Commish: Tortola road bad for swift response

These bikes were donated recently to the RVIPF

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said one of its goal is to get to the scene of a crime within 10 minutes of being called. However, it stated that the response time may be longer because it is very difficult to manoeuvre the roads on Tortola.

Speaking at a community meeting at The Stickett in Long Look this week, police commissioner Michael Matthews told residents: “We try for a response of 10 minutes to get armed officers, but you know, Tortola is a difficult place to manoeuvre around in a vehicle.”

Commissioner Matthews said he wants his officers to arrive at a scene ‘in one piece’.

“Look at the car crashes we’ve seen in the last couple of days. It can be dangerous on the roads; so I want my officers to arrive there safely.”

Notwithstanding, the police commissioner said: “I can commit to you simply this; we will get there as quickly as we can.”

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