Former VIPD Deputy Commissioner Celvin Walwyn Honored for Community Policing Efforts in Texas
Recognized with the Shield of Honor by Ode to Elders, Dr. Walwyn reflects on his impactful law enforcement career, shaped by roots in St. Croix and spanning decades of service across the U.S. and the Caribbean.
2024-12-06 17:33:15 - VI News Staff
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 School and joined the law enforcement explorers program there. He later began a program at the College of the Virgin Islands (now the University of the Virgin Islands) before moving to Houston and attending the police academy. His law enforcement career spans several roles in Texas, and includes a four-year stint as Commissioner of Police in St. Kitts and Nevis, and as Deputy Commissioner of Police Operations for the Virgin Islands Police Department.