Policeman Charged For Spanish Town Robbery
Constable Altemond Shakes of the Motorised Police Division, who was arrested in connection with an August 31, 2010 robbery at Angels Plaza in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has been charged with robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm. An alleged accomplice, 21-year-old labourer Gayelon Blackwood of a Spanish Town address, has also been charged. [...]
Clovis Cartoon – Carnage In Spanish Town
Today’s Clovis cartoon in the Chat magazine speaks to a string of recent murders and cases of arson in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, with the police seemingly ‘missing in action’.
Police Car Shot Up In Spanish Town
The St. Catherine North police are reportedly on the hunt today for a group of men who engaged them in a gun battle and shot up a police car. According to the police, at approximately 11 p.m. last night, a group of police went into the Shelter Rock community in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. Gunmen [...]
New Police Command Post In March Pen, St. Catherine
Against the background of an upsurge in violence in the March Pen, Corlettes Road and surrounding communities, the St. Catherine North Police Division yesterday established a Command Post in March Pen, Spanish Town. The Command Post which will be manned on a 24-hour basis by members of the security forces. Violence reportedly escalated in the [...]
Policeman Robbed Of Service Pistol & $200,000
A member of the Island Special Constabulary Force (stationed at Harman Barracks in Kingston) was reportedly held up and robbed of his service pistol and $200,000 at the busy St. Jago Shopping Centre along Burke Road in Spanish Town yesterday. The incident reportedly took place less than 30 metres from the Spanish Town Police Station. [...]