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The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), which was established last year as the body with sole responsibility for the investigation of police killings, has laid its first charge against a member of the security forces for a fatal shooting. Corporal Malica Reid of the Mobile Reserves in Kingston, has been charged with the controversial November [...]

In the latest Force Orders, issued yesterday, Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington chided members of the force over their use and care of the vehicles assigned to them. He specifically addressed the frequent accidents involving police vehicles and the poor maintenance of these units. In the Force Orders, Ellington stated: “The frequency with which service [...]

Letter to the Jamaica Gleaner editor – Saturday, February 26, 2011 From: DERRYCK M. PENSO (pensowrite@yahoo.com) Re: It’s Not Easy For Jamaica’s Police The Editor, Sir Kindly permit me to comment on a letter, dated February 22, 2011, under the heading ‘Hooligan cops?’ It is very easy for those of us who do not have [...]

From column in today’s Gleaner newspaper: Not many people would have been comfortable with reports that Christopher ‘Dog Paw’ Linton was transported from the Horizon Remand Centre to the Half-Way Tree Court on Monday, but did not face the court because of administrative bungling. In these days of heightened communication, it would take a mere [...]

According to a report in today’s Gleaner newspaper, a resident magistrate has bashed the poor investigative work that’s often carried out by the police in extortion cases. According to Senior Resident Magistrate, Judith Pusey, this was the main reason nearly all of the cases brought before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court get tossed. Pusey, [...]