Good Cop vs Bad? RVIPF Officers clash publicly over parking
The incident is said to have occurred sometime Wednesday Morning, April 22, 2020, and in the video which has since gone viral online, Traffic Officer Glenn Callwood aka ‘Supa Cop,’ had demanded his colleague, Alwyn M. StHillaire remove his vehicle from nearby the entrance of the store.
Vicious verbal altercation
"Move your vehicle, what you think it is because you got on police uniform you could do what you want? Move your vehicle from there!," Officer Callwood told his colleague.
"You need to relax your self... you disrespectful. Don't show off, you very disrespectful," StHillaire said in retaliation.
Sources told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) that the incident stemmed when StHillaire took a female to enter the supermarket without washing her hands at the door, and an issue arose after Mr Callwood got involved and also cautioned the officer about bad parking.
At points during the video, the heated verbal altercation almost turned physical as the situation escalated with finger-pointing and the officers coming face-to-face in a war of words.
"Boy move from here... move the vehicle from here. You suppose to know better," Supa Cop said in a loud tone directly facing the other officer.
According to Officer StHillaire, "I'm no boy, I'm telling you, you're disrespectful right now... I am a rank above you, you're disrespectful."
RVIPF aware of the issue - CoP Matthews
Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) has since reached out to Commissioner of Police, Mr Micheal B. Matthews for a comment and he said that while the force was aware of the issue, an update is forthcoming from the Information Officer.
Acting Police Information Officer Akia Thomas did not immediately respond to our query about the incident.
It should be noted that Officer, 'Supa Cop' is no stranger to controversy.
In 2014 he was found guilty of incident assault after a male Maintenance Supervisor with the RVIPF, had reported that Callwood grabbed and squeezed his private parts leaving him in excruciating pain for approximately five minutes, then saying he would do it again.
After a short hiatus from the job over the incident, Mr Callwood had a spectacular return in 2016 and some of his critics have said that he should use that assertiveness in harassing the public over routine traffic violations and channel it towards serious crime-fighting.
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144 Responses to “Good Cop vs Bad? RVIPF Officers clash publicly over parking”
Callwood needs to calm down and lose some weight. He is a nasty piece of work with a criminal record. What is he doing still in the police force.
And why did he react that way when he was asked to move? Right is Right no matter who you are.
Gentlemen (officers) talk it out, shake hands, pat on the back and keep moving forward.
It's because u all are a bunch of lazy a$$
Lazy you say you sitting on your a$$ doing nothing but collecting s pay check and a lady officer at East end police station that keep hanging up the phone when people call to report that's laziness so shut your @$$% .most of you all can even spell and write .
Ummmm eh? That’s the reason ppl migrate you idiot. Why do you think they come here? To make money! Same way Virgin Islanders migrate to the US and UK. Shut the $%*** up. Y’all sickening like it should be disgraceful to want to make money to do the best you can in life. Stupes %^*** off
Remember ur additional 7% fee
U have so much pent up aggression.....is it the curfew
ASK CALLWOOD,HE WILL CONFIRM.LOL
That thing name callwood he looking them **** **** that’s all
Them Island Man police need to go home is them who does break all the laws in the BVI for the curfew is them was doing all the wrong. Them come here and get a job and they feels like them own the dam place just don’t like them. When the pandemic over send the home.
Callwood the biggest alco****
Police are always parking outside the supermarkets, going in and getting there lunch like they own the place. They should lead by example and park properly. I'm with supa cop on this.
Peace, out.
Supa cop need to be on quarantine
Them two police like more **** then theses lil hookers round the place
To the person talking about St. Thomas police force, they have 'island people' working there too! Let's not even talk about the amount if people who serve in the USA army that is from the Caribbean. YALL SOUND IGNORANT.
Everytime my boy children on the road i does tell them speed up before supa cop touch them ba*ls
All you blogers talking pis .awhole lot a $hit..alot at that..it was said that thw police let awoman go into tje suppee market with out wasing her hands.1 shes wrong 2 she did not follow protocal 3 if officer callwood said any thing concerning that he is right.. the officer should nor get uppset what ever was said brougjt on thw urgument....i replay that video.over and over ...here.how the other police behave..cursing all them badwords at glen which is on call for he is wrong wrong ..he showed off himself.....because he is ahigher rank that does not make him right....what is it alwer rank canr say nothing to you if your wrong...bullshit....i dont see callwood do nothing wrong. ..with thw other policw behavior callwood say he calling the commisioner
..you must say a spade is aspade ..through out thislock down the police them doing alot of wrong callwood ifyou have tell your fellowoffice they wring when they do what you have to do ...dont mind them they dont like you dont take no shit ..... commisioner dont be one sided be fair them in higher rank should no better.. this tme callwiod i with you
"vino,you are the best".
more blogging to come..
Thanks for the opportunity to blogg on this democratic news site, where the facts are brought to the watching viewers,and persons are given an opportunity to give their verbals views in a blogg.
