The Community Policing Organization of Guyana (CPOG) has played an important role in curbing criminal activities having conducted over 20,000 patrols and effected 89 arrests last year, Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan said yesterday while calling on persons to join the voluntary organization.
“Community policing officers are better equipped to be the eyes and ears on ground and can help police with preliminary investigative work…They are the ones who know who are the ‘bad Johns’ in a community,” Ramjattan said during a press conference to highlight the 41st anniversary of the CPOG.
Noting that community policing patrols are effective as they keep criminals at bay, Ramjattan said that such groupings create