Crime Stoppers getting TT money

Steve Walrath, president and chairman of CS , of Wisconsin, USA, in an address to the Couva/Pt Lisas Chamber of Commerce, at PLIPDECO on Wednesday, said the Government of Trinidad and Tobago was an eager partner in this exercise as “criminal activities had now become highly technological in this global village.”

He said a crime might be committed in England one day and the next day the culprit may be arrested in Jamaica so from whichever point of view one looks at the overall situation, it was now well organised and orchestrated with international dimensions.

He said that the CSI was now operating in many countries and “we are making every effort to play our part in curbing further activities and in helping to arrest those who commit offences.”

While in the country Walrath met with President George Maxwell Richards, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Minister of National Security Martin Joseph, Police Commissioner Trevor Paul, business heads, the Tobago House of Assembly, and representatives of the Hoteliers’ Association where he discussed CSI’s approach in preventing crimes.

The CSI is a partnership between business, the community and the media to seek and obtain information from the public to assist the police in solving crime, he said.

Walrath was taken on a conducted tour of the Pt Lisas Industrial Estate “which has impressed me beyond belief for a small country such as yours, rich in the energy sector.”

Walrath said, “whether we are victims or not we are all involved in the security and safety of the environment where we live and we must play our part to ensure that all citizens enjoy the peace and tranquillity of family life.”