The ISCF members, Woman Special Constable Keisha Steele, Special Constable Owen Brown and Special Sergeant Ian Young, were charged by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch, and taken before the Yallahs Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

According to reports, the policemen and policewoman solicited money from a vendor, after they had seized a quantity of illegal DVDs that he was found selling in Morant Bay, St Thomas. The vendor reported the matter to the Anti-Corruption Branch and, following investigations, the three were held during a sting operation. The woman special constable was remanded, while the two men were offered bail in the sum of $500,000 each. As a condition of their bail, Brown and Young were ordered to surrender their travel documents, and to report to a police station once per week. A stop order was also placed on the two at the island’s ports. They are scheduled to return to court on February 18.

In the meantime, a constable was arrested by members of the Anti-Corruption Branch last week Wednesday (February 3) on reasonable suspicion of breaching the Corruption Prevention Act. It is alleged that on Saturday, January 30, the constable apprehended a watch vendor and accused him of buying and selling gold. The policeman then allegedly demanded and accepted $10,000 from the vendor in order for him to not be prosecuted. The matter was reported to the Anti-Corruption Branch and the constable arrested. He’s currently in police custody awaiting an identification parade.