Crime Chief: Criminals shouldn’t feel empowered by Police Killing
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Contact: Claudia Monlouis
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 – Assistant Commissioner of Police responsible for Crime ACP Vernon Francois says criminal elements should in now way feel empowered, as a result of the shooting death of a police officer last weekend.
News of the shooting of 27-year-old constable Lester Garvin Remy, in the line of duty, has plunged the law enforcement community into mourning.
ACP Francois has commended the rest of the team on the scene, who were able to apprehend the suspect. The police, he says, will persist in enforcing the law and protecting the rights of innocent citizens.
“Our main focus on scenes is to apprehend offenders with very little violence as possible. Sometimes you find yourself in a situation when things happen that are out of your control, but our primary interest is not to use any violence in the course of arresting persons,” he said at a police press conference on Monday.
Acting Police Commissioner John Broughton says the type of selfless commitment displayed by Constable Remy without thought for his own safety, is a shining example the public should look to as the legacy of the fallen officer.
“He was responsible with others for investigating the most serious and difficult crimes that happen across the island. He was an exemplary officer. He always did his job with enthusiasm and commitment and it's worth saying that even Sunday April 27th when he was so tragically killed in the course of his duty, he was doing his job to the utmost of his ability,” Acting Commissioner Broughton said to the local media. “He was not even on duty that day. He should have been going out with his colleagues on a boat trip, when he saw an individual that he knew that we wanted to speak to, in connection with some very serious and violent crimes. Not thinking about his own safety or his own welfare, he called together some of his colleagues, and he went to seek to arrest this individual.”
Constable Remy was a ten year veteran of the force having joined in 1998, attached to the Major Crimes Unit. |
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