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00:02:53Welcome to Beyond the Tape.
00:02:54I'm your host, Mark Bassant.
00:02:55Welcome to our viewers across Trinidad and Tobago.
00:02:58Our international viewers and our brothers and sisters in the Isles of Grenada.
00:03:03And yes, it's Friday.
00:03:05It's the end of the week and I'm sitting.
00:03:07A lot of people are looking forward to the weekend.
00:03:09No doubt, on a very wet Friday afternoon.
00:03:13Some serious showers coming down in Claxton Bay area as well as Marabella in South Trinidad.
00:03:21Within the last hour, hour and a half, leading to some flash flooding in these areas.
00:03:28So we are asking motorists who are in these areas and other areas where there is rainfall and some flooding to be exercised extreme caution on the nation's roadways.
00:03:39Remember, the roads are wet and other motorists on the roadways.
00:03:45And of course, with a lot of people finishing work now and school being completed just after 3 o'clock, it's going to be a little more busy on the roadways, of course.
00:03:57And with the inclement weather, we ask you to exercise extreme caution.
00:04:03And, you know, these are scenes we have been seeing over the last couple of days with heavy rainfall as we are in the rainy season.
00:04:12So, separating apart, of course, the new school term opened this week.
00:04:17This is the first week, the end of the first week of the school term.
00:04:22And, of course, you know, we have with us Corporal Sasha Goddard from the Community Policing Unit,
00:04:29who is going to, I guess, give us an insight into some of the things, you know,
00:04:33the police officers at those schools would have been doing over the last week.
00:04:38But before we do such, we would like to listen to a clip from DCP, Benjamin, related to this matter.
00:04:50I will just at this time highlight two incidents that came to my attention that I'm sitting in Trinidad and Tobago would be very much concerned about.
00:05:01And I think it is important that we take some time to talk about it.
00:05:04One has to do with the situation that took place in the Arima North Secondary School.
00:05:13And I would like to report at this time that the Community Policing Section under the supervision of ACP Sudene and Superintendent Guelmore,
00:05:25as well as ACP Singh and Senior Superintendent Minard Wilson,
00:05:31the person who is in charge of the Northern North.
00:05:36They, as well as other officers, acting Sergeant Greenidge, Corporal Comwell,
00:05:45and several other officers, proceeded to the Arima North Secondary School today.
00:05:50They were able to speak to the students and to share with them that there is a zero tolerance that would be taken even as we go forward within the school year.
00:06:10In terms of any breach of discipline and any situation where the police would be called in to deal with fights.
00:06:20And I can tell you from the reports thus far that it was well received by the principal as well as the vice principal and the entire school assembly.
00:06:32So, Corporal Goddard, I know that as part of the Community Policing Unit, you work in the Northern North Division area.
00:06:43And I'm sure you would have been familiar with that incident in the Arima North Secondary.
00:06:47So, if you can give us an update on where that investigation is at.
00:06:52And secondly, you know, who is responsible for supervising these police officers inside these schools?
00:07:00And also, thirdly, can you give us, I guess, an insight as to what some of these police officers have been subjected to or faced over the last week?
00:07:11Oh, definitely.
00:07:11So, one correction, I am actually in the North Central Division, which is the neighbor of the Northern North.
00:07:18Right.
00:07:18Previously, we were one division.
00:07:20Now, we have been split in two.
00:07:22But I can say that for certain, an investigation is ongoing.
00:07:28There have been statements recorded and the investigators are working closely with all of the school officials to ensure that we take the necessary steps,
00:07:37not just for penalizing, but also for rehabilitation of those students involved.
00:07:44To your second point, where supervision is concerned, and I know that has been a burning topic for the duration of the discussion of the school-oriented program.
00:07:54All of the officers that were trained in the school-oriented policing, they fall under the supervision of the ACP Specialized Support, who is Mr. Brian Sedin.
00:08:07Next, the Superintendent Community-Oriented Policing, that is Mr. David Guelmo.
00:08:13But more specifically, directly supervised by the corporals, who are the second division officers in charge of the various divisions within the community-oriented policing section.
00:08:27So, I am one of the supervisors.
00:08:28I'm specifically responsible for the North Central Division.
00:08:32That's all of the schools within the St. Joseph to Piaco-Aruka District.
00:08:38And all of those officers that were placed there, to go into your third question right away, all of those officers that have been placed there,
00:08:46they have been experiencing, of course, changing dynamics as we transition back into settling into the new school team.
00:08:55However, the reception, I must admit, from the school, the principal, the staff, the MTS, the safety officers, the reception has been really warm.
00:09:07There has been strong collaborations between all of the agencies and entities involved to mitigate any of those initial teething issues.
00:09:16And all have been settled in really nicely, and we are beginning to roll out programs and initiatives specifically targeted to each school's needs within each division.
00:09:29Right.
00:09:29And I know that it's a pretty new area for police officers who have obviously been trained over the last couple of weeks.
00:09:39It's a new territory, of course.
00:09:41And I know that they would, I imagine if you can just walk us through the routine of these officers on a given day in these schools that we can get an idea.
00:09:52Oh, sure.
00:09:52So while it's not new to policing, because we've been interacting with schools for quite some time, a lot of the officers are newly trained special reserve officers.
00:10:03However, they have been paired along with more experienced officers to give that balance and also to incorporate a mentorship factor as they are now transitioning into this new policing job.
00:10:16So their daily duties look like they start work at 7.30.
00:10:21All of the officers arrive at the schools at 7.30 a.m.
00:10:25They assist with ensuring that the school is transitioning into their classroom sessions, while so the students who are entering the compound, that, you know, they have managed traffic on the exterior, the immediate exterior of the school,
00:10:42ensure that the students are safe as they enter the compound, and they provide that additional support throughout the day.
00:10:49So periodically, there are patrols among, across the school compounds, joint patrols where the safety officers, the deans, the MTS security officers, that is done at intervals, specifically also at break and lunch.
00:11:05As you know, those are the periods where students are more likely to get themselves involved in some form of trouble.
00:11:12And then at the end of the day, they assist again at the entrance or exits where the school's students would be transitioning to go pick up at their transport points or their parents or whoever is coming to collect them.
00:11:27They ensure that they are safe, that that transition is done smoothly, and then we do it all again the next day.
00:11:34Right.
00:11:34So it's certainly interesting.
00:11:35And, of course, over the next hour, we will have a deeper discussion about, you know, contact resolution in schools and how, I guess, you know, everybody could collaborate, not just those in the schools, but the parents and other persons who can make the school environment a much safer one.
00:11:52Yes.
00:11:53All right.
00:11:53Moving on, we have a press release here where the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service would have seized some $29 million in high-grade cannabis, seized that seat,
00:12:04in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, they intercepted a vessel in the early hours of this morning, leading to the seizure of over $29 million worth of cannabis.
00:12:16That's it right there.
00:12:18According to reports on Thursday, September 2025, a specialized unit of the TTPS received credible information indicating that a large consignment of high-grade Colombian creepy marijuana was being transported from Venezuela to Trinidad aboard,
00:12:32aboard, sorry, a fishing vessel.
00:12:34When the information was corroborated by international counterparts, the specialized TTPS unit immediately coordinated with the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard,
00:12:43alerting them to the movement of the vessel.
00:12:46And around 3 a.m. today, they intercepted the Pirogue off the Point Forte coastline.
00:12:51During the operation, the occupants of the vessel attempted to evade capture, throwing several large garbage bags aboard, overboard, sorry.
