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03:19This is Beyond the Tape. I'm your host with me husbands.
03:22Now, my co-host had two days off last week.
03:26Now, he's back with us this week to represent, of course, each and every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, our favorite
03:33officer on the show.
03:35We have ASP Russell here with us this evening.
03:36Good evening to you sir.
03:38Good evening Miss Husbands.
03:39Good evening Trinidad and Tobago.
03:41And to our international viewers, those in Grenada as well.
03:44On behalf of our Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners,
03:50and First and Second Diversion Officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service as usual.
03:55It's a pleasure being here.
03:56And it's not that I was off for two days.
03:58Well, on the show.
03:59I was engaged in some career development activities.
04:05Okay, sharpening up your scales.
04:06I don't want the public to think that I just should.
04:08Abandon us.
04:09Yes, I would not do that to you public.
04:11I am here.
04:13Live and in living color.
04:14God has blessed us all to see another day.
04:16We thank God for that.
04:17Yes.
04:18What's up for you?
04:19I'm alright.
04:20Some concerns of mine, but we will dive in later down in the show.
04:25Because when you see your officers doing a fabulous job, you make me give a round of applause.
04:32And you know, we give all praises.
04:34But it seems like we need more officers out there like you.
04:38But we will touch on that a little further down in the show.
04:41Now, it seems like from the last couple of weeks, we're seeing a lot of stabbing incidents happening throughout the
04:47country.
04:47And again, it seems like the public is a bit angry out there of late.
04:54And persons can't control their emotions.
04:57Yes.
04:57And I love how you touch on the word emotions.
05:01You know, statistically speaking, when you look at the scientific aspect of crimes, incidents involving stabbing.
05:10It's close, close quarters, close parameters.
05:14Of course, that's intimate.
05:15So, it's really intimate.
05:17Yes.
05:17A lot of the times, the offender and the victim, they know each other.
05:25And it's sad.
05:26I saw someone lost their life recently with respect to a stabbing incident.
05:32And the condolences to that gentleman and his family.
05:34I know the police, due to their quick work, they have someone in custody with that.
05:40And I'm certain that we are going through the processes engaging the Director of Public Prosecution
05:44who will give the necessary directions, you know.
05:47So, but I am asking persons, you know, to have conversations with each other before getting into that vile.
05:55I mean, if we would just humble ourselves, humble ourselves a little bit and really, you know, just show that
06:03love and that care for each other.
06:04There's nothing that a good conversation with some respect cannot solve, you know.
06:10Yes.
06:10I mean, we do it in our personal relationships.
06:12And, you know, we should extend it to each other, even in school.
06:15You know, that's why we have the Conflict Resolution Center in Maraca St. Joseph, which is run by Corporal Goddard.
06:23Because we see that there's that facility needed for the youth of the country as well.
06:27So, we're trying to share that example and show that example going forward.
06:31So, let's use a little more dialogue, please, now.
06:33Yeah.
06:33Well, speaking of dialogue, I think I'm going to dive in here now.
06:37There were two separate incidents that took place.
06:42And before I give you the two separate incidents that took place, you remember when you stand here, not just
06:47yourself, but other officers,
06:49and we spoke to individuals when it comes to purchasing items on social media or the Facebook marketplace,
06:55and we have to be vigilant when it comes to engaging with strangers to exchange of goods or services once
07:04money is involved.
07:06And you study and others study here many times and say, listen, to make sure that the transaction is safe
07:13and nothing happens, we should do what?
07:15Go to a police station. Go in the vicinity of a police station. You could go into the charge room.
07:20I mean, you're not going to make a report. You could just tell the officers based on the advice given.
07:25I want to do this transaction. I mean, you know, I just want to stay within the precincts of the
07:29police station.
07:32You all heard that, right?
07:33Yes.
07:33And he has been saying that other officers come on the show and say the same thing.
07:38Now, one incident, these people I don't know, one incident happened in a Rima police station where an individual went
07:48in to do a transaction,
07:49but they didn't just go into the police station and just sat there to wait to conduct what they needed
07:55done.
07:55They went to the, whoever's at the front desk, but I guess it'll be the first officers.
