{"id":32989,"date":"2015-12-23T22:04:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=32989"},"modified":"2015-12-23T22:06:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T22:06:15","slug":"senator-francis-commends-police-commissioner-on-increased-police-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=32989","title":{"rendered":"Senator Francis Commends Police Commissioner On Increased Police Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">ST. CROIX &#8212; Senator Novelle Francis, Jr. today commended Police Commissioner Delroy Richards for the increased police presence and initiatives taking place across the territory, according to a press release issued by Mr. Francis&#8217; office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">Mr. Francis, the Chair of the Senate\u2019s Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Justice, says the surge in law enforcement activity is important as the territory nears the peak of the holiday season and festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cPeople need to feel safe when they go out, whether it\u2019s to support our local shops and restaurants, visit friends and family or participate in our cultural events,\u201d Mr. Francis said.\u00a0 \u201cThe traffic stops and increased police presence help to reinforce the message that we are all committed to a safe and festive holiday season.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">The senator hopes that the heightened police presence will continue into the new year and help to further quell criminal activity and gun violence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">And Mr. Francis has taken steps to further support public safety by sponsoring a bill request to enact legislation which would ban the sale of certain toy guns. He calls the proposed legislation a precautionary measure that could ultimately save lives.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cMany of these guns are so realistic that even law enforcement professionals aren\u2019t immediately able to tell that it\u2019s not a real weapon,\u201d he said. \u201cIn recent years, we have heard of tragic events taking place because of the prevalence of these imitation weapons, which I believe should not be sold in our stores and certainly not by vendors at our cultural events.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">Mr. Francis says he&#8217;s looking forward to participating in the many cultural activities over the holidays and wishes residents and visitors alike a happy and safe festival season as they close out 2015.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cAs we celebrate this season of peace and hope, let us also look forward with optimism to all that can be accomplished in the New Year and days ahead if we all commit to working together for the betterment of the territory.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. CROIX &#8212; Senator Novelle Francis, Jr. today commended Police Commissioner Delroy Richards for the increased police presence and initiatives taking place across the territory, according to a press release issued by Mr. Francis&#8217; office. Mr. Francis, the Chair of the Senate\u2019s Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Justice, says the surge in law [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":19789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,191,147],"tags":[4189,1648,121],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Senator Francis Commends Police Commissioner On Increased Police Presence - V.I. 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