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Safeguarding the Right to Life: 

Issues from Investigations of Jamaica's Security Forces in 2012

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March 29, 2013 

The Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives 

Mr. Michael Peart 

Gordon House 

81 Duke Street 

Kingston 

Att: Clerk of the House, Mrs. Heather Cooke 


Re: Report to Parliament - INDECOM 

Pursuant to Section 17(3) (c) and 30 (2) of the INDECOM Act 2010, it is an honour to present to you, the Independent 

Commission of Investigations’ Report for tabling in the House of Representatives. 

Sincerely, 

Terrence Williams 

Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations



Table of Contents 

Commissioner’s Message i 

Directors of Complaints – INDECOM Jamaica ii 

Executive Summary iii 

PART ONE: 

THE RIGHT TO LIFE 

Chapter 1: The Right to Life 1 

Chapter 2: Accountability for Taking Life 5 

Chapter 3: Use of Deadly Force 9 

Recommendations 15 

PART TWO: 

DEATH BY CONFRONTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE SECURITY FORCES 

Chapter 4: Background of Investigation and Terms of Reference 

19 

• Case Studies and Findings 

Chapter 5: Legal Framework – Local Law 22 

Chapter 6: De-Institutionalisation of the Mentally Ill 23 

Chapter 7: Best Practice When Dealing with the Mentally Ill 27 

Chapter 8: Analysis of the Problem 29 

Recommendations 32 

PART THREE: 

DEATH IN CUSTODY 

Chapter 9: Background of Investigation and Terms of Reference 

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Chapter 10: The Legal Framework 38 

Chapter 11: The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Existing Guidelines 40 

Names of The Deceased - Police Area 46 

Chapter 12: Other Jurisdictions – International Best Practices 47 

Chapter 13: Analysis of the Problem 50 

Recommendations 54


PART FOUR 

APPENDIX A 

(ON COMPACT DISC - CD): 

CLOSED AND CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS: 

COMMISSION’S REPORT LOG SHEET 

CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS: CASE MANAGEMENT REPORTS


Commissioner’s Message 

Mr. Terrence Williams 

Commissioner - INDECOM 

Jamaica has for some time maintained 

an average of about two hundred 

(200) persons being killed each year 

by members of the security forces. 

This is, by any reckoning, a high rate. Raising 

this fact often excites the rival arguments 

that our crime rate is high on the one hand, 

and that the police must curb their excessive 

use of force, on the other hand. Both 

arguments as causative analysis suffer the 

disadvantage of assuming facts that have not 

been proven. Certainly, by the law of 

averages, one can assume that all of the 

killings are unlikely to be either justified or 

unjustified, but this is unsatisfactory 

reasoning for such an important issue. 

The state must strive for everyone to know 

whether each killing was justified or not. A 

generally held feeling that agents of the state 

can act with impunity regardless of our most 

fundamental of rights will lead to mistrust 

and challenge the moral argument for the 

state’s monopoly on the use of force. The 

credibility of a determination as to whether 

or not a killing was justified will come from 

public trust in the investigation and any 

prosecution or disciplinary hearing that 


might follow an investigation. The 

institutions so charged must be impartial, 

effective, open and act with all due dispatch. 

The problem with Jamaica’s high rates of 

fatal incidents involving the police surround 

the measures that exist to determine 

whether each killing was justified or not. In 

relation to these fatalities the nation has seen 

prosecutions collapse or not mounted 

because of inadequate investigations and 

poor institutional practices. Slowness, lack 

of independence and the apparent difficulty 

to ascertain the truth has reduced public 

confidence. Internal investigation by the 

police of their colleagues was not only 

contrary to law but unsatisfactory to the 

public. 

In this endeavour INDECOM plays a vital 

role as the independent investigator with 

effective powers to get to the truth. This is 

an important development, but it is not the 

end of the journey. There are other 

important steps that need to be taken before 

Jamaica can claim full and true respect for 

all of our lives. The wheel need not be 

reinvented as there is a full slate of measures 

and best practices decided and 

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recommended by international courts and 

organisations. 

