Senior police calls for a State of Emergency

[Lazie]

Head of the Clarendon Police, Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis is calling on the government to declare a state of emergency in Clarendon and four other police divisions.

In an interview with RJR News, Superintendent Lewis said crime is way out of control and the state of emergency would give the police more powers to deal with the crisis.

He said the other divisions with serious crime problems are St. James, St. Catherine North and South and the corporate area.

He added that the Jamaica Defence Force should also be deployed to assist the police in crime fighting.

But speaking on Television Jamaica's (TVJ's) current affairs programme, ‘All Angles' on Sunday, National Security Minister Derrick Smith categorically ruled out the possibility of imposing a state of emergency, even in limited geographical areas.

According to Mr. Smith, the government does not believe that giving the police additional powers under a state of emergency is necessary.

[Lazie]

Twelve persons killed in less than 24 hours

At least twelve persons were killed between Monday night and Tuesday morning in separate incidents across Kingston, St. Thomas, St. Catherine and Clarendon.

Numbered among the dead are five persons who were shot in Ashleigh Hall near Water Lane in Vere, Clarendon in a pre-dawn attack.

Scores of people descended on the death scene of two houses in a yard in Water Lane, where five persons met violent deaths.

Police theorise that the deadly attack was carried out by a group of heavily armed men.

When the gunmen were done, 43-year-old Lurline Lewis and her 21-year-old son Shamar Davis; 46-year-old Delora Green and her common law husband 33-year-old Daniel Parkinson and 48-year-old Delroy Riley lay dead.

The scene was an ugly mess of blood and mangled bodies.

Shemar Davis was reportedly found with a gun.

The police theorise he was the target of the attack, as he is said to be one of the top member of the so called "Gang of Nine" operating in the community.

The leader of the gang was taken into custody on the weekend and Mr. Davis was accused of leaking information to the cops.

Superintendent in Charge of the parish Radcliffe Lewis said it was the most horrific scene he had witnessed.

Tuesday' killings bring to 113, the number of persons killed in the parish since the start of the year.

[Hortical]

Lets bring in some soldiers from Venezuela to help us patrol the island.

[Lazie]

Lets bring in some soldiers from Venezuela to help us patrol the island.

If suh be the case, why not use our own soldiers?

[Hortical]

We nuh have enough man power to handle crime situation, and they would supplement the local security forces.

[Lazie]

We nuh have enough man power to handle crime situation, and they would supplement the local security forces.

... and if dem should violate the rights of a Jamaican citizen, what den? Dem fly out back to home sweet home?

[Hortical]

We would have joint patrols and they would accompany JCF & JDF. We have to think out of the box, and I am not pulling a "Jawg" at this time.

[Mosiah]

Let's do everything we need to do, but for God's sake, do not call it a state of emergency!

[Muadib]

How about some Soldiers from Cuba ?

Is only light bulb Cuban can screw in ?

[Willi]

What about some American troops from Iraq, so they can set up some torture centres. LoL

Not a time to panic, cooler heads need to prevail.

Conceive-plan-execute!