00:12:58Three individuals escaped into the sea, while two persons, a Trinidadian and a Latin American person, remained on board and were detained.
00:13:06The officer seized nine crocus bags containing 268 brown-wrapped packets of cannabis from the sea around the vessel.
00:13:14The seized narcotics have an estimated combined weight of 268 kilograms and a street value of $29.4 million.
00:13:23So, some really good work there, the intelligence, of course, paying off, and I am stating that persons in the public would have assisted the police service,
00:13:33by extension, the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, in intercepting that shipment.
00:13:38This is the power of partnership at work, and we're always grateful when our citizens, anyone, partners and shares information,
00:13:45because, as we always say, when you see something, say something, or if you know something, say something, and that's how we all collaborate in crime-fighting.
00:13:53It's not just a policing job. It's everybody's job.
00:13:57Yes. So right.
00:13:58Of course, there was another exercise that took place over the last two days, in which over 230,000 outstanding warrants were cleared
00:14:10during multi-divisional police operations, both in the southwestern and the southern division.
00:14:17They executed a total of 92 warrants and arrested 56 persons during two large-scale warrants operations conducted September 11th and September 12th.
00:14:27These operations resulted in the execution of several high-valued affiliation and commitment warrants amounting to more than $230,000 in outstanding court-ordered payments.
00:14:39So another, I mean, there's a breakdown here, of course. I wouldn't go into that. It'll take us some time.
00:14:44But certainly, this is an area that has been really troubling over a period of time for police,
00:14:50and it's good that we are able to, police is able to go to these areas and find these persons with these outstanding warrants for, say, for child anomaly, et cetera, et cetera.
00:14:59Yes, of course. And I know that sometimes people can be a bit frustrated because the whole warrant execution process sometimes can be a bit timely.
00:15:08However, I want to employ that the TTPS is hard at work, though sometimes it may feel as though there could be a bit of a delay.
00:15:19Work is happening, even if you're not seeing all of it.
00:15:22Work is happening, and sometimes these press releases are necessary to reassure the public that that work that we are telling you is happening is indeed happening.
00:15:31So continue to trust the work and the procedures of the TTPS as we continue to work on serving and protecting our citizens.
00:15:40All right, Corporal, let's move to Day 56 of the State of Emergency, the figures.
00:15:46Sorry, Day 57. Thanks, Producer.
00:15:49And here we go.
00:15:51Number of operations, 4,135.
00:15:54Priority offenders targeted, 1,551.
00:15:57Searches conducted, 26,226.
00:16:01Traffic operations, 2,623.
00:16:04Total persons arrested, 1,836.
00:16:08Traffic offenses detected, 13,905.
00:16:12Firearms recovered, 55 pistols, 28 revolvers, 16 shotguns, 16 rifles, and 3 air rifles.
00:16:19Ammunition recovered, 743 rungs of 9mm, 93 rungs of 12 gauge, 50 rungs of .380.
00:16:274 rungs of 16 gauge, 374 rungs of 5.56, 85 rungs of .38, 54 rungs of .40, 7 rungs of .357, 47 rungs of .45, and 48 rungs of 7.62.
00:16:42Dangerous drugs seized, 228,012.88 grams of marijuana, a big jump there after that seizure, 7,256.58 grams of cocaine, 1,032 SAC pills, and 15 grams of molly.
00:17:00So the police continuing their relentless effort to get drugs, guns, and those persons who are involved in illicit activities, and those who flout the traffic regulations, also are penalized.
00:17:13Yes, of course.
00:17:13I think it's definitely a nice congratulatory point for the TTPS.
00:17:18You can tell why our officers are tired, but we continue to work.
00:17:23Over 4,000 operations and over 1,800 arrests in 57 days.
00:17:27I think we deserve a little bit of a break sometimes.
00:17:30We are trying our best.
00:17:31And, you know, I keep saying we cannot do this without the help of our community.
00:17:37Yes, most certainly.
00:17:37And where you see the red is where there's an increase.
00:17:41So sometimes on a daily, you will see, but that marijuana category certainly went up significantly from yesterday.
00:17:49Yes.
00:17:50After that huge seizure by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard after receiving a tip-off of some sort by a goodly citizen or citizens.
00:18:03Yes, yes, definitely.
00:18:05All right, let's take a quick look now at our headlines.
00:18:11So those are some of the headlines over there.
00:18:41The last 24 hours, of course, that big drug seizure there in the sea, near the Point Forte area there between police officers and with the assistance of the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.
00:18:54And as you know, three persons escaped, but two others were detained, including a Trinidadian and a Latin American person.
00:19:01All right, we're going to take a short break, and we'll be back.
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00:19:42Thank you, members of the media.
00:19:48This concludes our weekly press briefing.
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00:20:04to ensure that everyone is able to live in a crime-free society.
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00:21:16Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
00:21:35I'm your host, Mark Bassan,
00:21:36joined today by Corporal Sasha Goddard
00:21:38from the Community Policing Unit.
00:21:40And yeah, we know Christmas is probably about
00:21:42two and a half months away,
00:21:44three months, give our tape.
00:21:46But certainly, you know,
00:21:47vending is a topic that are wrong this time.
00:21:50A lot of vendors come out across Trinidad and Tobago,
00:21:53especially in Port of Spain,
00:21:55San Fernando, Arima, Chaguanas,
00:21:58Point Forte and so on,
00:21:59as they try to peddle their goods
00:22:00to make a little hustle.
00:22:03But today, of course,
00:22:04the municipal police officers
00:22:06attached to the San Fernando City Corporation
00:22:09had an exercise along High Street in San Fernando here
00:22:14and several vendors were arrested
00:22:18and unfortunately, their goods were seized.
00:22:21And I think you need the proper permission,
00:22:24Corporal,
00:22:25before you can actually apply your goods
00:22:27on the pavements.
00:22:28Definitely.
00:22:29And I'm certain that these vendors were warned.
00:22:33Typically, we try to reach out to vendors
00:22:35and warn them about, you know,
00:22:37acquiring those necessary permits and permissions
00:22:40or vending in specified places.
00:22:43You know, we have a lot of markets.
00:22:44We are fortunate to have a lot of marketplaces
00:22:46that people can go and sell goods and items.
00:22:49You can even sell virtually now
00:22:51without any physical location.
00:22:54So, you know,
00:22:55we encourage people to follow the laws,
00:23:00abide by the regulations that have been outlined.
00:23:02And, you know,
00:23:03avoid yourself the stress,
00:23:05the hassle,
00:23:06you know,
00:23:06the embarrassment sometimes
00:23:07of having to endure such an operation.
00:23:12Yeah, you see the police officers
00:23:13are putting stuff into bags,
00:23:16slippers and so on.
00:23:18Yes.
00:23:18That these persons, of course,
00:23:20some always claim victimization.
00:23:22But I think, as you indicated,
00:23:23if you follow the right protocols
00:23:26and you get the necessary or relevant permission
00:23:29to do the vending on the site,
00:23:32the pavements or the sidewalks
00:23:34of the capital city
00:23:35or the cities across Trinidad and Tobago,
00:23:38then you are well within your right to vend.
00:23:41However,
00:23:42if you do not have the proper documentation
00:23:45or the rights to do such,
00:23:48this is what's going to happen to you.
00:23:51So we want to implore all the vendors
00:23:52who are going to be coming out in their draws
00:23:54over the next couple of weeks
00:23:56as we get into that Christmas season.
