00:19:47196,967.34 grams of marijuana,
00:19:546,508.33 grams of cocaine,
00:19:571,032 STC pills,
00:19:59and 15 grams of molly.
00:20:02Senior Soup.
00:20:03Mark,
00:20:04we are working,
00:20:06and we want to thank the citizens
00:20:07for the information
00:20:08that we are getting from them
00:20:10for that kind of success.
00:20:12And when you look at the ammunition,
00:20:14is this the Wild Wild West?
00:20:16It's very concerning.
00:20:17Every ammunition taken off the street
00:20:19is alive.
00:20:21It's alive.
00:20:22It's concerning
00:20:23that we have all this ammunition,
00:20:25all this sort of firearm
00:20:26about in the country.
00:20:27And we want to plead
00:20:29with the citizens
00:20:29to continue to give us
00:20:31the information
00:20:31so that we can rid
00:20:33the society of this nuisance.
00:20:35Yes.
00:20:36Yeah.
00:20:36Exactly.
00:20:37Agreed.
00:20:38So, 100.
00:20:39All right,
00:20:39we're going to take a quick look now
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00:21:11So, those are some of the headlines
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00:21:31We just want to remind you
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00:24:38I am number 17, 137, woman corporal, Narayana.
00:24:50Today, we honor the remarkable woman who has paved the way in policing.
00:24:55I am here as a living proof of their lasting impact.
00:24:58One such woman for me was Ms. Patsy Joseph, a retired officer whose strength, grace, and unwavering support changed the course of my life.
00:25:05At a time when I doubted myself, she encouraged me to write the corporal exam.
00:25:11She reminded me that leadership wasn't just about waiting to be chosen, it was about being prepared to lead.
00:25:18Her belief in me didn't stop there.
00:25:20Knowing my love and passion for working with dogs, she challenged me to take my training further.
00:25:25And because she saw my potential, I went on to become the first internationally certified female role trainer in the TTPS, and the only one thus far.
00:25:37Today, I honor her by paying it forward where I help those young officers find their voice to believe in themselves, believe in their own potential,
00:25:46to show that leadership and expertise comes from passion and purpose, not stereotypes.
00:25:50To all retired women police officers, I say thank you.
00:25:54Your service didn't end with retirement.
00:25:56Your legacy lives on in every one of us that you have inspired.
00:26:00Wow, what a very interesting and inspiring story for a lot of young women who are probably dreaming of joining the police service, no doubt.
00:26:21And that corporal sharing a story about how other women in the service inspired her.
00:26:27And I know it's somewhat of a domino effect.
00:26:29It is, it is.
00:26:31And, you know, I want to commend that officer because I'm afraid of dogs.
00:26:34Not me.
00:26:35Not me at all.
00:26:37I want to commend her for what she does at the canine and Ms. Bain Keller and her entire team at that canine branch.
00:26:42I want to commend them.
00:26:44And she spoke about Ms. Patsy Joseph.
00:26:46And let me tell you something.
00:26:47That woman was not easy.
00:26:49She worked hard throughout her career, throughout her entire career.
00:26:53And I could call, like, Ms. Joanne Archie, our communications manager.
00:26:56Yes.
00:26:57She as well.
00:26:58These are women who have inspired me.
00:27:00We have Shalera Hines.
00:27:02We have Beverly Rodgers.
00:27:04It's a number of them.
00:27:06I don't want to leave out anybody.
00:27:07But all these women, they inspire me.
00:27:11Mark, if I have to go and come back into this world, I'm coming back as a woman police officer.
00:27:15I'm telling you that.
00:27:17You touch lines.
00:27:18We would say, in your mind, would have been some of your greatest influences to get into the police service.
00:27:27And while you were there, who would have inspired you and make you want to take that next exam, want to take that next step to get promoted?
00:27:35Yes, yes, yes.
00:27:36Well, I joined this job at a very, very young age.
00:27:39And my uncle, at the time, he was the assistant commissioner of police, and he rose to the rank of commissioner of police.
00:27:48And when I joined the job, because of his seniority in the rank, when I joined the police service, I always wanted to aim to be the commissioner of police.
00:27:57So the deputy commissioner of police and Ms. Ola Christopher and all of them, I'm living through them.
