VIPD Going in to the Churches to Summon All Help Possible to Fight Violent Crime in USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As the new Commissioner nominee of Public Safety, Trevor Velinor was introduced to the community at a July 25 press conference at the Omar Brown Sr. Fire Station on St. Thomas.
The Virgin Islands Police Department is continuing the process of forming community partnerships and building trust as part of the department’s mission.
Celvin Walwyn, Deputy Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) and David A. Cannonier, Deputy Chief of Police, fully decked in his VIPD uniform worshiped with the congregation at the Nisky Moravian Church on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at the 9 a.m. service.
The intent and importance of their presence was clearly defined. “The main factor of being here is to let the people of our community know that the police are still approachable,” Walwyn explained. “And if the top of the police department can meet with them then the bottom of the police department is also approachable.”
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