Retired Assistant Commissioner and head of the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Heeralall Mackhanlall, was one of the 69 recipients who were rewarded with national awards and the first in the Guyana Police Force to receive an individual Medal of Service recently by Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana, President David Granger.
Head of the Guyana Police Force’s Office of Professional Responsibility, Heeralall Mackhanlall
Mackhanlall was born on November 10, 1952 and joined the Guyana Police Force on March 1, 1974 with regulation number 9531. On March 1, 1978, he joined the Criminal Investigation Department where he served until he retired on November 30, 2007, as the Crime Chief with the rank of Assistant Commissioner, after 33 years and 10 months of service.
Immediately after his retirement, he was attached to the Office of Professional Responsibility as the Deputy Head and was appointed as the head of the said office on August 18, 2013, the present position he still holds.
During his tenure in the Guyana Police Force he served as the Divisional Detective Officer in all of the policing divisions with the exception E (Linden-Kwakwani) and F Division (Interior locations).
According to the Department of Public Information, he conducted numerous high-profile investigations in all the divisions, including E and F Divisions, in which scores of persons were arrested, charged and convicted. He benefited from several professional development courses including Summer Courses at the University of Guyana and was a participant of the 108 session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Academy, United States Department of Justice, at Quantico in the State of Virginia for a period of 11 weeks ending March 24, 1995.
He further attended the FBI National Academy Retraining Session, which was held in Brazil in 1997, where he obtained a Certificate of Achievement in Criminal Justice Education from the University of Virginia.
On three occasions he achieved the Guyana Police Force overall Best Cop award and the Runner-up Best Cop award on one occasion. Further, on four occasions he achieved the Divisional Best Cop award, surely an outstanding achievement which may not be surpassed in decades to come.
On August 16, 1999, he was the recipient of the Force’s 150 Anniversary Medal and the Discipline Services Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct and now a Medal of Service.
He continues to serve the Guyana Police Force with dedication, commitment and distinction, since enlisting 43 years ago.