00:28:02You know, I'm not there yet.
00:28:04There is still time.
00:28:05I'm sure there is a lot of time.
00:28:07Don't worry.
00:28:07Yes, yes.
00:28:08Don't worry.
00:28:08So my uncle, he inspired me.
00:28:10My father was a prison officer, and I had several other uncles, Carlton, James, Kenneth, and some other uncles who were in the job.
00:28:17And I find that the police service looked like a place that you could feel that you were coming there to make some change and to impact persons, to do that kind of service.
00:28:26I was in the bank, you know.
00:28:28Wow.
00:28:28Yes, I was in the banking sector, and I left the banking sector to come into the TTPS.
00:28:34And let me tell you, I've touched so many lives.
00:28:36I'm not saying that.
00:28:37The people see me, and they tell me that all the time.
00:28:41And you see that gender-based violence unit that I run within the organization that I led for some years?
00:28:47That unit, plus the Special Victims Department, I have helped so many victims.
00:28:53Because to be in that unit, you have to be very victim-centered, eh?
00:28:57You have to be always, you have to be available whenever you are in that unit.
00:29:02Because it's crimes that people feel happen behind closed doors, and the public or the police should not get in.
00:29:09Crimes are happening, and we are going to get involved.
00:29:11Yes?
00:29:12Yes.
00:29:12So that was a kind of peak for my career.
00:29:16I get sense of passion.
00:29:18I get sense of driving force that you still have in you, and you want to continue to share that with the public,
00:29:23and by extension, your colleagues.
00:29:25Definitely.
00:29:26We have a caller on the line.
00:29:27Caller, good evening.
00:29:28Welcome to Beyond the Tape.
00:29:32Hello, caller.
00:29:35Good evening, caller.
00:29:36Caller, are you there?
00:29:40You seem to be having some issues with the phone line, like yesterday.
00:29:47Yeah, yeah.
00:29:48Hi, caller.
00:29:48Go ahead.
00:29:49You're live on Beyond the Tape.
00:29:53Caller?
00:29:56So we were hearing her just now, and then, I don't know, we lost her.
00:30:01Yes.
00:30:01Well, whilst we're waiting on her, I could say some of the things that we have planned for this August month.
00:30:06Yes, certainly.
00:30:06DCP Martin formed the committee, and I want to say good afternoon to DCP Martin, and the Commission of Police and the entire executive.
00:30:13Thank you very much, thank you very much.
00:30:15I want to say congratulations to the women's police for what is happening, taking place at this time.
00:30:21And Claire Hyde, I want to tell you that you're one of those very popular, because once in this same program, I had to call to ask something concerning somebody who was interested, what's having problems.
00:30:31And you had to tell them, and you had to tell them what to do, and I remember when one of the officers, she got shot, and I was so concerned about her, and she said, she's okay now.
00:30:43Now, of course, I want to talk about the Venezuelans, when they get, when they get caught, they catch them, and it's not the first time when they come over here.
00:30:53And I think they always have things like cheese and meat and whatever else.
00:30:56What happened to those people, because they come in so much, and I'm wondering sometimes what takes place.
00:31:01And the last point is, concerning the accident that I've taken place, it's really, really so fast for what I've taken place, especially if this was a bus, and this is not the first time, but the other time I've had an accident on the bus, but the person didn't get it.
00:31:15So all the best to all of you, and be safe, all of you.
00:31:19Thank you very much.
00:31:20Thank you very much.
00:31:22Yeah.
00:31:23It's not easy.
00:31:24It's not easy at all.
00:31:26One of the questions she asked, remind me.
00:31:29Well, she spoke about, you know, your sterling contribution to, you know, the service, and how you have uplifted and assisted so many persons.
00:31:38Yes.
00:31:38And she remembers that.
00:31:39Yes.
00:31:40As, you know, your trademark.
00:31:42And I think she spoke about the accidents, and then the Venezuelan nationals.
00:31:47I was not quite too clear about something to do with the contraband that comes in, I think, food stuff or something.
00:31:52Once they are caught, once they are caught, once the police catches them, they are arrested and charged.
00:31:57Once they are committing criminal offenses.
00:32:00We just saw where you put up something there about Venezuelans.
