THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC—The Governor of this British Abroad Territory, Julia Crouch, and the not too long ago elected Premier, Cora Richardson, have held talks with the UK Minister with accountability for Abroad Territories, Stephen Doughty, on the difficulty of crime on the Caribbean island.
On Tuesday, the Workplace of the Governor issued a press release saying that the discussions happened final week and that the Governor and Premier “outlined native motion being taken, together with the additional recruitment of cops, a few of whom can be specialist armed response officers.”
The assertion stated that the discussions additionally centered on the federal government’s determination to increase the contracts of the present six Authorised Firearms Officers for six months and enhance the ranks of the Royal Anguilla Police Pressure.
The assertion quoted Doughty as praising the work of native cops in “such difficult circumstances and confirmed a bundle of UK assist for the Royal Anguilla Police Pressure.”
It stated that these embrace UK funding for the deployment of cops from the Cayman Islands, extending the UK-funded police investigator staff, and tools for the Royal Anguilla Police Pressure, together with a brand new drone.
“The Minister, Premier, and Governor condemned the latest shootings. They confirmed their unwavering dedication to work collectively to fight felony exercise, sort out the causes of crime, and produce these accountable to justice,” the assertion added.
Final Friday, the police launched an investigation into the homicide of 31-year-old Rashe Hodge, whose physique was discovered on the roadway.
The police stated a number of spent gun shells had been recovered on the scene of what has “now been formally categorized as a murder.”
