Policeman Arrested For Soliciting Money

A 36 year old police constable from the Half-Way-Tree police station was arrested yesterday on reasonable suspicion for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act. It’s reported that at about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the constable solicited the sum of J$20,000 for the release of a prisoner who was in custody. He subsequently accepted J$5,000 when [...]