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03:06Love is not control.
03:08And love is in no way connected to violence.
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03:39Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago.
03:41And to our international audience, this is Beyond The Tape.
03:44I'm your host, Whitney Husbands.
03:46Now, today is Thursday, and that means only one thing.
03:49We have ASP Russell here with us this evening, and he's with us each and every Thursday.
03:55And today, we have a lot to discuss.
03:57So, good evening to you, sir, and I hope all is well.
03:59Good evening, Ms. Husbands.
04:01Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago.
04:03And to our international viewers on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioners,
04:07Assistant Commissioners, and First and Second Division Officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
04:12Of course, we have a lot to discuss, Ms. Husband.
04:15And we, our Commissioner, did a press briefing today where he touched and gave the citizens updates on several matters
04:24of national interest.
04:25And, you know, we are here to discuss, you know, all matters arising out of that and as well as
04:30other crime-related events around Trinidad and Tobago.
04:32Okay, so let's check that out right now.
04:35I decided this morning that there is significant amount of public interest in particular matters engaging the TTPS.
04:43And I felt there was a need going to my stance on accountability to the public to give an update
04:49to the media and to the public through the media.
04:52So the first thing that I'd like to update the media on is the municipal police investigation from San Fernando.
05:00So as we all know, on the 19th of April, 2026, Acting Corporal Anushka Eversley was found there at the
05:06San Fernando Municipal Police Station at Kings Wharf.
05:10Thus far, a large cache of weapons and ammunition was stolen.
05:14The multi-agency response, coordinated intelligence-led operation involving homicide, Trinidad Tobago Defense Force, the Special Branch, SSA, SIU, Cybercrime,
05:24and other divisions led to the arrest and charging of Mr. Javon Cooper, Kwame Arnold, and Nicholas Ramlas for homicide
05:33and other related offenses.
05:35At this time, an Interpol Red Notice has since been issued for a fourth person in this matter who is
05:42believed to have fled the country.
05:44Thus far, we have recovered 38 pistols, four shotguns, one MPX submachine gun, one revolver, and over 900 rounds of
05:52ammunition.
05:54And this was basically recovered in and around the Claxton Bay Area.
05:58However, there is still a significant amount of firearms and ammunition unaccounted for.
06:04And we are continuing diligently to search for this on a daily basis.
06:11The second matter I would like to update you all on is a matter of significant recent concern,
06:17which is the report of a missing two-year-old by the name of Angelo Tobias in Tobago.
06:25So, this matter first came to the attention of the TTPS around 7.30 p.m. on Monday, the 11th
06:31of May, 2026.
06:33Via a report by Khalifa Tobias, 22 years old, she is believed to be the mother of the child, and
06:42she reported that the child was missing.
06:45A description was given of the child, light-skinned complexion, round face, mixed descent, aged two years old, wearing, last
06:51seen, a pampers, which we know to be a diaper.
06:56Police officers responded immediately, and initial searches began, which also included family members and neighbors.
07:04These searches revealed no results.
07:07And we want to take this opportunity to thank the citizens for their patriotism and their participation in assisting the
07:14police in this initial search,
07:16and since then, the continuing searches.
07:19The civic-mindedness of the Tobago population is indeed noteworthy.
07:28We also had the Tobago Emergency Management Agency, the fire services, hunters who search and rescue, villagers, and everyone got
07:38on board with the search.
07:39So I'd like to commend the members of the public and all the agencies who assisted.
07:43In terms of the investigative development, CCTV footage was recovered by the police, which was crucial in this investigation.
07:53But for some strange reason, that crucial piece of evidence ended up on social media.
08:01I want to take this opportunity to advise the public that when you share evidence with the police,
08:08and you later turn around and share that evidence with persons on social media,
08:16whose goal is not journalism but rather sensationalism,
08:20you effectively compromised the police investigation.
08:25That release of that critical CCTV footage effectively compromised this investigation
08:34and led to the police getting a myriad of calls and what we call false leads,
08:39which emanated from rather speculation than from any evidentiary position.
