Fed up with Princes Town police

THE EDITOR: Please permit me a space in your newspaper to express my views on the present police service at Princes Town. On August 13, I called the station to report an incident at my home, between my family and a renter. I repeatedly called the station for some form of assistance, but they never responded. Someone could have been killed (that day), and the police could not have cared less. They told me the third time I called that they had already sent a vehicle and it would be there shortly. We waited for more than three hours, but they never showed.

What is the purpose of police officers in this country? Aren’t they supposed to seek justice and provide us, the citizens, with a bit of guidance and protection? In the past I’ve called the station at Princes Town to report incidents such as this and even worse, but they always managed to give me the same answer, “We’ll send a vehicle shortly.” I am sick and fed up with this foolishness. It’s high time stricter measures are put in place to rectify this problem. From the police station to my home, the longest time it should take, is fifteen minutes. So, what was the problem? I wold really like to know!

ZAFIRAH ALI
Port-of-Spain