Former VIPD Deputy Commissioner Celvin Walwyn Honored for Community Policing Efforts in Texas

Dr. Celvin G. Walwyn spent his teenage years living in St. Croix and later returned to the territory to work in law enforcement as deputy police commissioner of operations. He was recently honored in Baytown, Texas for his outstanding efforts in community policing. The award – the Shield of Honor – was bestowed upon Mr. Walwyn by Ode to Elders, a community-based nonprofit dedicated to uplifting and celebrating the contributions of the Baytown Caribbean community. Though employed as a Chief of Police at Coastal Bend College, the award celebrated his work during his tenure at the Harris County Sheriff’s Office in Texas. At the age of 13, a young Walwyn immigrated to St. Croix from St. Kitts and Nevis. His father was a police commander in Antigua, and later moved to St. Kitts to work as a police officer where he met Dr. Walwyn’s mother, a seamstress. The Walwyn family’s move to St. Croix is considered integral to shaping the individual Dr. Walwyn is today.  He attended Central High Scho...