08:48And it caused the search effort to divert critical resources from the investigation and from the search
08:55to what we would call a wild goose chase all over the place.
09:01So when you speak about misinformation, this also happened in the Andushka Eversley case,
09:05where a particular social media journalist took a photograph in front of the San Fernando police station
09:16identifying a suspect vehicle parked next to a municipal police vehicle
09:21and indicated in the narrative that was put out
09:26that that municipal police vehicle was used in the heist of the firearms.
09:33Likewise to this particular matter, we got a myriad of false information that we see the vehicle passing here
09:39and this vehicle was there.
09:41That municipal police vehicle was parked there for over two weeks.
09:47When you're looking to get what I would call click-likes on social media,
09:53please do not do it at the expense of the investigation.
09:58That is what I would like to say.
10:04Look, we even had recent incidents where the TTPS Corporate Communications Department,
10:12in our bid to remain transparent and accountable to the public,
10:16we take photographs and we release them to the media.
10:21It had meant taking the photographs of the TTPS page and watermarking it.
10:27Like, it's me, I went and take that.
10:32Anyway, we can treat with that.
10:38All right, so I'm asking the media and the journalists present to be responsible in your writing.
10:46Persons are even trying to get past the TTPS coordinates.
10:51Persons, and we appreciate your desire to be first to bring the news to the public.
10:57But in your haste, please respect that you cannot go beyond the tape that the police put down.
11:06Respect the tape.
11:10As investigations continue in this matter, more evidence was obtained and several persons were detained and interviewed.
11:17The search has shifted to the coastline of Tobago and support from multiple stakeholders and teams are currently being undertaken
11:30as we engage to the recovery of the body and to bring closure to the public and to the family.
11:37All right.
11:42Third matter of public concern.
11:52This matter is one which I acknowledge sparked a significant public attention,
11:57and thus I have taken the decision to keep the public updated at each stage of the investigative process.
12:06On the 25th of March, 2026, I confirmed through the media to the public that the investigation was at an
12:14advanced stage,
12:15and we were awaiting a final forensic report from the FSC before submission to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
12:24On the 19th of May, the day before yesterday, investigators collected the completed forensic reports
12:32and secured an audience with the DPP on the 20th of May, which was yesterday.
12:41My investigators met with and consulted with the DPP, and I'd like to take my time in saying this because
12:48I'm not going to repeat it over and over.
12:50However, investigators were directed to proceed with a series of criminal charges arising out of the events which unfolded on
13:03that fateful day.
13:04At this time, however, it is important to note that no one is yet in custody or charged,
13:14and thus I cannot give you any further information as to the amount of charges or the nature of the
13:22charges until that status quo is resolved.
13:26At this time, investigators have been directed accordingly to resolve that status quo,
13:33and I am currently awaiting feedback before I can update you further.
13:38Thus, I will not be expounding on this statement until I obtain an update from them.
13:44I cannot comment any further at this point.
13:49And you just heard from the Police Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Alistair Guevara, ASB.
13:57Well, Ms. Husbands, the Commissioner spoke well, and, you know, there's a few issues that we are treating with with
14:05respect to our partnership with the media.
14:08And, you know, we talk about accountability and transparency.
14:11The TTPS remains an accountable and transparent organization.
14:16However, Trinidad and Tobago, I have an update for you with respect to the shooting of Joshua Samaru.
14:25I'm going to read.
14:27I advise you to listen carefully.
14:30And this is from the TTPS.
14:31This is from the TTPS Corporate Communications Unit.
14:34Official media release.
14:38Dated the 21st of May, 2026, update on fatal shooting of Joshua Samaru.
14:44The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service provides the following update in relation to the fatal shooting of Joshua Samaru.
14:51A comprehensive and thorough investigation was conducted.
14:54And a detailed file was subsequently submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the DPP.
15:01Following consultation, the DPP has advised that criminal charges be laid in connection with the events of January 20th, 2026.
