Heightened Police Presence for Christmas Season

As Christmas approaches, police are stepping up efforts to prevent road accidents and crime.

Police Commissioner Chester Williams told News 5 that there is a challenge with dealing with fatal traffic accidents, especially those involving motorcycles.  He said, “It is a very challenging one because as much as we try to educate drivers or riders of these motorcycles, we’re still seeing on the part of some of them who are very reckless in how they manoeuvre these motorcycles in the city and on the highways.”

ComPol Williams said that police are working with the Department of Transport to find ways to reduce these incidents.

For crime prevention, police will conduct the usual annual anti-crime campaign. Williams assured the public that over the next couple of weeks, police officers will patrol more actively, especially between 6 and 10 p.m. in business areas and crime hotspots.

“This is done with a view to ensure that those persons who wish to go out and do their Christmas shopping can do so in a crime-free environment,” Williams stated.