08:00Yeah.
08:00I'm going to call them a receptionist.
08:01So the exit, but that's what we call the discharge, you know, the reception area.
08:06So the area, right.
08:06Yes.
08:06So the individual went there, told the officer what, the reason why they were in this station.
08:13The officer proceeds to say, so where come here to do that for?
08:18Well, you have to get robbed and I don't have, yeah, I don't have time for that.
08:23She said, excuse me, I'm just informing you why I'm here and I'm going to, I'm not asking you to
08:29be a witness,
08:30but this is what is going to happen in this space.
08:32Well, it's trouble, yes.
08:34But sir, the person referenced, on beyond the tape, you see the symbol is beyond the tape, beyond the tape
08:40thing.
08:40I fed up on that.
08:42I said, what?
08:44How, how, how?
08:45Is it that these officers are not aware of their duties, some of them, right?
08:51And this incident that took place, the person was baffled because they know that they wanted to make sure that
08:59the transaction was safe
09:00and the other person, they never met each other.
09:02It turns and tells the individual, well, when you leave here, you feel it wouldn't get robbed either way?
09:08So all you do, what all you have to do?
09:09Just don't come back here and ask us to try to investigate and find anybody.
09:14Bro, what?
09:16Moving to Coover, police station, separate incident.
09:20And these people don't know each other.
09:22Different times.
09:23The person went to conduct business the same way, informed the officer, you know what the officer told the gentleman?
09:30Get out of here.
09:31And there's a popular restaurant, I don't know Coover that well, but there's a popular restaurant, apparently, opposite the station.
09:40And said, go over there and conduct that.
09:41Get out of here.
09:43ESP, you all trying and you all have officers out there who are clearly in a space and they are
09:54not willing to do the job the right way.
09:58And it is frustrating because you are standing here defending them, trying for the public to continue to trust you
10:07all and listening to the advice that you all give on a daily.
10:11You'll even give us information, media releases.
10:16People could go on the website, but it seems like you'll have to give them information in the email.
10:20And that's if they even read it.
10:24Because it is baffling to me that you are standing here and you are trying your hardest and there are
10:28some officers out there that don't understand their duties.
10:31What you're there for?
10:33What is your purpose of being there?
10:37It's not that you're going there because you just want to collect a check.
10:40It can't just be that.
10:43Persons are coming there trying, law-abiding citizens to listen.
10:46People have businesses on Facebook Marketplace, legit businesses.
10:52And you all are safe, supposed to be a safe space for people to feel comfortable and know you made
10:57persons uncomfortable.
11:01What I want to start by asking is if you have, I don't know if you witnessed or you're telling
11:07me something that was told to you.
11:09If you have numbers that I can communicate with the persons involved, I would definitely appreciate that.
11:17Secondly, I mean I represent the organization when I stand here.
11:21And I must say, where we would have wronged the public eye, I'm going to first apologize to the persons
11:30who experienced this type of behavior from the officers.
11:34And I hope that we could really initiate systems that could repair the damage that has been done.
11:45I'm hoping that both parties involved would have gone to the police complaints division or contact them via online to
11:55make complaints against the officers.
11:56I would love to know that as well.
11:58And if you have contact numbers, I would guide them down that road.
12:02Because we, and officers need to understand the reason why we allow the public to come to the station in
12:11situations like that.
12:12Because we're trying to keep the crime down.
12:15And if we do our part, not some of the time, but all the time, we would definitely see a
12:24change and we would definitely win over the public.
12:27So I totally agree with you.
12:29So for those who think it's a PR show or all he does is defend his officers when they are
12:35wrong, they are wrong.
12:36And in circumstances like this, based on the facts you told me, I can't say that they are wrong.
12:42However, there are mechanisms in place.
12:44The responsibility now when persons go to the reception of the TTPS of any police station, when you get those
12:53kind of treatment,
12:53we advise that you make a complaint to the police complaints division.
12:58You just have to memorize their number or take a description or just ask a name.
13:03They will do the rest.
13:04If it means that they have to do a preliminary inquiry to find out who the officer is wrong, they
13:08will do the rest.
