Rogue elements in the Police Service will face the full brunt of the law. This was the assurance of Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs during a stakeholders meeting by the Police Service Commission at the Coco Reef Resort and Spa, Tobago, on Wednesday. The top cop said: "For those rogue members doing the wrong thing and getting away with it, there will be consequences. "It will become apparent that those rogue members cannot operate within this Police Service."
According to Gibbs the people comprising the Police Service must set and maintain high ethical standards. He said: "It starts with the hiring of the right people. It starts with the training of the right people in the right way to do things... high ethical standards, high integrity." He said he observed police officers were portrayed in a negative light by the media and it reflected negatively on them. "I can tell you without even talking to the members of Trinidad and Tobago Police Service that every time someone does something wrong and it is captured in the news or it comes to disciplinary procedures it reflects on them and nobody wants that." Gibbs added.
He said officers must do what was right so they could proudly look at themselves in the mirror. Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Ewatski called on officers to treat the members of the public with respect. He said: "I have heard stories and have heard experiences from people who have not been treated appropriately by police officers. "I can tell you, as a police leader, that type of behaviour cannot and will not be tolerated. "You are there to serve the public. You are not better than the public." he added.