Changes Coming For Jamaica’s Police Force
Commissioner of police, Rear Admiral Hardley, Lewin has indicated that the strategic review of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was complete and that changes would stem from it. “We have started a journey to transform and cleanse our police force,” Lewin said during his keynote address at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica’s 44th [...]
Mark Shields Will Be Missed
Letter to the Jamaica Observer editor – Saturday, February 21, 2009 By D. Lewis (dessieinjamdown@yahoo.com) Re: DCP Mark Shields Expected Departure From the JCF Soon Dear Editor, This is an open letter to Deputy Commissioner of Police Mark Shields. I heard you recently on the radio speaking about arrests made in the case of the [...]
Assistant Commissioner Subpoenaed re:Rameish Simpson Case
With regard to the on-going “Rameish Simpson saga“, a subpoena has been issued for Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Granville Gause to attend the Gun Court Next Friday (February 27). ACP Gause is the man in charge of the Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI), the internal unit which probes police shootings. He is to attend the Gun [...]
Journalist says Policemen Threatened to Kill Him
Assistant business editor at the Jamaica Observer newspaper, Mr. Julian Richardson, has reportedly made an official report that two policemen threatened to kill him, this after he refused to buy them refreshments in exchange for dropping the charges for a traffic offense which they were alleging he was guilty of. The incident reportedly happened last [...]
Policeman & Son Freed of Corruption Charges
Sergeant Noel Morgan and his son, Morelando Morgan, were freed yesterday of corruption charges, following no-case submissions by their lawyer given that “there was an irreconcilable breakdown of the identification.” Both had been charged with breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act, following a sting operation in St. Ann in March 2008 where it was alleged [...]