00:32:03So they are not exempted from the law.
00:32:06So we are continuing to ask the citizens, whenever they see these people, let us know, and let us deal with whatever criminality they are doing or conducting in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:32:16If we play a blind eye, the blind eye that you play today might affect you tomorrow.
00:32:21So you have to be very, very cautious with respect to that.
00:32:25And we have a lot of firsts, you know, like I was the first woman to run the SVD to lead the gender base as well.
00:32:33We also have Ms. Martin, I think Ms. Martin, DCP Martin now.
00:32:37She was the first woman to lead the PSB.
00:32:40We also have, as we speak, there are 11 policing divisions.
00:32:47Three of us are actually leaders in the division.
00:32:50We have Ms. Butler, the beautiful Ms. Butler in Central Division.
00:32:54And we have the beautiful and dynamic Shilmer Maynard Wilson.
00:32:58She is in Northern North.
00:33:00She was actually my supervisor a couple months ago.
00:33:03Very dynamic, dominant, and very dedicated officer.
00:33:06And myself in Northeastern.
00:33:08So we have three of us who are actually leaders within the divisions.
00:33:12Women power.
00:33:13That's right.
00:33:14Yes.
00:33:15All right.
00:33:15I think we have another caller in the line.
00:33:17Caller, good evening.
00:33:18Welcome to be on the tape.
00:33:21Hello, caller.
00:33:22Go ahead.
00:33:25Caller, you just need to lower your television.
00:33:28We are getting some feedback.
00:33:36Yes, caller, good afternoon.
00:33:39Good afternoon, caller.
00:33:40Go ahead.
00:33:40We're hearing you.
00:33:44Yes, caller.
00:33:46Go ahead.
00:33:47We're hearing you.
00:33:52So it seems we're having some difficulty because we're trying to let them know that we are hearing them.
00:33:58Yeah, but they're not hearing us.
00:34:00But Ms. Martin, she formed a small committee to plan out the August month for us.
00:34:05So besides us doing our duties as the SOE so dictates, we are also finding a little time to have a little downtime together.
00:34:14For example, on Friday, the 8th of August, we started off with a little Thanksgiving and praise at a church in San Fernando.
00:34:21And we started off with that.
00:34:23We also had a little sip and paint.
00:34:25And mind you, it's not that we're not working.
00:34:27You're working and then you're finding a little time to do a little, you know.
00:34:30To go down and relax.
00:34:31So we had a sip and paint.
00:34:33And the women, I want to tell Ms. Martin, thanks because the women are so amazed.
00:34:39And the turnout is so high.
00:34:42Women are coming out to these activities.
00:34:45They are coming out.
00:34:46We are also going to have a health fair on Friday coming.
00:34:49And then we are going to culminate with a march in the Police Training Academy.
00:34:54And after that, we have a gala.
00:34:56Oh, nice.
00:34:57Yes, a gala.
00:34:58I know you have your dress and everything.
00:35:00No, we are wearing all white, all white tunics.
00:35:02Okay, okay.
00:35:03Yes, our sea of white.
00:35:05All right, that would be interesting.
00:35:06We'll make a very lovely picture when we see all these ladies in white.
00:35:10Yes.
00:35:11All right, let's try for our caller again.
00:35:13Caller, good afternoon.
00:35:14You're live and be on the team.
00:35:15Good evening.
00:35:16Good evening.
00:35:16Go ahead.
00:35:17We're hearing you.
00:35:17Hello?
00:35:18Yes, go ahead.
00:35:19Good evening.
00:35:21Good evening.
00:35:21We had a problem last week, Thursday, and I called on the program on Friday.
00:35:27I spoke to the inspector, took them there.
00:35:31And I am very happy to report this evening that that officer did everything together with
00:35:38other officers to assist me in my program that I had there on Thursday.
00:35:46So I will say thanks very much to that officer and to the many officers that assisted in
00:35:51the process.
00:35:55So pass off to you.
00:35:57Well, certainly we want to thank Inspector Sukdeo from the legal unit of the Southern Division
00:36:04who was here last Friday and would have taken the query from the caller and would have followed
00:36:10up.
00:36:11And we are in the business, or rather the police is in the business, just using this
00:36:16as the platform to hear problems and if they can help.
