Trinidad and Tobago Police Service

Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Abbreviation	T.T.P.S
Motto	To Protect and Serve with P.R.I.D.E.
Agency overview
Formed	1592
Preceding agency	Trinidad and Tobago Police Force;
Dissolved	1966
Employees	7,884 Regular Officers, 3,005 Special Reserve Police, 530 Civil Servants, 585 Civilian employees
Annual budget	$2.6 billion TTD (2025)
Legal personality	Statutory body
Jurisdictional structure
National agency; (Operations jurisdiction)	Trinidad and Tobago
Operations jurisdiction	Trinidad and Tobago
Size	1,981 square miles (5,130 km2)
Population	1,310,000 (January 2011)
Legal jurisdiction	Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Governing body	Government of Trinidad And Tobago
Constituting instruments	Police Service Act Chapter 15:01; Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Section 123A;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	The Police Service Commission
Headquarters	Police Administration Building, Edward and Sackville Street, Port of Spain
Police Officers	7,884 Regular Officers, 3,005 Special Reserve Police
Civil Servants, Civilian employees	530 Civil Servants, 585 Civilian employees
Ministers responsible	Hon Roger Alexander MP, Minister of Homeland Security; Hon Wayne Sturge MP, Minister in Ministry Of Homeland Security;
Agency executives	Allister Guevarro, Commissioner of Police; Junior Benjamin, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Administration); Suzette Martin, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations); Natasha George, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Investigations and Intelligence);
Parent agency	Ministry Of Homeland Security
Child agencies	Special Reserve Police; Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service;
Facilities
Police Stations	84
Notables
People	Gary Griffith, Commissioner of Police, for Becoming Commissioner of Police after being a Minister of National Security; Roger Alexander, Senior Superintendent of Police, for being Former host of Police Service television show Beyond The Tape and current Minister of Homeland Security; Randolph Burroughs M.O.M. TC, Commissioner of Police, for being awarded both the Medal of Merit and the Trinity Cross;
Programme	Police Youth Club (P.Y.C);
Award	Police Service awarded the Trinity Cross 1991, For the Preservation of Democracy and Constitutional Government;
Website
	www.ttps.gov.tt

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service or TTPS is the primary law enforcement agency of Trinidad and Tobago. It has been in operation for over 200 years.

The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) is the national law enforcement agency of Trinidad and Tobago, responsible for maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, and preventing and detecting crime. Operating under the Police Service Act Chapter 15:01, the TTPS functions as both a civil and para-military body, structured into various divisions, branches, squads, and units deployed across the islands. Its mandate encompasses a broad range of duties, including enforcing laws, apprehending offenders, and ensuring public safety, with a focus on community policing initiatives and modernization efforts to combat contemporary crime trends. The TTPS works in conjunction with other law enforcement bodies, such as the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Municipal Police Service. Citizens use emergency numbers such as 911 and 999 to contact the Police Service.

The TTPS is under the Ministry of Homeland Security (formerly the Ministry of National Security), who provides governmental oversight and administrative support. The Minister of Homeland Security is Roger Alexander MP who was sworn into the cabinet of the new Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on 3 May 2025. The ministry also has Wayne Sturge MP, who is also the Minister of Defence, as Ministers in the Ministry of Homeland Security. The Commissioner of Police (CoP) is Allister Guevarro, who was appointed on 18 June 2025, replacing Erla Harewood-Christopher, with Junior Benjamin, Suzette Martin and Natasha George as Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCP).