Policeman Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Attempted Robbery
Detective Constable Anthony Gayle, who was stationed at the Denham Town Police Station, and who attempted to rob an off-duty policewoman and a civilian of a motorcycle in 2007, appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday, where he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. Gayle was actually sentenced to a total of 70 years in prison, [...]
INDECOM Complains About Impediments To Its Work
According to a report in today’s Jamaica Observer newspaper, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) — the organisation set up by government to investigate police excesses — had its workload increased by 92% in 2011, but says it continues to face challenges in effectively carrying out its duties. According to a press release issued by [...]
Policeman Arrested For Stealing Householder’s Laptop
A policeman from the St Catherine South Police division is behind bars today, after he confessed to stealing a laptop computer from a home in Hellshire Heights. According to reports, on Sunday (January 8), the policeman and a colleague responded to call from a householder in Hellshire Heights. After the two policemen had left the [...]
Grant’s Pen (St. Andrew) Residents Mount Roadblocks To Protest Police Killing
Residents of the Grant’s Pen community in St. Andrew, mounted roadblocks in the community earlier today in protest of the fatal shooting of a man (18-year-old Anthony Litchmore) by the police in the community. Litchmore was reportedly shot and killed on Frederick Avenue. According to police reports, a police team saw Litchmore and another man [...]