And while best practices are included to ensure that the new police trucks are used according to the rules, for a wary public, that's hardly enough. Indeed, the police department has a reputation for wrecking vehicles fast. And those concerns were confirmed over the weekend when someone posted video on Facebook showing a new Mazda police truck in the drain on Pitta street in southside Belize City. Today we asked the commissioner about it:..
Allen Whylie, Commissioner of Police
"I haven't seen the video. I am aware. I was briefed that there was a vehicle somewhere in St. Martin's where it is said that either a sink hole or the drain. I am not certain, but I think that the deputy commissioner had addressed that matter, because I believe it was a vehicle assigned to the Eastern Division South."
"I would have to see the video before I could comment further and I will see it in my own time."
Officer commanding southside Chester Williams said that it was not an accident, nothing happened to the truck, and it is in full working condition without a scratch. He said the officers had to make way for a passing driver on the narrow street, and the edge of the road gave way, causing the vehicle to sink into the drain. And what about the person in the back seat who jumps out appearing to hold a bottle of some sort? He says indeed, the police were on patrol and picked up a man who was drunk. That drunk happened to be a relative of the officers who was driving and they were taking him home. He said they should not have allowed him to get into the vehicle with a bottle, but stresses there's nothing to suggest that the police officers were drinking.
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