15:14Acting on the advice of the DPP, investigators conducted further inquiries and obtained warrants for the arrest of
15:25Kaya Sili of Bamboo Settlement No. 1 Valsain for the following offenses.
15:35Three counts of shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at the police, contrary to Section 12 of the
15:44Offenses Against the Person Act, Chapter 1108,
15:48in relation to the incident which occurred on January 20th, 2026.
15:54At the corner of College Road and Bassey Street Extension, St. Augustine.
16:01Additionally, a warrant has been issued for the offense of manslaughter, contrary to common law and other related charges,
16:13in that on January 20th, 2026, at the corner of College Road and Bassey Street Extension, St. Augustine,
16:23Kaya Sili unlawfully killed Joshua Samaru.
16:29At this time, the warrants have not yet been executed.
16:33Further updates will be provided as developments occur.
16:37Further, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service also wishes to clarify that at no time during today's media briefing did
16:46the Commissioner of Police,
16:47Alistair Guevara, state that the police officers were to be charged in connection with the matter.
16:53The Commissioner indicated only that investigators were directed following consultation with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,
17:05the DPP, to proceed with a series of criminal charges arising out of the events of January 20th, 2026.
17:14That is the latest update on the Joshua Samaru situation.
17:28At this time, let's get to the SOA update.
17:32As of May 21st, 2026, number of operations, 5,900,
17:39number of targets, priority offenders, 1,807,
17:44searches conducted, 2,840,
17:48traffic operations, 3,462,
17:52total persons arrested, 2,599,
17:56total persons charged, 550,
18:00firearms recovered, we see an increase of pistols, revolvers, shotguns,
18:04a total of 159,
18:06ammunition recovered,
18:08we're seeing an increase with the 9mm,
18:10also with the 0.38,
18:11giving us a total of 3,208,
18:13and dangerous drug seized,
18:15we're seeing an increase in cannabis.
18:17Yes, P.
18:18Well, Ms. Husbands, you're seeing for yourself,
18:20pistols, revolvers, and shotguns,
18:22we have increased.
18:23Yes.
18:23In all, in three types of firearms there,
18:26so it goes to show the amount of illegal firearms that are still on the street,
18:29despite we being in an SOE.
18:31We continue to do our work,
18:32we continue to execute our warrants,
18:35in an attempt to dismantle criminal gangs and gang activity,
18:40crime suppression exercises as we go forward.
18:42We are still seeing the situation with the drugs as well as ammunition,
18:46but of course, ammunition and firearms usually go together.
18:49So we ask any public for their continued support.
18:52If you see something, say something,
18:53and continue to give the information.
18:55All right, right now let's take a look at what's making today's headlines.
19:24We'll see you next time.
19:39And those were your stories making today's headlines.
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22:57With me each and every Thursday, we have ASP Russell here with me,
23:01and we get ready to head straight back to basics.
23:03So let's take a look.
23:13Let's not get in, sir.
23:14How are you going? What side are you going on? That side?
23:16No, no, I can't do it.
23:17Going straight? Nice.
23:19So here we are, right?
23:20The CTPS have an initiative, right?
23:23We're asking you three questions,
23:25and if you get all three questions right, you may get a prize.
23:28Now, you are a senior driver, so you don't know what's going on.
23:31I'm going to close my eye, and you're just going to answer off the back.
23:34I know you're good like that.
23:35You are required to keep a safe distance behind the vehicle in front of you
23:40at 50 kilometers or 30 miles an hour.
23:44You should keep at least five cars behind the other vehicle.
23:48Five car lights.
23:49Yeah, wait for me to finish.
23:51You're going A?
23:53Yeah.
23:53Five car lights.
23:54Sir?
23:55You are wrong.
23:59If I see,
24:01I like the confidence, but I like the confidence sir.
