Interdiction Ordered For Policeman Who Allegedly Assaulted CVM-TV Cameraman
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington, has ordered the immediate interdiction of special constable Ricardo Lewis (of the Mobile Reserve), who allegedly assaulted a CVM-TV cameraman at the scene of a police killing in St. Ann on Saturday, July 3.
Lewis has been ordered interdicted, pending the outcome of an investigation into the matter. The action was deemed [...]
Press Association Of Jamaica Condemns Actions Of Policeman Who Allegedly Assaulted TV Cameraman
The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) has condemned the actions of a policeman who had a confrontation with (and allegedly assaulted) a CVM TV correspondent (cameraman) who attempted to film the scene of an alleged police killing in St Ann on Saturday, July 3.
According to reports, the cameraman was attempting to film the scene where [...]
Two Policemen Being Investigated For Role In Botched Kidnap/Robbery Attempt
A police constable has reportedly been arrested and is currently being interviewed by investigators from the St. James Police Division following a botched kidnap/robbery attempt yesterday in Catherine Hall, St. James. The police say the constable was arrested minutes after the kidnap/robbery took place.
A second policeman (Detective Constable Derron Nish), who was named as a [...]
Policeman Charged With Attempted Rape
In April we reported that a policeman attached to the Constant Spring Police Station was being investigated for an alleged attempted rape of a woman that he was transporting from a wake. The policeman (a constable), was reportedly arrested and charged last week, after the case file was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, [...]
Report Police Atrocities To The Public Defender
Jamaica’s Public Defender, Earl Witter, is advising persons who have witnessed or experienced police excesses or atrocities to contact his office by calling 922-7109 or 922-8256.
The Office of the Public Defender is an independent commission of Jamaica’s Parliament, that’s mandated to investigated governmental maladministration and to protect and enforce constitutional rights, and in particular, the [...]
