From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Munster Road fallout -British cop replaced at police armoury
Published: Sunday February 21, 2010 0 Comments and 0 Reactions
Gary Spaulding, Senior Gleaner Writer
A senior crime fighter seems set to become the first casualty of the foul-up at the police armoury, which resulted in several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition being stolen.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Paul Robinson has been stripped of the responsibility for the armoury and replaced by fellow ACP Donald Pusey."
"That facility is the focal point of the probe into 18 guns and almost 11,000 rounds of ammunition seized on Munster Road in eastern St Andrew nearly two weeks ago.
It is believed that the 18 guns - plus one seized at another location - and the ammunition were all smuggled out of the armoury.
A police sergeant, Russell Robinson, two civilians attached to the armoury, and a businessman are now facing multiple charges relating to the guns and ammunition."
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"ACP Robinson lost some of his lustre after his name was linked to a foul-up, which saw the police sending millions of dollars to purchase ammunition from a convicted arms dealer in the United States.
While the arms dealer, Lance Brooks, was awaiting sentencing, investigators in the US searched a package from the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Firearms Coastal Security Branch with ACP Robinson's name on it."
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gary.spaulding@gleanerjm.com
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
JG - DSP questioned in gun probe
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
DSP questioned in gun probe
Published: Sunday February 7, 2010
A PROMINENT deputy superintendent (DSP) of police was interrogated yesterday for more than eight hours by senior detectives probing last Thursday's massive gun and ammunition find in the Munster Road community of eastern St Andrew.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"A senior a government official, as well as the police High Command, have confirmed that the DSP was taken into custody. Up to news time last night, he was still being questioned. There are allegations that he was picked up after his home was searched by his colleagues."
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"Over 11,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 19 guns, believed to have been stolen from the police armoury on Elletson Road, Kingston, were found at a home on Munster Road. A police sergeant who was assigned to the armoury was nabbed at the scene."
Jamaica Gleaner
DSP questioned in gun probe
Published: Sunday February 7, 2010
A PROMINENT deputy superintendent (DSP) of police was interrogated yesterday for more than eight hours by senior detectives probing last Thursday's massive gun and ammunition find in the Munster Road community of eastern St Andrew.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"A senior a government official, as well as the police High Command, have confirmed that the DSP was taken into custody. Up to news time last night, he was still being questioned. There are allegations that he was picked up after his home was searched by his colleagues."
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"Over 11,000 assorted rounds of ammunition and at least 19 guns, believed to have been stolen from the police armoury on Elletson Road, Kingston, were found at a home on Munster Road. A police sergeant who was assigned to the armoury was nabbed at the scene."
Sunday, March 15, 2009
JG - HAITIAN HAUL - Narco cops missing clues in trade
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
HAITIAN HAUL - Narco cops missing clues in trade
published: Sunday June 22, 2008
File
The guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti is considered big business along the island's south coast. Many of the players are local fishermen. It takes J$150,000 worth of petrol to make the journey. The POLICE ARE overlooking some major clues in their efforts to crack the guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti, an insider tells The Sunday Gleaner.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"It costs approximately J$150,000 to fuel a boat that takes ganja to Haiti, returning with guns and cash from that impoverished island.
Fishermen making the run have to be prepared for a 14-day stay, which spans sea and the Haitian mainland.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding said in Parliament last week that the establishment of Haitian communities in the south of the island has made the illicit trade easier.
He noted that Jamaicans leave with ganja and return with money, guns and sometimes Haitians, who start families here."
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"Despite the prevalence of several marine police vessels and three high-speed Jamaica Defence Force boats on the seas, the guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti continues to flourish."
Jamaica Gleaner
HAITIAN HAUL - Narco cops missing clues in trade
published: Sunday June 22, 2008
File
The guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti is considered big business along the island's south coast. Many of the players are local fishermen. It takes J$150,000 worth of petrol to make the journey. The POLICE ARE overlooking some major clues in their efforts to crack the guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti, an insider tells The Sunday Gleaner.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"It costs approximately J$150,000 to fuel a boat that takes ganja to Haiti, returning with guns and cash from that impoverished island.
Fishermen making the run have to be prepared for a 14-day stay, which spans sea and the Haitian mainland.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding said in Parliament last week that the establishment of Haitian communities in the south of the island has made the illicit trade easier.