24:11so I'm going to the next one you must get right so let me go to the next one here
24:17right
24:17in one second a car moving at 30 miles or 50 kilometers per hour travels 9 meters or 30 feet
24:2710 meters or 35 feet 70 meters or 55 feet or 13.5 meters or 44 feet
24:36yeah you look like a max man you look like you do tax
24:48you see well all right good
24:53and there's the next one we're going to give you a sign and you tell me what I sign for
25:00right
25:00that nice sign there with the X it painted yellow on the ground there
25:06the box the box intersection what I sign for
25:10you can't be on that at any point in time you can't stop you have to be before or after
25:16and the only time you can proceed with it is
25:18when it's clear
25:20this man this man took me the first question and you get to
25:28sir I thank you for your time and patience
25:30two out of three of them not bad and you want to still get a price just for being a
25:34good sport right
25:35so on behalf of the princess town station council
25:38princess town station council and the tdps
25:43we give you this just for knowing your rules and regulations on the road
25:47and we encourage you to take a refresher
25:50and also encourage others get you done tell me to tell you a trend already
25:53what you do
25:54all right thanks again sir enjoy the rest of the day and be safe on the nation's road
25:58blessed
25:59so the gentleman in the high locks he did two out of three not bad
26:03he was still given a prize
26:05we appreciate that and we encourage others to go over the rules and regulations
26:19and that was your back to basic with pc
26:22bubble and of course it's recommended that we continue to update ourselves familiarize ourselves
26:27with our rules and regulations
26:28read and reread your regulations
26:30very important
26:31have you done so since this initiative
26:33no
26:33okay at least you're honest
26:34but i watch you i watch you show i you know reruns and take it in but i do get
26:39the time
26:39but i'll try i can't stand up here and lie to you
26:41now there was a senseless killing that took place in the chamfle area around 8 80 p.m. on may
26:4720th
26:48quacy walker was shot and killed near his home at second drive of mendes extension chamfle
26:55and condolences to the family um you know the the
26:59yes definitely um you know on behalf of the chantivica police service
27:04yes we want to extend as well condolences to the family
27:07it just goes to show the time that we are living in you know some persons may see us doing
27:12operations
27:13and wonder to what end
27:14yes you know and the thing about it i understand a lot of persons are asking about crime plans
27:19and what is the plans for the police we have a lot of initiatives
27:22but the thing is the discipline the training the the moral of bringing it starts at home
27:29you know we have to start really training our children
27:32we have to start encouraging persons the right way
27:35crime and the proceeds of crime
27:38persons should not be allowed to enjoy the proceeds of crime
27:40persons should not be able to be glorified
27:43you know there are some places you call the
27:44you you you you label the being gang leaders the community leader
27:49you know we need to move away from these um situations and scenarios the police service
27:54we need to go back and continue to take back one community after one community after one community
27:59where citizens are not looking to this one gang leader
28:05or calling the boss the bossy so we need to get away from that
28:10and we ask any public to sort of stop encouraging these things
28:13because these is what contribute to all these gangs and turf warfare and stuff like that
28:16but we are resolute and we'll continue to do all that we could do with respect to crime
28:21suppression and dismantling of criminal gangs and gangs and gang organizations
28:25yeah so with that being said persons who may need legal advice at all this is your opportunity
28:30along the ttps community justice clinics that will be taking place and they're coming to your area
28:36in central division look out for vishnu boys secondary school
28:40all southern mean road also in the southern division
28:44there's nesc st madelin campus and that is on saturday the 23rd of me from 8 a.m. to 2
28:54p.m.
