Police Assure Maloney Residents Closed Area Measures Target Gang Violence

Divisional Commander of the Northern (North) Division and Head of Special Operations in Maloney, Senior Superintendent Avalon Frank, has assured residents that the Special Operations Order in the area is intended to help dismantle gang activity and restore safety within the community.

He was speaking to residents at the Maloney Indoor Facility on Wednesday evening, where members of the community met with officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service to apply for curfew permits, voice their concerns and seek answers, following the declaration of Maloney as a ‘closed area’ under the Special Operations Order on Tuesday night.

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Speaking during the community sensitisation event, he said violent crimes carried out by gangs in the community are endangering the lives of law-abiding citizens.