44 soldiers sent to help 2,000 tired cops on SoE, curfew patrols Tuesday 25 May 2021 DOUBLE G: Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is reflected on the screen of a wall-mounted television which he passed by at the end of a police press briefing on Tuesday at Police Administration Building in Port of Spain. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB - Police officers are tired. So says Commissioner of Police Gary Griffith, who added on Tuesday at a press conference that a mere 44 members of the Defence Force have assisted police in state of emergency (SoE) and curfew patrols. He promised the police will continue to do what they must.