According to the constabulary’s statistics, murders are down 21 per cent; shootings 13 per cent; rapes by 47 per cent; robberies by 32 per cent; and break-ins by 11 per cent. However, he pointed out that the cause of homicides continues to shift, with gang conflicts accounting for 67 per cent of killings as at […]
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Second cop killed in 12 hour period on Friday as crime explodes
A second cop has been killed in the matter of 12 hours, sending a pall of gloom over the Jamaica Constabulary Force. The latest death involves Detective Constable Kemar Armstrong, attached to the Bands Division, was shot and killed in Central Kingston this evening and later succumbed to his injuries at the Kingston Public Hospital. […]
Read MoreCops face disciplinary action for Tik Tok videos with Skeng ‘Gvnman Shift’
Several Jamaican cops are now facing disciplinary action for their alleged involvement in a new social media craze that involves uniformed personnel lip-syncing to Dancehall artist Skeng‘s Gvnman Shift. Produced by Chemist Records and Raheef Music Group, Guvman Shift is currently the No. 1 most-streamed song in Jamaica since its release on August 23, according […]
Read MoreFOUR COPS ARRESTED FOR SMUGGLING COCAINE
Four members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were arrested Tuesday at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina for allegedly smuggling eight kilogrammes of cocaine into the United States. The four constables were intercepted before boarding their connecting flight to Florida. The four, among them a wife and husband, were detained by the Department of […]
Read MoreJDF SOLDIER CHARGED FOR SHOOTING NUDE COP IN PORTMORE
A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) corporal who reportedly shot a policeman whom he caught in a compromising position with his wife in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, will be hit with a battery of charges arising from the incident. The charges include illegal possession of a firearm, wounding with intent, and two counts of assault occasioning […]
Read MoreSoldier manhandles civilian, steps in his neck
Jamaicans reacted angrily online to a video circulating online which purportedly shows a civilian and members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) involved in a physical altercation. The video shows the civilian resisting the soldier’s attempt to apprehend him, even flicking over the soldier on his back , but he finally gave in when the […]
Read MoreJCF mourns 2 cops; Ambush in the Night!
There was a major shooting incident in Spanish Town as five cops were shot, two fatally, in an ambush. Reports are that gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying five members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force in Spanish Town, St Catherine last night. The fifth cop in the vehicle was also injured in the attack, […]
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