A core service entrusted to all Municipal Corporations is the protection of its citizenry. At the heart of all Corporations is the Municipal Police Department which is responsible for the overall security arrangement within the Organization and safety within the designated region. Established in 1939, the fundamental objective of the San Fernando Municipal Police Department is to maintain a sense of safety and security for the citizens and those working and visiting the City through proper policing and enforcement of the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
Superintendent
Senior Superintendent
Roles and Responsibilities
As it relates to the Municipal Police, Section 48 (1) of the Municipal Corporation Act No.21 of 1990, now Chapter 25:04 states :- “Every member of a Municipal Police Service, in addition to the special powers vested in him under this Act, has in respect of the whole of Trinidad and Tobago all the powers, privileges and immunities conferred on a constable by the Common Law, and also all the powers, privileges, immunities and liabilities conferred or imposed on a constable or on a First Division or Second Division police officer of corresponding rank by the Police Service Act and every act done by or to any member of a Municipal Police Force in the execution of his duty has the same effect and is attended with the same liabilities and other consequences and is punishable in the same manner as if done by or to a member of the Police Service in the execution of his duty”.
These roles and functions can be summarized as follows:
- To protect the Corporation’s properties, assets and personnel
- To prevent and detect crime through the provision of patrols both on foot and mobile
- To arrest/apprehend offenders in breach of the law and execute warrants and summons
- To perform Orderly Duty for Chairman of Council at official functions
- To provide police escorts for Corporation employees such as:-
- Building Inspector
- Accounts department
- Litter Wardens
- Corporation employees during demolition exercises
- All other departments as required
- To resolve disputes and problems within the community
- To conduct day/night visits to Institutions, Parks, Recreational Grounds and other Corporation Facilities
