{"id":350831,"date":"2025-10-22T11:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=350831"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:55:30","slug":"assistant-police-commissioner-says-expect-increased-police-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/assistant-police-commissioner-says-expect-increased-police-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant police commissioner says expect increased police presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_350832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350832\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-350832\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ACP-Alleyne-Maximea-addressing-Tuesday-press-conference--642x319.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"318\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ACP Alleyne Maximea addressing Tuesday press conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alleyne Maximea has assured the public that the Dominica Police Force is ready to perform its duties during the 2025 festive season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made the disclosure during the weekly World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) press conference on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force is ready to perform its role at this year\u2019s World Creole Music Festival,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are ready to perform our duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Maximea, all plans are in place to ensure that patrons of the festival enjoy themselves in a safe environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs a consequence of this, people are expected to see an increased presence of the police in uniform and plain clothes in the City of Roseau and environs,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made it clear that the police \u201cwill not tolerate any transgressions as it pertains to the laws of the Commonwealth of Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou can be assured that anyone who disturbs the peace and breaches the law during these activities will be dealt with to the full extent of the law,\u201d Maximea warned.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Alleyne Maximea has assured the public that the Dominica Police Force is ready to perform its duties during the 2025 festive season. 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