00:24:00People are going to be preparing for it,
00:24:02trying to sell various items along the street.
00:24:06It is important that they consult
00:24:07with the various corporations
00:24:09so that they can get the relevant license.
00:24:12Yes.
00:24:13And there are pop-up shops and markets
00:24:15that also take advantage of some of those.
00:24:18Those are more legitimate
00:24:19and safer means of getting goods sold
00:24:22and sometimes even more profitable
00:24:24than, you know,
00:24:25setting up on each side of the road
00:24:26in some random street corner.
00:24:29So, you know,
00:24:30if Christmas is coming,
00:24:31Diwali is coming,
00:24:32and we have a festive culture
00:24:34in Trinidad and Tobago,
00:24:35and people somehow find the money to shop
00:24:37even though we don't have the money all year.
00:24:39So the shoppers are going to come out
00:24:41with an expectation,
00:24:42but we are asking even the shoppers
00:24:44to find a legitimate space
00:24:50to shop an establishment
00:24:53that has been lawfully sanctioned
00:24:58and erected
00:24:58to try to go get your goods.
00:25:02Yep.
00:25:03Yeah.
00:25:03That's it.
00:25:04We want to remind you of the numbers
00:25:05to call 623-1711,
00:25:08extensions 1996 and 1997.
00:25:11No doubt we'd want to hear from you.
00:25:13As we continue our conversation
00:25:15as it relates to police officers
00:25:18in the schools,
00:25:20and I know it's a very,
00:25:22it's not an easy job,
00:25:24especially for, you know,
00:25:25those who are now trying to adapt
00:25:27the SRPs trained and so on,
00:25:30but what in your,
00:25:32I mean,
00:25:32you would have seen it firsthand,
00:25:34and I'm sure you would have interacted
00:25:36with some of these officers
00:25:37over the last couple of days.
00:25:39Have they raised any concerns with you?
00:25:42What do they see as some of the challenges,
00:25:45even,
00:25:45while working at the schools?
00:25:47So this is a new initiative to some,
00:25:50and of course,
00:25:51initially,
00:25:52there would have been questions
00:25:54about their roles and functions
00:25:56and how they operate,
00:25:58so all of that has been cleared up.
00:25:59They've all been trained,
00:26:00and they are all fully aware of now
00:26:02what is expected of them.
00:26:03I visit,
00:26:05and all of the supervisors visit
00:26:07all of these schools
00:26:08and all of the officers
00:26:08on a daily basis
00:26:10to ensure that any situation
00:26:13or any issues
00:26:14can be immediately mitigated.
00:26:17One of the challenges
00:26:18we experienced
00:26:20would have been
00:26:20conveying of our officers
00:26:22to and from these schools
00:26:24because, you know,
00:26:25they're coming in police uniform,
00:26:26so they have to go
00:26:27to the nearest station,
00:26:28and then we take them
00:26:29to the schools
00:26:31that are within the districts,
00:26:32and that has been worked out.
00:26:33Our transportation
00:26:34and logistics
00:26:35have all been worked out,
00:26:36so it's the first week of school,
00:26:38and we're already settled in,
00:26:39so we're off to a good start.
00:26:41In my visits on a daily basis,
00:26:44we ensure that
00:26:45they are reminded
00:26:46of some of the things
00:26:48that they can do.
00:26:49Of course,
00:26:49you're at the school.
00:26:50It's an opportunity
00:26:51for the TTPS
00:26:53to engage students positively,
00:26:56so over the next couple of weeks,
00:26:58we're going to be
00:26:59continuing to roll out
00:27:01a series of lectures,
00:27:03programs,
00:27:05specific ones
00:27:06that are tailor-made
00:27:07for specific schools.
00:27:08However,
00:27:08there are the general ones
00:27:10that we normally do.
00:27:11Some,
00:27:12an example of some of them
00:27:14are the Law on You,
00:27:15where we teach young people
00:27:16about how the laws
00:27:18interact with them
00:27:20in their daily lives.
00:27:22Sometimes,
00:27:23some simple things
00:27:25that they are unaware of
00:27:26that they may be doing
00:27:28that are unlawful.
00:27:29It's an opportunity
00:27:30for us to educate them
00:27:31so that they can make
00:27:32better decisions.
00:27:34We do lectures
00:27:35around bullying,
00:27:37cyber safety,
00:27:38social media,
00:27:40you know,
00:27:40all of the things
00:27:41that are necessary
00:27:42for them to know
00:27:43that we have the tools
00:27:44and the information
00:27:45to give them.
00:27:46We work with them,
00:27:47so we're going to be
00:27:48rolling out those lectures
00:27:50over the coming weeks
00:27:51so our officers
00:27:52are expected
00:27:53to be engaging
00:27:54positively.
00:27:55We try to encourage
00:27:56the students
00:27:57to join our police youth clubs,
00:27:59get involved
00:28:00in activities
00:28:01that can help
00:28:02mold them
00:28:03into upstanding citizens
00:28:05that can positively
00:28:06contribute to our society.
00:28:08All right,
00:28:08I have a question for you,
00:28:09but we have a caller
00:28:10in the line,
00:28:10so I'll ask you
00:28:11that question a little later.
00:28:12Caller,
00:28:13good evening,
00:28:13welcome to be on the tape.
00:28:14Good afternoon,
00:28:16Mr. Bassan.
00:28:17Thank you very much.
00:28:18Good day.
00:28:19And to your officer,
00:28:21a pleasant good afternoon
00:28:22to you, ma'am.
00:28:23Good evening, ma'am.
00:28:25The police officers
00:28:28in the schools,
00:28:29they are so welcome.
00:28:33I think that was overdue
00:28:35for the past
00:28:36nine and a half years.
00:28:38And as a grandparent,
00:28:40not a parent anymore,
00:28:42I have to say
00:28:42I'm a grandparent now,
00:28:44it is even better
00:28:46because my grandbabies
00:28:48are in school
00:28:49and I feel much,
00:28:52much more safe
00:28:53to go pick them up
00:28:55and to know
00:28:56that they are in school
00:28:58and they will be safe.
00:29:00I'm certain of it.
00:29:02My question is,
00:29:04how many officers
00:29:06are assigned
00:29:08to each school
00:29:09and would that
00:29:11affect the shortage
00:29:13of officers
00:29:14on the outside
00:29:15to protect
00:29:16we the adults
00:29:17and we the old folks
00:29:19in case anything
00:29:20we can make a call
00:29:22because I know
00:29:24we don't have
00:29:25much police officers,
00:29:27you know.
00:29:28So,
00:29:29this is the question
00:29:30I want to know.
00:29:31Putting them in the schools,
00:29:33good idea,
00:29:34great idea,
00:29:35but what about
00:29:36we outside now,
00:29:37on the outside,
00:29:39how many of them
00:29:40are outside
00:29:41to protect us
00:29:42as well
00:29:43because we and all
00:29:44are victims
00:29:45on a daily basis.
00:29:47Thank you so much,
00:29:48my dear,
00:29:49have a wonderful evening.
00:29:50Mr. Basant,
00:29:51you as well.
00:29:52Bye-bye.
00:29:53Thank you so much,
00:29:54Kola.
00:29:54Corporal,
00:29:55the floor is yours.
00:29:56So,
00:29:56thank you for that question
00:29:57and it's definitely
00:29:58a pertinent one.
