Force Orders Update – May 27, 2011
In the latest Force Orders released earlier today, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington has reminded members of the force that they are required to wear their bulletproof vests at all times while on duty. Commissioner Ellington said: “It has been observed in recent times that some members have not been wearing their bulletproof vests when on [...]
Caught On Camera – Police Kill Man Outside St. Ann Police Station
Less than a year after a group of St. Ann policemen were caught on video, beating and shooting to death a man who was unarmed, another controversial and fatal police shooting by police in St. Ann has been caught on video. The video below (warning, this video is graphic and not to be viewed by [...]
Police Corporal Murdered In Clarendon
A police corporal, 51 year old Ansel Lloyd, became the second Jamaican policeman to be murdered in 2011, when he was found shot to death yesterday morning, near his home in the usually quiet rural community of Sunrise Road in Sandy Bay, Clarendon. Reports indicate that five shots were heard in the community on Friday [...]
Gun Salute Policeman To Be Reinstated & Paid Retroactively
The Court of Judicial Review has ruled that Michael Nembhard, a policeman assigned to the Portmore Police Station in the St. Catherine South Division, and who was one of three policemen interdicted in January 2010 for their possible role in gun salutes which took place at the funeral of an alleged don, be reinstated and [...]
Force Orders Update – Police Operational Activities At Night
In his weekly Force Orders issued yesterday to the men and women under his command, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has renewed its resolve to manage and coordinate operational activities at nights. Commissioner Ellington highlighted that current crime statistics show that the majority of major crimes are committed between 6 [...]