St. Andrew South Police Get Corporate Assistance
The St. Andrew South Police division were recently assisted by businesses in their division. The businesses assisted them in setting up a new three line telephone hot line system that should allow the police to be more easily and readily accessible to be summoned for emergencies. Earlier this year, Tropical Storm Gustav caused extensive damage [...]
Police Treats for Children in Various Communities
Various police units and stations have been treating and feting children across the island, as the police reach out to members of the public in keeping with the Christmas spirit of sharing. For children in particular, the hope is that they will see the police as their friends and feel comfortable with them and treat [...]
Elderly Woman Hit & Killed by Police Vehicle
An elderly woman died after she was hit by a police service vehicle as she attempted to cross a section of the Big Bridge Main Road in Westmoreland yesterday. The dead woman was identified as Mavis Thompson, 67 years old, of a Big Bridge address. Reports from the CCN’s liaison officer for Westmoreland are that [...]
More Police Patrols for the Christmas Season
Karl Angell, director of communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), has said that the police have increased their presence on the streets right now by at least 800 men and women, this in an effort to minimize fear among shoppers during the festive / Christmas season. Of the 800 men and women, 500 were [...]
Two-Faced Jamaican Police?
Are there two sides to Jamaican police? Maybe Clovis thinks so based on his cartoon below which is published in today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper. Reference is made to the Gravel Heights saga.