Police force has 66 new detectives

The Guyana Police Force’s Criminal Investigation Department throughout the twelve Regional Police Divisions is soon expected to be strengthened, as 66 ranks yesterday successfully completed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Induction Course.
                                                                                                                                                                                           A release from the police said that small graduation ceremony was held at the Officers’ Training Centre, Camp Road, where the participants were presented with certificates.                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                       Present at the ceremony were Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Wendell Blanhum; Officer-in-Charge of the Narcotics Branch, Superintendent Karl Wilson; Force Training Officer, Superintendent Keithon King and Officer-in-Charge of the Major Crimes Unit, Assistant Superintendent Mitchell Caesar.
                                                                                                                                                                                       The course started on February 14, 2022, and lasted for seven weeks during which the participants were exposed to fifty-two core topics critical to conducting criminal investigations, which were conducted by members of the Force as well as external personnel.
                                                                                                                                                                                    Some of the topics and areas that the participants were trained in are:
 

*Homicide Investigations                           *Integrity and Ethics in Law Enforcement
*Drug identification/Investigation              *Money Laundering Investigation
*Cyber Crimes Investigation                      *Sexual Offences
*Robberies                                                  *Missing Persons Investigation
*Profiling of Prisoners, and;                                    *Handwriting Examination
 

Crime Chief Blanhum who addressed the new detectives congratulated the participants while reminding them that “an effective Police Force is one that prevents and detects crimes in an efficient manner”, and as CID ranks they have to work as a team to be successful.

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