–in giving back to the communities’ initiative

Police ‘A’ Division, Number Three Subdivision, which includes Kitty, Alberttown and Prashad Nagar Police Stations, hosted orphaned and abandoned children to a luncheon at the Drop-in Centre for Street Children on Tuesday last.

The children, residents of the Drop-in Centre for Street Children, were treated to a luncheon during which the officers interacted with them, some being as young as a year old, while the eldest was approximately 19 years old. Some of these children had special needs.

Afterwards the officers served lunch to the children and the caretakers of the institution.

This initiative, according to Inspector Griffith-Jacobis, Head of the Number Three Subdivision, is part of the new five-year strategic plan of the Guyana Police Force.

She said, “Today, we are here to build our good community/police relationship. We have chosen here because it is a place for the less fortunate…and we are here to show our appreciation to them.”

The officers said that to determine what items were appropriate they asked what was needed, and when a list was provided, they supplied items from the list.

The inspector said the three police stations combined their resources to provide the luncheon. She said, “We want the communities to view us not as a force but as a service; and from the response we have received, it is working thus far. People show more appreciation of the work done by the force.”

Sergeants Forde, Jack and Webster from the various police stations noted that their programme is an ongoing one, but is one that will see the Guyana Police Force giving more back to the communities.

They also indicated that this would continue to build the police force and partner with the communities.
Administrator of the Drop in Centre, Joel Gibson, expressed thanks to the officers on behalf of the centre.

In keeping with their resolution of building good community police/relationship, they would be distributing school-related material to the children of Sophia on Sunday, July 3rd, 2014.

(By Sandy Agasen)