OFFICERS abusing extended sick leave while continuing to collect monthly salaries will come under increased scrutiny as part of efforts to improve accountability and morale within the Municipal Police Service, Snr Supt Wayne Mohammed has said.Mohammed, who’s attached to the Southern Municipal Police Division, made the statement while speaking to reporters following an interfaith prayer service and ceremonial rededication at the San Fernando Municipal Police Station.Emphasising the need for commitment and professionalism among members of the service, he said officers have the support of the Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service (TTMPS) and the San Fernando City Corporation.“Under my watch here now, I expect the best of everybody. I want everybody to have that passion for the job that they are supposed to have. I want them to come out,” Mohammed said.He added that assessments would be conducted to examine the system and ensure officers attached to the division were actively performing their duties.The interfaith prayer service and ceremonial rededication came in the aftermath of the killing of municipal police corporal Anuska Eversley.Eversley was found dead at the Municipal Police Station at King’s Wharf, San Fernando, on April 19. An autopsy found that she was beaten and strangled.Three men—including one of her colleagues Jivan “Bigs” Cooper—have been charged with her murder.Mohammed said while support systems, including counselling, remain available for personnel affected by the traumatic incident, there must also be accountability within the organisation, adding that there was increased supervision on shifts.“I want to inform the public that what happened in San Fernando is an incident that we would not want to happen again. I’m going to assure them and give them all the courage that this will not happen again. I have put certain layers of things in place for it not to happen. I’m just working to avoid anything of the sort,” said Mohammed.The event, which was attended by several senior and junior municipal police officials, saw prayers and reflections aimed at restoring confidence and unity following Eversley’s killing.Leaders from different religious faiths offered prayers for healing, protection and strength as officers continue their duties.As part of the rededication exercise, the station was repainted to symbolise renewal and a fresh start for officers stationed there.Assistant Commissioner of Police Wayne Mystar, who now heads the TTMPS, said, “We want the flowers to bloom again. We want officers to get back on duty and ensure that they are performing their functions in a meaningful manner. We know of the situation that took place and officers were very traumatised during that period. So this is part of the healing process.”He said the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service Social and Welfare Association and the office of the San Fernando Mayor provided the psychosocial support for the colleagues of Eversley.“There was a particular woman police officer who was sitting outside the station during her work because she would not come into the reception area because she was so traumatised. However, I had a meeting in San Fernando and I spoke with her. She said she’s now back inside, she’s okay now because of the necessary support that she has been given from the corporation, from the senior officers, from her colleagues,” said Mystar.President of the Greater San Fernando Chamber of Commerce, Kiran Singh, expressed solidarity with the officers, and expressed hope that the blessing of the station would reinvigorate their morale.“We heard that some officers are not pulling their weight and we expect that to change in the coming days,” said Singh, who once again called for additional officers to patrol the streets of downtown San Fernando.“Not only during the working hours, but off-peak hours, weekends, and holidays which would encourage business to remain open longer, and inspire the confidence of customers to return to the streets of San Fernando,” said Singh.