Female cops visit the elderly

FEMALE police officers from the North Eastern Division set aside their traditional duties yesterday and visited the Cantaro Geriatric Home in Santa Cruz in commemoration of International Women’s Day.

The 17 officers, headed by Insp Julie Carrington, spent about two hours with residents of the home, chatting with them and even feeding some of them on occasions. The officers also sang songs for the elderly and walked around comforting them. They also donated two hampers consisting of food items and toiletries on behalf of female officers of the North Eastern Division.

Cpl Carol Hinkson told a beaming Norma Sorzano, the matron at the home, that the officers were there to give thanks to the elderly.
“Thank God for another year. We are working together with all the protective services.” Sorzano thanked the officers on behalf of the elderly residents.  She later told Newsday she was happy that the officers had visited the home for a second year running. “We felt good and it is encouraging to the elderly, some of whom don’t get much visitors,” Sorzano said. Insp Carrington said it was a pleasure to be with the residents.  She also said the officers will be doing a community walk through one of the depressed areas in Morvant today and tomorrow the female officers will visit two other homes in the North Eastern Division. On Friday, the female officers will be on the road, directing traffic, Carrington said.