00:30:00We have,
00:30:00at all of the assigned schools,
00:30:01we have two officers
00:30:02per school
00:30:03and let me guarantee,
00:30:06ma'am,
00:30:06and all of our viewers
00:30:08that we are still
00:30:10well-staffed
00:30:12to respond
00:30:12to all of your calls,
00:30:14all of your calls
00:30:15to service
00:30:15or your,
00:30:16any issue
00:30:17that you have
00:30:18that needs responding
00:30:19to if you come
00:30:19into the station
00:30:20to do your regular services,
00:30:23your certificate
00:30:23of character
00:30:24or any other services
00:30:26that you are coming
00:30:26to access.
00:30:27We have just,
00:30:28we have the right amount
00:30:29of officers
00:30:30to ensure that
00:30:31all of the services
00:30:32remain active
00:30:34and that everyone
00:30:35can still be serviced well.
00:30:37So,
00:30:37rest assured,
00:30:38we have not neglected
00:30:39our citizens,
00:30:41our adults
00:30:42for the sake
00:30:43of our children.
00:30:44Yes,
00:30:44well,
00:30:44that's good to hear.
00:30:46We have another caller
00:30:46on the line.
00:30:47Caller,
00:30:47good evening
00:30:48and welcome
00:30:48to be on the table.
00:30:51Yes,
00:30:51good afternoon,
00:30:52Mr. Mark,
00:30:52good afternoon,
00:30:53sir.
00:30:54Afternoon, sir.
00:30:54I want to just
00:30:55highlight something,
00:30:58drivers who are
00:30:59transporting school children,
00:31:01if there's a system
00:31:03in place
00:31:03to ensure
00:31:05that these individuals
00:31:07are not using marijuana
00:31:10and then driving
00:31:11the vehicle
00:31:12is inebriated.
00:31:13Also,
00:31:14maxi drivers
00:31:15on the public,
00:31:16on the bus route
00:31:17and on the roads
00:31:18and so forth.
00:31:19If there's a system
00:31:20in place
00:31:21to deal with this matter
00:31:22because you are
00:31:23seeing it happening
00:31:23and a regular citizen
00:31:25cannot approach
00:31:26a maxi driver
00:31:27or a taxi driver
00:31:29about these issues,
00:31:29if something
00:31:30that we've put in place
00:31:31to treat with this issue,
00:31:32please.
00:31:34All right,
00:31:35thanks a lot.
00:31:35Some important points
00:31:37you raised there.
00:31:37Yes,
00:31:38and it's difficult
00:31:40for us as ETTPS
00:31:42to know everything
00:31:44that's happening
00:31:44everywhere all the time.
00:31:46So that's why
00:31:46we need citizens
00:31:48to tell us.
00:31:49Let's say
00:31:50in a community
00:31:51you are aware
00:31:53that this particular
00:31:54person uses
00:31:55drugs
00:31:56and then
00:31:58transport
00:31:58school children.
00:32:00It's going
00:32:00to be difficult
00:32:01for officers
00:32:02to know that
00:32:03unless you report that.
00:32:05So we're asking,
00:32:06this is why
00:32:07I constantly
00:32:07use any opportunity
00:32:08that I get
00:32:09to appeal
00:32:10to the public
00:32:11to report,
00:32:12report,
00:32:13report,
00:32:14report.
00:32:15Call the numbers
00:32:16toll free,
00:32:17just call the 999,
00:32:19go on the
00:32:19TTPS app
00:32:20if you have it
00:32:21and make a report
00:32:22so that we can
00:32:23investigate.
00:32:24And this is one
00:32:26of the reasons
00:32:26why people
00:32:27sometimes get
00:32:28a bit frustrated
00:32:29when we have
00:32:30stop and surge
00:32:31exercises.
00:32:32But these exercises
00:32:34are necessary
00:32:34for us to
00:32:35randomly check
00:32:36drivers,
00:32:38especially those
00:32:38that are
00:32:39transporting
00:32:40persons for hire.
00:32:43So we are doing
00:32:44as best as we can
00:32:45to try to mitigate.
00:32:46I'm asking parents
00:32:47especially to be
00:32:49diligent.
00:32:50If you're hiring
00:32:50someone to transport
00:32:52your child to school,
00:32:53please do
00:32:54due diligence.
00:32:55Please get
00:32:56references from
00:32:57other parents
00:32:58who may have
00:32:58used the person's
00:32:59service before
00:33:00lays with the
00:33:01school.
00:33:02Find out if the
00:33:02school has any
00:33:03information about
00:33:04this person and
00:33:05their reliability,
00:33:07their character.
00:33:09And you know,
00:33:09just do that due
00:33:10diligence and if
00:33:10you have concerns,
00:33:12reach out to us.
00:33:13We are always
00:33:14available to help.
00:33:15Yeah, and imagine
00:33:16the first point you
00:33:17raised about drivers
00:33:18transporting school
00:33:19children.
00:33:19Frequently,
00:33:20they must have
00:33:21some background checks
00:33:22being done and
00:33:22these persons
00:33:23obviously being
00:33:24given permission
00:33:25or a license to
00:33:26transport these
00:33:27children after
00:33:28particular background
00:33:29checks are done.
00:33:30Yeah?
00:33:30Yes.
00:33:31All right, we have
00:33:31another caller on
00:33:32the line.
00:33:32Caller, good evening
00:33:33and welcome to
00:33:33me on the table.
00:33:34I'm going to have a
00:33:46and in the past one
00:33:47of the problems
00:33:48there was
00:33:48the government
00:33:52was paying
00:33:53MTS for one
00:33:55security officer
00:33:56for primary school.
00:33:58Right?
00:34:00And you have a
00:34:00school population
00:34:016,800 children.
00:34:03That could have
00:34:04never worked.
00:34:05But however,
00:34:06nobody's safe
00:34:07was to increase
00:34:09the manpower
00:34:10and the security
00:34:11staff.
00:34:12You understand?
00:34:13And leave
00:34:14these police
00:34:15and them to go
00:34:15and 15
00:34:17records,
00:34:18you know,
00:34:18best suited
00:34:19men fighting
00:34:19crime outside
00:34:20there.
00:34:21That's how I
00:34:21see it, right?
00:34:22In the secondary
00:34:23schools,
00:34:24you used to have
00:34:25eight officers
00:34:25on duty.
00:34:27But that
00:34:27come and fall
00:34:28apart because
00:34:29lack of manpower
00:34:30and the last
00:34:30defense of the
00:34:31security.
00:34:32Right?
00:34:33And next thing
00:34:34used to happen,
00:34:36this,
00:34:36what that's
00:34:37taking place,
00:34:37I don't know
00:34:38if anybody
00:34:38are aware
00:34:39that we had
00:34:40police patrols
00:34:41in the 80s
00:34:42in the schools
00:34:42and them
00:34:43and that
00:34:43had all fall
00:34:44apart.
00:34:45They talk
00:34:46about the
00:34:46guns,
00:34:46the police
00:34:47had them
00:34:47touching guns
00:34:48in the school,
00:34:49they don't want
00:34:49that,
00:34:50but yet it had
00:34:51schools that
00:34:51had arm
00:34:52security in it
00:34:53because,
00:34:53for instance,
00:34:55as our
00:34:55senior
00:34:56which
00:34:57passed across
00:34:57the bridge
00:34:58and go
00:34:58back to the
00:34:59school,
00:35:00every time
00:35:00them delivery
00:35:01trucks come
00:35:02on that
00:35:02location,
00:35:02they used
00:35:03to rob it.
00:35:04They used
00:35:04to rob them
00:35:05delivery trucks
00:35:07at them.
