Notice from the Fraud Squad, Port of Spain Office: Phone and Internet Lines Down Be advised that the phone lines and the internet are down at the General and Administration Offices on the 6th and 7th Floors of the Inland Revenue Division Building, Government Campus Plaza, Port of Spain. Persons are asked to visit our offices to make their reports, while the issue is being addressed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

We have deployed several safety enhancement measures to deter, detect and reduce crimes within the city of Port-of-Spain. The operations are underway to assist the Besson Street, Central Police Station and Woodbrook Police Station Districts and our counterparts at the Port-of-Spain City Police, particularly in heavily shopping areas and commercial hubs. The exercises will also transcend in neighbouring residential areas in the Uptown and Newtown communities of the capital. Sustained operations are being supported by Assistant Commissioner of Police (Ag.), North-West, Winston Maharaj, Senior Superintendent (Ag,), Harripersad Ramnarine and Superintendent, Rakesh Ramsook, of the Port-of-Spain Division, Superintendent (Ag.), Michael Sooker, of the Mounted and Canine Branch. Citizens are encouraged to remain vigilant and to provide any suspicious activities to our frontline officers as we all work together for a safer city. 📸 Courtesy PC Keith Matthews, Corporate Communications Unit - Audio Visual

Police, Tourists Enjoy City Sites Last week, we welcomed thousands of tourists and visitors from the MSC Seaside Cruise Ship to the capital city. During the visit, over 5,000 visitors enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the city, appreciating various aspects of our culture, cuisine and people. As they visited the city’s attractions in Downtown, Port-of-Spain, frontline and specialised officers of the Port-of-Spain Division and the Mounted and Canine Branch interacted with the visitors, with our Police Horses and Canines bringing much delight. The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service looks forward to more of these dockings and is working closely with tourism stakeholders and citizens to ensure their safety and an enjoyable season. 📸 Courtesy PC Keith Matthews

Alzheimer’s Out-Patient Missing from Black Rock, Tobago The Shirvan Road Police Station is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 78-year-old man who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. HUBERT JOHNSON, of Black Rock Main Road, Black Rock, Tobago was last seen leaving his home on November 28th, 2023. He was reported missing the following day to the Shivan Road Police Station. Sgt Dillon has been leading efforts to locate him. JOHNSON is of African descent, dark brown in complexion, six feet, two inches tall, slim built, has dark brown eyes, grey hair and grey facial hair. He was last seen wearing a red Katzenjammers hat, a red t-shirt and a pair of green long pants. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of HUBERT JOHNSON is asked to contact the Shirvan Road Police Station at 639-8888, contact the police at 555, 999, 911, or any police station or CRIME STOPPERS at 800-TIPS.

10 Sangre Grande Young Men Receive Free Haircuts for Christmas, Upcoming School Season from Community Cops, Barbers TEN young men from the Sangre Grande community stepped into the Christmas season “fresh” after receiving free haircuts courtesy of their local community police and barbershop. The project was in partnership with PCs Felix Persad and Kern Dates of the Eastern Division Community-Oriented Policing Section (COPS) and Barbers Dexter Baboolal, Kester Bascombe and Marlon Baptiste of the Fine Cutz Beauty Lounge. The charitable event has been ongoing for some years now in which the barbers selflessly volunteer their professional services and time usually before the commencement of every school term. PC Persad, who is the pioneer for this particular annual project, “Christmas Hair Cutz Event,” said it was all about ensuring that the youngsters were not only groomed but ultimately cared for. According to the COPS officer, “The children were all happy to be gifted with this special haircut and style. The haircuts and partnership not only last for the Yuletide season but go all the way into the upcoming school season where COPS officers further the work with families in making life much more bearable and enjoyable.” The COPS Eastern Division also applauded and thanked the barbers for unresistingly adopting the idea and for giving back to the future generation. The event was another initiative a part of the Eastern Division’s thrust of community and stakeholder engagement through meaningful and sustained connections throughout all neighbourhoods under its care. 📸 Courtesy Eastern COPS

Christmas Buzz in Valencia We at the Valencia Police Post are reminiscing and reflecting on the jolly moments and memories we created with our community on Christmas Day. On Monday, we united with resident Sherminka Reason to give over 100 hampers and goodie bags to families and children in celebration of the most wonderful time of the year. The distribution occurred early morning and was done within the Clarence Trace, Palm Road, Plantation Road, Benny Road, and Cumaca Road areas. This was another initiative a part of the Eastern Division’s thrust of community and stakeholder engagement through meaningful and sustained connections throughout all neighbourhoods under its care. 📸 Courtesy Valencia Police Post

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Social and Welfare Association presents Protective Arms 2nd Annual Monarch Competition. To register click the link https://form.jotform.com/232776472393062 See flyer for more details.

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The Oropune Police Youth Club held its annual end of year awards ceremony and dinner at their Ryan Mc Guire Basketball Court on Friday 15th December. The event celebrated the youths who participated and excelled in sporting, music and theatrical endeavours throughout the year.

Matelot Police Give 30 Hampers to Families THIRTY families in the Matelot community are expressing their gratitude to their local police for their continued efforts in making this year the greatest Christmas in a long time. The appreciation came following a hamper distribution ceremony last Saturday at the St Helena Community Centre, Matelot. The distribution was in collaboration with the Red Chariot Foundation led by Devka Gajadhar and Anil Bhagwatsaran with support from the Matelot and Toco Police Stations where the families received food items and various tokens of appreciation for their resilience and adaptability during these trying times. Inspector (Ag.) Roopnarine Sankar and Sgts Rene Katwaroo and Chris Edwards were also on hand and thanked the Foundation for partnering with the police in making the event not only possible but most memorable. On December 7th, the Matelot Police Station hosted another engagement drive, in which over 150 children between the ages of three and 12 were hosted at the same venue for an afternoon of fun and togetherness. The hamper distribution is another initiative of the Eastern Division’s thrust of community and stakeholder engagement through meaningful and sustained connections throughout all neighbourhoods under its care. 📸 Courtesy Matelot Police

Valencia Parents, Children Learn to Bake Breads, Make Candles, Soap, Gifts in Christmas Short Course Several Valencia families will on Christmas Day awaken to the warm aroma of freshly baked bread and cakes and scented candles and even open their own homemade gifts. This season is one that 38 children and 15 adults would not forget as they graduated from the Valencia Stretch Police Youth Club’s (VSPYC) Christmas Short Course which ran every Saturday from November 25th to December 9th. The sessions were held at the Little Mount Zion Spiritual Baptist Church located at the Eastern Main Road, Valencia. The course, which taught families about interior designing, baking, soap and candle making, was hosted in collaboration with Project GRACE and funded through the Pan American Development Foundation. According to the Team Lead, PC Kern Dates, the programme included several volunteers from the community who all united to ensure that families would not only experience a better yuletide season this year but be equipped with new skills. “The programme was developed to encourage parents and their children to participate together and it was successful in so doing,” PC Dates said. He explained, “Initially, the programme was developed with a decorative piece as the participants learned first-hand how to make an ornamental light gift box. This session was facilitated by Leslie Lamothe who patiently demonstrated to the class the accurate method of getting the job.” PC Dates added, “At the second session, Ann Marie Jeremiah taught the participants the importance of the right ingredients and the methods for making bread, sweet bread, plait bread and Christmas bread which they all did for themselves after.” “The third session was facilitated by Christiana Jeremiah-Edwards and Brenda De Gannes who taught the process of candle and soap making,” the Community-Oriented Policing Section police officer said. To get involved in future VSPYC projects, please call PC Kern Dates at 788-3242. 📸 Courtesy PC Kern Dates