Police Commissioner Defends Maloney Closed Area Declaration, Citing Intelligence On Gang Violence

Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro is defending the decision to place the Maloney Housing Development under a ‘closed area’ on Tuesday, insisting that the measure was necessary in response to intelligence indicating escalating gang violence and an increasing threat to innocent residents.

The declaration, made under the Special Operations (Closed Area) Order, 2026, imposes a curfew from 9pm to 5am, making Maloney the first community in Trinidad and Tobago to be placed under the order’s provisions.

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At a Media Conference on Wednesday, Commissioner Guevarro said police officers and Defence Force personnel have since been deployed to the community.