13:10And quickly, once asked, the officer must give the identification number.
13:15Yes.
13:16I mean, because that, and most of them.
13:19It's only a reason.
13:20It's right here.
13:21It's written.
13:22And to appear in public without a regimental number like that, you are improperly dressed.
13:31You must have on everything.
13:34So I hear you, my husbands, and again, I do apologize.
13:38When the officers do things that they drop the ball, I mean, I would come here and I would stand
13:42and I would take it.
13:43I know you heard it from me.
13:44I know you missed me.
13:47Yes.
13:47Yes, we did.
13:47We all missed you.
13:48So this is how you say, hello and welcome back.
13:50But that is okay.
13:51That is not the way I wanted to greet you.
13:53That is okay.
13:54But it's sad, though.
13:55It's sad.
13:56Because, you see, what we're trying to get them to do, if we could do more community policing, more preventative
14:01policing,
14:02then we have less serious crimes to solve.
14:06So I really don't know and I wonder who was the supervisor in charge of them at the point in
14:10time.
14:11What was the rank of the person that told the civilians that.
14:15And I mean, if that person, if that officer even stopped to put themselves in the other person's shoe to
14:20see that it was a member of their family.
14:23I don't know, boy.
14:25I mean, it is a hard space to be in because you're standing here and you're trying to give the
14:32information to the public to make sure we can work together on their officers' help bent on just doing what
14:39they want.
14:40And I would add further, at the end of the day, human beings are human beings.
14:45Yes.
14:45And where there's right there is wrong.
14:46So that's why we have apparatus within the TTPS, the customer service cause, we have professional standards bureau, we have
14:54the police complaints division,
14:55that they are the mechanisms set up to discipline officers and correct errors of bad behaviors when situations like this
15:04occur.
15:04And if there wasn't bad behaviors, then there would be no need for these kind of mechanisms within the organization.
15:11So we understand that the officers, some of them will definitely play the fool from time to time and there's
15:17a place to treat with that as well.
15:19Yes.
15:19So I hope that the officers who are wanting to be there, you all continue to try and do better
15:25because the citizens are there.
15:27That's the reason you all are there now, to protect and serve the public.
15:30Now, we saw over the weekend there were two fatal stabbings recorded over the weekend and that leads us into
15:36more incidents that are taking place and persons losing their lives.
15:41Now, according to the Trinidad Express, a maxi taxi driver shot dead outside Brazil home.
15:47Police were unable to arrive at a motive for yesterday's morning's murder of maxi taxi driver, Ronald Ramgoli, who was
15:56shot and killed outside his Brazil home.
15:59Police said that around 6.30 a.m., Ramgoli had walked out of his home at Savannah Drive Brazil Village
16:07and while checking on his 24-seater maxi taxi known as General.
16:12He was ambushed and shot multiple times.
16:15The killer then fled.
16:16Relatives and neighbors who heard the gunshots came out and found Ramgoli dead on the roadway near his maxi taxi.
16:24Officers of the San Rafael police station were the first responders and they were later joined by officers of the
16:31Region 2 Homicide Bureau and Crime Scene Unit.
16:35Police could not say what prompted the attack on Ramgoli since he was not known to be involved in anything
16:42illegal or suspicious.
16:45For condolences to the family of Mr. Ramgoli.
16:48I mean, and he was at home, he just stepped out to look at his maxi.
16:52So it goes to say that even at home, you must still be vigilant.
16:56And it is difficult to have to be home and still be in a different code, a different space, a
17:03different color.
17:04Because in the military, that's how they look at it.
17:08White, medium, blank, red, orange, you know, how they activate the color codes and stuff like that.
17:13And I know when you reach home, we tend to relax.
17:15But we have to understand the times that we are living in.
17:20And, you know, we know that there would be robust investigation.
17:26I believe that, you know, this should be something that...
17:31Because people do talk, eh?
17:32Yes, of course.
17:32People do talk, and hopefully we could find the person or persons responsible for this crime
17:37and bring them before the court to answer for this crime.
17:41And, of course, anyone with information, we ask, please, to try and contact 999...
17:46800 tips, yeah.