28:55so all the things that you're looking to ask for with assistance and guidance
28:59that falls in those categories that you're seeing here from domestic violence
29:03maintenance, custody, access, divorce, marital issues, grievances
29:07you have the opportunity to connect with the experts that are there to guide you
29:13at the community justice clinic on those said locations
29:16which is in the central division and southern division
29:19at this time we take that break and when we come back we take your calls
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32:11in a position
32:12where he was brutally attacked
32:13by other school members
32:14now the ministry of education
32:15says it has activated its full support framework following the circulation of a disturbing video showing a schoolboy being brutally
32:24beaten by other students on a roadway in chagones earlier this week the video which has been widely shared on
32:31social media shows the boy being surrounded and assaulted by several other boys before collapsing to his knees while on
32:39the ground he was repeatedly kicked in the head of the head of the
32:41and upper body until he appears motionless a vehicle which had been blocked during the altercation is then seen moving
32:49forward and making contact with the boy as he lay on the roadway now persons nearby could be heard screaming
32:56for the driver to stop
32:57apparently unaware that the injured boy was lying in front of the vehicle the footage ends with someone lifting the
33:04injured student in his arms and carrying him away from the scene now let me make this statement very clear
33:11the ministry of education stated they totally condemned what took place the incident and the concerns both with the violence
33:20taking place itself and the circulation of the footage online is very disturbing
33:24so i want the public so i want the public so i want the public to take a look i
33:28mean words is different from actually seeing it and this is what transpired
33:34no cares jesus jesus yes we could see the adults in the area and it seems like this guy in
33:40the blue like he went yes whoever i saw that money we're not sure jesus
33:47yes when are we going to see i am sorry to say some of these children made as examples before
33:57things reach to the point where either someone's child is paralyzed or killed
34:03yes once it goes even further and i have an official um media release on the ttps but let me
34:09say this
34:12how do you think that child's parent or guardian or loved ones will feel
34:19and i want to ask the relatives of that individual please do not take matters into your own hand
34:28allow the investigative process to take place and we have an official media release and i will give you
34:37the following information dated today the 21st of may 2026 um the trail and tobago police service confirms that
34:45investigations are ongoing into a fight involving several students which occurred on wednesday the 20th of
34:51may 2026 between 2 30 pm and 3 30 pm and was subsequently circulated on social media
35:00officers attached to the central division visited a secondary school in shogonos on thursday the 21st of
35:06may 2026 where they met with the principal and school safety officer regarding the incident investigations
35:13are currently being conducted by the school safety officer as well information received indicates that three
35:20students of the institution were involved in the altercation including one student who was allegedly seen
35:26kicking the victim about the head while he was on the ground the students were reportedly absent
35:33from school today and their parents have since been contacted by the school officials the students are
35:39expected to be placed on extended indefinite suspension pending further inquiries the victim a 14 year old
35:47student of another central base secondary school was reportedly transported home by taxi following the incident he
35:55later sought medical attention at the shogonas medical facility and was subsequently transferred to the eric
36:02williams medical sciences complex where he was treated and discharged preliminary inquiries suggest that the altercation
36:09stemmed from exchanges and banter on social media between the parties involved the ttps continues
36:17to urge students to urge students and parents to exercise responsible use of social media
36:21and to seek peaceful conflict resolution as acts of violence can have serious legal and personal consequences
36:31ms husband's ttps has gone into the school with the school oriented policing initiative we have the community conflict resolution
36:39center
36:40being headed by corporal goddard at the saint joseph marika saint joseph station we are in consultation
36:48with the ministry of education to have more things come on place we are tweaking and currently involved in
36:55anti-gang bullying mr ali also have his initiative
37:02the police are indeed trying but parents we need you to take your rightful place in the home we are
37:09asking the
37:10parents to bring these children in for the quest for questioning so that the investigation can be conducted
37:15don't hide them do not hide them because if your child was on the receiving end you would have wanted
37:21the other
37:21parent to do to be responsible i'm asking persons involved especially the relatives of the victim
37:27please do not take matters into your own hand allow the children tobago police service to conduct their
