CID seeks 180 new detectives by year-end

One hundred and eighty new detectives are expected to join the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) by the end of 2017 to ease the constraints of the unit and assist in effectively conducting investigations.
This was disclosed by Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum on Thursday. He told Guyana Times that most of the CID officers have to attend court almost every day to testify in criminal matters.
“We have some constraints with ranks…Most of our detectives have to attend court almost every single day to testify in criminal matters … so that’s putting a strain on us,” he stated.
Blanhum indicated that the Force has started the training programme with the intention that at the end of the year, the 180 CID ranks will assist in enhancing the effectiveness of the Police Force.
“We have commenced our training programme and we intend that at the end of the year, we have 180 CID ranks and that’s going to assist us a lot in terms of our effectiveness,” he explained.