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03:27I'm your host, Mark Bassand.
03:28Welcome to your viewers across Trinidad and Tobago,
03:31our international viewers,
03:33and of course, our brothers and sisters in the Isles of Grenada.
03:36So, it's Friday.
03:38Yep, it's the end of the week.
03:39Everybody is so happy.
03:40Of course, some persons still working like myself
03:43and my hard-working crew behind the scenes.
03:46And today with us is none other than
03:48a tenured law, Corporal Ramanan,
03:51sorry, from the Southern Division.
03:54Welcome, sir.
03:54How have you been?
03:55It's been a while.
03:56It's been a while, Mark,
03:57and it's always a pleasure to be here.
03:58I think that police officers probably have a camera at my home
04:04or in the studio here or upstairs
04:06because every time I'm wearing a seat in color now,
04:09this is like the third time for the week.
04:11Blue.
04:12Great minds think alike, Mr. Bassand.
04:15Great minds think alike.
04:16So, I know we are in a state of emergency,
04:20and I just want you to walk us through
04:22some of the challenges that you all would have faced
04:26in the Southern Division.
04:28And even with those challenges,
04:31if you have any successes or any little minor victories
04:34you would like to share with the public
04:35as it relates to crime on the hold.
04:39Yes, Mark, well, first of all,
04:40let me just thank the Office of the Commission
04:43and for allowing me to be on the program,
04:45ACP South Central, Mr. Pierre,
04:47Senior Superintendent Simon,
04:49and Superintendents Michael Suka,
04:52Mr. Jai Karan,
04:54and the ASPs of the Division.
04:57Mark, what we would have seen and noted
04:59is that the challenges are perennial.
05:01There are always challenges when it comes to resources,
05:04as with any other institution,
05:06and what we have done in order to overcome those challenges
05:09whilst the Executive is sorting out these issues,
05:13we have sought to use a more science-based approach
05:16in our fight against crime.
05:19In particular, we utilize the information
05:22that is given by CAPA,
05:24the Crime Analysis and Problem Branch,
05:27and they would provide us with statistics and information
05:30that would guide our patrols
05:32and our exercises and operations
05:34in a more meaningful way,
05:36in spite of the challenges that we may have
05:39with the lack of resources
05:41that we all would cry out about, right?
05:44And notwithstanding those challenges,
05:46I can safely say, Mark,
05:48that the Southern Division,
05:50almost every station district,
05:52would have marked a successful series of operations
05:59which netted not only narcotics
06:02and firearms and ammunition.
06:04We would have also solved some serious,
06:08outstanding inquiries.
06:10In particular, the Barakpur district,
06:14there was a home invasion
06:15where over $300,000 in jewelry was stolen,
06:20persons were arrested,
06:21and the recovery of those,
06:23that jewelry was done
06:25by a combined effort of officers
06:27of the Southern Division.
06:29Yesterday, the gas parallel police station,
06:33I would have advised on a matter
06:34where one gentleman is being charged presently
06:37for five counts of larceny trick.
06:39The value of those larcenies
06:41are beyond $400,000.
06:44Wow.
06:45Yes.
06:46How did you,
06:47if you can just expand on that,
06:49how did he trick persons
06:51into getting that amount of money?
06:53Yes.
06:53So, the gentleman in question
06:55would have represented himself
06:57as an official
06:58of a particular government organization.
07:01We would have done our checks
07:03at that organization
07:04and discovered that he's not,
07:06in fact, an employee.
07:07The investigator with his team
07:09would have effectively went
07:10and they sought out information,
07:13they recorded the statements
07:14from the relevant persons,
07:16and they detained him.
07:17An interview was done with him,
07:18in which he would have outlined
07:20consistently what the victim reported.
07:22Yes.
07:23Yeah.
07:24Also, Mark,
07:25I would have seen a marked increase,
07:28and this is for the public.
07:31Folks, we are asking you all
07:32to be on the lookout.
07:33Be very vigilant.
07:35I have seen a marked increase
07:37in crimes being perpetrated
07:39using you
07:40as an innocent person
07:43to use your bank account
07:45for the transfer of monies
07:47by persons seeking
07:49to swindle others
07:51of their hard-earned cash.
07:52Please,
07:53do not do that
07:54in the Southern Division.
07:55We will find out
07:56the information,
07:57we will get the evidence,
07:58and you will be placed
07:59before the courts.
08:00Southern Division
08:01is not the place for that.
08:03Please,
08:03be very wary of that.
08:06And also,
08:06please, Mark,
08:07I would just like to highlight
08:08a particular initiative
08:09of the Southern Division
08:10under Senior Superintendent Simon.
08:13The Southern Division
08:14has undertaken
08:15something called the V-TRAP.
08:17Right.
08:18It stands for
08:18Vehicle Teeth Reduction
08:19and Prevention.
08:22This initiative
08:22was born out of
08:25the very exercises
08:28that I spoke about.
08:29We utilize the information
08:31given by CAPA,
08:32and we are able now
08:34to target specific areas,
08:37specific times.
08:38And these are not
08:39weekly operations,
08:41I mark.
08:42This is every single day
08:44these operations
08:44are taking place,
08:45and what we would have seen
08:47result in
08:48is that over 75% decrease
08:51in lasting motor vehicles.
08:54Persons were arrested
08:55in these exercises
08:56for various offenses
08:59by the officers,
09:01and I just want to say
09:03hats off to the officers
09:04of Southern Division
09:04for this initiative
09:05under Senior Superintendent
09:07and Simon,
09:09it has borne a lot of fruit.