He noted that Jamaicans leave with ganja and return with money, guns and sometimes Haitians, who start families here."
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"Despite the prevalence of several marine police vessels and three high-speed Jamaica Defence Force boats on the seas, the guns-for-drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti continues to flourish."
Sunday, March 8, 2009
JG - Detention!
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Detention!
published: Sunday June 22, 2008
Dr Orville Taylor, Contributor
This column might have been written earlier but I was detained by the police for much longer than expected. In fact, they held me for two days without charge and had me reporting to Harman Barracks and another location twice after being released.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(D)espite all the rumours one hears about members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), they are more educated, competent and committed than is generally recognised.
Nevertheless, while in their company it became necessary to reflect on the freedom of movement that I enjoyed as a law-abiding citizen, but more so because I was a 'name brand' man, and how happy I was not to have been among the 107 'no name' persons carted off for three days last weekend.
The prime minister has been dragged over the coals for his alleged suggestion that the period that a suspect can be detained should be extended. Believe it or not, under Jamaican law, no person can be legally kept in captivity beyond 48 hours without charge. When that time passes, the individual may have his attorney serve a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release."
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"What is needed is increased training, more technology to screen and capture details about suspects, and better cooperation with the public, who are also fed up and scared of the killers.
Greater commitment must come from the politicians who preside over garrisons.
By the way, a crime-free garrison does not simply mean the absence of shootings or murders.
No one can boast of low-crime communities if large numbers of 'parked' guns are present.
Remember, possession of firearms, especially rifles, is a major crime too."
Dr Orville Taylor is senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at UWI, Mona. Feedback may be sent to orville.taylor@uwimona.edu.jm or columns@gleanerjm.com.
Jamaica Gleaner
Detention!
published: Sunday June 22, 2008
Dr Orville Taylor, Contributor
This column might have been written earlier but I was detained by the police for much longer than expected. In fact, they held me for two days without charge and had me reporting to Harman Barracks and another location twice after being released.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"(D)espite all the rumours one hears about members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), they are more educated, competent and committed than is generally recognised.
Nevertheless, while in their company it became necessary to reflect on the freedom of movement that I enjoyed as a law-abiding citizen, but more so because I was a 'name brand' man, and how happy I was not to have been among the 107 'no name' persons carted off for three days last weekend.
The prime minister has been dragged over the coals for his alleged suggestion that the period that a suspect can be detained should be extended. Believe it or not, under Jamaican law, no person can be legally kept in captivity beyond 48 hours without charge. When that time passes, the individual may have his attorney serve a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release."
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"What is needed is increased training, more technology to screen and capture details about suspects, and better cooperation with the public, who are also fed up and scared of the killers.
Greater commitment must come from the politicians who preside over garrisons.
By the way, a crime-free garrison does not simply mean the absence of shootings or murders.
No one can boast of low-crime communities if large numbers of 'parked' guns are present.
Remember, possession of firearms, especially rifles, is a major crime too."
Dr Orville Taylor is senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at UWI, Mona. Feedback may be sent to orville.taylor@uwimona.edu.jm or columns@gleanerjm.com.
Friday, February 20, 2009
JG - Fighting crime - 'Intelligence' gathering is key
Jamaica Gleaner
Fighting crime - 'Intelligence' gathering is key
Published: Sunday February 8, 2009
File
In this April 2000 file photo, police escort a man to the August Town Police Station after they could not ascertain his address during a flare-up in the community. The police routinely detain citizens without justification for long periods.
Nagra Plunkett, Assignment Coordinator
Western Bureau:
HOW DO the police identify suspects? How do they know who to investigate? How do they know who to put under surveillance or who to arrest? These are questions many persons pose as they point to the country's unacceptably low number of arrests and convictions for crimes.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Veteran detectives note that to solve crimes, investigators may receive tips, infiltrate gangs, gather forensic evidence at crime scene and monitor emails or bank accounts."
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Fighting crime - 'Intelligence' gathering is key
Published: Sunday February 8, 2009
File
In this April 2000 file photo, police escort a man to the August Town Police Station after they could not ascertain his address during a flare-up in the community. The police routinely detain citizens without justification for long periods.
