Kudos to Commander Hicken for ridding us of this nuisance

Apr 04, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
We, the residents of Stanleytown, West Bank Demerara, wish to commend recently appointed ‘D’ Division Commander, Senior Superintendant Clifton Hicken, for ridding our community of a ring of gamblers and drug users that has been tormenting us for some four years.
Editor, this large gang would gamble nightly, in a most noisy manner, at the back of a shop in our community. Children found it difficult to study and our sleep was disturbed by loud cursing, the smashing of bottles and occasional fights. Many of the gamblers would also brazenly smoke marijuana behind this shop.
For years, numerous complaints to other Divisional Commanders brought promises, but no action to ease us of this torment.
But on Saturday, a resident contacted SSP Hicken, who promised to investigate. In less than an hour, a police vehicle with several ranks was at the scene. The gamblers scattered, but some were arrested.
To date, they have not returned, and there have been regular police patrols in the area to ensure that they stay away.
Kudos to Commander Hicken, for doing in one day what his colleagues failed to do in four years. Keep up the good work!
Residents of Stanleytown

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