Jack Warner said Tuesday he is not a quitter and that he is determined to win the war against crime. The National Security Minister also stated that statistics don't deter him.
His comments appear to be directed against a Express newspaper headline that read: 35 Murders Under Jack
Warner made the comments in Carapichaima, central Trinidad at the launch of a cadet camp. He also announced that a plan is coming within four months that would see police squad cars arriving at the scene of gun related crimes "within seconds".
Warner promised that the new technology would "blow your mind and blow the mind of every criminal in this country. Trust me on that."
He explained that the technology would be able to identify when and where a shot and even detect the house from where it came. "I am told that should be in the next three to four months and we are working with the firm to see how fast we can expedite it," he said.
The minister he would reveal more details on the technology and devices at a later date. Warner also stated that a Community Police Support Officers Unit would be set up to supplement the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
Warner added, "I will be undeterred by statistics, as unfortunate as they are. I am committed and I shall find a solution to the problem."
In his address at the event the minister provided some statistics of his own, noting that Laventille and Diego Martin are two hotbeds of crime in the country.
"I learnt this morning that 66 per cent of those firearms, the shots, came from Laventille. And in Laventille they have 68 per cent of the murders," he said.
"Of those shots which were fired from firearms throughout the country, eight per cent came from Diego Martin, and Diego Martin has 16 per cent of murders in country."
Warner wondered why the police are not doing more. "Where have all our police gone? Why are we not more secure with all the resources we have? The police service in this country is the best outfitted in the Caribbean. Yet I ask you where are the results?"
The minister told his audience he intends to get answers from Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and other police officers of the various police division when he meets with them on Friday.
He said fighting crime goes beyond his ministry and called on citizens to get involved. "You all have to help me. This has to be a fight for all of us", he said.
Warner made the comments in Carapichaima, central Trinidad at the launch of a cadet camp. He also announced that a plan is coming within four months that would see police squad cars arriving at the scene of gun related crimes "within seconds".
Warner promised that the new technology would "blow your mind and blow the mind of every criminal in this country. Trust me on that."
He explained that the technology would be able to identify when and where a shot and even detect the house from where it came. "I am told that should be in the next three to four months and we are working with the firm to see how fast we can expedite it," he said.
The minister he would reveal more details on the technology and devices at a later date. Warner also stated that a Community Police Support Officers Unit would be set up to supplement the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
While Warner did not provide specifics of the technology he plans to introduce the Express is suggesting that it is known as ShotSpotter, marketed by SST Inc.
The firm's website states that "agencies that have adopted it (ShotSpotter technology) as part of a comprehensive crime-reduction strategy have reported reductions in urban gunfire by up to 80 per cent and related violent crime by as much as 40 per cent".
The firm's website states that "agencies that have adopted it (ShotSpotter technology) as part of a comprehensive crime-reduction strategy have reported reductions in urban gunfire by up to 80 per cent and related violent crime by as much as 40 per cent".
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Commenting on the figures quoted by the Express, the minister said he was not in a position to say if the statistics are correct. "But if you (the media) say they are correct, I am not going to throw my hands up in the air and say that nothing can be done. I am not going to be pessimistic about it."Warner added, "I will be undeterred by statistics, as unfortunate as they are. I am committed and I shall find a solution to the problem."
In his address at the event the minister provided some statistics of his own, noting that Laventille and Diego Martin are two hotbeds of crime in the country.
"I learnt this morning that 66 per cent of those firearms, the shots, came from Laventille. And in Laventille they have 68 per cent of the murders," he said.
"Of those shots which were fired from firearms throughout the country, eight per cent came from Diego Martin, and Diego Martin has 16 per cent of murders in country."
Warner wondered why the police are not doing more. "Where have all our police gone? Why are we not more secure with all the resources we have? The police service in this country is the best outfitted in the Caribbean. Yet I ask you where are the results?"
The minister told his audience he intends to get answers from Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs and other police officers of the various police division when he meets with them on Friday.
He said fighting crime goes beyond his ministry and called on citizens to get involved. "You all have to help me. This has to be a fight for all of us", he said.
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