17:46800 tips.
17:47And 555.
17:47Oh, 555.
17:48Thank you so much, ASP.
17:49Right now, let's take a look at what's making today's update with the SOE as of June 30th, 2026.
17:56Number of operations, 8,556.
18:00Number of targets, priority offenders, 2,360.
18:04Searches conducted, 3,471.
18:08Traffic operations, 5,205.
18:11Total persons arrested, 3,809.
18:15Total persons charged, 923.
18:20Firearms recovered, we're seeing that there's no increase there, giving us a total remaining at 214.
18:25Same as for ammunition, we covered a total of 3,869.
18:30And dangerous overseas, we are seeing an increase with the cannabis and cocaine ASP.
18:37Well, maybe we have forgotten all the firearms and all the ammunition.
18:40Not all, but yesterday, we saw that you all were busy as well, and you all retrieved some ammunition, and
18:45also dangerous drugs.
18:47Well, my husband, actually, every day we're busy.
18:50Yes.
18:50Because we are out there every day, police in the streets and trying to make you want to be a
18:53safer place.
18:56You know, I mean, we see the movement in the cannabis as well as the cocaine, dangerous drugs as usual.
19:02So we're hoping that the persons out there, you know, just really scale it back, that the parents do what
19:07they have to do to speak to their children about the use and the negative effects of these drugs.
19:12And that persons in society where they talk to each other, you know, and give us the information where they
19:17push them and have the block so we can raid the block and lock them up.
19:22That's it?
19:23Yes, I am all for that because of keeping the community safe.
19:26Of course, remember, the block that you ignore today is the same block that somebody will break your house to
19:35get their necks high.
19:37Okay.
19:37Right now, let's take a look at what's making today's headlines.
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27:00As police officers, the public expect us to really show that level of trust where we come to work regularly
27:09and we show up for our duties.
27:12As members of the Trinidad and public service, you have consistently demonstrated the highest standards of professionalism, resilience and selfless
27:23service.
27:23The outstanding attendance record, the outstanding attendance record, the outstanding attendance record, the outstanding attendance record is particularly commendable given
27:29the extraordinary operational demands placed on the organization over the years, including periods of leave restriction, states of emergency, COVID
27:40-19 pandemic, and policing of numerous national, cultural, sporting and ceremonial events of significance.
27:48Throughout these challenges, throughout these challenges, throughout these challenges, you remained resolute.
28:18When the very fabric of our organization feels tested.
28:23When every move we make is scrutinized by both social and traditional media.
28:30In such moments, officers may feel tested.
28:36In such moments, officers may feel daunted, hesitant to act, fearing criticism more than embracing duty.
28:43It is precisely in these moments that we must remind ourselves, we can make it better, not worse.
28:52Our task remains the same, though conditions have changed.
28:57Pressure is not the problem.
28:58It is pressure without nowhere to go.
29:01These words shared during a workplace stress presentation, which resonated with me deeply.
29:10I hope they resonate with you as well.
29:14Ladies and gentlemen, a police service is not built only by the officers who have the largest arrest or lead
29:22the highest profile operations.
29:24It is built every day by the men and women who can't be counted on to be there, on time,
29:34every time, and ready to serve.
29:37That is the foundation of professionalism.
29:41That is the foundation of trust.
29:44And that is the foundation of excellence.
29:48This day is the one chosen for to take that torch started by Mr. Steve Williams a decade ago and
29:59reignite it and recognize you for your hard work, your dedication, your sacrifice.
30:09And today, this is my one-year anniversary gift to myself to ensure that I recognize you for your exemplary
30:21attendance record.
30:25It is a reflection of your character, your discipline, and your loyalty and desire to serve the people of Trinidad
30:35and Tobago.
30:37Even when the social media critics, many of whom have never adorned a badge, they try to diminish your work.
30:51But you remain focused, professional, and steadfast.
30:56And I thank you for that.
30:59I am truly humbled, and this is from the heart, by your work ethic.
31:07I am proud of your professionalism, and I am deeply grateful for your decision to show up.
31:16Even when the circumstances were uncertain, frightening, and unprecedented.