00:35:08They had
00:35:08security in
00:35:09schools and
00:35:10nothing ever
00:35:10happened.
00:35:11I never hear
00:35:11nobody
00:35:12shoot nobody,
00:35:13I never hear
00:35:13no accident
00:35:14tell the start.
00:35:15So I do not
00:35:15try to understand
00:35:16what is really,
00:35:17really going on.
00:35:18I think the
00:35:18thing was to do
00:35:19was to
00:35:19train new
00:35:21security staff
00:35:22and put
00:35:24more than
00:35:25one security
00:35:25in our primary
00:35:26school.
00:35:26And even
00:35:27one security,
00:35:28the minor
00:35:29school population
00:35:30are 800
00:35:31or 700
00:35:32plus the
00:35:32people
00:35:33staff.
00:35:33You have
00:35:34a pleasure
00:35:34to be
00:35:34advanced.
00:35:35security.
00:35:38Well, I'm
00:35:38not sure about
00:35:40the strength
00:35:40allocation of
00:35:41the MTS
00:35:42security, but
00:35:42I've never
00:35:43seen one
00:35:44officer at a
00:35:45school, primary
00:35:46or secondary.
00:35:46That has not
00:35:47been my
00:35:48experience.
00:35:48I've always
00:35:49seen officers
00:35:50partnered with
00:35:52another officer,
00:35:53at minimum
00:35:54two officers
00:35:54at a school.
00:35:55So I'm
00:35:56not sure
00:35:56maybe the
00:35:58dynamics are
00:35:59different in
00:35:59different schools,
00:36:00but I can't
00:36:01say that I've
00:36:02experienced that.
00:36:03Yeah.
00:36:04I guess, you
00:36:05know, he would
00:36:05have seen
00:36:06something.
00:36:06As you said,
00:36:07you can't base
00:36:08that based on
00:36:09just one
00:36:10particular area,
00:36:11one particular
00:36:11school.
00:36:12I myself, to
00:36:13be honest, I've
00:36:14gone to a couple
00:36:15of schools, I've
00:36:15never seen one
00:36:16MTS security
00:36:17person.
00:36:18I've maybe seen
00:36:18about three or
00:36:19four, give or
00:36:20take, at one
00:36:21given time.
00:36:23Alright, we're
00:36:23going to take a
00:36:24short break and
00:36:24when we get back
00:36:25we'll take more
00:36:26of your calls.
00:36:26Stay with us.
00:36:41Okay, I see you.
00:36:43Okay, let me see
00:36:44you, Cherry Hill.
00:36:45Uh, yeah, now
00:36:46take it back.
00:36:47Uh, let me see
00:36:48you rock off,
00:36:49rock off.
00:36:49Uh, shake off,
00:36:50shake off.
00:36:51Let me see you
00:36:51rock off, rock off.
00:36:53Let me see you
00:36:53kick right, now
00:36:54kick left, now
00:36:55step forward, now
00:36:56step back.
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00:37:38You picking up
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00:38:14Can I still continue
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00:38:24your responsibility.
00:38:26It's not the doctor's
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00:38:28not my mother,
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00:38:53Welcome back to
00:38:54Beyond the Tape.
00:38:54I'm your host Mark
00:38:55Besson joined today by
00:38:56Corporal Sasha Goddard
00:38:58of the Community
00:38:59Policing Unit and of
00:39:01course there was a
00:39:02question I wanted to
00:39:03ask and might have
00:39:04slipped me now but I
00:39:06wanted you to walk us
00:39:06through the process
00:39:08when there is an
00:39:10incident at the
00:39:11schools with the
00:39:12police there, what
00:39:14will be that process?
00:39:16Okay, so it really
00:39:17depends on the type of
00:39:18incident that we're
00:39:20speaking about.
00:39:21The school has its
00:39:23system in place and
00:39:25we are not there to
00:39:26take over the school.
00:39:28We're not there to
00:39:28change what has
00:39:30normally been happening.
00:39:31We are support to
00:39:33what is already
00:39:33existing.
00:39:34Of course, minor
00:39:35incidents, the
00:39:36school's normal
00:39:38process, due process
00:39:39happens, the officers
00:39:40just assist where
00:39:41necessary.
00:39:43When it comes to a
00:39:45serious criminal
00:39:46acts though, offenses
00:39:48being committed in the
00:39:50view of a police
00:39:50officer, the laws are
00:39:52very clear where that
00:39:54is concerned the
00:39:54officers have the
00:39:56jurisdiction now to
00:39:57take control of that
00:39:59situation.
00:40:00Of course, ensure that
00:40:01if it's something that
00:40:02is inflicting physical
00:40:04harm on someone else to
00:40:06stop the offense from
00:40:08being committed.
00:40:08Firstly, protect all the
00:40:10persons involved and
00:40:12they will communicate
00:40:13with myself or their
00:40:14supervisor and we come
00:40:17and give that support.
00:40:18We follow, of course,
00:40:19the guidelines that are
00:40:20outlined for us in the
00:40:21Children's Act and the
00:40:22Judges' Rules and we
00:40:23ensure that the children
00:40:24or the juvenile
00:40:26offender in that case
00:40:28is given the due
00:40:31process that is
00:40:31necessary for them.
00:40:33In the cases of things
00:40:34like sexual offenses, we
00:40:35have the support of the
00:40:37Child Protection Unit.
00:40:39If it's something that
00:40:41is requiring an
00:40:42investigation, we
00:40:44employ the services and
00:40:46the support of our
00:40:47district police station,
00:40:49the CID, the Criminal
00:40:50Investigations Department.
00:40:52It really depends on
00:40:54whatever the incident is
00:40:55but we have all the
00:40:56tools and the
00:40:57mechanisms in place and
00:40:58all of our units and
00:40:59departments have been
00:41:01sensitized so they are
00:41:02fully aware that the
00:41:03response is there for
00:41:05them if they need any
00:41:07sort of assistance.
00:41:09All right.
00:41:09Thanks for that and I
00:41:10hope all the parents
00:41:11out there listening and
00:41:12all the students and
00:41:13all the stakeholders.
00:41:15We have another caller
00:41:16on the line.
00:41:16Caller, good evening and
00:41:17welcome to be on the
00:41:18tape.
00:41:19Mr. Buston, pleasant
00:41:20that afternoon again is
00:41:21me, that callback.
00:41:22Pleasant is it.
00:41:23I call back to
00:41:24clarify something.
00:41:25Just our calling and I
00:41:27was thinking about in
00:41:28the primary schools, they
00:41:30have one officer
00:41:30pressure and let me tell
00:41:32you something, there is
00:41:32no point in time which
00:41:34part you'll see two
00:41:35officers in that
00:41:36primary school because
00:41:37the government contract
00:41:38center is one security
00:41:41officer for primary
00:41:42school and I want any one
00:41:44of you out there carry me
00:41:45on our primary school
00:41:46and show me two
00:41:47officers on any given
00:41:48day.
00:41:50Carry a camera team and
00:41:51see that.
00:41:51that is the contract
00:41:52we have.
00:41:52And they cannot put two
00:41:54and three people in our
00:41:54primary school when they
00:41:55get it paid for one.
00:41:57Okay, and that's been
00:41:58existing for years.
00:42:01Okay?
00:42:02Yes.
00:42:02I'm guessing that because I
00:42:03worked 55 years with our
00:42:05organization so I know what
00:42:07I think.
00:42:08Right?
