East Coast Demerara : Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, and Deputy Commander ‘C’ Division, Eric Bassant met with residents of Ogle, E.C.Dem. to address issues of community concerns. Issues raised by the residents include non-existence of a Community Policing Group (CPG) in Ogle, the issuing of firearms licence to CPGs, the need for a police outpost at Ogle, inappropriate parking of vehicles in the vicinity of schools, threats and treatment of civilians by CPGs and availability of more police officers at strategic locations.
With regards to the request for a police outpost, Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said it would not be feasible to provide each community with an outpost, however with proactive involvement of community members; they can assist in crime fighting.
The community of Ogle does not boast a CPG; hence Minister Rohee encouraged the residents to form one.
“Once we have a group of dedicated individuals to do voluntary work in the evening …we are prepared to work with those people and incidentally we just don’t encourage people to form a CPG and then leave them on their own, we provide the necessary assistance to the groups and the divisions”.
Minister Rohee related that CPGs members are also given the perquisite training in fighting crime.
Deputy Divisional Commander Eric Bassant stressed on the significance of residents in reporting incidents. The involvement of the community in assisting the police is of utmost importance as such Bassant noted without community involvement the police alone would have a very hard time in bringing those who break the law to justice.
He expressed gratitude to the residents who pointed to areas where crimes are prevalent. The Divisional Commander assured that ranks will be placed in those areas.
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