David Watson

David Watson was born on the island of Barbados, immigrating to the United States in 1987. He was employed with the New York Police Department for twenty two years, retiring as a 2nd Grade Detective. His first two years (1993 to 1995) were spent as a Police Cadet at the 77 precinct in Brooklyn; then after a nine month layover in the Police Academy he returned to the 77 Precinct for nine years. As a Police Officer he was assigned to patrol, Community Policing, Youth Officer and Crime Prevention Officer. During his time in the precinct he also coordinated the PAL track team, served as the Law Enforcement Explorer Advisor and taught a video production class to underserved youth in the precinct area. Working with youth eventually got him transferred (2005) to the Community Affairs Bureau where he created the Community Affairs Video Unit and coordinated the NYPD Law Enforcement Explorer Unit, with one hundred ten Advisors and a yearly average of three thousand youth. He was responsible for budgets, travel, event coordination and training for both units. Overall he spent ten years in the Community Affairs Bureau retiring June 2015. Although not an official duty, he spent his last five years volunteering his time teaching law enforcement in the Caribbean and facilitating training for them with the NYPD in New York City. hat led him to start the nonprofit Caribbean Law Enforcement Foundation (CLEF) after his retirement. The foundation was formed to enhance Caribbean public safety agencies, by providing funding for free training, equipment (free and subsidizes) and technological infrastructure. The foundation provides funds to send Caribbean public safety personnel worldwide for advanced training. Supply trainers and equipment to the Caribbean for general and advanced training. Also providing funding and equipment to enhance the technological abilities of Caribbean public safety. The beneficiaries of the Caribbean Law Enforcement Foundation are the Regional Security System (RSS), Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP), Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council (CCLEC) and Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences (CAFS). The Caribbean Law Enforcement Foundation is a United States based 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity and a Barbados based charity. Since 2017 the foundation has been focusing nine programs including public safety training, public safety curriculum development, real time investigative and disaster networking, trauma medical kits for public safety, pepper spray deployment, promoting Public Safety Cadets youth programs, Public Safety Counselling Service and spearheading programs to combat juvenile recidivism. In the United States the foundation conducts a seminar at high school and colleges called “Entering Law Enforcement”, which gives youth the roadmap to law enforcement careers. Although a new foundation, David’s commitment and vision has caused the Caribbean Law Enforcement Foundation to become a force for great change in Caribbean public safety, also empowering youth here in the United States and Caribbean