Do Police Officers Have Enough Fuel?  

The Belize Police Department is attempting to mitigate the number of violent crimes through an increase in operations across the country. With the implementation of additional patrols, police are experiencing the depletion of their fuel allowance at an incredible rate. Recently, a police mobile was parked near the police station on Racoon Street, unable to conduct patrols as it had expended its two-hundred-and-fifty gallons per monthly fuel. Today, Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs confirmed that due to the heightened northern operations, the increased use of gas is to be expected.

 

Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs

“Was there an increase in the fuel bill for the department police department, especially because they have a whole lot of patrolling to dwell over communities are getting larger and whatnot. And then we received a report that one mobile was parked behind Raccoon Street police station because the two hundred fifty gallons of fuel that they had received for the month had been exhausted. That is a matter that would have to be answered by the commissioner of police. But in terms of additional resources, certainly with our northern based operation that is taking up a lot of our fuel bill as well. But in terms of the Belize city fuel bill, I believe commissioner would be able to answer that.”