Nagra Plunkett, Assignment Coordinator
Western Bureau:
HOW DO the police identify suspects? How do they know who to investigate? How do they know who to put under surveillance or who to arrest? These are questions many persons pose as they point to the country's unacceptably low number of arrests and convictions for crimes.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Veteran detectives note that to solve crimes, investigators may receive tips, infiltrate gangs, gather forensic evidence at crime scene and monitor emails or bank accounts."
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"(I)ntelligence-gathering is information that has been checked and verified and may be used for supporting evidence."
Saturday, February 7, 2009
JG - Jamaicans causing havoc in Saint Maarten
Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaicans causing havoc in Saint Maarten
Published: Sunday February 1, 2009
Leighton Levy, Gleaner Writer
Keswick Daley being taken into custody by police in Saint Maarten recently. He was on the run for almost a month following his escape from police custody on December 24 last year. He had been wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies on the island. - File
WITH THEIR nationality being tarnished by a violent few in recent times, law-abiding, hard-working Jamaicans on the island of Saint Maarten are finding it harder to get some jobs on that island. Others fear they are being unfairly targeted by police brought in to help curb the island's growing crime problem, The Sunday Gleaner has been told, despite comments to the contrary from minister of justice for the Netherlands Antilles, David Dick.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Since last year, the tiny Dutch colony, with a population of about 60,000, has been hit by a series of armed robberies. Many of these are believed to have been committed by illegal immigrants living on the island, many of them Jamaican."
Jamaicans causing havoc in Saint Maarten
Published: Sunday February 1, 2009
Leighton Levy, Gleaner Writer
Keswick Daley being taken into custody by police in Saint Maarten recently. He was on the run for almost a month following his escape from police custody on December 24 last year. He had been wanted in connection with a series of armed robberies on the island. - File
WITH THEIR nationality being tarnished by a violent few in recent times, law-abiding, hard-working Jamaicans on the island of Saint Maarten are finding it harder to get some jobs on that island. Others fear they are being unfairly targeted by police brought in to help curb the island's growing crime problem, The Sunday Gleaner has been told, despite comments to the contrary from minister of justice for the Netherlands Antilles, David Dick.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Since last year, the tiny Dutch colony, with a population of about 60,000, has been hit by a series of armed robberies. Many of these are believed to have been committed by illegal immigrants living on the island, many of them Jamaican."
Saturday, January 24, 2009
JG - Trail of the missing sand: Orderly theft
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Trail of the missing sand: Orderly theft
published: Sunday November 30, 2008
According to a source, who claims he participated in the theft of 500 truckloads of sand in late June from Coral Springs in Trelawny, the entire operation started on a Thursday evening and ended the Sunday night. No sand was drawn on Friday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The source, who has requested anonymity, tells The Sunday Gleaner that he first stepped on to the property owned by Felicitas Limited at around 8:30 p.m. one Thursday in late June - nearly three hours after mining operations began.
He had gone there to provide support for motor vehicles involved in the operation."
"(D)espite the beach being located nearly one mile from the main road, a new road had been cut leading to the shoreline."
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"(O)ne policeman on a motorbike was keeping watch at the top of the road leading to the beach.
The cop's job, at first glance, the source says, was to signal oncoming traffic to stop when a truck laden with sand was about to enter the roadway.
Operations on the beach were equally orderly. The only difference was that there were more persons of repute overseeing the activities. The source says that one local government representative and a former politician came on the scene for a short while. He says the politician was seen taking large sums of money from his sport-utility vehicle."
Jamaica Gleaner
Trail of the missing sand: Orderly theft
published: Sunday November 30, 2008
According to a source, who claims he participated in the theft of 500 truckloads of sand in late June from Coral Springs in Trelawny, the entire operation started on a Thursday evening and ended the Sunday night. No sand was drawn on Friday.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"The source, who has requested anonymity, tells The Sunday Gleaner that he first stepped on to the property owned by Felicitas Limited at around 8:30 p.m. one Thursday in late June - nearly three hours after mining operations began.
He had gone there to provide support for motor vehicles involved in the operation."
"(D)espite the beach being located nearly one mile from the main road, a new road had been cut leading to the shoreline."
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"(O)ne policeman on a motorbike was keeping watch at the top of the road leading to the beach.
The cop's job, at first glance, the source says, was to signal oncoming traffic to stop when a truck laden with sand was about to enter the roadway.
