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May 07, 2013 News
For ages, residents of Kaneville, East Bank Demerara have been calling on the government to place a police outpost in the community because of the rapid crime rate. But on Sunday, Commissioner of Police (ag) Leroy Brumell said “it is not a priority.”
Brumell said that placing a police outpost in a community is very expensive and having an outpost in Kaneville is not priority right now; instead, there are other communities that need to be considered.
Kaneville is known for its high crime rate and according to residents, almost every night “somebody is getting robbed.”
“There is a lot of petty crime happening in here, this (Kaneville) is the nest for bandits. Every time they commit a crime they hiding here. After 06:00pm you have to be scared to leave your house,” a resident who preferred to remain unnamed emphasized.
The Commissioner said that although there is no police outpost in that community, ranks from the Grove and Diamond Police Station would frequently patrol the area. However, many residents disputed this, stating that the police only visit the area when they are looking for someone in particular.
“They say you must call the Grove Police Station but I think they should give it a test call. Let them call in the night and see if anyone will answer the phone, and even if they answer, you always hearing ‘we aint got vehicles to come’. That is nonsense. They are there to protect us but they ain’t doing anything,” another resident, Savitree Daniels stressed.
When asked if there will be any plans to place an outpost in the community, the Commissioner responded in the negative, stating that there has to be a lot of consideration.
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