A police confrontation in Bog Walk resulted in the demise of 35-year-old Dywane Edwards during a confrontation with officers. The police targeted Edwards based on intelligence concerning illegal firearms; he allegedly fired back during the encounter. Following the shooting, police found Edwards with a loaded Uzi and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. In a separate case, a judge released three men charged with gun-related felonies due to the absence of a crucial witness. The three men faced charges related to the 2016 homicide of 33-year-old Nordel Parkes, but the lack of prosecution led to their release.
Tag: Homicide
Cedrick Wilkins Charged After Defending Wife With Broomstick.
Cedrick Wilkins, a 55-year-old welder from Bounty Hall, Trelawny, is facing legal trouble after allegedly intervening in a heated money dispute to defend his wife. On March 18, Wilkins reportedly grabbed a broomstick and struck another man in the face, resulting in three broken teeth. Also, Police in St James, Jamaica, reported that on Thursday, September 3, a 13-year-old girl expired after suffering knife wounds during an altercation with two female students in St. James. Law enforcement identified the young victim as Jessina Pearce, a former resident of McKenzie Drive in Flanker, St. James.
Police: Westmoreland woman faked her kidnapping for ransom.
Police in Westmoreland charged Alecia Watkins for allegedly staging her own kidnapping, demanding a ransom of $600,000. Investigation confirmed her story was false, leading to charges of public mischief against Watkins. Two men, known as 'Yankee' and 'Chucky', were shot in separate incidents in Spanish Town, both later pronounced dead at the hospital. The Spanish Town CIB is investigating both shootings, which occurred within 90 minutes of each other. Authorities remind the public that false reports divert police resources from real emergencies.
Protest Erupts in St Catherine After Hospital Worker Found unalive.
Detectives in Manchester have launched investigations into two homicides that occurred in Heartease and Asia between late Sunday night and early Monday morning. Residents of Harkers Hall in St. Catherine took to the streets on Monday to protest after discovering the body of a Spanish Town Hospital employee with multiple gunshot wounds after police allegedly removed him from an event.
Homicide: Cops Charged Suspect after Deadly double Shooting
Homicide: Cops Charged Suspect after Deadly double Shooting. On Tuesday, July 22, detective in Western, Jamaica, charged a laborer with double homicide. The charges are related to a double shooting in Hertford, Westmoreland, in November 2024. Jovaine Hines, o/c 'Pooh', 26, of Hertford district, faces two counts of homicide in connection with the death of … Continue reading Homicide: Cops Charged Suspect after Deadly double Shooting
Two fatal Police Shootings are Under INDECOM Review
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing two more fatal police shootings. One incident occurred in Portmore, St Catherine. The other occurred on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew.
Rise in Manchester Murders: 37 Homicides Recorded, 5 in Bloody Week
In Manchester, Jamaica, a spate of deadly shootings has left five dead and two injured in just one week. The most recent victim, Kevin Brown, was gunned down at a bar in Knockpatrick. This surge in violence has brought the total homicides for the year to 37, surpassing last year's count by 8.
Police vow to maintain the 8% crime reduction success.
According to Radio Jamaica News, Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey is assuring citizens that the police will continue to target criminals as part of their efforts to sustain the decrease in crime until the end of the year. The Jamaica Constabulary Force has reported 1,349 murders committed up to December 16, which shows a … Continue reading Police vow to maintain the 8% crime reduction success.
Police charged one man with murder and another with robbery.
LAKES PEN ROAD, ST CATHERINE, JAMAICA – Detectives assigned to the Spanish Town Police Station charged a 18-year-old suspect with unlawful homicide after he allegedly fatally stabbed a man with a knife during a dispute in Lakes Pen Road, Spanish Town, St Catherine, on October 6, 2023. The police identified the suspect as Kishma Haughton, … Continue reading Police charged one man with murder and another with robbery.
St Ann man allegedly stabbed and killed his 59-year-old sister.
ST ANN, Jamaica – A domestic dispute between two siblings ended on a tragic note when a brother allegedly stabbed and killed his sister, on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in Thicketts District, Discovery Bay, St Ann. The police identified the dead woman as Linette Brady, age 59, of Thicketts District in St Ann. According to the … Continue reading St Ann man allegedly stabbed and killed his 59-year-old sister.