So Southside Belize City has seen 2 murders and 1 shooting in just a couple of days. What's happening on the Southside? Has the positive impact of those community policing initiatives worn off ? Today Williams told us that there is nothing to be concerned about - there is just some incidents the police have no control over but, he explained, the police continue to work in these areas.
ACP Chester Williams, OC - Southside ED
"There is no cause for alarm. We already know that the first incident that took place on Sunday morning, was something that just develop at the concert and it was not something that was per say gang related and the second murder that we are looking at, from all indications thus far, this person may have been murdered by his own associates. So when you have in-house rivalries, it is difficult for the police to be able to curb those sort of incidents. Those are what we referred to as "None preventable." As it relates to what the police can prevent, we continue to do what we can on the streets of Southside Belize City to do our utmost best to calm the crime situation down."
The police say they will continue with their meet and greet sessions every Wednesday and other Southside community programs.
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