On Monday, the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) received two new vehicles that it expects will help improve officers' response to reports of crime. 'As you are aware, in crime-fighting, the earlier you could respond is the better,' Police Commissioner Milton Desir told the official hand-over ceremony. And Desir explained that the RSLPF would put the two vehicles to good use in serving the public. Home Affairs Minister Dr. Virginia Albert-Poyotte explained that addressing the RSLPF's need for resources is among the government's priorities, given the importance of policing to national security. Albert-Poyotte acknowledged that these are trying times,