Personally,I don't think that we the people are taking this matter as serious as it is,because some of you made mention of who is I-LAN-MAN and who from here.
Any english speaking nationality,academically qualified based on the entry requirements,18-35 years old, can be a police officer in the BVI.There are many I-LAN-MAN who served with honour,dignity and pride.
The facts of this case are shamefull and disturbing,to my inner,psychological and mental emotions,therefore,His Excellency,the Governor must call for the badges,of the officers and conduct a full enquiry,with the intention of instituting disciplinary charges of misconduct and discrditable conduct against both officers; and this is why.
Both officers took the following oath of office:-
[" I callwood and I St Hilaire, do swear that I will well and truly serve Our Sovereign Lady the Queen,Her Heirs and Successors as a member of the POLICE FORCE in the Territory of the Virgin Islands without favour or affection,malice or ill-will;and that I will cause Her Majesty's Peace to be preserved,and will prevent to the utmost of my power,offences against the same;and and that,during any time that I do or may hereafter hold any appointment in the Police Force I will to the best of my knowledge and skill discharge all the duties thereof faithfully according to LAW']
What are facts of the this case?
In the video,which I viewed and heard,showed me that no level of professionalism was exhibited by the officers.
I did not hear PC Callwood inform St.Hilaire,that parking in that area is prohibited by law under the road traffic act,and that it is an offence to park in such a location,
I did not hear PC Callwood say to St.Hiliare that he will be reported and charged for a traffic offence.
I did not hear PC Callwood say to St.Hiliare that failure to remove his vehicle at the request of an officer is an offence,
["All I heard and saw were two of Her Majesty's Royal Police Officers,making a total mockery of their oath of office"]
so I call on the Governor,as the Queens representative in the BVI,to withdraw their oath of office and take their badges,pending the outcome of an internal enquiry.
God save the Queen and the ROYAL virgin islands police force.
its the news that report callwood have a criminal conviction.read the bloody news,its not we the bloggers who say so,but no one blogg on the criminal conviction of callwood but every blogger blogging on who is island man. born bvislander glenn callwood,policeman was convicted for idecent assault on MAN,so I agree with the law blogger,because that is significant to this topic.callwood get a break from police administration but he cannot give people a break.i agree with the law blooger.all callwood say is move your vehicle in a rough manner.
You say that legal team have plenty words but no wisdom but I can read and see is you dont have wisdom but little words. the truth is coming out on all the wrong way callwood doing things
what would be the crime for what callwood would arrest the person for,because callwood in uniform he can just watch the man and say move and because he ent move callwood can just arrest him without he cammoit a crime.
CALL---WOOD will go to court and his case will be I tell him to move and he didn't move so I arrest him because he disobey me. CALL---WOOD now have his own law. see who on the wrong side of wisdom and on the wrong side of the law.everything about police is about wisdom and about law.call--wood have no wisdom and don't know law.
I will give and answer to those who maliciously attacked the people who deemed not to belong pursuant to the Virgin islands Constitution Order 2007.
Please read Psalms 24 vs 1
The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof, the world, and they that dwell therein.
We must adhere to warning, I sure that we observed of what is happening in the world today.
He always enjoy that with a big glass of Mauby and plenty mango chutney.
You all ask him. He will tell you that is his favourite meal
OK.. All the @#%%% want to back where there from ...... Ayo so stupid........ Saying send them home..... They will be so happy ....cuz...ayo gov... Have to stand the expenses. To send island pll back...haha ..ayo from here.... But we island pll ....... PAY MONEY to BE HERE SO AYO CAN @#^^^& SURVIVE
And ayo need to stop being bad minded pll
Callwood was doing his job
YYYYY THE WHO IS ISLAND PEOPLE FROM WHO IS NOT .,,.,.CHECK HISTORY AND SEE WERE OUR FOUR FATHERS AND MOTHERS CAME FROM !!
WE DID NOT COME ON EARTH WITH NOTHING AND WE CANNOT LEAVE WITH NOTHING.....STUDY THAT EVER SINGLE FOR THE REST OF LIFE ALL DOES WHO WORSHIP WHAT IS ON EARTH
Officer callwood made no mention of a traffic offence being committed by st hiliare. all callwood said is ["move your vehicle"] from a private parking lot.A PRIVATE PARKING LOT WHERE THE OFFICER PARKED!
Stop defending and justifying the behavior of both officers.Both behaved badly in public without justification.
Their behavior have brought the entire force into disrepute.The COP has apologized to the public.
Its not the parking of st hiliare or the instructions of callwood,that are the facts in issue here.
The fact in issue is about two police officers dressed in uniform out in public looking to fight with each other,and committing the offences of common assault on each other.
All this blogging of pretending that we hate each other is just fake.
BVI people of the virgin ISLANDS and Caribbean ISLAND people living nice for many many years in the BVI,
There is no racial and ethnic hatred in the BVI. The VIP govt just make all expat belonger.where is the hatred in that?