00:36:19Because sometimes people call and they've been trying to get a problem rectified for a year,
00:36:23two years, and then with the assistance of the officers and this show, they're able to
00:36:28make some headway.
00:36:29ASP Pitt has been one of those officers leading the way, Inspector Sukdeo, Sergeant Ali and others.
00:36:36So it's a good platform when citizens, we feel good at citizens, get some kind of assistance
00:36:42through the officers.
00:36:43That's right.
00:36:44And, you know, I want to commend TV6 for giving us this slot.
00:36:47We really do appreciate it.
00:36:49But in the absence of this, police officers need to know their role and their function
00:36:53as well.
00:36:54And we must call out bad behavior when we see it.
00:36:57Yes.
00:36:57Every person that make a report or come to the police station ought to get some sort of
00:37:03redress, some sort of service.
00:37:05Sometimes it may be a personal matter that the court has to intervene.
00:37:09But where it is a matter where the police has to get involved, I'm pleading with you all.
00:37:16Get involved and do your job.
00:37:19Right.
00:37:19Do your job.
00:37:20Yes.
00:37:20Still in warning there.
00:37:22Senior Soup.
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00:40:37Back to Beyond the Tape, I'm your host, Mark Bussan, joined today by Senior Superintendent Claire Guy Allen of the Northeastern Division.
00:40:58And we're talking about home invasions and about robberies.
00:41:01And we got this video.
00:41:04We are not sure of the location in Trinidad, but it happened about three days ago.
00:41:09Just take a look at this video.
00:41:11So these people are sitting in their galleries having a conversation.
00:41:15And then you see two persons, both appear to be hiding their faces, walk straight past them, appear to be holding a firearm.
00:41:25If you go back there, he's holding what appears to be a firearm in the right hand, the second assailant.
00:41:34And these persons, I think they were more in shock.
00:41:38Yeah, they were.
00:41:39They were.
00:41:40And they're defenseless.
00:41:42So they stand aside.
00:41:43And they just, they were peering inside.
00:41:48And then you see a young girl who runs out.
00:41:50Yeah.
00:41:51She runs straight out.
00:41:52Another young lady.
00:41:55They're all in shock.
00:41:56Yeah, it has to be.
00:41:58And I don't know what they took.
00:42:00But they're beating a hasty retreat through the gallery and onto the streets.
00:42:05And then, of course, the male, a person, two males come out and they get a phone.
00:42:12To call the police.
00:42:13Has to be.
00:42:15Definitely, definitely.
00:42:16I mean.
00:42:17This is really sad.
00:42:18Look how easy it is.
00:42:19You're sitting, minding your own business in the comfort of your home.
00:42:22Your sanctuary.
00:42:23Your sanctuary.
00:42:24And these people walk off the public road with bold face.
00:42:28Yeah.
00:42:28With a firearm, walk into the premises, into the house, and take whatever they want and left.
00:42:38Yes.
00:42:39And we are asking the public, once they recognize those persons, because that is somebody's son.
00:42:43That is somebody's brother.
00:42:44If you recognize those perpetrators, we are asking you to contact the police so that we are able to solve this crime.
00:42:52I'm sorry for what that family had to go through.
00:42:55They would have to definitely be referred to the Victim and Witness Support Unit.
00:42:58Yeah, and I'm thankful that nobody was hurt during this encounter.
00:43:02God be praised.
00:43:03You had at least four, six people could have been injured in some way if they decided to be.
00:43:09You see, you see him cracking the, what appeared to be a firearm there, just as he walks into, head down, of course, and they enter with a mission.
00:43:19Yeah.
00:43:19To go and get whatever they came for and get out.
00:43:23And that behavior is frowned upon.
00:43:24That is not nice at all.
00:43:25Coming into the homes of persons, their sanctuary.
00:43:29I mean, come on.
00:43:30Yeah.
00:43:30What is that?
00:43:33Certainly, I'll be hopeful that anybody with information where it might have happened would contact the nearest police station.
00:43:40If you happen to know these persons based on their appearance or would have seen them before, maybe captured on another camera lower down the road before they actually cover their heads.
00:43:51All these things are things that police will be asking persons in the area to assist with.
00:43:56And we are asking persons to cooperate.