37:34investigative procedures can anyone be arrested here of course all right we have a caller caller good evening
37:40yes good evening good evening good evening sir what i want to introduce to this program is
37:51children that fighting to the extreme
37:57if that child is kicking up and beating to the extreme if that child dies
38:03then what will be the next step amen thank you caller yes well if the child dies and the child
38:16doesn't even have to die i was not going to say this situation here they could see themselves facing
38:22criminal charges but the investigation has just commenced and i would just leave it there i don't want to
38:28really expand too much on this situation things for me at this point in time i know at the end
38:36of the
38:37day the ttps has to do what we have to do what you all have to do right and it
38:42is it is to me because i don't
38:44know if it's because society has a lot to say about the ttps that you all are coming across too
38:50soft
38:52and and and it is disturbing because we have reached a point now where we are seeing young people
39:00who do not respect anything that could be my child that could be your child and we reach a point
39:08where
39:08yes we have to investigate and this continue fighting because they realize nothing is going to happen
39:12i get suspended and and the parents the parents who know let me just bring it down we have a
39:21call
39:23caller good evening yeah good evening caller hi good evening good evening good evening
39:31yes could you mute your television mom please hi okay so i i would really honestly like to see
39:38commission and step down because he's an absolute waste of time absolute waste of time he's more
39:43concerned about ian allen than the missing two-year-old child so because it's hiding for this man and the
39:48whole country knows this resign well the caller is entitled to uh to their opinion and you know
39:59i respect the opinion of the caller yes we have another call all right let's take that break we'll be
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42:03and welcome back now we have some information from the children's authority where we want the public if
42:09any information on children you all could assist to locate these two young ladies now 15 year old
42:14maya taylor was last seen in the beaten area along with 17 year old now kirline sylvan she was last
42:24seen
42:25in the point 14 area and anyone with information we are asking please contact the authorities at 996 or the
42:34police at 999 again anyone with information with 15 year old maya taylor and 17 year old kirline sylvan we
42:43have back to the phone 90 give us a call at 623 17 11 extension 1996 and 1997 caller is
42:52on the line call
42:52good evening
43:00since back in the um
43:05um
43:07and then with this officer he went into the program
43:17uh
43:41and
43:43their aptitude to um to help you and you are hearing for the first for the past six months
43:51for your application on this since um january you will hear that um
43:57boys throw that file out we don't have a file we don't have to change the supplies up things again
44:04nothing happened and this is a real tilt-up to the citizens who really wants to vote for the police
44:13i will speak to your answer um on the when i come up
44:18ma'am this situation is particularly related to a.k.a. st joseph police station thank you thank you
44:26what kind of license what she said is not the ful license so i'm assuming the other license you
44:33could be is it will be the pepper spray i am not certain if it's pepper spray or um spirit
44:39retailers
44:39license or grocer's license or um precious metal license licenses but all the licenses are
44:47there's a process okay um i'm not certain if it's a spirit retailer this has to be done it is
44:54one for
44:54there's a complete file must be for the police one for the court one for the fire service one for
45:00customs
45:01and one for ministry of health okay and then when all of those bodies visit then the committee the
45:08court or the license committee for the district will visit and do their final granting of the license
45:14so if it is indeed a lengthy process if she's talking about um obtaining uh spirit retailers or
45:20groceries licenses stuff like that there is a process and i know it's a bit lengthy um to stand here
45:26and
45:26say that the post the singles the police station would have thrown away the file or whatnot i hope
45:31that the caller would be in a position where she could at least call back um jackie and leave her
45:36number
45:36so that i can really do some inquiries for her and really update her with some some current and pertinent
45:42information so caller if you hear me and you could please um leave your information with your number
45:48with ms jackie please i'll call you all right we have another caller caller good evening hello good evening
45:57good evening good evening caller
45:58yes yes sir yes sir uh and normally you have to say very quick but for whatever reason this afternoon
46:06when
46:07you were reading this first news with respect to the information from the ctp i thought you mentioned
46:15which person to be charged with the one earlier one and then the second one who is supposed to be
46:22under um
46:34uh uh um um
46:39all right is that a caller all right but i think it's one person was charged all right so so
46:47let me just go
