Superintendent Of Police Getting Death Threats
According to reports, Superintendent Fitz Bailey, head of the elite Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID), has been receiving death threats. Earlier this week, the OCID was involved in a major sting operation, which saw the seizure of millions of dollars’ worth of illicit cigarettes. While it was unclear whether the threats were related to the [...]
$21 Million Award To Hanover Farmer Who Was Shot By The Police In 1994
Michael Llewellyn, a 40-year-old farmer from Hanover who is now a paraplegic after he was shot in the back by the police on December 3, 1994, was yesterday awarded J$21 million with interest, after the judge ruled that the police were not acting in self-defence when he was shot. Llewellyn had sued Inspector Gladstone Grant, [...]
Detective Inspector Collapses & Dies
The Police force is in mourning today, following the sudden death of an inspector, who died shortly after making a presentation at the police staff college in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, yesterday. Detective Inspector Clayton Ritchie reportedly collapsed and died yesterday at approximately 3 p.m., immediately after he had delivered a presentation at the staff [...]
High School Students Attack Policeman
Teachers and security guards at the Kingston High School on King Street in Downtown Kingston, reportedly had to come to the rescue of a policeman who was being mobbed and attacked by a group of rowdy students yesterday. According to reports, the policeman, who was on duty at the school, attempted to search two boys [...]
Policemen Interdicted For Allowing Special Visits To Jailed Deejay
Two policemen attached to the Portmore Police Station, have reportedly been interdicted and placed on three quarters salary, pending investigations into allegations that persons were unlawfully allowed to visit dancehall deejay Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, while he was jailed at the station’s lock-up. It is alleged that persons connected to the deejay were caught in [...]