00:43:58Too many times we go for camera footage from persons who have it in their personal home and they refuse.
00:44:04But we know how to get it otherwise.
00:44:06Yeah.
00:44:07But we need to work with each other in order to get rid of this scourge that is happening in society now.
00:44:12So, we have to work together.
00:44:14You know, you mentioned that because I remember there was a particular incident involving a young woman who a couple months ago was murdered in the Penal District.
00:44:23And she was outside a bar.
00:44:25And two men took her.
00:44:26Her body was found, unfortunately, a couple weeks later.
00:44:29Of course.
00:44:30And one of the officers I was talking to during that investigation told me that they were having difficulty getting footage from one of the business places nearby there that had footage with these persons.
00:44:41Yes, yes, yes.
00:44:42And I'm still trying to comprehend why you would not assist a human being's life.
00:44:47The person was missing at that time.
00:44:50At least try to help out.
00:44:51And you have evidence that would assist the police.
00:44:54Yeah.
00:44:54And you refuse.
00:44:55But we know how to get it.
00:44:56All right.
00:44:57Yeah.
00:44:57We know how to get it.
00:45:00So, there was also another incident in the Princess Stone area this morning near in a store.
00:45:08A number of persons, including police officers, went to the store here, storefront here.
00:45:16And you're seeing a number of persons gathered.
00:45:18And it may have been, it looks like an electronic store using televisions set out on the front there.
00:45:24And it could have possibly been somebody making an attempt to rob that store.
00:45:30And, of course, the police station, Princess Stone Police Station, if you know Princess Stone, it's one of stones thrown away from that commercial area there.
00:45:39Okay, very good.
00:45:39So, it's maybe about 150 meters, if so much.
00:45:43I'm familiar with the area.
00:45:45So, and those shops are right there near the police station.
00:45:48So, hopefully, the perpetrator or perpetrators was held by the police in the shortest possible time.
00:45:56I don't know if it was, or they got away and they probably didn't call the police.
00:46:00Yes.
00:46:01You know, but you have to exercise some sense of vigilance now.
00:46:06At all times.
00:46:07And you have to have, you know, at times, you know, look out.
00:46:11You might have security for the bigger businesses.
00:46:14And you just have to be vigilant because you never know when these culpits will strike.
00:46:19And, again, if persons have information that would assist in this investigation, pass it on to us so that we'll be able to solve this crime.
00:46:29Yeah, yeah, certainly.
00:46:30Because, you know, we raised this whole question about robberies and home invasions becoming so popular and so prevalent in the country.
00:46:40And we're asking ourselves, how did it come to this, you know?
00:46:44To this, yeah.
00:46:45How did home invasions, where you once felt safe at your home now, become so, for the criminals, their popular pastime or their popular crime?
00:46:54Yeah, that is really, you know, invading persons' privacy.
00:46:57And that is really not acceptable at all, at all, at all.
00:47:01But we are seeing a decrease in those crimes, you know.
00:47:03We are seeing it happening.
00:47:04It's, you know, all over social media and that kind of thing.
00:47:07But we're actually seeing a decrease in those crimes.
00:47:09So we are hopeful that it will continue to decline as time goes on.
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00:49:32My name is Pamela Shalera-Hynes.
00:49:53I'm a retired assistant commissioner of police.
00:49:57I have been a police officer for the past 42 years.
00:50:01It was a very, very interesting 42 years with its ups and its downs.
00:50:08The women of the police service are women of strength.
00:50:12And Proverbs 11 states that those who refresh others will be refreshed.
00:50:18And that is how I want to describe the senior woman that I work with and also the junior woman.
00:50:26Women police officers will be celebrating 70 years.
00:50:31Congratulations, ladies.
00:50:34Be blessed and enjoy your anniversary.
00:50:37Well, certainly congratulations is in order there.
00:50:51And she looks still very young there.
00:50:54She said 42 years.
00:50:55She takes care of herself.
00:50:57And that is what we have to do as women.
00:50:59We have to take pride in how we look, how we look to the public.
00:51:03Not because you're in a male-dominated job.
00:51:06It means that you want to look like a man too.
00:51:08You're a woman.
00:51:09Put on your little lipstick and a little powder.