46:47over a part of the information acting on the advice of the deputy acting on the advice of the dpp
46:55investigations conducted further inquiries and investigators conducted further inquiries and obtained warrants
47:02for the arrest of one person kaya sealy of bamboo settlement number one valsin for the offenses of three counts
47:13of
47:13shooting with intent to cause grievous bodily harm at the police contrary to section 12 of the offenses against
47:19the persons act chapter 1108 in relation to the said incident additionally a warrant has also been
47:26issued for the offense of manslaughter contrary to common law and other related charges in that on
47:33january 20th 2026 at the corner of college road and bassey street extension st augustine kaya
47:40sealy unlawfully killed joshua samaru all right we have another caller caller good evening
47:47hello hi good evening to you good evening caller we are good evening
47:51yes please i want to tell you for a broad shoulder
48:10i want to tell you for a broad shoulder
48:11i want to tell you for a broad shoulder
48:21you i want to be better representative of the police service and coming up will be back as you
48:28see the police will not get it right all the time and there is an organization but what i know
48:34for
48:35sure is that if this situation with this country has to deal with all what is happening you want to
48:41do
48:41do you have an excellent job and i will give you an excellent job and i will give you a
48:449.9 and say this
48:46evening so go to the court and say this one should be bad and that one should be bad because
48:50they're not
48:51doing their their building and doing anything but most of the time they look at their speech and their home
48:56right then come to the police at the world in the country that's why we need this to them come
49:02on police do
49:03your job do your job do your job with me go to the people say god right and do your
49:09job with our faith
49:10favor thank you very much thank you caller yes well i want to thank the caller for the encouragement
49:19and as the caller said we wouldn't always get it right but we will endeavor to correct our wrongs and
49:25press forward to in our attempt to make china and tobago the safest caribbean country yes now when it
49:33comes to you know when you give evidence for any case and it goes before the director of public
49:41prosecutions it is one where they or the the individual who is in charge the director himself
49:46or herself will be responsible if to proceed with charging anyone is not it yes no what we do we
49:53we
49:53we provide the facts we do our interviews get our forensic our forensic evidence and after we compile
50:00a proper file we then send it to the office of the director of public prosecution who will peruse the
50:08file sit have a conversation with the investigator and then based on what is in the file what has been
50:15recorded what has been obtained video footage etc forensic analysis forensic report statements etc then
50:21the director of public prosecution would now give his instructions all right we have another caller caller good
50:29good evening hello hello hello hello hi hi yes yes that's me nicola that this is something um fact
50:40evidentiary um but it's evidently fact in terms of uh surely police will have some kind of preventive support
50:48you know what you want this man to attack you right um right um uh right you think the police
50:55is using
50:55evidentiary um approaches um approaches as the commissioner said and i don't know why they want this man to
51:01exactly right why we do this job and then secondly i just want to suggest we need a stronger justice
51:09system
51:09right after this we're not dealing with children anymore we're dealing with young offenders
51:15and looking at that um keep looking around yes the police as a larger yes thank you caller thank you
51:24caller we appreciate the encouragement and we will indeed continue to work and continue to roll out um
51:30more crime fighting initiatives as well as rehabilitative initiative by way of our youth clubs our anti-gang
51:37bullying campaign our anti-gang campaign our anti-bullying campaign etc as we go forward we have
51:43some very nice initiatives um right now the police ban and all has an initiative initiative where
51:49you know it's really really nice where we have you could visit schools and you know we just open
51:55up different opportunities that the police service could provide for um the youth of today and we are
52:01asking for stakeholders and all those who want to partner with us could come on board and partner with us
52:05you know we have another caller caller good evening hello hello hi good evening good evening
52:13good evening caller okay okay something else i asked you let us say that's kicking on the chair in the
52:19head
52:19in the head let us say i was a therapist and that came at the same time and i decided
52:25after
52:25that's what i wanted to do because i don't know because i'm not going to meditate anything i don't
52:31see the other side is supposed to go to the inside of that school at that moment inside and i
52:36see that
52:36my child on the ground then he kicked off the back then and he said this will act accordingly
52:43will i be charged all right thank you you're saying any moment in the moment premeditated two wrongs
52:52don't make it right yes sir yes you will be charged and what we advise you you yeah and i