09:11Yes, certainly,
09:11because when you look
09:12at crimes perpetuated
09:14across the country,
09:16you know,
09:17so perpetuated, sorry,
09:19you see that
09:19a vehicle in a lot of cases
09:21is used in particular crimes,
09:24so it forms one of the nexus
09:26for a crime.
09:28Whether or not it's stolen
09:29and the parts are sold,
09:32that is another issue,
09:32but a lot of these vehicles
09:34are stolen to use
09:35in other crimes
09:37and false number plates
09:38and so on and so on.
09:39I think that's a really
09:40good initiative,
09:41and hopefully that will
09:42redound across
09:43all other divisions
09:44in time to come.
09:45Indeed, indeed, Mark.
09:46It is oftentimes
09:48a precursor crime
09:50that would lead
09:51onto other offenses
09:52being committed,
09:53and it is our belief
09:55in the Southern Division
09:55that no crime
09:56is too small.
09:57We attack everything
09:59with full force.
10:00Have you seen
10:00any uptick
10:01in any particular crime
10:03that you all
10:03are very concerned about?
10:05Yes.
10:06So, in relation
10:07to these statistics
10:08provided,
10:10there was a
10:11167% increase
10:13in kidnapping.
10:15Right.
10:15Let me qualify that.
10:17Yes.
10:18So, there were
10:1824 reported kidnappings
10:20between the 1st of January
10:21to the 29th of September, 2025,
10:27and of those 24,
10:28however, Mark,
10:29I am pleased to say
10:30that 22 were solved.
10:3222 were detected.
10:33So, we have a 92% detection rate
10:36in relation to those offenses.
10:38The only other significant
10:39was there were
10:40eight reported
10:41last-year dwelling houses
10:42with six being detected.
10:44So, we are pretty well
10:46on the way
10:47that whilst the offense
10:49may have occurred,
10:50our tactics
10:51and our processes
10:53have resulted
10:54in positive outcomes
10:55in relation to those crimes.
10:57That's it.
10:57Good news to hear,
10:59Corporal,
10:59and I'll be hopeful
11:00that that kind of work
11:01will continue
11:02not just in the
11:03Southern Division
11:04but across Trinidad
11:05and Tobago
11:06as other divisions
11:07also try to emulate
11:08what you are doing.
11:09I'm sure they are
11:10in their own way
11:11and they might have
11:12different problems
11:13because every division
11:14has different types
11:15of crimes
11:16that affect them
11:17more than others
11:18rather.
11:18Correct.
11:19And they will have,
11:19it's a different dynamic
11:21in every division
11:22I shall,
11:23I would like to see
11:24at least, you know.
11:24A culture.
11:25Yeah.
11:25Some would say
11:26a culture
11:27that a particular division
11:28may see
11:29as normal
11:32a particular type
11:33of offense
11:33being committed
11:34whilst in another
11:35it's strange.
11:36It's strange to them.
11:37Yes, indeed.
11:38Alright, thanks so much
11:39for that update
11:40on the Southern Division
11:41and we wanted to
11:42move across
11:44to the nation's
11:45roadways of course
11:46in the sister isles
11:48of Tobago.
11:49There was a road
11:50traffic accident
11:52recorded
11:52along the
11:53Claude Noel Highway
11:55and of course
11:57a little bit graphic
11:58and that person
12:00was identified.
12:01This happened
12:01last night.
12:0221-year-old
12:03Jaijan Kordner
12:05from Lavantel
12:06in Trinidad
12:07was the victim
12:09of that
12:10road traffic accident
12:11and I'm sitting
12:14that, you know,
12:15like we have been
12:16speaking about
12:17road safety
12:17on this program
12:19for quite a while
12:21and we know
12:21that Claude Noel Highway
12:23has had its share
12:24of road fatalities
12:25corporal.
12:27Yes, Mark.
12:28Well,
12:29what happened there
12:30unfortunately
12:32is nothing new
12:32and it will continue
12:35to be a feature
12:37if we
12:38as the road users
12:40and I'm not only
12:41speaking to the
12:42drivers, Mark.
12:44It's something that
12:45has, I want to use
12:47the word,
12:47irked me
12:48time and time again.
12:52Trinidad and Tobago,
12:53each of these roads,
12:54but major roadways
12:55have, especially in the towns,
12:57there are crosswalks.
12:59I would ask you all
13:00to pay attention
13:01to those things
13:02because when you go
13:02to the bigger countries,
13:04you go to America,
13:05you go to England,
13:06you go to Canada,
13:06we would respect
13:08those crosswalks
13:09and we would not
13:09attempt to cross
13:10those roadways
13:11outside of those
13:12boundaries
13:13and there's a reason
13:14for that.
13:15Drivers also,
13:16I would ask you
13:17to respect
13:18those crosswalks,
13:19respect that
13:20at any point in time
13:21someone may be crossing,
13:23pay a little more
13:24attention to it
13:25and I think
13:26if we are a little
13:26more cognizant
13:27of our surroundings,
13:29we could see
13:29a reduction
13:30in accidents
13:31like this occurring
13:32and this unnecessary
13:33loss of life.
13:35Yes, alright,
13:35thanks a lot, Corporal.
13:37In other news,
13:38of course,
13:38we were talking
13:40about home invasions,
13:41there was an unfortunate
13:42home invasion
13:43in the Matura district
13:44yesterday morning,
13:46a 74-year-old beekeeper
13:48was beaten and robbed
13:49at his home,
13:50apparently,
13:51men armed with firearms
13:52entered his home
13:53around 8 o'clock
13:54and they assaulted
13:56the beekeeper
13:59and they stole
14:00$10,000 in cash
14:02his SUV worth
14:03$76,000
14:05as well as
14:06his mobile phone.