00:42:09Thanks for clarifying.
00:42:09And there is always a shortage
00:42:11of manpower.
00:42:12Right.
00:42:13Okay?
00:42:14You have a pleasant day.
00:42:15Thanks so much for clarifying
00:42:16that caller and okay it's
00:42:18the primary school that they
00:42:20usually have one and he says
00:42:22he's been working with them.
00:42:24As he rightly pointed out,
00:42:26you know, that's what they
00:42:27probably the government pays
00:42:29for and if you need more.
00:42:31Yes.
00:42:32And you know, they have a
00:42:33budget.
00:42:34Yes, of course.
00:42:34And I believe that, you
00:42:36know, recommendations can be
00:42:38made.
00:42:39Primary schools usually have a
00:42:40smaller population so those
00:42:42recommendations would have
00:42:43been taken into consideration
00:42:44by the primary school
00:42:46principal and I'm sure that if
00:42:49there's a need for an
00:42:50increase that something can be
00:42:52done at some level.
00:42:53So I guess those are systems
00:42:56that can be discussed at a
00:42:58table with all of the
00:43:00necessary parties.
00:43:01So yeah.
00:43:03All right.
00:43:03So we have another caller
00:43:05in the line.
00:43:06Caller, good evening and
00:43:06welcome to Beyond the T.
00:43:08Hello.
00:43:08Good afternoon, Mr.
00:43:09Marcus.
00:43:10Good afternoon.
00:43:11Good afternoon.
00:43:12Calling the final something.
00:43:14Is there any loss of
00:43:15packing on the pavement?
00:43:18Oh.
00:43:19Because what happened?
00:43:20I was walking up the road
00:43:21last week, right?
00:43:23And I saw a police speaker
00:43:25packing on the pavement at a
00:43:27permanent supermarket in
00:43:30Arangwaite.
00:43:32Right?
00:43:32And it has other vehicles
00:43:34also parking on the pavement.
00:43:37Is there any law?
00:43:38Because I put in the only
00:43:40safe and I see what they
00:43:41did in San Fernando.
00:43:42What good for one, good for
00:43:43all?
00:43:44So you're asking if there's
00:43:46any law for vending on the
00:43:48pavement?
00:43:49Parking on the pavement.
00:43:51Parking.
00:43:52Parking.
00:43:52Well, of course there is.
00:43:54Go ahead.
00:43:55It's a ticket-sable offense.
00:43:56Yes.
00:43:57Parking on any pedestrian
00:43:58footpath.
00:44:00It's a $1,000 fine.
00:44:02Yeah.
00:44:03I mean, that's a given because
00:44:05a lot of people I know in the
00:44:07past have parked on pavements
00:44:09and they've been saved with a
00:44:10ticket.
00:44:10Tickets, yes.
00:44:11That's a walkway for pedestrians.
00:44:13It's not supposed to be
00:44:14obstructed in any way.
00:44:16Yes.
00:44:16So definitely, if you have
00:44:18intentions of riding up a
00:44:20pavement, sorry, you're going to
00:44:22suffer the consequences.
00:44:23Oh, yes.
00:44:24All right.
00:44:26We have another caller on the
00:44:27line.
00:44:27Caller, good evening and welcome
00:44:28to be on the team.
00:44:30Yes.
00:44:30Good day.
00:44:30Good day.
00:44:31Good day, Mark.
00:44:32Good day, sir.
00:44:33Good day, ma'am.
00:44:35Good afternoon.
00:44:36Pleasant good afternoon.
00:44:39I had a laugh because...
00:44:46Caller, you need to lower your
00:44:47television, don't mute it.
00:44:50Hit off.
00:44:50Okay.
00:44:51Go ahead.
00:44:52Yes.
00:44:53Right.
00:44:54What I'm saying is I had a laugh
00:44:57because you brought up a
00:44:59question that I was going to
00:45:01ask earlier about the
00:45:05involvement of police in the
00:45:07schools and in case something
00:45:10happened.
00:45:13Right?
00:45:13Now, I see they have two
00:45:16officers assigned to each
00:45:17school.
00:45:18So this is merely placed in
00:45:21an officer present in the
00:45:23system.
00:45:23I do expect parents now.
00:45:29You know, parents are going to be
00:45:30very touchy about the
00:45:32children.
00:45:34And if there's any
00:45:38confrontation or any thought,
00:45:40what the police and I'm going to be
00:45:44expected to do?
00:45:47Do you understand where you're coming from?
00:45:48No, I think he needs to explain
00:45:50confrontation.
00:45:52Well, you need to explain because, sir,
00:45:54I know that the DCP Benjamin would have
00:45:56indicated that the police officers are
00:45:58supposed to act within a certain
00:46:00remit.
00:46:01If they step out of that line and they are
00:46:04out of line, they will be disciplined
00:46:06when it comes to this situation with the
00:46:09students in the schools.
00:46:09That is where I'm trying to establish
00:46:11where that
00:46:13parameter is.
00:46:14Well, it will all depend on the situation,
00:46:18right, Corporal?
00:46:18Yeah, so our officers operate within
00:46:21particular laws, the laws that still
00:46:24govern Trinidad and Tobago, along with the
00:46:27school's code of conduct, the different
00:46:29legislation that have been drafted,
00:46:32policies and principles that have been
00:46:34drafted for the operation and running of
00:46:36a school.
00:46:37We are there as support.
00:46:39We are not there to supersede anything
00:46:41that has already been existing.
00:46:44We don't anticipate unnecessary
00:46:46confrontations because our officers were
00:46:49well trained.
00:46:51However, in the event of a confrontation
00:46:53of some sort, that confrontation would
00:46:57have been caused most likely by some form
00:47:00of breach of some form of law or policy
00:47:03or system, and that would be the issue
00:47:06that would be dealt with, not particularly
00:47:09just the confrontation.
00:47:11We're not going to confront anyone or have
00:47:14situations escalated or antagonized
00:47:17unnecessarily.
00:47:19So it really is based on the context
00:47:22of the scenario.
00:47:24Yeah, and we don't want to obviously
00:47:26think the worse.
00:47:27Yes.
00:47:28Because, you know, a lot of parents,
00:47:30a lot of persons have spoken in the past
00:47:31about the school violence being, you know,
00:47:36out of hand in certain cases.
00:47:38And now that we have the police now
00:47:41present in these schools, we're hoping
00:47:43for a safer school environment, of course,
00:47:47for all the students involved.
00:47:48And if there's anything that the police,
00:47:50it's going to be, you know, stepping in
00:47:52if there's something, as you said, very extreme.
00:47:55There are still teachers and deans and so on
00:47:57to discipline.
00:47:58But if there's something that is, you know,
00:48:00beyond their remit, and they think that
00:48:02the police officers need to be brought in,
00:48:04they will be.
00:48:04Yes, of course.
00:48:05Of course, unless there's some violent
00:48:07confrontation that takes place.
00:48:08Definitely.
00:48:09That the police officers will obviously
00:48:11have to intervene.
00:48:12All right?
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00:51:00Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
00:51:01I'm your host, Mark Bassan,
00:51:02of course,
00:51:03joined today by Corporal Sasha Goddard
00:51:05of the Community Policing Unit,
00:51:07and you seem to be very popular today.
00:51:09We have another caller online.
00:51:10Caller, good evening,
00:51:11and welcome to be on the team.
00:51:13Yes, please.
00:51:14Good afternoon to you
00:51:15and your fellow
00:51:16and your officer, please.
