Granville Residents Protest Police Killings
Scores of angry residents blocked sections of the road in Granville, St. James yesterday, as they protested what they said were the cold-blooded, fatal police shootings of two members of their community. The deceased are 20 year old Charles Clarke (aka Big Foot) and 18 year old Kirvin Wilson (aka Buju), both from the Gut [...]
Policeman Accidentally Killed By Colleague In Montego Bay
Metro McFarlane, who has reportedly been on suspension from the Island Special Constabulary Force for the past year, was shot and killed yesterday in Montego Bay by one of his fellow police officers. He is the first policeman to be killed since the start of 2010. According to reports, McFarlane tried to apprehend a pickpocket [...]
Suspended Policeman & Ex-Policeman Being Sought For St. James Murders
A policeman who is on suspension, Constable Richie Martin of a Salt Spring address, and an ex-policeman – Omar Gordon of Bogue Village – are among nine men being sought by the St. James police for questioning with regard to the recent murders of Jonathan Daley and Cecilia Sawyers-Coke. Daley and Sawyers-Coke were both shot [...]
Police Donate Footballs To Crime-Ridden St. James Community
In an attempt to help address crime which has seemingly been overwhelming the Granville community in St. James, the Area One police recently donated over 20 footballs to the 19 teams in the Granville Corner League. The idea for the hand-over of the balls came from Denver Frater (Area One commander Acting Commissioner of Police), [...]
Albion Lane Residents Protest Police Killing
Residents of the Albion Lane community in Montego Bay, St. James, were out in numbers yesterday, protesting a shooting incident involving the police which left a 17-year-old youth and an alleged insane man dead. The youth was a student at the Cambridge High School, while the alleged insane man was identified as Dwayne Cole, a [...]