Members of another community are accusing the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) of ignoring repeated appeals for it to replace fragile utility poles that have become a threat to public safety. Residents of August Town in the Bog Walk area of St Catherine are the latest to call out the power provider. They said the…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 18-year-old Zeraldo Deer, otherwise called ‘Terro’, has been missing since Thursday, July 25. He is from Bottom River in African Garden, Kingston 7. He is of brown complexion and slim build, and is about 172 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the August Town…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said murder is among charges laid against 20-year-old Federico McLean – otherwise called ‘Feather’, ‘Fedo’ and ‘Mopp’ – from Beaumont Road in August Town, St Andrew. He was arrested during a joint police/military operation in his community on January 12, and later charged with: – Murder – Conspiracy to murder –…
As police intensify operations in the August Town area of St Andrew following an upsurge of gang violence, the Criminal Investigations Branch is reporting a breakthrough in one case. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said a man is now charged for the murder of 34-year-old Omar Johnson from Payton Place, August Town. He is 32-year-old businessman…
The murder rate in August Town, St Andrew, climbed to three on the first day of the new year. The police Corporate Communications Unit confirmed that ‘two unidentified men were shot dead by unknown assailants’ on the August Town main about 7:20pm yesterday, January 1. It said more information regarding that incident will be provided…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said unknown assailants shot and killed 34-year-old construction worker Omar Johnson in his community of Peyton Place in August Town, St Andrew, this morning, January 1. It said: “Reports from the Half Way Tree Police are that, about 8:55am, Johnson was walking along the Mentio roadway when two men armed…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 10 persons – one of whom is wanted for murder – are still in custody following their arrest during a joint police/military operation in August Town, St Andrew, today, November 1. The operation comes amid a flare-up of gang violence in the community, resulting in the loss of lives….
After a few months of relative calm, the community of August Town in St Andrew has erupted with gun violence again, due to what police believe to be an ongoing gang feud. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), which said it has heighten presence in the area, disclosed that two persons were shot dead in separate…
