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Police Commissioner Says Zero Tolerance for Setting Up Road Blocks and kidnapping

By DWNews Editor ⋅ September 26, 2008 ⋅ One comment

By Marisa Stedman - Q95fm News.
Commissioner of Police Mathias Lestrade told the press that together with the Minister of National Security there will be zero tolerance of any kidnapping here in Dominica or persons setting up road blocks. He lamented that both of these offenses infringes on the rights of other people and is reason […]

Minister addresses rising rate of Violence in Dominica

By DWNews Editor ⋅ September 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

By Marisa Stedman-Q95fm News.
Minister of National Security Mr. Rayburn Blackmoore addressed the public at a press conference last week on the issue of ever-increasing violence in Dominica. The minister said that in an attempt to combat this problem the Government of Dominica has assured the Dominica Police Force that they will be supplied with all […]

Ross Security Staff Undergoes Specialized Training

By DWNews Editor ⋅ September 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The Ross University security staff recently received specialized training by the Police Training School at Morne Bruce, Roseau.
Five shift supervisors and 25 officers were trained in a week-long intensive course that covered among other points, the responsibility of security officers, how to respond to threats, search procedures, arrest techniques, report writing, patrolling, and consideration of […]

Police Commissioner Says Community Police is a Step in the Right Direction

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Police Chief Mathias Lestrade told the Hot Seat this morning that morale in the police force is not low and a lot of the policing are much better than it was some years ago. His statement was made in response to allegations of low morale in the Dominica Police Force.
The Commissioner believes that implementation […]

Man Slapped With Murder Charge

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A Mahaut man has been charged with the murder of Anita John of the same community.Anita was stabbed to death at her mother’s shop in Mahaut on Friday evening. Police say the incident occurred following a dispute between the man and the deceased.

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