CDA officials: CCTV duds at boardwalk

UPDATE:

SENIOR officials in the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) yesterday confirmed there are major issues in the functioning of CCTV cameras installed at the boardwalk. Officials said the cameras which were installed along the boardwalk in 2014, were procured from a security company but there are serious technical difficulties in their functioning and ability to record footage.
Newsday also spoke to senior Homicide investigators who said they were not even aware of any CCTV cameras along the boardwalk, as they continued their inquiries into Sunday’s triple murder.
The officers said no arrest has been made but they are committed to finding the killed. Officers of the Western Division said while they did not set up police check points on the road leaving Chaguaramas after the murders, they could confirm there was “adequate police action” at the scene.
On Monday, former Planning and Development Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie on his Facebook account queried why investigators were not using footage from CCTV cameras placed along the peninsula during his tenure in 2014 and later questioned what had become of these cameras.
Speaking with Newsday yesterday, Tewarie said Sunday’s shooting was example of a breakdown in security at Chaguaramas and raised questions into the capabilities of estate police and the frequency of their patrols.
“In addition to the issue with the cameras, we also need to find out what is the manpower capabilities of the Chaguaramas Development Authority (CDA) police. Has there been any cuts in staff? Also what is the frequency of their mobile and foot patrols. All of these issues need to be addressed,” Tewarie said.

ORIGINAL POST:

Senior investigators in the Homicide Bureau Region 1 said they were not aware of any CCTV cameras around the Chaguaramas Boardwalk, as they continued inquiries into Sunday's triple murder.

Speaking with Newsday this afternoon, investigators said they did not see any cameras near where the shooting happened, but were continuing investigations, interviewing witnesses and working closely with Western Division Police.

They said no arrests have been made in relation to the shooting, but were committed to finding the perpetrators.

Officers of the Western Division said while they did not set-up police check points on the road leaving Chaguaramas after the murders, they could confirm there was "adequate police action" at the scene.

Yesterday, former Planning and Development Minister Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie queried why investigators were not using footage from CCTV cameras placed along the peninsula during his tenure in 2014 through a Facebook post.

He later questioned what had become of these cameras.