Tobago police say no SoE-related arrests

Elizabeth Gonzales

Police in Tobago said there had been no arrests directly linked to the current State of Emergency, but officers continued to make full use of the expanded powers granted to them.

Senior Superintendent Earl Elie said the island’s police force had never stopped operating at a high level of readiness, even before the SoE was declared.

“We haven’t had the need to really arrest anybody SoE-related per se. However, Tobago has always been in a mode of operation, we have several daily operations. Since the last SoE, we’ve never stopped being in that operative mode,” Elie said in a phone interview.

He added that the current SoE had not required any major increase in operations, but officers remained focused and were making adjustments as needed.

“There wasn’t much need for us to increase in any sort of major way in terms of operation. However, our focus is related to the SoE. We doing what needs to be done in terms of minor adjustments,” he said.

Elie said police were using their additional SoE powers to help ensure public safety.