Carisa Lee

Of­fi­cers at­tached to the Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice Traf­fic and High­way Pa­trol Branch say they may be forced to park their mo­tor­cy­cles if their calls for new uni­forms con­tin­ue to be ig­nored.

Of­fi­cers from more than one di­vi­sion, speak­ing on con­di­tion of anonymi­ty, told Guardian Me­dia that they have been re­quest­ing re­place­ment work gear since be­fore the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic. They say if they are in­volved in an ac­ci­dent while wear­ing their cur­rent gear, they would have lit­tle to no pro­tec­tion, as the padding in their hel­mets, jack­ets and pants has de­te­ri­o­rat­ed.