14:08Of course,
14:08he was tied up
14:09and when the suspects
14:10fled with his vehicle,
14:11he later managed
14:12to free himself
14:13and made a report
14:15at the Matura
14:15police station.
14:17Yes, Mark,
14:18I'm aware
14:19that that is
14:19under investigation
14:20and I'm sure
14:21that the investigators
14:22are gathering
14:23the requisite evidence
14:24and I'm pretty sure
14:26that a pattern
14:28would emerge
14:29in relation
14:30to the murders
14:31of these persons.
14:32and I would use
14:35this opportunity
14:36to ask persons
14:38who have family members
14:39who are elderly
14:40because this is
14:40a noticeable trend
14:42that persons
14:43are targeting
14:44the elderly persons
14:45in society
14:46with regards
14:46to these types
14:47of offenses
14:47because they see them
14:49as soft targets.
14:50I would ask persons
14:51you have family members,
14:52pay a little attention
14:53to them,
14:54check up on them
14:54ever so often,
14:56make them
14:57an undesirable
14:59and undesirable
15:00target
15:00for the criminals.
15:02Yes, certainly.
15:04And I know
15:05that there was,
15:05we want to just
15:06go back into
15:07the Southern Division,
15:08I know that there was
15:09an incident
15:10that took place
15:11at a specific school
15:13in South Trinidad
15:14a couple weeks ago
15:16and I don't know
15:16if you have any
15:17kind of information
15:18you would like
15:19to share with the public
15:20in relation
15:20to that particular incident.
15:22Yes, so I was also
15:24made aware by virtue
15:25of information
15:27coming to the GDPS
15:28that there was
15:29what was labeled
15:31as a lockdown
15:32at a particular school
15:34in the Southern Division.
15:36Mark, my information
15:37from that is that
15:38the school faculty
15:39would have received
15:40certain information
15:40and there are police officers
15:43based at that school also
15:45and based on the information
15:47they took a decision
15:48to engage in a process
15:52that would have minimized
15:54or negated
15:55any negative fallout
15:57of the action
15:58or the information
15:59that they had.
16:00I can say that
16:01there was no negative fallout,
16:03there were no reported injuries
16:05or anything untoward
16:06arising out of the incident.
16:08So in my view
16:09it was a pretty much
16:11successful situation.
16:14All right.
16:14So at least we were able
16:16to clear the air
16:16on that particular matter.
16:18It's day 78
16:21of the state of emergency.
16:22We just want to take
16:23a quick look
16:23at the figures.
16:26And here we go.
16:27Number of operations
16:285,543.
16:30Target priority offenders
16:312014.
16:33Searches conducted
16:3435,867.
16:37Traffic operations
16:383,672.
16:40Total persons arrested
16:412,511.
16:44Traffic offenses detected
16:4521,092.
16:48Firearms recovered
16:49in total 150.
16:50We had a rise
16:51there in the amount
16:52of pistols.
16:536,9 pistols
16:54and 37 revolvers.
16:56Ammunition recovered
16:57total of 1837 rounds.
17:01We had a rise
17:02in the rounds
17:03of 0.38
17:04120 rounds.
17:05Of course,
17:06dangerous drugs seized
17:07continues to soar.
17:08We are nearing that
17:09half a million mark
17:11in terms of marijuana.
17:13We had 448,779.62 grams
17:16of marijuana
17:17and 8,222.88 grams
17:20of cocaine.
17:221,032 STC pills
17:24and 15 grams
17:25of mollicoprol.
17:27Yes.
17:28And I suspect, Mark,
17:29that that figure
17:30for the narcotics
17:31would be bumped up
17:32greatly
17:33with the recent seizure
17:34of over 300 million.
17:36Yes.
17:36Yes.
17:37All right.
17:39Let's take a quick look
17:41now at our headlines.
18:00All right.
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21:40I'm your host
21:40Mark Bussand
21:41of course
21:41joined today by
21:42Acting Sergeant Ramanan
21:44he just wanted to
21:45to let me know
21:46that
21:46from the Southern Division
21:48and Atteneat Law
21:49so
21:50just making that correction
21:51and
21:52I think we have our first
21:54caller on the line
21:55caller good evening
21:56and welcome to be on the team.
