PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 3, CMC – Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro says the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) will maintain an “uncompromising position on integrity and accountability” as a police officer is due to appwar in court this week on a charge of misbehaviour in public office.
“Any breach of trust, especially involving the handling of police firearms, will be met with zero tolerance. We will continue to act decisively to protect the public’s confidence in the Service,” Guevarro said.
A TTPS statement said that the police officer had been charged after a missing firearm and ammunition had been recovered following internal checks at the Mayaro Police Station, south east of here on July 29.
It said that the 23-year-old police officer with nine months service had been and that following consultation with Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Anju Bhola, a charge of misbehaviour in public office was recommended.
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