CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The long arm of the law is exercising a little latitude when it comes to enforcement of traffic infractions on St. Thomas.
The Virgin Islands Police Department calls it: “Education Before Citation.”
What that means is that the VIPD is showing that it is dedicated to the community and its citizens by not being quick to write tickets for minor offenses.
Case in point was when a motorist in St. Thomas allegedly made an illegal right turn and was pulled over by an officer on duty.
The motorist told VIPD officer Angela M. Trant that she saw other vehicles turning right in the same fashion and therefore thought it was legal maneuver.
But Officer Trant explained to the motorist that what the others did ahead of her was also illegal and gave her a warning.
The VIPD said on Twitter that this is an example of officers practicing “community policing.”
“Train all your officers to act in the same manner especially that COVID Task Force who acts like bullies,” Judith Wheatley said on St. Thomas. “With all the stresses everyone needs to show some love.”