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Act­ing Po­lice Com­mis­sion­er Ju­nior Ben­jamin has ad­mit­ted that the Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice erred in the way it pre­vi­ous­ly han­dled the pur­chas­ing and main­te­nance of many of its ve­hi­cles.

The Act­ing CoP’s ad­mis­sion comes af­ter a Sun­day Guardian in­ves­tiga­tive sto­ry that re­vealed that around 55 per cent of the TTPS’ fleet of 2,388 ve­hi­cles is out of ser­vice de­spite it spend­ing more than $1 bil­lion in pur­chas­ing, main­tain­ing and rent­ing ve­hi­cles be­tween 2013 and 2023.

Ac­cord­ing to Act­ing CoP Ben­jamin, it’s an area that he is work­ing on, as he aims to im­prove val­ue for the ser­vice’s mon­ey.