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A special constable attached to the Flying Squad in Kingston, is reportedly in police custody at this time, after he allegedly shot and killed a colleague at a dance off Waltham Park Road in Kingston last night. Dead is Detective Constable Shawn Howe of the Clarendon Police Division. A release from the Jamaica Constabulary Force indicates that the special constable is to be interrogated soon.

It’s reported that the policemen, who did not know each other, were at a dance on D’Aguilar Road off Waltham Park Road in the wee hours this morning, and while it’s not fully clear what transpired, both policemen reportedly pulled their weapons and Corporal Howe was hit during an exchange of gunfire between the two. He was later pronounced dead.

The Bureau of Special Investigations says it has already collected statements from some persons who attended the dance, however, it is encouraging others who may have witnessed the incident to call 922-7277 to provide statements.

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Today’s Jamaica Gleaner newspaper tells the story of Detective Corporal Cliff Coleman, who was shot 5 times in 2005 by a gunman, but lived to tell the tale.

Few people expected Detective Corporal Cliff Coleman to be alive today. Shot five times and presumed dead, he is today strongly determined to fight crime till his last breath. Coming under attack from gunmen more times than he can count during his near-24 years as a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force … more here

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In the latest JCF Force orders update issued yesterday, Police Commissioner Owen Ellington issued a reminder to divisional commanders in the Force for them to ensure that more members of the force are on visible patrol in the upcoming Christmas season.

He stated:

“Divisional commanders are to increase road-policing activities, deployments in market districts, shopping centres, commercial areas, transportation centres and along major thoroughfares,” Ellington said in the Force Orders issued yesterday … Special attention must be paid to financial institutions and all entities generating significant cash transactions.”

Divisional commanders were reminded also, that in preparation for the heightened activities during the Christmas season, administrative duties should be scaled down and the personnel should be deployed to operational duties.

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) issued a release yesterday, and it revealed the following (for the period January – September, 2011):

• 62 persons have been denied the opportunity to re-enlist in the JCF (seven of those individuals were prevented from re-enlisting just last month – September, 2011)
• 34 members of the JCF were charged with corruption
• 7 members of the JCF were dismissed for corruption
• 18 civilians were charged with corrupting JCF staff

The release comes as the JCF seeks to highlight its internal efforts to rid the organisation of corrupt members. The Anti-Corruption Branch of the JCF has indicated they have been making significant strides in sensitising its members and the public on corruption and ethics-related issues (as it relates to the JCF).

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According to a report in today’s Sunday Gleaner, the Jamaican Government pays out millions of dollars every year for a range of violations, recklessness and abuse by civil servants, including police. This includes matters such as false imprisonment, assault & battery and malicious prosecution.

Jamaica’s justice minister, Delroy Chuck, has revealed that the cash-strapped Government currently owes almost $400 million in civil-suit judgments, and that most of the money owed by the Government in civil suits was awarded in cases where the court decided that the police had abused their authority … more here

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