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The TTPS.. says it is stepping up its presence across the Northeastern Division.. as the Christmas and Carnival seasons approach. The initiative.. called Operation Festive Shield,.. focuses on increased visibility.., intelligence-driven policing.., and faster response times in high-priority communities. Rynessa Cutting tells us more.




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00:00The Christmas and Carnival seasons are usually times of celebration.
00:05But for the TTPS, it also signals a period that demands heightened vigilance.
00:10On Friday, the Northeastern Division launched its Christmas and Carnival plan
00:15with focus on what it terms high-priority areas.
00:19The Northeastern Division covers several key districts.
00:24Mova, Barataria, San Juan, Laventil Road and the Sarumlee community.
00:31These are areas where effective policing must be precise,
00:37intelligence-driven and backed by strong community relationships.
00:43As such, the TTPS has ramped up police presence in these districts.
00:48Our roll-off focuses on four key areas.
00:53One, visibility, patrols and crime prevention.
01:01We have increased foot and mobile patrols on the highways,
01:07parity bus routes, eastern menu,
01:10for operations in identified hotspots.
01:13The communities in this division will see more officers,
01:19more coordinated patrols and quite relevant now.
01:24MP4 Laventil East Mova, Christian Birchwood,
01:27pledged full support for the initiative.
01:30We fully support the entire TTPS and all of their efforts made not only throughout this period
01:41that we are about to enter, which is the Christmas Carnival period.
01:46We know that throughout this period, we have a lot of maybe a little uptick in activity,
01:51economic activity due to the spending,
01:55which may trigger some more criminal events still and a little more active themselves.
02:01So, I want to commend the police,
02:05throughout the bigger police service, for the security initiative.
02:09The TTPS also sought to give business owners in the division
02:13the assurance that they will have additional protection during this season.
02:19We would understand, of course, that it is a time when commercial activity
02:24is hoped to be high, first of all, is expected to be high.
02:30And I think it's time to mention the diversity of the terrain,
02:36because we understand that things drive activity.
02:42Safety would drive the comfort of the commercial space,
02:47but meager times would also act as root causes for other types of activity.
02:54And we're mindful of this as well.
02:56The announcement was met with optimism by the president of the San Juan Business Association.
03:02We appreciate you all, but we want you to also understand our plight
03:08and how can we be safe in this community?
03:13How can we exercise business without fear,
03:17without any kind of contradiction that we should not operate business here?
03:23And the only way we can do it is to feel safe.
03:27And to feel safe, we ask you guys to be present with us.
03:32Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.
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