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As part of a wider effort to improve the crime fighting, and to better investigate alleged corrupt practices by some police in that parish, the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to establish an arm of its unit in the St. James Police Division. Superintendent Merrick Watson, head of the St. James Police Division, made the announcement yesterday during an informal familiarisation session with members of the St. James press corps at the RIU resort in St. James. He said the unit would be the first such to be established outside the Corporate Area.

According to Superintendent Watson, “Space has already been identified and it is now left for certain necessities to be done and, as soon as these are achieved, the team will be resident in St James.” He said also that the establishment of this arm of the unit as well as the beefing-up of the divisional command with the additional officers trained in community policing, are among some of the new initiatives to enhance the delivery of service to the St. James community.

Tags : anti-corruption, Anti-Corruption Unit, Merrick Watson, st. james