Crime Rates in Jamaica: Is the Government's Strategy Working? Law enforcement officials have reported a significant 18% decrease in violent crimes and an approximately 18.5% decrease in murders across Jamaica compared to the previous year. However, is this remarkable drop in crime rates enough to soothe the concerns of the people? This decline serves as … Continue reading Crime Rates in Jamaica: Is the Government’s Strategy Working?
Category: Law and Crime
Judicial Review: Judge Allows PM Holness To Challenge IC Report
On Friday, a Supreme Court Justice granted Prime Minister Holness permission to seek a judicial review in his dispute with the Integrity Commission. But rejected his plea to compel the Integrity Commission to certify his statutory declarations for the years 2022 and 2023.
Police Probe Double Murder: INDECOM Probes police shooting.
Police Probe Double Murder and INDECOM investigates police shooting. Police launched a probe after two people were fatally shot and another injured during a gun attack.
Homicide Trends are down, but the headcount surpassed 1K
Homicide trends are down, but the headcount surpassed 1K. The latest government crime statistics indicated that Jamaica will again end 2024 with over 1,000 murders.
Fatal Stabbing of 11-Year-Old Sparks Community Outcry
Fatal Stabbing of eleven-Year-Old Sparks Community Outcry. Kingston Western Police reported the fatal stabbing of an eleven-year-old by a fourteen-year-old girl.
Fatal Police Shooting: Police Arrested in Triple Murder case
Law enforcement officials have ordered the arrest of two police officers involved in the fatal police shooting of three men on Windward Road in Kingston. In St Elizabeth law enforcement Filed charges against two men in the Maggotty Supermarket murder and robbery case.
Pandemonium broke at Holmwood Tech and Rousseau Primary.
Pandemonium broke out at Holmwood Tech and Rousseau Primary on Friday after gunmen killed two persons in separate shootings. Both shootings unfolded about 45 minutes apart.
Police Investigate Gun Violence Incidents in Kingston
Police Investigate Gun Violence Incidents in Kingston. Kingston East Police responded to a murder scene along Greenvale Road in Bull Bay on Monday. Meanwhile, the Kingston Western Police have formally charged a suspect, 17, in connection with the North Street double murder on October 22.
Beryllium Security Cash Theft: Suspect Charged in Kingston
Beryllium Security Cash Theft: Suspect Charged in Kingston Incident. East Kingston detectives charged a suspect after law enforcement found bags of cash fell from a Beryllium vehicle at his home.
Sergeant Patrick Mahoney: Tragic Death of Portmore Police Officer
Sergeant Patrick Mahoney: Tragic Death of Portmore Police Officer. A policeman who was hospitalized after getting shot and injured at his gate last Thursday in Portmore home has died.