Operations on the beach were equally orderly. The only difference was that there were more persons of repute overseeing the activities. The source says that one local government representative and a former politician came on the scene for a short while. He says the politician was seen taking large sums of money from his sport-utility vehicle."
Friday, January 23, 2009
S&S - German woman adopts dog neglected by American family
Stars and Stripes
German woman adopts dog neglected by American family
By Seth Robson and Marcus Klöckner, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009
Seth Robson / S&S
A German woman has adopted this dog, which was left outside by an American family that went to Puerto Rico for three weeks during the Christmas holiday.
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Military police may charge the American owners of a dog left tied up outside while the family went on a three-week Christmas holiday to Puerto Rico.
German woman adopts dog neglected by American family
By Seth Robson and Marcus Klöckner, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Sunday, January 18, 2009
Seth Robson / S&S
A German woman has adopted this dog, which was left outside by an American family that went to Puerto Rico for three weeks during the Christmas holiday.
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — Military police may charge the American owners of a dog left tied up outside while the family went on a three-week Christmas holiday to Puerto Rico.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Grafenwöhr resident Angelika Berlinski said she and other locals became concerned about the dog, which was tied up on the front porch of a house in Grafenwöhr during one of the coldest winters on record in Germany."
"Berlinski said the dog’s owners left a fan heater running on the porch and a large quantity of dry dog food.
There was also a bowl of water but it was frozen because of the cold, she said.
Two weeks after the dog’s owners went on holiday, Berlinski contacted German police to report a case of animal cruelty. But when the authorities failed to act she took matters into her own hands."
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"Shawn Driscoll, Provost Marshall for U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr, said the incident is under investigation and that the owner could be charged with animal cruelty. Stripes was unable to ascertain the family’s identity and therefore could not interview them for this story."
JG - Trail of the missing sand: Spreading the spoils
From my archive of press clippings:
Jamaica Gleaner
Trail of the missing sand: Spreading the spoils
published: Sunday November 30, 2008
POLICE PROBING the removal of some 500 truckloads of sand in late June from Coral Springs in Trelawny could make arrests this week, says Government's point man on the investigation, Daryl Vaz, state minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Police personnel and politicians are among a team of robbers believed to have left their footprints on the shores of the property from which the sand was removed.
The five-month long, high-level police probe has not yet revealed the players in the carefully planned illegal activity, but Sunday Gleaner sources have suggested that the investigators should have already gathered sufficient information to begin criminal proceedings.
A source, on condition of anonymity, claims he participated in the theft and has given The Sunday Gleaner insight into what took place in Coral Springs under the supervision of cops and politicians."
"The Quarries Control Act, 1984, expressly states that sea sand is considered "quarry material", therefore, any person who removes sea sand from any place to be used for construction purposes can be considered to be operating a quarry for the purposes of the act.
A licence is required from the minister of mining in order to operate a quarry and unless the minister allows, no licence will be granted to any person to operate a quarry outside of a quarry zone."
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"Any person who is convicted of this offence for the first time is liable to payment of a fine of up to $30,000 or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or to both such fine and imprisonment."
Jamaica Gleaner
Trail of the missing sand: Spreading the spoils
published: Sunday November 30, 2008
POLICE PROBING the removal of some 500 truckloads of sand in late June from Coral Springs in Trelawny could make arrests this week, says Government's point man on the investigation, Daryl Vaz, state minister in the Office of the Prime Minister.
Read the whole article here.
Snippet(s):
"Police personnel and politicians are among a team of robbers believed to have left their footprints on the shores of the property from which the sand was removed.
The five-month long, high-level police probe has not yet revealed the players in the carefully planned illegal activity, but Sunday Gleaner sources have suggested that the investigators should have already gathered sufficient information to begin criminal proceedings.
A source, on condition of anonymity, claims he participated in the theft and has given The Sunday Gleaner insight into what took place in Coral Springs under the supervision of cops and politicians."
"The Quarries Control Act, 1984, expressly states that sea sand is considered "quarry material", therefore, any person who removes sea sand from any place to be used for construction purposes can be considered to be operating a quarry for the purposes of the act.
A licence is required from the minister of mining in order to operate a quarry and unless the minister allows, no licence will be granted to any person to operate a quarry outside of a quarry zone."
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"Any person who is convicted of this offence for the first time is liable to payment of a fine of up to $30,000 or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or to both such fine and imprisonment."
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