The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force has received crime scene investigations equipment made possible by the Regional Security System under a programme funded by the European Union (EU).
The equipment was handed over to Chief of Police, Daniel Carbon, at a handing over ceremony held at the Police Headquarters earlier this week.
They include personal protective equipment, evidence collection equipment, fingerprint equipment and photographic equipment, among others.
“I must say that I am very happy to be receiving this equipment on behalf of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force,” Carbon said. “Let me assure you that this equipment will assist the CDPF very well in its crime detection efforts.”
He said the equipment will be made available to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) as well as other units and outstations.
Carbon called on the police force to take care of the equipment.
“We all know that things are getting difficult; things are expensive. It is not easy to access things and so we have to cherish what we have,” he stated. “We will take care of it and I have no doubt it will assist us in our crime detection efforts.”
Carbon expressed gratitude on behalf of the rank and file of the police force to the RSS and the UNDP for making the donation possible.
Executive Director of the RSS, Captain Errington Shurland, said the RSS Headquarters has always supported policing and embrace technology-driven methods to improve policing in the region.
He said the handing over of forensic consumables to the Commonwealth of Dominica is just one of the examples through which, “we support our member-states.”
Meantime, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security and Home Affairs, Jo Anne Commodore said the donation of the equipment will go a long way in improving the forensic capabilities of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force.
this is something that should be readily available ages ago to our police force. This is STANDARD equipment. Only during elections time awe have money to show off? We will say the government doesnt have money. But it didnt seem so last November and December. Fire station is a mess, police station is a dump. CBI should not have to fund all of that. What is the plan for being productive in the wake of Maria in 2017? Are we still singing resilience with nothing really in place? What do we export vs how do we import? Simple things like the equipment donated here should be readily in stock if we are serious about the thing. I find in Dominica in too many areas we just sit back and wait for people to give us. RSS came and said is nonsense Dominica doing, so look hold that to pass in your mouth still maybe that can help. As a nation we are thankful, because our leaders dont see these things as important. glad someone else does. THANK YOU RSS. BTW Captian Shurland looks like Gino Jennings
let it collect dust. Why must the police department be waiting on valuable equipment like this and not have it readily in stock on a regular basis? laughable. how are crimes solved? No wonder GON Emmanuel still cannot get justice to this day.
Haha see that carbon guys face. Can u believe that this guy is a commissioner of police omg this is unbelievable… The guy has no education.. he is a bad leader.. what makes it worst they have cowbet an inspector of police I think and another set inline . A bunch of dunckiat abusing there men.. and I heard police officers saying hiw they just promoting persons who basically can’t do the work.. I mean these guys need to be fired.. my son can never join that garbage .. one of the lowest paying police force in the Caribbean. .. disorganized … Pathetic ..
Thank you captain Shurland and Mr Carbon don’t forget the water cannon trucks, Tasers and stun guns rubber bullets police must have the right tools to do the job properly when call upon what happens last year 2019 must never happen again enough is enough time up.
“We all know that things are getting difficult; things are expensive. It is not easy to access things and so we have to cherish what we have,” I thought imported products for government use was uty free…and why we have to rely on handouts to be able to properly solve crime in 2020 when our government spending millions on campaigns? This is embarrassing.
I see Carbon’s trophies cabinet is unhinged. Hope this is not symthomatic.
All law abiding citizens should be proud and congrats.Most of the time the criminals can see the police and the police cannot see them.That should reduce crime and the we are boys business.No one is above the law. This will support the evidence and take criminals to justice in double quick time.
Weh weh weh garson masa weh Carbon
. This just made my day miserable 
So is because they didn’t have crime scene investigation equipment they didn’t investigate the fire bombing of GON Emanuel? Is that why they never investigated $1.2 billion dollars that got lost? Is that why they never investigated the baby Sarah death?
As I See IT. We have a dangerous Virus circulating and this is the best you can come with.Spiteful,hatred,and jealousy. Beware,COVID is pointing direct at you.The machine will collect footprints,voices,roots etc