Tobago Correspondent
Tobago police are growing frustrated with motorists who alert drivers about road traffic exercises.
They say this practice is hindering their efforts to reduce murders and other serious crimes on the island.
Speaking at a town hall meeting on Tuesday night, Senior Supt Rodhill Kirk noted that citizens are using technology to work against the police, instead of using those same methods to help with the fight against crime.
During the meeting, he played several voice notes from different motorists, shared in a social media app, warning other drivers about police roadblocks and anti-crime exercises.
“So, you see what is happening.Every move the police make. The criminals are using the technology as well,” he said.
He issued a challenge to Tobagonians to use the technology instead to alert police about criminals.
“Let us form a group called ‘Spotlight on the Criminals’, and we will say everywhere we see a criminal, and that will help the police,” he said.
He added: “We always tell you, ‘If you see something, say something’. This is a way you could say something, too. Just as they are doing this against us, let us do it against them.”