00:51:17Good day, sir.
00:51:19I would just like to find out
00:51:21whether the same laws
00:51:24that are applied
00:51:25by the Trinidad Bureau Police Service
00:51:27outside of San Giambi
00:51:29are applicable to
00:51:32the Trinidad Bureau Police Service.
00:51:34Could you repeat that, sir?
00:51:36We're not hearing you clearly.
00:51:37You're asking about laws
00:51:39pertinent to the TTPS
00:51:40outside of something.
00:51:42We were not hearing you clearly.
00:51:44Yes.
00:51:44What I'm saying,
00:51:45are the laws applicable
00:51:46to San Giambi police station?
00:51:50Which laws?
00:51:51In tune with other parts
00:51:52of Trinidad and Tobago?
00:51:54Well, I would imagine laws
00:51:56across the board
00:51:59is pertinent to every police station, sir.
00:52:01Well, nothing to you, and this is.
00:52:03If you're a virgin,
00:52:05you are walking from the
00:52:06Stinidad and the station.
00:52:08Right.
00:52:08So let's say 200 feet
00:52:10on either side of the road,
00:52:11you can become pregnant.
00:52:14So I want to know
00:52:14whether obscene language
00:52:15is still an offense
00:52:18and parking on the wrong
00:52:20side of the road, whatever.
00:52:22So that the laws,
00:52:23something has to be done
00:52:24in the Stinidad and the police.
00:52:26Because they seem not to follow
00:52:28the other laws
00:52:29in other parts
00:52:30of Trinidad and Tobago.
00:52:31So I don't know
00:52:33whether the officer there,
00:52:35I know that she's
00:52:36representing the police service.
00:52:38I don't know if she,
00:52:39however, will make representation
00:52:41to ensure
00:52:42that the same laws
00:52:44apply to Stinidad.
00:52:45Well, we're trying to establish
00:52:47who is breaking the law here.
00:52:49Is it that the police officers
00:52:50are seeing persons
00:52:51breaking the law
00:52:51but not enforcing the law?
00:52:54Or is it that police officers
00:52:55are allegedly breaking the law?
00:52:58Well, they are supposed
00:52:59to be enforcing the law
00:53:00in Stinidad.
00:53:01So you see clarity.
00:53:02We are seeking clarity.
00:53:03It appears that they
00:53:05have trained in a different area
00:53:07or something like that.
00:53:09Right.
00:53:09And the training
00:53:10the other police officers
00:53:11was not applicable
00:53:14or is not applicable
00:53:15to those
00:53:16who manned the Stinidad
00:53:17and the police station.
00:53:20Okay, so
00:53:21Corporal, you want to take it?
00:53:23Thank you for your feedback.
00:53:24We will definitely
00:53:26ensure that
00:53:27the seniors,
00:53:28the inspectors
00:53:29and sergeants
00:53:30and corporals
00:53:30at the Stinidad
00:53:31and the police station
00:53:32gets that information
00:53:34and they can make
00:53:35the necessary checks
00:53:36and have that issue
00:53:37sorted out for you.
00:53:39So thank you so much.
00:53:41All right.
00:53:41So it took a long time
00:53:42to actually get to the point
00:53:44but we understand now,
00:53:45Kuala,
00:53:46we really thank you.
00:53:47You're saying that
00:53:48there are persons
00:53:48who are parking badly
00:53:49and they're flouting the law
00:53:50using obscene language
00:53:52at the police station
00:53:53and the police
00:53:54should be acting upon this.
00:53:56Yes.
00:53:56So as you said,
00:53:57you would make some contact
00:53:58with the senior group
00:53:59and the other seniors
00:54:01in the Eastern Division
00:54:02and we will duly
00:54:04try to find out
00:54:05what's happening there.
00:54:07So thanks again
00:54:08for your feedback, Kuala.
00:54:09All right.
00:54:10So maybe, Kuala,
00:54:11we have some town meetings
00:54:13we just want to tell you about.
00:54:16Of course,
00:54:17first,
00:54:17on September 16th
00:54:20in the St. James area
00:54:21Western Division town meeting
00:54:23next Tuesday,
00:54:2516th of September,
00:54:27630 at the St. James Youth Facility,
00:54:30Bournes Road, St. James.
00:54:32If you have any questions,
00:54:33any concerns,
00:54:35any opinions
00:54:36to make your community
00:54:38or your area
00:54:39that you live in safer
00:54:40or you have something
00:54:41that you want to raise
00:54:42with these police officers,
00:54:43please go out there
00:54:45and have that conversation
00:54:46with them.
00:54:48We also have one
00:54:49on September 17th
00:54:52in the Longdenville area
00:54:53Central Division town meeting,
00:54:55Signature Hall,
00:54:57Chaguanas Main Road,
00:54:58Longdenville.
00:54:59That's from 6 p.m.
00:55:00on September 17th.
00:55:03So that's next week as well.
00:55:05So please go out there.
00:55:07Any questions, concerns,
00:55:08anything you want to raise
00:55:09with the police officers
00:55:11of those areas,
00:55:12go out there
00:55:13and make your voices heard.
00:55:16All right,
00:55:17we have another caller
00:55:18on the line.
00:55:19Caller, good evening
00:55:19and welcome to be on the tape.
00:55:22Hello, good afternoon.
00:55:23Good afternoon.
00:55:25Good afternoon, officer.
00:55:26Good afternoon.
00:55:28Well, I have something to say
00:55:30about the issues.
00:55:30I called Mr. Baxanth,
00:55:35I am,
00:55:36if you recall Mr. Benjamin,
00:55:40was in this program
00:55:41probably about a month ago
00:55:42and I called
00:55:43and I picked him up the air.
00:55:46Well,
00:55:47he told me to give the number,
00:55:49give the number to the woman.
00:55:52Right?
00:55:53Nobody called,
00:55:54I wait, I wait, I wait.
00:55:55Mr. Baxanth
00:55:56related to that
00:55:56because he was there
00:55:57and he knew how long
00:55:58of what that was then.
00:55:59Mr. Picky,
00:56:01I called
00:56:01and several serious things.
00:56:03I do not want
00:56:04to talk about it on the air.
00:56:06I do not want
00:56:06to put the police
00:56:07to vent this report.
00:56:08But I am telling you,
00:56:10I thought things would change
00:56:11but I have no,
00:56:14no,
00:56:15what to say,
00:56:15respect
00:56:16for certain police.
00:56:17Especially this morning
00:56:18for police station here.
00:56:20I fed up
00:56:21over 10 years
00:56:21making reports.
00:56:23I'm a victim
00:56:24right on my own
00:56:24to be flooded.
00:56:25No way in the fall
00:56:26and my own people
00:56:27taking water.
00:56:28A lot of things.
00:56:29Mr. Baxanth,
00:56:30if you don't mind,
00:56:31I would like to take,
00:56:32you could take my number,
00:56:34please,
00:56:35and call me first time
00:56:36because I need to speak
00:56:37to you personally.
00:56:38All right,
00:56:39leave your number
00:56:39with the producer
00:56:40but I don't think
00:56:41that they would not
00:56:43have called you.
00:56:43Maybe sometimes
00:56:44you have difficulties
00:56:45reaching the persons.
00:56:46When we call them,
00:56:47we don't get them.
00:56:48We get their voicemail.
00:56:49Persons leave numbers,
00:56:51messages, sorry.
