| Berbice ‘B’ Division has recorded a 23 per cent reduction in serious crime over the past year, in comparison to previous years. This was announced by Commander of ‘B’ Division, Assistant Superintendent, Brian Joseph.The Commander said that the force is mindful “of high profile crimes – the murder at Number 70 Village and the one at Hampshire—and we are working with some members of the community to address those issues.”He said that the operations of the police in Berbice are guided by an analysis prepared monthly by Police Headquarters in Eve Leary. “We pattern our crime- fighting strategies after looking at those analyses.”Some major initiatives being put in place to improve the criminal investigation system in Berbice include upgrading the fingerprint testing. “We have the strategic management department manned by civilians working with the Guyana Police Force for the development of the force and our Integrated Crime Information (ICI) Systems where we put information in our electronic database and we see the trends of crime which assist us in our planning and operations to fight crime.”Meanwhile, his colleague,Cheap Sports Jerseys, Traffic Chief of ‘B’ Division, Assistant Supt. Calvin Brutus did not have such encouraging news from his department.While there has been a decrease in motor vehicular accidents, there has been a stark increase in the number of fatal accidents in Berbice over the past year. He said that generally,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, the overall accident figures would have seen a reduction, but in the fatal accident category “we have seen an increase.”The factors that cause the accidents,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, he added, remain the same; “speeding, using of alcohol,Andrew Franks Dolphins Jersey, inattentiveness,Wholesale Jerseys From China, to name a few…We have been working assiduously to reduce accident occurrences by employing enforcement exercises, patrols by day and night, and we also did some work in terms of prosecuting and interdicting persons for using motor vehicles while under the influence of alcohol.”According to Brutus from November 15- December 10, 2012 and during that same period this year, accident figures remained similar. Speeding has doubled what it was last year, he added.He added,Alexis Sanchez Arsenal Jersey UK, too, that dangerous driving, driving without a licenses and driving without seatbelts, have doubled compared to the same period last year. |
