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Senior Shakeup In Eastern Division Makes Chester The New Southside Sherriff
posted (July 6, 2015)
And to grapple with crime in the city that's reeling out of control - the Police have changed their game plan completely. The Eastern Division structure that has stood for decades, is no more. Eastern used to be basically all of the Belize District - with its major crime hotspots of Belize City, San Pedro and Ladyville. Well, now, it is broken up into Eastern division Southside, Eastern Division Northside and Eastern Division rural. The news is that the former Commander of all of Eastern Division, Assistant Commissioner Dezeree Phillips is now in charge of Eastern Division Northside and San Pedro - while Senior Superintendent Chester Williams, recently returned from Law School takes over the hottest seat in the country, southside Belize City - which may also be the most murderous urban area per square mile in the world. A staggering statistic, but real talk, and today Williams says he embraces the challenge:..

Sr. Supt Chester Williams, Commander Eastern Division South
"It is the hot seat and I must say that I am proud to be in the hot seat. I would not be have been contented being in a seat where it is not hot, because I like to see that things is being done and as the commander of this division, I can assure the people on the Southside Belize City that myself and my team will do whatever is necessary to ensure that we reduce the murder rate on Southside Belize City. Currently, we are on a path to surpass where we were last year. It is my hope that that will not happen. We will be looking at different policing strategies. Today is my first day in office and I am meeting with my senior managers, I am doing consultations, because at the end of day what I will do, I will devise a strategy that we will employ to ensure that we put in place the right mechanisms to reduce crime on Southside Belize City. It's not a matter of whether or not it will happen - we will reduce crime on Southside Belize City."

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