Home­land Se­cu­ri­ty Min­is­ter Roger Alexan­der says the Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice (TTPS) has ramped up op­er­a­tions in Long­denville, Ch­agua­nas, fol­low­ing a re­cent se­ries of home in­va­sions that have left res­i­dents on edge.

Re­spond­ing to a ques­tion in the Sen­ate yes­ter­day, Alexan­der ac­knowl­edged the sever­i­ty of the in­ci­dents and out­lined a se­ries of mea­sures aimed at restor­ing pub­lic con­fi­dence and strength­en­ing se­cu­ri­ty in the Cen­tral Di­vi­sion com­mu­ni­ty.

“The Trinidad and To­ba­go Po­lice Ser­vice ac­knowl­edges the se­ri­ous­ness of re­cent home in­va­sions and trau­mat­ic in­ci­dents in the Long­denville area,” Alexan­der said, stress­ing the need for clos­er col­lab­o­ra­tion be­tween law en­force­ment and res­i­dents.