{"id":337997,"date":"2025-03-05T19:35:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=337997"},"modified":"2025-03-05T19:35:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T23:35:21","slug":"police-chief-commends-da-on-a-peaceful-carnival-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/police-chief-commends-da-on-a-peaceful-carnival-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Chief commends DA on a &#8216;peaceful&#8217; carnival season"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_337998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337998\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-337998 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Acting-Police-Chief-Davidson-Valerie-642x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carnival celebrations\u00a0for 2025 are\u00a0said to have gone by\u00a0\u201cgenerally\u00a0peaceful\u201d with a few minor offenses,\u00a0Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie said.<\/p>\n<p>His comment came during a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force [CDPF] extends sincere thanks to the general public for their cooperation during the 2025 Carnival Season,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are grateful for the support during the village and fringe events and the two days of street jump-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cNo major incidents were reported during the carnival events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Valerie, the support of the Carnival Organizing Committee and the public who were generally very cooperative must be commended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix people were arrested for minor offenses islandwide,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Valerie stated that the successful policing of Carnival 2025 was largely due to the commitment of the dedicated officers of the CDPF whom he thanked very much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy and large we can conclude that Carnival 2025 was generally peaceful,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carnival celebrations\u00a0for 2025 are\u00a0said to have gone by\u00a0\u201cgenerally\u00a0peaceful\u201d with a few minor offenses,\u00a0Acting Police Chief Davidson Valerie said. 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