31:23Today, we honor you for 10 years of exemplary attendance, but more importantly, 10 years of courage, 10 years of
31:31resilience, and 10 years of unshakable dedication.
31:47Exemplary service from some of your officers, and I am hoping that the other officers who are watching could take
31:52that as an example to follow.
31:55Yes, indeed, Ms. Husbands, but what I like about the narration of it is that it was stated that it's
32:04not only about cases and doing the most amount of patrols and giving the most amount of tickets.
32:11Because, I mean, all officers, to me, a lot of officers work hard in their differing sections, divisions, and branches.
32:20I commend the commissioner, and I congratulate all of those officers who received their certificates and whatever commendation.
32:33I think there was some cash involved.
32:35I was a tad disappointed in myself.
32:37I missed it by one day.
32:39I took one day sick leave in February of 2016.
32:44I haven't taken another day sick leave since, but one day, that's just how it goes.
32:51But I commend the officers.
32:52I mean, they were more resilient than I was, and, you know, that I needed to take that day, and,
32:58you know, I am happy that they were able to benefit.
33:01But I will say this, apart from that quickly, sometimes you all need to take some days, huh?
33:06Because you need to be around.
33:08You can't work, work, work, work, work, work, work, work, and push yourself to the limit, and God forbid something
33:14happens to you.
33:15So I hope that the TTPs also understands that, that their people, even if they take the days of the
33:20sick, they still work extremely hard as those who show up every single day.
33:24There are some who are living examples of taking their days, um, you know, and...
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43:14Welcome back. Now, ASP, I understand that you all had something really special for the first time of any TTPS.
43:20What is that? Could you tell us?
43:21Ms. Puzzburns, to be honest, I'm gleaming here with joy.
43:26I want to thank the commissioner, by extension, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. Benjamin,
43:31for his initiative and his wisdom and his foresight to really encourage the launch of the Trinidad and Tobago Police
43:37Service Men Bureau.
43:39Oh, interesting.
43:39It's the first time, it's history in the making, with the launch of this bureau, and you will see the
43:46segment shortly.
43:47But what it's really about is really about us supporting our brothers, being there for them mentally, spiritually, emotionally.
43:54Because God knows you all need it.
43:55Yes, definitely.
43:57Since I joined the service, there have always been a woman bureau.
44:02And sometimes we were a bit jealous of them.
44:04Yes.
44:04I would say, you know, they would have a lot of retreats and a lot of activity throughout the year.
44:10To support the females and what they're going through.
44:13They would travel from time to time because Ms. Hines, who always travel when the women have the women conference
44:19and stuff like that.
44:19So, you know, we were a bit jealous.
44:22And always felt like these women only go in there to skiffle.
44:26Yes, that's how we felt.
44:28Most of the men, that's how we felt until we understood what.
44:30The importance of it.
44:32Yes.
44:32And now, today, we are proud to say that we now have a men's bureau within the Trinidad and Tobago
44:40Police Service.
44:41Thank you to the commissioner.
44:42Long overdue.
44:43Because he cares.
44:44Thank you to DCP Benjamin for his wisdom and his initiative.
44:47And for championing this course because we, we are, we too, are not immune from the rigors of life.
44:55From the ups and downs of life.
44:57So, I'm happy that we can't support each other.
45:00So, we could tune in to the video.
45:02So, let's take a look.
45:09It was in 2024.
45:12Officer came to me at the time we had just in the top exec, three women and one male.
45:23And he said to me, as the most senior police officer, what are you doing for the male police officers
45:28in the service?
45:30And it was a question that really lingered in my head.
45:34What?
45:36And I decided then to really do something.
45:40And I said, look, probably it's time to start.
45:42You know, I said then the male police bureau.
45:45June 18, 2026, marked a historic milestone for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service with the official launch of the
45:55Men's Police Bureau.
45:57Established under the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Administration, Mr. Junior Benjamin,
46:03the Bureau represents a significant investment in the welfare, development and professional growth of the service's male officers.
46:12The vision of the Men's Police Bureau is to promote the welfare, discipline, professionalism and operational effectiveness of male police
46:22officers
46:23while supporting the overall vision and mission of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in service to the people of
46:31Trinidad and Tobago.
