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Spectacular performances at Police Day
The Guyana Police Force seized the opportunity to be “citizen friendly” when it executed
One of the police dogs searching in action.
its first “Police Day” yesterday at the D’Urban Park.
Scores of persons attended the free event and despite the rain, all seemed to have enjoyed themselves.
There were performances from the force’s SWAT (A Special Weapon and Tactics) team, the Canine Section, Tactical Services Unit, Mounted Branch and Police String Band.
The very interactive crowed cheered on energetically as the many stunts and policing activities were performed.
The hostage act by the force’s SWAT team was definitely the crowd’s favourite.
The SWAT team is a designated group of Law Enforcement Officers who were selected, trained and equipped to work as a coordinated unit to tackle critical issues that are so dangerous that they exceed the capabilities of first responders.
This country’s SWAT team stands ready to safely resolve high risk situations such as a hostage situation, barricaded suspects and VIP protection among others.
Yesterday’s act showed the team rescuing hostages held in a bus by a group of men- this act gained the full attention of the crowd.
The trained police dogs were amazing. They found guns and weed, which were hidden separately. Molly (one of the dogs) gained instant crowd fame for her swiftness in locating the hidden objects.
Other activities included races, martial arts display, buns eating race and drill display.
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