The frustration of Tabaquite residents turned to fury after crime in the area escalated on February 16, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Mathew Chancellor who was gunned down during an early morning crime spree.

Residents now threaten to march on the Ministry of National Security in Port of Spain if the Brasso Police Station is not reopened.

Emphasising the escalating crime, Tabaquite resident and Caratal/Tortuga councillor Sharen Badal-Ahyew said there were three other incidents overnight: a home was broken into, limers on the Tabaquite Bandstand were robbed and a white Nissan Tiida was stolen and later found abandoned on Todd's Road.