46:33Its mission is to serve as a leading source of support, development and advocacy for male police officers
46:41by fostering a strong sense of brotherhood, providing meaningful mentorship, promoting holistic well-being
46:49and addressing the unique challenges officers face throughout their careers.
46:55Guided by its motto, to build stronger men, stronger police service and stronger communities.
47:03The Bureau is founded on five key pillars.
47:08Pillar 1. Welfare and Wellbeing
47:11To provide structural support for the social, emotional, mental and physical welfare of male police officers.
47:21Pillar 2. Discipline and Professionalism
47:25To encourage high standards of conduct, accountability and respect for the police service, the public and each other.
47:37Pillar 3. Mentorship and Guidance
47:41To guide junior police officers through mentorship, leadership, development and positive role modelling.
47:50Pillar 4. Strengthening Morale and Unity
47:54Encouraging Teamwork, Camaraderie and a strong sense of brotherhood across all ranks and divisions.
48:03Pillar 5. Training and Personal Development
48:08Emotional Support, Life Skills Training, Intelligence, Conflict Management, Communication and Leadership Growth
48:18We believe a stronger men's police bureau will lead to a stronger police officer, which will give rise to a
48:27stronger police service, which will contribute to stronger communities in Trinidad and Tobago.
48:53Men's police bureau, the five pillars, of course, that I'm hoping that all the men will be able to stand
48:59strongly by from the welfare and well-being, discipline and professionalism.
49:03Professionalism, Mentorship and Guidance, Strengthening Moral and Unity and Training and Personal Development.
49:09And you see how the linkages of the pillars are made, right?
49:14And you see where we speak about discipline and professionalism.
49:17So we know we have our issues.
49:19So in everything that we do, we try to encourage discipline and professionalism.
49:23You know, sometimes as a parent, you have children and everyone is different.
49:29Some could learn something immediately and there are others you have to put in a little more time with.
49:35So like the officers who was a bit rude and mean to the members of the public who went in
49:43to do their transaction as guided by the TTPS,
49:47because, you know, we have to put in a little more work.
49:49We wouldn't give up on them.
49:50They are our brothers and our sisters.
49:52You know, we wouldn't give up on them.
49:54Hold them accountable.
49:55But we put in, yes, and not only hold them accountable, but we would put in that work with them.
50:01We have our customer service initiative.
50:02We have our policy now, and that carries within it remedial procedures to bring those officers on the right track.
50:14So, Trinidad, we're working with them.
50:18We ain't giving up.
50:19We're not giving up on you all, and we're not giving up on your officers.
50:22We want to bring everybody on board.
50:24I want to find out.
50:25Is it that when you all push these different initiatives and information internally,
50:29I know not everything that you can tell the public, but how are the officers able to access the information
50:36internally with these things that you all are doing?
50:38So, they wouldn't say, I didn't know.
50:40Well, all the information in the Toronto Police Service, the DOs, the departmental orders, and stuff like that, these new
50:47policies,
50:47because everything we do has to be guided by some sort of literature.
50:50Yes.
50:51So, they are really placed on the portal.
50:54Yeah?
50:55Do they log in?
50:56Do they even go on and check the updates?
50:58Well, we try to encourage officers rather than, you know, just to go on the portal and, you know, read
51:06something.
51:07You know, if you read like two DOs, a day one DO, a day when you have the time.
51:10It seems like some of them are not reading it.
51:12You know, well, I would tell you, when it's time for promotion, they read them.
51:18Yeah, but it shouldn't be waiting for promotion when you need it now to deal with the public.
51:25You know, what happens to one, and one of the initiatives that we have started, a lot of supervisors and
51:30station commanders,
51:31you know, some of them have taken that initiative that when they're doing their general lecture,
51:35because we have lecture books and stuff like that, but you have to sign.
51:38I mean, doing their general lecture, they tend to take a part of that lecture to really educate the officers
51:44as to the new policies
51:46and the new departmental orders of what is required of them going forward to avoid that and after.
51:51It's your responsibility to ensure that all the persons in attendance sign that register so they can't say that they
51:58did not know.
