DCP Jacob: Don’t be pessimistic over crime

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DCP Jacob: Don’t be pessimistic over crime

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob. - Deputy Commissioner of Police McDonald Jacob said on Sunday he was confident the police were ready for the lifting of the state of emergency (SoE) on Wednesday. He was asked about the fears of some business owners that the end of the SoE could bring a surge in crime beyond the control of the police whose ranks might be stressed and depleted by […]

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