St. Catherine Police Put On High Alert
Police personnel who work or live in the St. Catherine North Division have been given licence to take all lawful action to defend themselves from attacks. The Police High Command yesterday raised the threat level for members of the security forces to extreme, warning police personnel who live or work in Spanish Town and surrounding areas to be more alert than ever.
The High Command issued a release warning “all members who live or work in the St Catherine North Division, especially Spanish Town and its environs, including Thompson Pen Road, Ellerslie Pen, St John’s Road, Shelter Rock, March Pen Road, Jones Avenue, Tawes Pen, Lakes Pen, De la Vega City and Dempshire Pen, that based on the latest assessment by the National Intelligence Bureau, the threat level is now being upgraded to EXTREME“.
The warning followed a series of violent incidents last week, including the shooting death of top Klansman gang member Renard ‘Roderick’ Harrison during a police operation in Cherry Gardens, St. Andrew. It also followed the murders of his common-law wife and her mother on the weekend.
The designation of the threat level as ‘extreme’ means that the risk of attacks by criminals on police personnel and facilities is imminent. The police release indicated that several threats have been made against them by criminals aligned to gangs in the area.
The release also stated: “The Police High Command is urging all members to take seriously this threat assessment and raise their level of awareness and anticipation on and off duty. Deployments must not fall below defensive levels and personnel should be prepared to act swiftly and decisively in defence of themselves and colleagues.“
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