51:58Oh, understood. We have a caller. Caller, good evening.
52:02Hello.
52:04Yes, sir.
52:05Hi. Good evening.
52:06Good evening, caller.
52:09How are you?
52:09Good to see you.
52:15We are the only caller.
52:17Okay. Can I see you, sir?
52:18Yes, sir.
52:20Okay, sir.
52:22I'm looking at a medal, that's from the TGPS, had a marathon, a 16 marathon, and the medal, they're here
52:37to the people who don't move.
52:40Some undesirable could put this medal on their arms, running it, take off the six-scale rotary,
52:51and they have everything resembling, holding, holding, holding, because we have to be able to do it, because I think
53:02you all need to look at a medal which was recently given to all the parties, sir.
53:07Because I have some concerns, because people who don't, they can easily be viewed in this medal on anybody's pick.
53:18So, look at that point, thank you for calling.
53:23Caller, thanks for that observation.
53:27Wow. No one thought about that when, you know, when we even designed the medal.
53:34Yeah.
53:34So, I would definitely raise this situation.
53:40I don't know if it's something that you saw being done already, or if it's just in hindsight, or you're
53:47looking forward,
53:48and you're seeing an opportunity or a window where something like this could happen.
53:54Well done, though.
53:55Thank you for that, and I appreciate it.
53:56And that is what I like about your callers.
53:58When you all keep us and hold us accountable, you know, with respect to things that we do, you have
54:04given us an idea, a nice suggestion.
54:06So, we will now go and look at that, and this is what we talk about.
54:09All these situations are examples of the partnership between the police and the public.
54:15See, I tell the public love us, and we love the public too.
54:18Happy to hear that.
54:19We have another call.
54:21All right.
54:21So, since we're not going back to the phone lines, we have a few minutes.
54:24You have not been with us for two days because you were busy doing it.
54:27Mrs. Banzi and Feather, if you be that.
54:29No, what I'm just saying, you were missed with the two days.
54:32And what could you tell us now since you are back before we wrap things up?
54:36All right.
54:37So, I want to tell the public, be careful on the roadways.
54:39Persons are still driving very, very crazy.
54:43It is raining.
54:45Please ensure your vehicle is road worthy.
54:49Use communication to really resolve and really get a common ground with respect to your disputes.
54:55Make yourself a hard target.
54:57And we are in band launching season.
55:00Be careful where you park.
55:02Be careful.
55:03A lot of those band launchers, they have free drinks.
55:06Remember, the records are out there working.
55:08Be careful where you park.
55:09Go out in groups.
55:11Just be a responsible adult so that you can attend the other band launch and the other one and the
55:16other one.
55:17And also to mention ASP with persons parking in the opposite direction of where the traffic is flowing,
55:23you could also get wrecked and receive a ticket.
55:26You will get wrecked.
55:27With a ticket.
55:28If you get them in that.
55:31But the wrecked you for any tickets.
55:32So, well, yeah.
55:34If you tell them, release it, you'll pay more for the ticket.
55:36I know by law, once the owner of the vehicle comes, we're supposed to release it and issue with a
55:42ticket, eh?
55:43So, someone else might see the vehicle being wrecked and hide it.
55:46You never know.
55:46Not hide.
55:47Some of them ask.
55:48I've seen an officer do that.
55:50Say you want me to drop it or you want to pick it up for the file.
55:53Give it a choice.
55:54Well, that's when it's convenient to you all.
55:56But ASP, it's always a pleasure to have you with us each and every Tuesday, Tuesday and Friday.
56:01You are back with us.
56:02We appreciate your attendance and continue to giving us the information.
56:06Don't forget, tomorrow it's Legally Speaking Wednesdays and we have the director and attorney at law, Mr. Ali, who will
56:12be joining us.
56:12Right now, we get ready for your news.
56:14Coming up next at 7 o'clock, TNT continue being a hard target and continue being a law-abiding citizen.
56:19And to the TTPSO's officers out there, come on.
56:22Do your job.
56:23Protect and serve.
56:24We're out.
56:25God bless.
56:25God bless.
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56:38God bless.