53:00mean and
53:01it pains me to say this because the gentleman parted a fight recently and look at the outcome right yes
53:07and i understand from a parent point of because i too am a parent and it was my child i
53:13don't know
53:13how i would have reacted so i'm not going to stand here and say well it will be all flowers
53:17and roses
53:18the correct thing is that you you get into this situation you remove your child and you take a child
53:24to seek medical attention and then you make a report because from the time you get up and you hit
53:29that
53:30other person he could now say you assaulted him well we will go through that process as it comes and
53:36you're
53:36free to do so as well but remember there's consequences there's conflict did he attack you
53:42no but you are attacking a child that came from my womb okay so there's one more you need some
53:48suspense your consequences the actions and as i always say adult consequences other actions have
53:53added consequences what i am saying two wrongs don't make it right and you could be right until you end
54:01up
54:01wrong yeah so allow the police to do our job please and matters of this i tell you public matters
54:07of
54:07these are of public interest so there's no drag foot or drag hand what we want is the cooperation from
54:13the parent because we are guided under the children's judge's rule so let me ask you this the alderman will
54:18be charged then because he held ms husbands the investigation is going to allow the investigation
54:30to take its place and as usual i will come here and update that's why the criminals feel they could
54:34get
54:34so it would be responsible with your statements we did commissioner talk about that all right you have
54:40a caller hello hello good evening good evening caller good evening good evening good evening sir
54:52oh you see every person you live on the bus street anywhere i go in off and down the bus
54:58street
54:59the police never catch you on the bus street but i'm always here now i'm not taking a chance
55:03you know you see there is you reach the you find just two thousand dollars
55:07i stop you in the bus street oh you start your stuff because i know you're wrong
55:12and i'm going to get catch at half of eight thousand dollars the other reason the consequences
55:19is change my attitude if you want to know that's over that effect if i was in charge i would
55:27have
55:27taken nine to seven days i pull it inside my friends to check these social media issues
55:32i pull another footage i'm going over and i find my fellow the the the air debris that they must
55:39change
55:39within about 24 it must be fixed and they must understand about it look where i am now look at
55:47the
55:47best thing they know in here and they're in jail for it and they must be there must be they
55:52must be so
55:53frightening and they treat them they treat them it's exactly like what they treat that was and
55:57a criminal perspective you see the only thing we understand is fun sequence but it can't be flow
56:04we can't let them go to the school or talk to the friends that have this thing that got up
56:07here you know like no bad boy things in the time they must look like babies they must be freaky
56:14so within 24 hours of that event then they're supposed to be handcuffs and then they're going to
56:19make that big station and then they're going to go in there you can't have a remote
56:22time it's caught out there's not caught out there's not caught out there's not caught out there's not
56:30you will see a change and i think you'll take that event and you're going to every school
56:34whether that government school or not you're going there and we have 600 schools going to 600 schools
56:41and show them the case that we the case are telling this is what we're going for this is the
56:44model
56:45and i suspect and i think it's important consequences is what we understand thank you thank you color
56:52yes caller i i hear you and i i i hear you with that approach however we are guided by
56:58the children's or
56:59this rule but let me tell children i have to be with something i call i want to listen to
57:02this
57:03you all recognize that none of the three none of the three children involved went to school today
57:09i wonder why i wonder if their parents are aware i wonder if the parents recognize that their children
57:15did not go to school today and ask them why they didn't go to school today because i'm certain that
57:21by
57:21now some one of them parents may have seen it or would have seen because it has gone viral but
57:28the three
57:29students involved did not go to school today and that is why children feel they could do that
57:34somebody kept them home you know where they live or they would have left for school and not attend
57:40school and then come back down to the parent to ask them what did you do today could i see
57:45a school
57:45back what did miss teach today did you do exam today i wish i knew where they lived you all
57:53couldn't find
57:54out we would find out that like i said investigations are ongoing yes we would like to thank you i
58:00mean
58:01we have a lot to discuss right a lot to continue to go through but we wish you nothing but
58:08the best
58:08be safe to our audience continue being our targets out there we'll be back tomorrow same time same place
58:14news is up next at seven god bless we're out
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