00:51:11You know what I'm saying?
00:51:12Yeah, and do the work.
00:51:13Work and work hard.
00:51:14Yes, work and work hard.
00:51:15She's not easy.
00:51:16That lady, strong woman, strong woman.
00:51:19She has touched many lives within the organization.
00:51:21All right.
00:51:22A special good afternoon to that officer, that retired officer.
00:51:26And I think we have another caller on the line.
00:51:28Caller, good afternoon.
00:51:29You're live and beyond the chair.
00:51:33Good afternoon, caller.
00:51:36Seems to be having some trouble with the lines this afternoon.
00:51:41Caller, are you there?
00:51:42All right, so it doesn't seem that maybe at some point during the conversation,
00:51:51we will get back to the caller.
00:51:53All right, caller, good afternoon.
00:51:56Good afternoon, caller.
00:51:59Hello?
00:52:02All right, I thought I heard him just a second ago.
00:52:04I too.
00:52:05So we want to remind everybody in the Malibu area of the Trinidad
00:52:11and Tobago Police Services.
00:52:19Right, good afternoon.
00:52:21I am just concerned about a couple of things,
00:52:24Ms. Guyalin and Mr. Bassan.
00:52:28What is happening is that it is all right that you often mention that,
00:52:32you know, when you have a reason to talk like that,
00:52:35the cameras, the information is very important.
00:52:38Now, Matt Bassan made a remark just on regards to people who don't want to give information,
00:52:43why, whatever.
00:52:44But the main reason is that, and this could be in the building for 100 years,
00:52:48when business people give information,
00:52:51we're supposed to be confidential.
00:52:53The perpetrators, the departments, or whoever,
00:52:56through the police,
00:52:58I'm getting to find out exactly things,
00:53:00I'm going to charge the owner who has the camera.
00:53:03So they're scared.
00:53:05So you have to clean that up before we move forward.
00:53:09And secondly,
00:53:11when the individual commanders have meeting with the executive,
00:53:15information don't go down to the consulate or the corporates in the station,
00:53:19because they don't know half the time,
00:53:21this is why we have officers only treating civilians with all kindness.
00:53:26So let the message go down,
00:53:28not stay upstairs.
00:53:30And let us stop saying that,
00:53:32ask the police,
00:53:33the civilians,
00:53:33help the police,
00:53:34help the police.
00:53:35The civilians have cared because
00:53:38we know there are all elements in different areas.
00:53:42But we need to bring back some standards
00:53:44where the civilians will be rest assured
00:53:46that the information,
00:53:48even if it's confidential,
00:53:50and the bandit,
00:53:51or the drug man,
00:53:52they give the police a situation to me.
00:53:54I would love to hear the response from that.
00:53:58All right.
00:53:58Thanks a lot,
00:53:59caller.
00:53:59Senior Soup?
00:54:01And the issues he raised are real.
00:54:03They are real issues.
00:54:05Now,
00:54:06there's a system,
00:54:07and that is why the Malibu Tong meeting
00:54:09is a critical event for the Malibu residents to attend.
00:54:14You have the Eagle Eyes in Trinidad and Tobago,
00:54:17where that company,
00:54:20they actually give the police a feed.
00:54:23Yeah.
00:54:23So that aspect of you giving us the footage
00:54:26and you having to provide a statement to us,
00:54:30you cut out that totally.
00:54:31We will get the footage ourselves.
00:54:33We will retrieve it ourselves
00:54:34once you connect with that Eagle Eye organization.
00:54:38Right?
00:54:38They're actually a neighborhood watch
00:54:40that assists where residents get together.
00:54:43They pay for the camera,
00:54:45that live feed.
00:54:47Right?
00:54:47And they see things immediately,
00:54:50and it is stored.
00:54:51So once we get that feed,
00:54:53the TTPS gets that feed,
00:54:55we'll have somebody else come in the program
00:54:56to talk about that.
00:54:57Yes.
00:54:57We would not have to ask the homeowner again.
00:55:00We have a feed at the station.
00:55:02Because you have the station police now
00:55:04actually looking at that camera.
00:55:06We can actually do patrols,
00:55:08what you call virtual patrols.
00:55:11Yeah.
00:55:11Yes?