00:56:52But we apologize
00:56:54if you felt slighted
00:56:56in any way
00:56:57and we are hopeful
00:56:57that somebody
00:56:59was going to reach out
00:57:00to you
00:57:00in the shortest
00:57:01possible period
00:57:02and I'll try to give you
00:57:03a call as well.
00:57:04Okay,
00:57:05so you can also
00:57:05articulate your concerns
00:57:07to me
00:57:08but obviously
00:57:08I will still have to
00:57:10lose with the TTPS
00:57:11so that we can
00:57:13have a chat.
00:57:14And we have a program,
00:57:16I'm not sure
00:57:17if the caller is aware
00:57:17that based on
00:57:19the little bit
00:57:20that was said,
00:57:21we have a program
00:57:23called the Community
00:57:23Conflict Resolution Center.
00:57:26I will ensure
00:57:27that one of the officers
00:57:28from the Conflict Resolution Center
00:57:31reaches out to her
00:57:32so that if there is
00:57:34a situation of a conflict
00:57:35or a dispute
00:57:36of any form,
00:57:37we can also have that
00:57:39rectified in one way
00:57:40or the other.
00:57:41So caller,
00:57:41please let me apologize.
00:57:43If you have not
00:57:45received that type
00:57:47of feedback
00:57:47that you're looking
00:57:48for yet,
00:57:49however,
00:57:50today you will
00:57:52get some feedback.
00:57:53All right,
00:57:54caller,
00:57:54thanks so much for that.
00:57:55I think we have
00:57:56another caller
00:57:56on the line.
00:57:57Caller,
00:57:58no,
00:57:58we don't.
00:57:59All right,
00:57:59I thought we had
00:58:00another caller in line
00:58:00seeing that the lines
00:58:01have been so busy
00:58:02with Corporal Goddard
00:58:04here speaking
00:58:05about school violence
00:58:06and we just have
00:58:07a couple minutes left
00:58:08of course,
00:58:09Corporal,
00:58:10and I just want you
00:58:12to do any advice
00:58:13you would like
00:58:13to give to parents
00:58:14out there
00:58:14after the first week,
00:58:16school week,
00:58:17and anything that
00:58:18you would want
00:58:19to impart your knowledge
00:58:20upon them
00:58:21and share with them
00:58:22so that they can
00:58:23get a better understanding
00:58:24as we're going
00:58:25to the second week
00:58:25of school,
00:58:27you know,
00:58:27the assurances
00:58:28you want to give them
00:58:28and so on.
00:58:29Sure,
00:58:30I would always tell parents
00:58:32that the police
00:58:34and the police force
00:58:35are not your enemies.
00:58:37We are actually
00:58:38your partners
00:58:39in your parenting.
00:58:40It's a very essential
00:58:42tool that you have
00:58:43in your toolkit,
00:58:44your parenting toolkit
00:58:45to assist and support you
00:58:47not only through
00:58:49police youth clubs
00:58:50and community police
00:58:51but your neighborhood
00:58:51police officer,
00:58:53that's how I knew it
00:58:54growing up,
00:58:55your neighborhood
00:58:56police officer
00:58:56in your district station
00:58:57has a role to play
00:58:59in your safety
00:59:00and security
00:59:01and in the raising
00:59:03of your children
00:59:04so please,
00:59:05please ensure
00:59:06that your children
00:59:07know that the police
00:59:08are their partners,
00:59:10their friends
00:59:11and not their enemies
00:59:12and as we transition
00:59:14into this new team,
00:59:17I want to encourage parents
00:59:18that it's not a time
00:59:19for us to get relaxed
00:59:20after the July,
00:59:21August vacation.
00:59:22Sometimes we are
00:59:23so exhausted
00:59:24and I say we
00:59:25as a parent myself,
00:59:26we are so exhausted
00:59:27that school opens
00:59:29and we exhale
00:59:30and throw our hands up.
00:59:31Unfortunately,
00:59:33we can't do that.
00:59:34This is where
00:59:35our active
00:59:36and present parenting
00:59:37is required
00:59:38so monitor
00:59:39your children's devices,
00:59:41monitor their
00:59:41online activity,
00:59:43please have regular
00:59:44conversations with them
00:59:45about what's happening
00:59:47in school,
00:59:48after school,
00:59:49what's happening
00:59:49in their friends' circles
00:59:50and be diligent,
00:59:53be active
00:59:53and present
00:59:54in your children's lives.
00:59:56Yeah, certainly,
00:59:57you know,
00:59:57I couldn't have said it better
00:59:59corporal you really are.
01:00:00Nourish the minds
01:00:01of a lot of parents
01:00:02or their viewers
01:00:03and other persons
01:00:05who are very interested
01:00:07and share keen interests
01:00:09to have a safer
01:00:10school environment
01:00:11for all those young
01:00:13impressionable minds
01:00:14out there,
01:00:15you know,
01:00:15and it's important
01:00:17that we have that kind
01:00:19of collaboration
01:00:20on all levels.
01:00:22Yes,
01:00:22the police is in the schools,
01:00:24but that doesn't mean
01:00:24we have to be fearful
01:00:25of the police,
01:00:27but they're there
01:00:27to do a job
01:00:28to serve and to protect
01:00:29as well.
01:00:29But if we can get
01:00:31that, you know,
01:00:32that level
01:00:33of understanding
01:00:35and that students
01:00:36will now put their head
01:00:38down and do what
01:00:39is necessary
01:00:39to abate
01:00:41or, you know,
01:00:41lessen those incidents
01:00:43across Trinidad
01:00:44and Tobago
01:00:45and Tobago
01:00:45will certainly be
01:00:45great for the schools
01:00:46and the environment.
01:00:48Definitely,
01:00:48definitely.
01:00:50So, yes,
01:00:51I know we are wrapping up
01:00:53and I know we are
01:00:53You just have a minute?
01:00:54Go ahead.
01:00:54We are almost out of time
01:00:55but I would like
01:00:57to encourage you
01:00:58public to partner.
01:00:59Partnerships are the key
01:01:01for a better future
01:01:02for Trinidad and Tobago.
01:01:03I know I have said it
01:01:04a few times
01:01:05but I would like
01:01:05to say it again.
01:01:06I encourage you
01:01:08partner with the police
01:01:10so that we can all
01:01:11have a safer Trinidad
01:01:12and Tobago
01:01:13for us all to live in.
01:01:15I intend to get old here
01:01:16and I want to feel safe
01:01:18but I want to live
01:01:18in a prison.
01:01:19So, join us
01:01:21in the fight against crime.
01:01:22Do your part
01:01:23to or stay for
01:01:24Trinidad and Tobago, please.
01:01:26Well, I couldn't have
01:01:27said it better myself,
01:01:28you know,
01:01:28as an ambassador
01:01:29for the TTPS.
01:01:31You are, indeed
01:01:32and we really want
01:01:33to thank you
01:01:33for taking the time
01:01:35to come on this program,
01:01:36imparting your knowledge
01:01:37and we hope
01:01:38that our persons
01:01:39are better off
01:01:39now understanding
01:01:41the dynamics
01:01:42of the police officers
01:01:43in the schools.
01:01:44Yes, that's the sound,
01:01:46of course.
01:01:46Remember,
01:01:46we run tonight
01:01:47at 11 o'clock.
01:01:48No reruns tomorrow.
01:01:50The TV6 News
01:01:51is up next
01:01:51and we'll be back
01:01:52next week
01:01:53on Beyond the Tape.
01:01:53Please, be safe
01:01:54on the nation's roads
01:01:55and have a great weekend.
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