Anti-Corruption Unit To Be Set Up In St. James
As part of a wider effort to improve the crime fighting, and to better investigate alleged corrupt practices by some police in that parish, the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to establish an arm of its unit in the St. James Police Division. Superintendent Merrick Watson, head of the St. James [...]
Head Of Police’s Anti-Corruption Branch Says He Is Resented
Speaking recently at the Rotary Club of East Kingston and Port Royal’s dinner at the Morgan’s Harbour Hotel, head of the constabulary’s Anti-Corruption Branch, Assistant Commissioner Justin Felice, says he has been the subject of deep resentment from members of the force as well as the public. He said specifically, “I am resented by a [...]
Policewoman Accused of Corruption Threatens Lawsuit
A lawyer representing Rosalyn Wilson, a policewoman charged with corruption is reportedly threatening to sue and has indicated that they will be writing a letter to the commissioner of police to investigate the Anti-Corruption Branch for excessive use of power. Wilson, who is attached to the Portmore Police Station in St. Catherine, was nabbed in [...]
Increase in Number of Policemen Arrested For Corruption
According to data provided by the Police Anti-Corruption Branch, for the period January 1 to December 1, 2008, 53 police officers – all male – were arrested for various breaches of the Anti Corruption Act. Compare that to the same period in 2007 when 23 police officers (21 men and 2 women) were arrested for [...]
Arrested Cops Linked To Car Stealing Ring
Two Spanish Town policemen, Constables Rennon Walker and Courtney Anderson, were arrested earlier this week on alleged corruption charges. Both were released when they appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s court yesterday, but were ordered by Resident Magistrate Vashti Chatoor to return to court on October, for the decision on whether formal charges will [...]