21:58Hi
21:58good evening
21:59Officer Smith
22:00and also
22:01good evening
22:02to the Officer
22:03I recently tuned in
22:05I know he's a lawyer
22:07from previous episodes
22:09but
22:09I recently tuned in
22:10I didn't care his name
22:11but good evening to him
22:13and also you
22:14I also really want to say
22:16good evening to the producer
22:18who would have taken my call
22:19I know it's a long time
22:21since anyone
22:22would have sent
22:23to the producer
22:24to help make the show great
22:26I keep on my contribution
22:28brief
22:28I would have listened
22:29to the issues
22:31that you Mr. Bussand
22:32would have raised
22:33City Officer
22:34and
22:36in previous episodes
22:38you would
22:39raise the issues
22:40to the officers
22:41and they would give
22:42the contribution
22:43this contribution
22:45is extremely brief
22:47this
22:47what episode
22:48what series
22:49by chance
22:50is beyond the table
22:51this is maybe
22:53like the
22:54maybe like the
22:5710 series
22:5811 series
22:59I just say that
23:02to say that
23:03you know
23:04we have professionals
23:05who are
23:06pulling up with us
23:07professionals
23:08to start
23:09to do it
23:10so
23:11you know
23:14we hope
23:17and with that said
23:18we hope
23:19for justice
23:20clarity
23:22and
23:24progression
23:24very soon
23:26you know
23:27please
23:28please expound
23:29on the word
23:30clarity
23:30thank you for the time
23:32thank you sir
23:37thanks a lot
23:37caller
23:38the floor is yours
23:39well
23:41I accept the sentiments
23:43of the
23:44of the caller
23:45and
23:45I would agree
23:47the
23:47TNB police service
23:49is more than a job
23:49it's a profession
23:50and we ought to
23:52operate professionally
23:53and
23:54sometimes when
23:55there are negative
23:55fallouts
23:56with regards to
23:57the image of the
23:57TTPS
23:58often times
23:59we only have
23:59ourselves to blame
24:00we are to be held
24:01at a higher standard
24:02the commission has made
24:04it very clear to us
24:05he will not be accepting
24:06anything less
24:07so we will continue
24:09to strive
24:10to serve
24:11Trinidad and Tobago
24:12with pride
24:13yes
24:14indeed
24:14well said
24:15alright
24:16so we have some good news
24:18for those persons
24:19you know
24:19who
24:20applied for
24:21FULs and so on
24:23we want to take a look
24:24at this video
24:24citizens applying
24:27for firearm licenses
24:28now benefit
24:29from a fully digital
24:30process
24:31the firearm user
24:32application systems
24:33allows for secure
24:35online submission
24:36tracking
24:37and management
24:38of firearm license
24:40applications
24:40designed for transparency
24:42efficiency
24:44and ease of use
24:45the system eliminates
24:47unnecessary delays
24:48and reduces
24:49administrative overhead
24:51to access these services
24:53log on to our
24:54online services platform
24:56services.ttps.com
24:58ttps.gov.tt
25:00and easily apply
25:02for the service
25:03you need
25:03from the TTPS
25:04TTPS
25:06transforming services
25:07with technology
25:09and I have to say
25:12that is
25:13a breath of fresh air
25:15because
25:16I think it's long overdue
25:17and
25:19you know
25:19a lot of people
25:20it's very convenient
25:21that you can now
25:22go online
25:22and do all those things
25:23submit all the requisite
25:25paperwork
25:26and so
25:26not just for firearms
25:28but I'm seeing there
25:29for carnival permits
25:30etc. etc.
25:31which makes that
25:32that physical presence
25:34having to run around
25:35and go get all these things
25:36and drop it off
25:37to a particular location
25:38now
25:39with this
25:40moving in this direction
25:42of digital
25:42digitization
25:43I should say
25:44so you have
25:45public match permits
25:46you can apply
25:47carnival permits
25:49lost document applications
25:51firearm applications
25:52so if you lose
25:53maybe I'm just saying
25:54a COC
25:55and you need to get one
25:56redone
25:57as the case may be
25:58general road event
26:00applications
26:00you know
26:01for restricting traffic
26:02music trucks
26:03etc.
26:04and public match
26:05permits
26:06equally important
26:07all these areas
26:08acting sergeant
26:10Ramana
26:10yes Mark
26:12indeed
26:12and I must say
26:14I share your sentiments
26:15with the digitization
26:17it is indeed
26:18a step in the right direction
26:21with regards to this
26:22the digital age
26:24information age
26:25that we are in
26:25and
26:26what it seeks to do
26:28is also minimize
26:29that need for
26:31a physical appearance
26:33at a particular office
26:34we all know
26:35how that could be
26:35yes
26:36I myself
26:36utilize
26:37the digital world
26:39a lot
26:39it saves me
26:40a lot of time
26:41and provides me
26:42with a little more time
26:43with my family
26:43yeah
26:44because
26:45heaven knows
26:47the job takes
26:48takes a lot
26:49sometimes you might
26:50have to leave
26:52the precincts of your home
26:53and travel
26:54a distance
26:54to go and physically
26:56drop off these documents
26:57it might not necessarily
26:58be in your set area
27:00so you might have to
27:01come out
27:01drive half an hour
27:0220 minutes
27:03it depends on
27:03what it might be
27:05so all these things
27:06offer
27:06that digital platform
27:08obviously offer
27:09that convenience
27:10now
27:11for
27:11many
27:13across
27:13different disciplines
27:15of course
27:15not just farms
27:16applications
27:17but other persons
27:18who want to engage
27:19in public marches
27:20if you lose your documents
27:22as we would have
27:23shown earlier
27:23so it's really
27:24a step in the right
27:25direction
27:26as the Trinidad
27:27and Tobago Police
27:28Service continue
27:29to push that
27:30platform
27:31that digital platform
27:32not just for that
27:33but for other things
27:34as well
27:34to ensure
27:35I guess
27:36you can make a report
27:38via online
27:39now
27:39it's safer
27:40it could be anonymous
27:41as well
27:42so you don't have to
27:42physically show yourself
27:44if you feel intimidated
27:45in some measure