00:55:12And we retrieved the footage.
00:55:13He spoke about confidentiality.
00:55:16And that is sad.
00:55:17And I must apologize for that kind of behavior
00:55:19because that kind of behavior
00:55:20is not what we want in the TTPS.
00:55:23We are asking persons to give us information.
00:55:25The people must be able to trust us.
00:55:28Yeah.
00:55:28Yes?
00:55:29But in the absence of that,
00:55:30we are working on that,
00:55:31as a matter of fact.
00:55:32In the absence of that,
00:55:34we actually have avenues
00:55:35where persons can report crime to the police
00:55:38and give the police information
00:55:40in an anonymous kind of way.
00:55:42The 555, the 800 tips.
00:55:44Nobody knows who is on the other end.
00:55:46All we need is the information.
00:55:48So we are asking persons
00:55:49who have confidentiality issues
00:55:50to use those avenues.
00:55:52But we are working on that
00:55:53because you're supposed to trust the police.
00:55:55Right?
00:55:56What are the issues he raised?
00:55:57You spoke about divisional commanders
00:55:59and executives meeting
00:56:00and that kindness you speak about
00:56:04should redound down to the ones
00:56:06that deal with the civilians at the stations.
00:56:09Well, the commissioner and his executive
00:56:10always instruct us
00:56:11in all the meetings we have with the executives
00:56:14to pass the information on to the juniors.
00:56:17But what we have is juniors
00:56:19who play in the fool.
00:56:20And we have to call out that behavior.
00:56:23And whenever citizens encounter that,
00:56:25there are avenues where you can report it
00:56:26and these officers can be dealt with
00:56:28to not accept that behavior at all.
00:56:31Yes, and on a point of clarity,
00:56:32I didn't say that the homeowner didn't
00:56:36or the bartender or the businessman
00:56:38didn't want to give the footage or assist.
00:56:41The police officers who were doing the investigation
00:56:43indicated that they were having difficulty
00:56:46getting his cooperation to help let them
00:56:48look at the footage and to obtain the footage
00:56:51to help them the investigation.
00:56:52So there's a difference.
00:56:53That is indeed true, yes.
00:56:54You know, and there are difficulties
00:56:56that the officers will encounter from time to time
00:57:00when it comes to CCC TV footage
00:57:03in particular businesses or in particular areas.
00:57:07And I understand his concern.
00:57:08Yes, I understand as well, too.
00:57:10I understand.
00:57:11But we know how to get it when you refuse to give us.
00:57:14All right.
00:57:15Okay, so we're going to go back to the Tongue meeting
00:57:19for all those residents in Malabar and environs.
00:57:23Tomorrow, it's your time.
00:57:25The Malabar Tongue meeting
00:57:26at the Malabar Upper Community Center,
00:57:29Malabar Road, Arima,
00:57:30next to the Civil Life Center.
00:57:33Wednesday, 12th of August at 7 p.m.
00:57:37Let's work together for a safer community.
00:57:40Do you have any concerns?
00:57:41Do you have any suggestions to make your area safer?
00:57:44Any information you'd like to share with the police
00:57:46directly or indirectly, as the case may be,
00:57:50please go out there.
00:57:52They want to hear from you
00:57:53because your feedback is important
00:57:56for them to understand
00:57:58if they're doing the job that they need to be doing
00:58:00or if there are improvements.
00:58:03Yes?
00:58:04Definitely, definitely.
00:58:06And I want to go back to what they call
00:58:07a talk about customer service.
00:58:08We have a customer service policy.
00:58:11We have a customer service policy.
00:58:13It's policy that ought to be enforced.
00:58:17It's a severe into the business of providing service,
00:58:19and that service must be quality.
00:58:22Yes?
00:58:22Yeah, and the thing is, you know,
00:58:24so many officers go and they do HR training courses
00:58:27and so on,
00:58:28how to interact with persons,
00:58:30how to communicate better with persons,
00:58:32because this is a customer-driven job.
00:58:35You have to deal with persons every single day.
00:58:39Every single day.
00:58:40You know?
00:58:40So if you don't want to deal with people,
00:58:42do not apply for this job.
00:58:44That's it.
00:58:45Could not say it better myself.
