FIFITEEN police officers are manning the Police Operations Command Centre on a 24-hour basis to deal with curfew-related matters.
A release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service on Monday stated that Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith said that 15 police officers were on duty to answer the various hotline numbers:
- 480-2000;
- 612-3876;
- 684-5730;
- 684-5076;
- 684-5035; and
- 684-5233.
The release stated that since the establishment of the hotlines, the Command Centre has been inundated with calls from people seeking information and advice.
Griffith said that critical essential workers, persons with emergencies, and persons going to the airport for early morning flights, can contact the Command Centre for the necessary approvals.
He said today’s (Monday’s) operation has been moving smoothly, except for a few reports persons going to and from their essential jobs, were erroneously turned back by certain police officers.
Griffith has asked essential workers that if they do encounter this problem, please call the numbers at the Command Centre and the police officers on the ground will be duly informed.
He has also established a Covid-19 Hotline – 74-COVID to deal with legal issues.
This hotline is being manned by legal officers from the Legal Department of the TTPS.