27:46indeed
27:47indeed Mark
27:48and also
27:49I suspect
27:49the intention
27:50would be to also
27:52speed up these processes
27:53which we know
27:53processes in the public
27:55in the public service
27:56can sometimes
27:58take
27:58quite a toll
27:59in terms
28:00of waiting
28:01so
28:02with this
28:03almost instantaneous
28:04method of
28:05having your applications
28:06sent in
28:07I am sure
28:08we could
28:09see
28:10a reduction
28:11in that time
28:12in waiting
28:12at least for response
28:13and then for a follow up
28:15and I imagine
28:16the platform
28:17will also allow you
28:18that discipline
28:19to go and check
28:20the status
28:21of your
28:21whatever it might be
28:23you are applying for
28:24or a document
28:26as the case may be
28:27so you get
28:28a status update
28:29so I guess
28:31that is
28:31in a sense
28:32a good thing
28:33it will tell you
28:34you know
28:34it's been processed
28:36or it's just
28:37in the queue
28:38or it's just completed
28:39for review
28:40and you will get
28:41a decision
28:41in a short space
28:43of time
28:44so all these things
28:44will add to that
28:45efficiency
28:46that the TTPS
28:48has rolled out
28:48on these digital platforms
28:49indeed Mark
28:50indeed
28:51and like I said
28:52the citizens
28:54of Chinatobago
28:55can be thankful
28:56that this is the move
28:57and is the direction
28:58that we are going in
28:59presently
29:00yes certainly
29:01alright
29:01we just want to remind you
29:02of the numbers
29:03to call
29:03it's 623-1711
29:06extensions
29:071996
29:08and 1997
29:09acting sergeant
29:11Ramanan
29:11is waiting
29:12and standing by
29:13to listen
29:14to your suggestions
29:15your comments
29:16your opinions
29:17of course
29:18and
29:19I know
29:20the southern division
29:21has you know
29:22it's been
29:22a little bit
29:23busy
29:24we've seen
29:24some you know
29:25the gun related
29:26shootings
29:27especially in that
29:28Pleasantville area
29:29over the last
29:29couple of
29:30months
29:31we had a
29:33you know
29:33and also in the
29:34Barakpur
29:34and the DB area
29:35too
29:35where we've had
29:37some homicides
29:38in the last couple
29:39of months
29:40as well
29:41and I think
29:42somebody was on the show
29:43and had spoke about
29:45you know
29:45that kind of gang
29:46activity happening
29:47now in those
29:48deeper southern areas
29:49yes
29:51so
29:51there are some areas
29:53well nestled
29:54within the southern division
29:55that has
29:56they have honed
29:58a culture
29:58that they are
29:59possibly untouchable
30:01I don't know
30:01who gave them
30:02that opinion
30:03that they are
30:03we have seen
30:05the negative
30:05fallout of some
30:06of the activities
30:07the officers
30:08on the ground
30:09are following up
30:10with the information
30:11being given
30:11thank you
30:12to the public
30:13southern division
30:15thanks the public
30:16for the information
30:17that has come to us
30:19so far
30:19concerning these crimes
30:21I also liken that
30:23the various town meetings
30:25that we are having
30:25where we engage
30:27members of the public
30:28for specific
30:29station districts
30:30and they are also
30:32offered that
30:33flexibility of
30:34should they want
30:35to give information
30:36in a more
30:37anonymous way
30:38they could simply
30:39give a number
30:40or something
30:41to one of the
30:42persons there
30:42and we would
30:43communicate with them
30:44and that has
30:44resulted
30:45the net result
30:46of that information
30:47has resulted
30:49in an improved
30:50detection rate
30:50in the southern division
30:51that's certainly
30:52good news
30:52and of course
30:53we want to
30:53encourage your
30:54citizenry to continue
30:55to do that
30:56collaborate
30:57engage with the police
30:58if you have concerns
30:59or if you have
30:59information
31:00that can
31:01assist them
31:02in an investigation
31:03okay we have
31:04another call
31:05on the line
31:05caller good evening
31:06and welcome
31:06to be on the tape
31:07good day sir
31:10good afternoon
31:10good evening
31:12are you hearing
31:13yes we are hearing
31:14you go ahead
31:15I have not seen
31:19police disability
31:21in the area
31:22of San Juan
31:23as rural
31:24at all
31:25plus
31:26when you see
31:28police officers
31:29on the PBR
31:30you see
31:30many daylight
31:31what are
31:32after 6 o'clock
31:33the police
31:34will have
31:35after 6 o'clock
31:35and I would
31:37like to see
31:37more
31:38if we are
31:40talking about
31:40tackling
31:41and fighting
31:41crime
31:42we need
31:43to put
31:43police presence
31:45and disability
31:46over
31:47in the area
31:48and not only
31:49during
31:51the carnival
31:52period
31:52we need
31:53this thing
31:54to stop
31:55you know
31:56all this
31:56security
31:57department
31:57acting
31:58cheating
31:58and
31:58you see
31:59nonsense
32:00on social
32:00media
32:01we need
32:01to stop
32:02the police
32:02need to
32:03do their
32:03work
32:04if the police
32:05does not
32:06do their
32:06work
32:07the crime
32:08will not
32:08come down
32:08that's my
32:09contribution
32:09not a nice
32:10thing
32:10thanks caller
32:13alright
32:13yep
32:14yes so
32:15I appreciate
32:16I appreciate
32:16the sentiments
32:17of the caller
32:18this is something
32:19that is not
32:20relegated to him
32:22alone
32:23there has been
32:24cries
32:24continuously
32:25for the visibility
32:26of the police
32:27but I would
32:28ask the country
32:29to understand
32:29something
32:30without going
32:31into the details
32:32of it
32:32the policing
32:34operations
32:35are both
32:35covert
32:36and overt
32:37what you are
32:39asking for
32:39sir
32:39is the
32:41overt
32:42style
32:42of policing
32:43and we
32:44certainly
32:45through this
32:46program
32:46and through
32:47our correspondence
32:48with the executive
32:49will relay that
32:50information to them
32:51to try
32:52as best as
32:53possible
32:54to have an
32:55increase in that
32:56but also
32:58understand that
32:58there are
32:59operations
32:59that are
