POLICE have added 67 new SUVs to their fleet, at a cost of $23 million, in a bid to not only improve the operational efficiency of the service but to also address chronic complaints by the public about the slow response times and lack of vehicles, to deal with reports of crime.

Speaking at a handing over ceremony on June 3 at the Police Training Academy in St James, Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Junior Benjamin said he expects the vehicles will be put to good use.

He added that each of the nine police divisions will receive at minimum, three new vehicles, while some will be given to specialist sections such as the Emergency Response Patrol (ERP) to help improve the police’s response time to crimes.