More arrests for curfew breaches, tickets over face masks

Nine more people have been arrested over the past 24 hours for breaching the curfew stipulated under the current Emergency Powers Regulations, according to the latest COVID Regulations enforcement update from the Police Service.

Nine more people have been arrested over the past 24 hours for breaching the curfew stipulated under the current Emergency Powers Regulations, according to the latest COVID Regulations enforcement update from the Police Service.

The Police Service says this latest group of nine arrested persons has moved the total number of arrests for this offence to 1,685 persons, since the State of Emergency was activated in May.

In addition, 10 people were arrested for breach of the Public Health Regulations, moving the total number of arrests to this offence to 1,585.

As such, the TTPS is renewing its call to citizens to adhere to the Emergency Powers and Public Health Regulations and welcomes information on possible breaches.

Update courtesy the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS).

In its report for today, Sunday 19 September 2021, the TTPS also notes that another 62 persons were issued tickets for failing to wear their face mask properly (or at all), moving the total number of tickets issued under this regulation to 17,325.

The arrests would have been the outcomes of multiple patrols and other operations the Police Service carried out across the country over the past 24 hours—some 387 patrols and 70 roadblocks in all, during that period.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the TTPS.

Some 308 police officers are in quarantine at present, while the total number of those who have tested positive for COVID-19 now stands at 74 police officers.