Generally,people just like to say bad things about each other.
Mother badtalk father.father badtalk mother.brother badtalk sister.sisterbadtal brother and friends badtalk friends.
I see island people marry bvi people,plan a family and have mix nationality children.
So stop the faking,stop practicing racism in the bvi,because in actions,we all show love to each other..
I have never heard of a crime of ethnic-hatred or [hate-crime because of race] in the BVI. Stop faking ethnic hatred in the BVI,because our smiles to each other are genuine.
One love BVI
We are all brothers and sisters even though we are from different Caribbean islands.
Some of Our fore parents had to go off Tortola to work and help support their families. The people who migrate here are no different.
These comments are read by people all over the world and it makes us look so - I don’t even know ‘
Come on People, we are better than this.
While everyone is entitled to their opinion, let’s try to stop the bashing. We need each other to survive.
Callwood cannot be compared.all 2 police behave bad.
PC Callwood,as a police officer in uniform, has NO LEGAL AUTHORITY UNDER BVI LAW, ,under the road traffic act of the bvi laws made by parliament, to instruct any person, [a customer] to remove their private vehicle which that person park in a private parking lot, at a private supermarket [open to customers of the public] furthermore,which is causing no obstruction to other customers and their vehicles [CALLWOOD HAS NO AUTHORITY IN LAW] to tell the officer move your vehicle.
This is a private parking lot.
No traffic offence was committed by officer st.hiliaire,so he was correct not to move his vehicle on the instructions of callwood.
any instructions given to a member of the public by a police officer must be lawfull,according to law..
The instructions must be ["driver,you have parked your vehicle on this PUBLIC ROAD,which is causing an obstruction etc TO TRAFFIC etc, which is an offence,I am therefore instructing you to move your vehicle from that location"]
Callwood has no authority in law,to instruct a person to move his vehicle from where he parked it in a private parking lot in the BVI.
If there is such a law,show it to me so I can read it for myself..
Case close,st hiliare is not guilty of this traffic offence,but both officers are guilty of bad behavior in public.
Long live the RVIPF.
so all this blogging of dislike and thatlike about tolian dis and islandman dat is not adding up in actions.actions speak louder than words.so many island ppl and tolian are friends,at work or just social friends.we all know better.focus on what happen in the parking lot by onemat. why callwood tell the officer to move,for what reason.
what more unity can two people have but intimate unity.this matter is not about nationalty.
BVI is one people.
You say,i will lose this case:
Look at the video on social media,and tell me why callwood harassed the officer about "move your vehicle".
The officer parked in a private parking lot,on the SIDE of the storenext to some pallets,other vehicles can pass freely.
Callwood was not responding to a report of obstruction on private property or trespassing by the officer,
the officer's vehicle is not blocking the entrance to the store, neither obstructing the free flow of traffic, so what arose callwoods instincts to tell the officer in uniform to move his vehicle?
The officer did not commit any traffic offence,by parking his vehicle infront of one mart store in one mart parking lot,so pc callwood had no legal or lawfull authority,under SECTION 4 of the police act,to enforce any law in this circumstance,because no offence was committed against HER MAJESTY'S PEACE,according to the oath of office.
Callwood acted under the ["COLOUR-OF-LAW"] IN POLICE UNIFORM, but being dressed in police uniform does not give you lawful authority,
Police officers took an oath to enforce written laws made by parliament,and assent to by the Governor,by virtue of the BVI Constitution.
In 2020-POLICING, you police administrators cannot have pc callwood,literally abusing his authority on the citizens and residents of the BVI,with no reguard for FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS of the individuals.
PC Callwood Harassed the officer to frustration,according to the video..That's what happened.
My only disappointment is the bad behavior of both officers in public,but LEGALLY,I say with authority,
Callwood is dead WRONG, WRONG WRONG WRONG!! and UNLAWFULL!!
from another point of view ppl would anyone of you dream to speak to ur superior in that manner lets me real. the ranks are for a reason. and pc callwood fully know he must respect the ranks and there is a protocol how u report a higher rank. callwood need training if he does not know.
on the other hand the sgt should not react that way he fell for the lack of discipline showed by callwood. both need to be disciplined for that kind of public let down they both brought shame on the department.
CALLWOOD HAD NO LEGAL OR LAWFUL AUTHORITY UNDER ANY LAW OF THE BVI TO INSTRUCT THE OFFICER TO REMOVE HIS VEHICLE.Sorry,police officers MUST operate according to law.
this is 2020 not 1820
We are blessed.WE ARE FREE, democracy is alive on vino news site.In some middle east country and may be even in china,we cannot blogg about the security forces..LET FREEDOM REIGN.
There is another breaking news about the officers being reassigned,hurry,hurry,lets go blogg...
Once thought out objectively and the answer found,would solve a great % of the issues the bvi are faced with.
Why does almost every single issue that arise in d bvi have to eventually be made into a subject of one's nationality