33:00very much
33:02active
33:03that you may
33:04not see
33:05what you will
33:06see
33:07and the end
33:08result of it
33:09is the number
33:09of persons
33:10that I have
33:10to prosecute
33:11on a daily
33:11basis
33:12so that's
33:13the successes
33:13that we are
33:14looking at
33:14also
33:15but I take
33:16your point
33:16caller
33:16and it is
33:17very important
33:18we appreciate
33:18it
33:19alright
33:19thanks so much
33:20we are going
33:20to take a
33:20short break
33:21and when we
33:21come back
33:22we will have
33:22more
33:22stay with us
33:23we all know
33:29how much
33:30you love
33:30your dogs
33:30and how proud
33:31of them
33:31you are
33:32now is your
33:33chance to show
33:34the world
33:34your dog's
33:34special skills
33:35enter your dog
33:36in the
33:37paw and order
33:38top dog
33:38challenge
33:39where your
33:40pups can go
33:41head to head
33:41with our
33:42police canine
33:43pros
33:43submit a video
33:44up to one
33:45minute long
33:46showcasing your
33:47dog's
33:47police style
33:48skills
33:48think
33:49obedience work
33:50or detection
33:53skills
33:54or tactical
33:58work
33:59be as creative
34:02as you like
34:03remember to add
34:04your dog's name
34:05and age
34:06and a fun
34:07caption
34:07and tell us
34:08how your dog's
34:09skills match up
34:10to the real
34:11ttps canines
34:12remember to tag
34:13and follow
34:14the ttps police
34:15museum pages
34:16and use the
34:18hashtag
34:18paw and order
34:19and hashtag
34:20top dog challenge
34:21your videos will be
34:23featured on the
34:24ttps police museum
34:25tiktok and
34:26instagram pages
34:27and the best part
34:28is the dog with
34:29the most likes
34:30wins a prize
34:31the competition
34:32is open to all
34:33citizens and
34:34residents of
34:34trendan tobago
34:35and we welcome
34:36any type of dog
34:37and all breeds
34:38even caribbean
34:39shepherds
34:40so what are you
34:41waiting for
34:41get your cameras
34:42ruling
34:43let your pups
34:44shine and submit
34:45your videos
34:45to a paw and
34:46order
34:47top dog challenge
34:48because in this
34:49challenge
34:50every dog
34:50has its day
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36:52Welcome to the 6 to 26 World Cup Podcast.
37:22With Andre, Errol Batiste, and Tony Lee.
37:52Welcome back to Be On The Tape.
37:58I'm your host, Mark Mossand, of course, joined today by Acting Sergeant Ramanan of the Southern Division and Attorney at Law.
38:04We have your favorite segment, Voice of the People in San Fernando.
38:08Let's go.
38:09What are your thoughts on having police officers in the schools?
38:34That is a very good idea because the schools have plenty of violence and fighting.
38:40And then it has children who don't have no behavior and no order within their own household.
38:46And they bring that to the schools.
38:50And it affects even the teachers that are affecting.
38:52Because my son is going to primary school and he's going to primary school and his teachers don't want to come to school.
39:01Because of the way the children live and they are unmanly and they just give them talks.
39:07They just answer them back and give them talks.
39:10So, he can't, it has no, no way that the people could, could discipline the children, right?
39:22The parents, and teachers cannot discipline the children.
39:25Children don't even want to stay in classes.
39:27They do what they want, so that is better.
39:29And then it has plenty of people who would not go into school, also the school compound, at school hours.
39:36Which is making more trouble for the teachers and the securities who are there.
39:43Good answer.
39:44How do you think that communities can work together to reduce crime in their neighborhoods?
39:50Well, it starts from home.
39:52It starts from home.
39:53It starts with a parent being involved in their child's life, knowing what they're doing.
39:58We have children who are in alignment until 9, 10 o'clock on our school days.
40:03All those things, them things, other stuff, parents have to be more involved.
40:07Neighbors and things have to look out, try the old-time days.
40:10We have to go back to the old-time days where the people can look out for each other.
40:15How can motorists aid in reducing accidents, you believe?
40:22Well, they just have to take the time on your order now.
40:25Everybody's busy.
40:26Everybody needs to reach somewhere.
40:27On a certain time.
40:29And I think if they reach the leap area, they will reach it.
40:32Have water, taxi, it have buses.
40:35Utilize them.
40:36Utilize what it is if you're going far distances and you're tired.
40:40You know, utilize what it is, the public service.
40:43You can pack up your car, utilize the public service.
40:46It may cost.
40:47You're cheap, you're long, man.
40:49Good answer.
40:50What should be the penalty for persons who are in breach of traffic regulations?
40:53Do you think they should have stricter penalties?
40:55According to what is the traffic, which is, you know, according, like, certain things like no seatbelt and no car seats in your car thing, yeah.
41:07But, you know, but, you know, certain things that you can let pass.
41:12You can let certain things slide because right now, it have numerous, I know a guy who have numerous tickets for tires.
41:21But he can't afford, he can't afford the tires.
41:25So, if you give them tickets, tickets, tickets, that's something that he can't afford.
41:28I mean, you can't tell him, no, he can't afford it because that's what he's using as his livelihood.
41:33Right.
41:33You know, so, just an example, certain things, they could reduce because the prices are tired.
41:39You see, they're just the tickets and the ship because you have to make the things available to the drivers that could be affordable.
41:50You know, because a tire for a car is seven, eight hundred dollars.
41:55Yeah.
41:56Come on.
41:57So, as you say that, do you think that they should have mandatory programs for errant motorists, persons who break the law, like, have to go do programs?
