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COMMISSIONER of Police, Leroy Brumell has once again registered his concerns over the number of murders and road accidents in Guyana.
Commissioner Brumell pointed out that up to last Saturday there were 59 recorded murders for the year. According to him while the figure may seem extremely high it is far less than those recorded in other Caribbean countries but at the same time the number is still too many to be recorded in any country. “To me they are too many,” the police commissioner told his ranks.
Brumell was at the time delivering the charge to ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday following their annual route march through the streets of Georgetown in observance of the 174th anniversary of the Guyana Police Force.
Brumell also referred to the accidents which occur on the country’s roadways, informing the ranks that up to Saturday morning there had been 53 reported fatal road accidents and 56 deaths.
Brumell told his ranks that according to the statistics in most cases the road accidents and fatalities result from speeding and persons not paying attention to the road safety codes.
The top cop said that while the Guyana Police Force is trying its utmost to suppress the incidents of crime across the country, it will be impossible for the force to totally eliminate all unlawful acts.
The police commissioner explained that in trying to keep the instances of murders and accidents under control, the force always acts on every single report that is made.
He singled out the Police ‘F’ Division which covers the hinterland locations as one of the areas in which murders are frequently reported and recorded. Brumell, however, noted that whenever there are murders or reported cases of murders in that part of the country there is often a very prompt reaction by the police in that division.
The police have been able to solve many of the murders in that part of the country, according to the commissioner of police.
He also touched on the issue of the police coming in for flak ever so often whenever there are murders with persons taking the position that if the police had arrived earlier the murders would have prevented.
He described that practice as the “blame game” in which the police are often unfortunate to be the centre of focus. However, he called on his ranks to remain resolute and to focus on the job they have to do and ensure that they do it to the best of their ability.
Emphasizing his concern over the number of road accidents, the head of the Guyana Police Force said that almost each day persons are killed like animals on the country’s roadways or in some cases they kill themselves like animals on the roadways.
In the meantime, he called on all Guyanese to understand that while the police have a job to police the roadways it is also the job and responsibility of every road user to ensure that they preserve their own lives and that can be done by always using the roadways carefully.
Commissioner Brumell pointed out that up to last Saturday there were 59 recorded murders for the year. According to him while the figure may seem extremely high it is far less than those recorded in other Caribbean countries but at the same time the number is still too many to be recorded in any country. “To me they are too many,” the police commissioner told his ranks.
Brumell was at the time delivering the charge to ranks of the Guyana Police Force on Saturday following their annual route march through the streets of Georgetown in observance of the 174th anniversary of the Guyana Police Force.
Brumell also referred to the accidents which occur on the country’s roadways, informing the ranks that up to Saturday morning there had been 53 reported fatal road accidents and 56 deaths.
Brumell told his ranks that according to the statistics in most cases the road accidents and fatalities result from speeding and persons not paying attention to the road safety codes.
The top cop said that while the Guyana Police Force is trying its utmost to suppress the incidents of crime across the country, it will be impossible for the force to totally eliminate all unlawful acts.
The police commissioner explained that in trying to keep the instances of murders and accidents under control, the force always acts on every single report that is made.
He singled out the Police ‘F’ Division which covers the hinterland locations as one of the areas in which murders are frequently reported and recorded. Brumell, however, noted that whenever there are murders or reported cases of murders in that part of the country there is often a very prompt reaction by the police in that division.
The police have been able to solve many of the murders in that part of the country, according to the commissioner of police.
He also touched on the issue of the police coming in for flak ever so often whenever there are murders with persons taking the position that if the police had arrived earlier the murders would have prevented.
He described that practice as the “blame game” in which the police are often unfortunate to be the centre of focus. However, he called on his ranks to remain resolute and to focus on the job they have to do and ensure that they do it to the best of their ability.
Emphasizing his concern over the number of road accidents, the head of the Guyana Police Force said that almost each day persons are killed like animals on the country’s roadways or in some cases they kill themselves like animals on the roadways.
In the meantime, he called on all Guyanese to understand that while the police have a job to police the roadways it is also the job and responsibility of every road user to ensure that they preserve their own lives and that can be done by always using the roadways carefully.
