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US to help Haitian police force

Published:Tuesday | August 3, 2010 | 12:28 PM

The chief of New York's Police Department has been meeting with Haitian government officials to discuss US support for rebuilding the security forces in Port-au-Prince.



Commissioner Ray Kelly has already held talks with President Rene Preval, the justice and public security minister and the director of Haiti’s police force.



He confirmed plans for the deployment a contingent of six Haitian-American officers to train their Haitian counterparts and help improve security after the January earthquake.