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Two Policemen Being Investigated For Role In Botched Kidnap/Robbery Attempt

news — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:05:13 +0000

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 major person of interest by the police after the incident, was also arrested earlier today at an apartment complex in the Corporate Area, and is now being questioned by detectives from the Organised Crime Investigation Division.

Policeman Held For Alleged Role In Rape & Robbery Of Barmaid

news — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:45:52 +0000

A police constable assigned to the Mandeville Police Station has reportedly been in police custody since last week, after he was pointed out as being one of three men alleged to be involved in the rape and robbery of a woman at a bar.

It is alleged that on the day of the incident, the men entered the bar, slapped the woman in her face and punched her all over her body. She was then robbed and raped. According to reports, the female pointed out the policeman as one of three men who robbed and assaulted her.

He has not been charged as yet, but a file is reportedly being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a ruling.

Robber Policeman Sentenced To 191 Years In Prison

news — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:12:53 +0000

Horace Roberts, a Police Constable who was said to be the head of a major criminal enterprise which targeted scores of returning residents and visitors by holding them up and robbing them at gunpoint, was yesterday sentenced to a total of 191 years in prison. He was sentenced on 20 counts of robbery with aggravation, and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition and given a total of 191 years, however the sentences are to run concurrently, so he will spend approximately 12 years in prison.

Roberts, who was assigned to the Mandeville Police Station in Manchester, was convicted along with cronies Robert Hurd and Richard Ewart, after they were arrested and charged in 2005 by members of the Flying Squad, led by Deputy Superintendent Cornwall ‘Bigga’ Ford. Hurd and Ewart were each sentenced to ten years in prison.

Government prosecutors had led evidence that between May and October 2005, Constable Roberts led his cronies on a series of armed robberies against Jamaicans who were returning from overseas to resettle in Jamaica. They reportedly stole millions of dollars worth of goods from the returning residents in St. Thomas, Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth, by trailing them from the Norman Manley International Airport and robbing them at gunpoint at their gates. More than 30 witnesses, most of them returning residents, gave testimony at the lengthy trial.

Roberts, Hurd and Ewart were arrested near the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston after the car in which they were travelling was intercepted on the Palisadoes Road in October 2005. The car was searched and two firearms, a Glock nine millimetre and a .38 revolver; as well as stolen articles and foreign currencies were found. The houses of the men were also searched and several items including suitcases found. A large quantity of ammunition was also seized at Constable Roberts’ house.

Policeman Freed Of Gun & Robbery Charges

news — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:59:46 +0000

Constable Kevin Taylor, who is assigned to the Harman Barracks in Kingston, was yesterday freed of gun and robbery charges when he appeared before the High Court Division of the Gun Court. Why? Because he did not have a mole on his face, and the complainant reportedly said that while Taylor resembled the robber, the perpetrator definitely had that distinguishing mark.

The complainant was allegedly robbed of his cellular phone and $3,570 cash at gunpoint last year, by two men (one of whom had a gun) who pulled up beside him in a marked police service vehicle. An observant witness had noted the license number of the vehicle, and Taylor was subsequently arrested the following day.