Police ups crime fight on CG bikes, tinted vehicles - Crime chief

Police ups crime fight on CG bikes, tinted vehicles – Crime chief

Nov 28, 2015 News

In the face of many robberies being perpetuated by bandits using CG motorbikes for easy transport to and from crime scenes, the police have taken a decision to launch a campaign against CG bikes, tinted vehicles and bicycles.
Noting that the bikes are easy to maneuver through the congested city, Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said, yesterday, “Is not only CG bikes, but we are looking at those tinted vehicles and also bicycles, as we have quite a number of perpetrators using bicycles to commit robberies.”
The campaign that is already in effect is yielding results, the Crime Chief assured, stating that over the past week, perpetrators have opted to not use motorbikes to access locations as they are already aware of the current posture of the force.
“We will continue with that posture even as we are zooming in on those CG motor cycles, bicycles and also motor cars with tint.” This is in addition to road blocks that are being established at strategic points where police will be stopping and searching persons including persons in minibuses. “The amount of robberies has increased whereby passengers were robbed while using transportation.”
Dealing with the issue of tint, efforts are ongoing within the force to address the issue of ranks owning and operating vehicles with tint. In fact, a junior officer was placed before the court by a senior officer for his vehicle having tint, and as that matter continues to engage the courts Blanhum said, “All senior officers are tasked with the duty to address persons driving into the police compound or around the police premises with tinted vehicles. The tints must be removed.”
On the subject of CCTV use in crime solving locally, the Crime Chief said the force is already reaping benefits from them. “We have had a number of cases where we were able to confront suspects with the images and positively identify them, and their cases are before the court.”
Recently we were able to solve a murder in Festival City using the CCTV footage. The killer was shown the footage and he positively identified himself. That evidence will be used in the court.
“The CCTV has been very beneficial, Blanhum said. Very soon the police force will be launching the safe street smart city CCTV image initiative whereby, all the areas within the city of Georgetown will have cameras supported by an emergency operation center.
“That center would house persons from the Ministry of Health, the Police Force and the Fire Service whose mandate would be to respond to emergencies.”

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