00:58:47All right, so we also want to encourage
00:58:50those persons in the Tableland area and environs.
00:58:53On Thursday, 21st of August at 6 p.m.,
00:58:58the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Southern Division
00:59:00is having their tongue meeting
00:59:02at the Tableland Secondary School, George Village.
00:59:05Tableland, come out,
00:59:06speak with the officers of the district.
00:59:08They want to hear from you.
00:59:11That's right.
00:59:12Come out, come out.
00:59:13These tongue meetings,
00:59:14sometimes four persons, three persons.
00:59:16Come on.
00:59:16It's advertised here.
00:59:17You all go out and air your views.
00:59:20We have the police for you.
00:59:22We are pleading with you.
00:59:23Come out and air whatever concerns that you may have.
00:59:27Partner with the police to make your communities safe.
00:59:29Yes, safe.
00:59:30Yes.
00:59:31All right, we just want to quickly show you another video
00:59:34that we would have shown a couple days ago
00:59:36involving a hit-and-run accident
00:59:38in the San Fernando area.
00:59:43All right.
00:59:44So, you know, in this particular video,
00:59:46if you see before the producer pulls it up,
00:59:49you know, this person is driving along a roadway.
00:59:52They have cars parked on both sides.
00:59:55Somehow, his SUV hits one of the cars
01:00:00and he continues onward.
01:00:03He stops.
01:00:04Comes out.
01:00:06He examines the damage of his vehicle.
01:00:09There are persons crossing the road looking at him,
01:00:11jumps into his vehicle and he drives off.
01:00:14Hmm.
01:00:15Criminal offense.
01:00:16Offense is taking place.
01:00:17And the thing is, the cameras...
01:00:19Failing to stop.
01:00:20Suppose somebody is injured.
01:00:23Failing to stop and render assistance
01:00:25and all these kind of things.
01:00:26What is that?
01:00:27I hope he reported the accident.
01:00:28Well, the thing is, one of the cameras picked up his number plate
01:00:33as you would see if we can get it up in time.
01:00:37But certainly, it's a lesson to be learned
01:00:39because, you know, a lot of people would see
01:00:41that what happened and they would hit a parked car
01:00:44or they would rub it down
01:00:44and they would continue on their merry way.
01:00:47I hope he went to the station and make a report
01:00:49because he could be charged for failing to make a report
01:00:51of an accident.
01:00:53Yeah.
01:00:54So, I hope he did.
01:00:55All right.
01:00:56So, we won't be able to get the video in time, of course,
01:00:59but, you know, anybody with information or that...
01:01:03Okay, I think we have it.
01:01:04Yes?
01:01:05Yes, there it is.
01:01:06So, now, let's quickly look at it.
01:01:07He's coming down the street.
01:01:09Boom.
01:01:10It's the car.
01:01:11He stops.
01:01:13He comes out.
01:01:14He stops.
01:01:14He drives up a little bit.
01:01:15Comes out.
01:01:16He could have caused another accident.
01:01:18Looks at it.
01:01:18You'll see a closer view of it.
01:01:20He looks quickly and says,
01:01:23Okay, I'm fine.
01:01:25Let me go.
01:01:26And there we are.
01:01:27A much closer view here.
01:01:28Yes, yes, yes.
01:01:29And we have the vehicle number.
01:01:31You could kind of see it.
01:01:32There's a closer view of it, of course.
01:01:34Excellent.
01:01:35So, he looks at the vehicle.
01:01:37We just have about 20 seconds.
01:01:39But, certainly, this kind of behavior should not be tolerated.
01:01:42No, no, no.
01:01:43Let us pray that he went to the station and made a report
01:01:45or else he will be charged for failing to make a report of an RTA,
01:01:49a road traffic accident.
01:01:51If you have any information on that driver,
01:01:53please contact the nearest police station.
01:01:56We've got to go.
01:01:57Remember, tomorrow, Beyond the Chip,
01:01:59is again at 4.45 until the rest of the week.
01:02:02And we run tonight at 11.30.
01:02:05Repeat tomorrow at 11 o'clock.
01:02:09The TV6 News is up next.
01:02:11Stay with us and have a great one.
01:02:12Again, thanks so much, Senior Superintendent.
01:02:15Thank you for having us.
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