42:05Over and over and over.
42:07Most of the times, they know what they're doing.
42:10So, it may not help.
42:13Most of the times, people who break the law don't know what they're doing because they don't want the policy belt or they don't want to drive at the speed limit
42:19because they say they're busy and this is a highway, for instance, you know, this is a highway, they should be speeding.
42:25But the type of vehicles, everything, everything has a little aspect, everything adding up to the thing.
42:33Because the type of vehicles may not be able to withstand the speed limit, the speed that they want to drive.
42:40Because some of the vehicles are not good vehicles.
42:42The whole and the whole of the vehicles is what come in and it's not that, so it's important to the vehicles too.
42:47Yeah.
42:48Have you ever been a victim of crime or anybody that you knew and how you felt about it?
42:53Yes, I have been a victim of crime, a robbery.
42:57I was scared, I was scared and I thought it was unfair and then it wasn't really robbery, like they come and put a gun on your head because the crime, it was, it was, it was, how to put it, like internet-based, outsmart.
43:18You know, they're outsmart here and they're taking money and that was there, like nobody you could have talked to, nobody you could have got to, the police on them was laughing when you're explaining the situation.
43:30So then who you were told you, you had to take what you get in trouble.
43:33Yeah.
43:33Were you ever a victim of a scam?
43:35Scam, yes, that's what I'm talking about right now.
43:37So what did, what did, what did you have done to prevent that again?
43:42Being a victim of a scam?
43:44What I'm doing, I just stick into myself.
43:46Yeah, I just stick it to myself and I'll try now to go to the stores, go, you know, don't try to get help from other people.
44:03Voice of the people, acting Sergeant Ramanan, she's touching a number of issues there.
44:09Yeah, so what, what actually stood out to me, Mark, was two issues.
44:14The issue of the school violence and the issue of scams.
44:18And I, um, I would say this, ladies and gentlemen, if a deal on the internet appears too good to be true, more than likely it is.
44:32And it may be a scam.
44:33So I'll ask you to be vigilant with regards to those get rich quick schemes.
44:38They usually take you to the other direction as opposed to rich.
44:43So let's be careful with that.
44:45And an important issue the young lady spoke about was, where does it start with children?
44:52And I agree with her wholeheartedly.
44:54It starts with the family.
44:56It starts with the family home.
44:57And I can appreciate that different homes would have different dynamics and different make-ups and structures.
45:03However, at the end of it all, we are the adults and we have to be more responsible in the upbringing of these children.
45:11Yes, certainly.
45:12All right, we're going to take a short break.
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48:17Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
48:41I'm your host, Mark Bassand, of course, joined today by Acting Sergeant Ramanan of the Southern Division and the Tenient Law.
48:46I think we have another caller on the line.
48:49Caller, good evening and welcome to Beyond the Tape.
48:51Good evening.
48:52Good evening, Mark.
48:53Evening, officer.
48:54Evening.
48:55Are you hearing me?
48:57Yes.
48:57Loud and clear.
48:59You're right.
48:59Okay.
49:00Officer, concerning couple,
49:03did they give you any statistics about homicide in South or, you know, South?
49:08The reason I'm asking that, I don't know whether I missed it or not, but I remember there was a couple who, we don't know what went wrong with them.
49:16They just, it's like somebody killed them and we don't know whether they threw them in the sea or whatever.
49:21I don't need to have any info concerning that couple.
49:24And, Mark, I know you are very, I know you were really concerned about a number of people who were really calling in, calling in, concerning FDOs.
49:31And that is a plus for that what happened.
49:33Officer, I'm always seeing people on high, officers and people on high street, I don't know where else, but I've always seen like, you know, police officers on high street and all that is a plus sign.
49:44But I want to know concerning homicide in South.
49:46It was in prison, building, something, something, but I want to know if you remember, I know you remember about the couple.
49:52What is this, what is this, what is happening with that?
49:55Anything about that?
49:56Thank you very much and all of you be safe and God rest.
49:59Thanks so much, caller.
50:00Yes, I recall that where they found blood outside the area.
50:05That's in the Sunset Cove area, was it?
50:08In the Laramene, the husband and wife.
50:12They had a photo of them.
50:14I know the hunter, search and rescue would have conducted stitches and the seas and so on and all those mangrove areas down in that area there.
50:21I don't know if there's any update.
50:22So, I would ask the caller to also appreciate that anything that falls within the realm of homicides, whilst it may occur in the Southern Division, the investigative aspect of it falls within the purview of the homicide department, specifically Region 3.
50:41Whilst I do not have at my fingertips any update with respect to that, if the caller could get back in communication with the studio and leave a number, I could probably get on to one of the investigators at the homicide and she might be able to inquire there.
50:59Yeah, I haven't really heard anything updates recently.
51:03I know it's an ongoing investigation, of course, and the whereabouts of those individuals are still up in the air.
51:09So, we're hopeful that, you know, maybe a tip will come at some point where we can actually find that couple.
51:15All right, we have another caller on the line.
51:16Caller, good evening and welcome to be on the tape.
51:21Hello, caller.
51:21Good day, sir.
51:23Good day, sir.
51:24Good day.
51:25Good day, sir.
51:26Good day.
51:27Um, sir, please, I'm sorry, Sergeant.
51:29I need to find out something.
51:31It's certainly five hours, rules, regulations, what have you, procedures.
51:38What I would like to see, I did to that list a long way.
51:43But when you have to apply to get your five-arm book changed, it's a very lengthy process.
51:56If you lose your driver's purpose, you go in and in one day to get it.
