TTPS maintains heightened security amid Venezuela situation

The Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) says it has im­ple­ment­ed pre­cau­tion­ary mea­sures to safe­guard the na­tion fol­low­ing re­cent de­vel­op­ments in the re­gion.

The po­lice ser­vice ad­vised the pub­lic that it is close­ly mon­i­tor­ing the sit­u­a­tion and has ac­ti­vat­ed strate­gic op­er­a­tions to main­tain safe­ty and se­cu­ri­ty. It stressed that these steps are pre­cau­tion­ary and part of its on­go­ing com­mit­ment to na­tion­al se­cu­ri­ty.

“There is no need for pub­lic alarm as these mea­sures are de­signed to en­sure readi­ness, sta­bil­i­ty, and con­ti­nu­ity of ser­vice should cir­cum­stances evolve,” the TTPS said.

Cit­i­zens were urged to re­main calm, fol­low of­fi­cial chan­nels for up­dates, and re­port any sus­pi­cious ac­tiv­i­ty. The TTPS said pub­lic vig­i­lance and re­spon­si­ble in­for­ma­tion shar­ing are key to na­tion­al re­silience.

Com­mis­sion­er of Po­lice Al­lis­ter Gue­var­ro not­ed that the sit­u­a­tion will be con­tin­u­ous­ly re­viewed and the pub­lic up­dat­ed as need­ed. He added, “when your neigh­bour’s house on fire, the pru­dent thing is to wet yours.”