POLICE Commissioner (ag), Seelall Persaud, together with other senior officers of the Force, including Assistant Commissioners, Balram Persaud, Christopher Griffith and Brian Joseph, gathered on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden to offer their gratitude to Senior Superintendent Owen Trotz, who has gone into retirement.

“E” Division police held a farewell parade in honour of Trotz, lasting just about half of an hour.

In his farewell speech, Trotz said he had been able to serve the Guyana Police Force with the strength supplied by the Almighty and the support from his family members and the senior and junior ranks of the organisation.

He called on serving members of the Force, especially the young ones, to grasp every opportunity to be trained and further their personal development which comes their way through the Guyana Police Force.

Although rain had fallen earlier in the day and had caused the ground to be damp, the events to honour the outgoing senior police office were unaffected. Senior Supt. Trotz will be remembered as the first person to head the Police “E” Division after it had been delinked from the “F” Division.

Participating in the passing out parade in Trotz’s honour were ranks, officers, constables, scouts and members of the Guyana Police Force Band, which provided the melody for the afternoon.

The parade was led by Deputy Superintendent Wayne De Heart, who once served in the division under Trotz, and who is presently in charge of the Impact Base in Georgetown.

Owen Trotz commenced and concluded his farewell speech with quotes from the Bible,

the bedrock of his Christian faith. Among his achievements in serving the Guyana Police Force, after joining as a special constable, were promotions to the ranks of Corporal, Sergeant, Inspector, Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent, and Senior Superintendent; at which rank he retired on Friday.

During his stint on the job, Owen Trotz served at the Felix Austin Police College, the Beat Centre, and at all of the divisions at various levels and in various capacities. He was also once the transport officer of the Guyana Police Force.

Among those present at the farewell parade were Traffic Chief of “F” Division, Commander Courtney Ramsey; incoming “E” Division Commander, Calvin Brutus; and Force Training Officer Paul Williams, among administrative and other ranks.

(By Leroy Smith)