… residents request street lights, police patrols

POLICE ranks attached to G Division (Essequibo Coast and Essequibo Islands) have upped their face-the-community meetings and have been interacting with residents, as well as listening to their concerns.
Recently, ranks from the Division held a meeting with Zorg villagers where residents in that community requested more street lights, continuing of police patrols and the clearing of bushy areas.
Residents related to police that the area was usually pitch black in the nights and as such street lights would be beneficial to the community.

During the interactions between the police and residents it was revealed that several young men in the village were imbibing openly, as well as getting involved in other illicit activities. They requested more vigilance in the area.

Speaking to residents was Assistant Superintendent Andrew Cumberbatch, who spoke about team policing and the 911 system. He urged parents to get their children involved in the police youth groups as a way of getting them actively involved in activities. Other ranks present at the meeting included the head of the crime division in the region, Shivram Murugaya, Corporal Dandrade and Sergeant Moore.