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TCI: Police Commissioner not afraid to flush bad behaviours
#Providenciales, August 20, 2019 – Turks and Caicos – The new TCI Police Commissioner is not afraid to flush bad behaviours which inhibit public trust or threaten the good integrity of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force; it is what he told media when quizzed about criminal allegations and court trials involving members of the Force.
“Let’s be really clear on this, if people aren’t going to act with integrity and they’re not gonna serve their community and serve this Force well, they can look for another job and that’s not a threat that’s just the bare reality of what’s gonna happen,” said Trevor Botting in his first press conference as new head of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
The allegations against officers in recent years range from arson to sexual misconduct, pedophilia, theft of confiscated property and evidence, drunk driving, abuse of power, possession of illegal drugs, spread of private, indecent material over social media, witness tampering and involvement in armed robbery.
“Every force, in every part of the world will have misconduct issues. The other thing is just about the Force that is willing to tackle it and deal with it and that is an important message as well. If you have the point where you accept that we can have some officers who make the wrong decisions, make stupid decisions then actually the next bit is, ‘have you got a Force willing to tackle it?’ We have a number of officers that are either on admin leave or suspended. I don’t like it, I don’t take any joy in it…”
Botting, as the former Deputy Commissioner of Police, a post that carries the responsibility of Human Resources management promised that he will not back down from moving processing on forward.
“Certainly, when I got here, I kept hearing this rhetoric that we ignore offences and we ignore our own, people get away with it,” Botting was adamant about not ignoring misbehavior, “…we won’t, we won’t!”
In his response to the question, Commissioner Botting shared that he is confident that his second in command, Acting Deputy Police Commissioner, Rodney Adams will continue to ensure there is integrity among the ranks; Botting counts good character as critical to being a good officer.
“If any police officer doesn’t have integrity then literally, they have nothing. They can be anything else, but if you haven’t got integrity then…” with a shrug of his shoulders, he continued with, “…and people see it, the public see it and in some ways this doesn’t help people having confidence in us but I also want to look at it the other way, that we are willing to deal with our own.”
There was also a commitment to handle smaller yet important complaints more rapidly.
“I also want to improve one thing fundamentally; is we do things quicker. So, if you came and made a complaint today, at the moment it could take a long time for you to get an answer. When in actual fact, a person complaining wants a quick answer. We have some very refined or defined processes to deal with misconduct, I’d like some short circuits in there.”
In 2018 alone, the TCI Police informed of at least nine cases where members of the Force were facing criminal charges.
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***MEDIA RELEASE***
July 23rd, 2024.
Around 10:59 am, the Police Control Room received a call of gunshots at a location along the Millennium Highway, Providenciales.
Officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force were dispatched and, based on preliminary investigations, were told that the occupant (s) of a red Suzuki Swift was at a business place when another car pulled alongside it, and the occupants started shooting.
The driver of the Swift drove off while the other unidentified vehicle sped off in a separate direction. 
Officers found the Swift abandoned near Miracle Close, Blue Hills, shortly after.
Based on investigations, no injuries were reported.
This remains an active investigation.
The RT&CIPF is asking anyone with information or CCTV footage of the shooting that may assist the police with enquiries to contact 911, the closest police station, the Serious Crime Unit at 231-1842, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477 and anonymously give any information.
Additionally, persons are being asked to download the Crime Stoppers P3 app.
***MEDIA RELEASE***
July 23rd, 2024.
There are twelve new officers within the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
The officers—Ronn James, Ernie Henry, Aron Charlery, Andrew Ottley, Emmanuel Dabreo, Damion Clarke, Jeffrey Kaye, Roan Waugh, Shan Livermore, Kemar Chambers, Michael Campbell, and Ajay Budhai—took an oath to protect and serve the citizens of the
Turks and Caicos Islands yesterday (July 22nd) afternoon at Police Headquarters, Providenciales.
Commissioner of Police Edvin Martin, who administered the officers’ oath, said, “Thank you for choosing the TCI. It will not be a bed of roses. Policing requires hard work, and you ensure our communities are safe. Your arrival was anticipated and highly overdue.
“You are now officers of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, and you are committed to the safety of the people of these archipelagoes. We must lead by example and not let our guard down. Stand firm on the foundation of our motto- Service With Pride and Integrity. Integrity is doing the right thing in the absence of anyone watching.”
The President of the Christian Council, Pastor Wilbert Jennings, delivered the opening prayer and told officers to always call on God in
their time of need.
Deputy Commissioner Rodney Adams, Assistant Commissioner Kendall Grant, acting Assistant Commissioner Mat Newton, Chairman of the Police Welfare Association Sgt. Jepson Victor and Human Resources Manager Rex Swann also attended the ceremony.
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