In the wake of a recent spike in murders, especially the killings of youths, head of the National Security Council, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday ordered the police and army to hit the nation’s streets from last night to crack down on criminals.
The firm instructions were given to Minister of National Security Brigadier John Sandy at yesterday’s Cabinet meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister, St Clair.
Cabinet sources revealed the Prime Minister expressed such grave concern about the spate of killings in Laventille, Diego Martin, the East/West Corridor, and south Trinidad, that she took a decision at the start of the meeting to order the joint patrols.
She even pre-empted plans by Sandy to hold discussions with Deputy Police Commissioner Mervyn Richardson, who is responsible for anti-crime operations, on ways to tackle the resurgence in murders. Newsday exclusively reported on the Sandy/Richardson talks in yesterday’s issue.
The Prime Minister instructed that the police/army operations be carried out immediately in hots pot crime areas, as she took note of eight murders this past weekend of which five of the victims were under the age of 40. Newsday highlighted the killings of young adults in Tuesday’s issue, headlined “Young blood flowsâ€
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