52:02With F.U.S., when you even want to get your book renewed, you have to start in the evening of a month.
52:10So you are unprotected for quite some time.
52:13Can you tell me beforehand, at an average, how many weeks or months it took just to renew?
52:22Yes, caller, thank you for that question.
52:25Unfortunately, I wish I could give you an answer directly with respect to the same.
52:30However, the Commissioner of Police or the Office of the Commissioner of Police is the only person authorized under the Firearms Act to treat with any issues of that nature with respect to firearms and the firearm user's license.
52:44I appreciate that it is, in fact, a lengthy process.
52:47It has been complained about by several persons.
52:50But as the caller and the receptionist would see, the Commissioner of Police, the TTPS, has taken a different direction in respect to firearms.
52:58Generally, legitimate firearms, that is.
53:01And I am hopeful that that issue that you are facing, caller, would also fall within the realm, possibly sooner rather than later, to alleviate that issue also and shorten that time span between the application and the recovery.
53:20Yes, certainly. We want to tell Commissioner Guevara and his team, of course, that initiative of that digital platform there where you're offered so many avenues now to go and apply for various things or query things.
53:33It's really a really good initiative, a good look.
53:36It helps to improve the efficiency of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service going forward.
53:41And I think that is the direction that not just the TTPS, but a lot of state agencies, a lot of other businesses across Trinidad and Tobago would like to move in that direction, that digitization aspect, that platform where it's easier to do business.
53:56You look and feel of the websites, et cetera, so that a person can easily maneuver around those websites.
54:03Agreed, Mark. Agreed.
54:05I mean, it may affect some of the, I include myself in this list, some of the older folks who may not be as tech savvy as the younger generations.
54:15But we have to understand that this world is a different world from when we were young.
54:19And we have to move with the times.
54:21Yes, certainly.
54:22Well, I know you always have persons who will be guiding you and help you.
54:25And once you get the hang of the basics, I imagine that, you know, even for the elderly folk, you know, I remember my father didn't know how to use WhatsApp for quite a long time.
54:34Yes.
54:35And now he is on WhatsApp, messaging, calling, et cetera.
54:39So, you know.
54:40Excellent.
54:41All right.
54:42We have another caller on the line.
54:43Caller, good evening, and welcome to be on the tape.
54:45Yes.
54:46Good afternoon, gentlemen.
54:47Calling from Guaya.
54:48Guaya.
54:49We need to come down by you, you know.
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54:51We got to get something.
54:52But go ahead.
54:53All right.
54:54That's good.
54:55And I look forward to the visits from the guys in Port of Spain.
54:59All right.
55:00But the issue that the previous caller raised with respect to the renewal of books and all the intricacies that members of the Republic has been enduring.
55:15Often times police officers come on and this is not to chastise the gentleman to your right, my left.
55:22But what I'm saying is that they often use a blanket statement that alludes to, it resides within the office of the commission of police and that's fine.
55:32And whereas that blanket statement may have exonerated the people from answering directly.
55:39It's still, the problem still resides within the general population.
55:44So no clear-cut answer, no clear-cut directive, no press release, no statement from the office that is redirected to my law for that issue ever comes to the public.
56:01My second point, my dear friend, is the issue of the electronic card.
56:08The, the, I understand that there is, it has to be an amendment of the, of the Firearms Act.
56:16So I would like, and secondly as well, if the, if I, if somebody from the Commissioner's Office or RTPF could, um, inform the general public, what is the feedback, what is the impediment with respect to changing the, the system from that manual book, I've never seen one before, um, that could go to a card.
56:42So we could, an electronic card so you could swipe and all the details would come up because we have it on the, on the windscreen stickers.
56:49The windscreen sticker that we have now from the office.
56:51You could scan my wife, you could scan that from everybody's windscreen and see all the details of the car.
56:57And it's no fair.
56:59Thanks a lot Kola for your contribution.
57:01Yes.
57:02To the sergeant.
57:03I take the sentiments of that Kola very strongly and I, I, I am of the most, um, humble opinion that based on what we have seen with the,
57:11what we have seen with digitization thus far in the TTPS that I suspect something similar might be on the horizon very soon.
57:17I, I also wish to reiterate that it's not as simple as the issuance of a card.
57:23It requires a vast, um, quantity of resources in order to create databases, input the data onto the, um, on the card.
57:33Have officers trained in the use of devices that could read those cards and pull up the information and utilize it in a manner that it is fit for.
57:42Um, for instance, to simply check the contents that what the, what the person has as presented is in fact what is on record.
57:52And also in, in case of criminal investigations where, uh, legitimate fire may have been used, uh, for some reason or the other in a manner not fit for the purpose of the license.
58:03Yes, certainly. All right. Uh, we just have about a minute, uh, acting sergeant, if there's anything you would like to, uh, impart on the citizenry as we head into the weekend.
58:14Well, Mark, what I can say is this, the executive and the, the first division of the Southern Division has taken a grip of this division and we have tried to create a shell of protection for its citizens.
58:30And I'm sure in other divisions, likewise, um, I have a message courtesy of the senior superintendent, Mr. Simon, criminals and would be criminals, please stay away from Southern Division.
58:43We have a robust team of investigators, operators, and also one of the best prosecution teams in the country, if I must say so myself.
58:54Um, we will be waiting and we will be treating with these issues.
58:59And I wish Trinidad and Tebevo a safe Friday evening and weekend.
59:04All right. I couldn't have said it better myself.
59:06Remember, repeat tonight at 1130 and no rerun tomorrow.
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59:13Have a great weekend and please be safe.
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