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Police force to be expanded to 384 officers by 2017 |
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Written by Donellis Browne
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 11:47 |
www.sxmislandtime.com
 PHILIPSBURG - Local Officials say they need to recruit 384 police officers by 2017. The revelation was made Thursday by Local Chief of Police Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards.
There are currently 200 officers in the Korps Politie St. Maarten, Saba & St. Eustatius and Richards says the plan is to build to just under 400 in phases.
The recruitment is part of a wider Organizational Plan for the Police Force which is still being discussed with Antillean and Dutch partners. Once approved, the plan will allow for continued training by officers from South Holland South who has formed a symbiotic relationship with the Police Force here.
Some training has been embarked upon and where persons cannot be trained to assume a function, the police force will have to seek that expertise elsewhere.
“It’s a phased plan that runs from now until 2017, because you just cannot get them and it’s money that goes with it,” Richards said.
There is some impetus to making improvements and recruiting new police simply because some officers are also headed for retirement.
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Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 20:35 |