Juxtaposing the high rate of killings by the 

agents of the state against these untaken 

steps to ensure accountability reveals the 

problem: Jamaica has not yet taken all of the 

measures to secure and protect the right to 

life. This report highlights these issues and 

suggests further development of our 

protection of life. 

The Commission’s members of staff 

considers every human life important and 

are required to give all due attention to every 

investigation of the taking of a life. From 

this vantage point they see the current 

systemic and legal problems challenging the 

respect for life. This report also considers 

the killing of mentally ill persons and deaths 

of people in police custody. These 

unfortunate deaths reoccur without any 

apparent effort to learn something from 

each and to thereby forestall repetition. 

The Commission trusts that this report will 

provoke discourse and then action.n


INDECOM’s Directors of Complaints 

Mr. Nigel Morgan, JP. 

Jurisdiction: Kingston, St Andrew, 

St. Thomas 

Rev. Dr. Gordon Evans 

Jurisdiction: St. James, Westmoreland, 

Hanover, Trelawny 

Ms. Sara-Ruth Allen, JP. 

Jurisdiction: Manchester, St. Elizabeth, 

and Clarendon 

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Mr. Floyd McNabb 

Jurisdiction: St. Catherine 

Lt. Col. (Retired) Paul Dunn, JP. 

Special Cases Unit 

(All-island jurisdiction); Portland, 

St. Mary, St. Ann

Executive Summary 

The Independent Commission of Investigations currently 

presides over 1,600 cases, inclusive of fatal and non-fatal 

matters. These cases span the length and breadth of the 

island, and are being investigated by the three offices – the Central 

Regional Office in Mandeville and the Western Regional Office in 

Montego Bay. The parishes with the highest number of fatalities are 

Kingston, Clarendon and St. Catherine respectively. In 2012, the 

Commission initiated 219 investigations into fatalities involving the 

security forces. Of this figure March had the highest number (35), 

and May (10) having the lowest. 

Safeguarding the Right to Life is a comprehensive report which 

focuses on three (3) areas that the Commission believes ought to be 

taken into consideration based on its remit. Part One of the report 

addresses the right to life of every Jamaican. Part Two addresses two 

related issues that plague the security forces and the society on the 

whole, these include death in custody and death of the mentally ill 

when in confrontation with the police. 


The inalienable right to life of any citizen of Jamaica is fundamental 

and ought not to be unjustifiably curtailed by another private citizen 

or an agent of the State. The right to life involves an obligation not 

to take life but to safeguard and protect life, and in the event that a 

life is taken, a procedural obligation for an independent, adequate 

and effective investigation. This enquiry must be treated with great 

importance and must also be accessible to relatives of the deceased 

and open to public scrutiny. Additionally, the investigation must be 

so effective that it can lead to the appropriate punishment of the 

persons responsible for this breach of the right to life without 

justification. 

The report highlights recent jurisprudence on the scope of the 

State’s obligation to safeguard the right to life, namely the case of 

Michael Gayle v Jamaica in which the Inter American Commission 

of Human Rights (IACHR) found that Jamaica was in breach of 

investigative obligations concomitant to the right to life and 

recommended that legislative changes be made to ensure that any 

investigative mechanism employed by Jamaica to investigate the use 

of force by members of the security forces be compatible with 

international standards. Other countries that have ventilated similar 

breaches include the Netherlands, in the case of Ramsahai v 

Netherlands where the courts also found that the investigation 

breached procedural requirements of adequacy and independence 

consequent on the right to life. 

Investigations conducted in 2012 suggest that much improvement 

has been made compared to the arrangements which existed at the 

time of the unfortunate events in the Michael Gayle matter. Despite 

the important steps towards ensuring that Jamaica’s investigative 

arrangements are compatible with international standards, the work 

of INDECOM is sometimes hampered by differing views amongst 

stakeholders as it relates to our remit and authority. Independence 

is challenged due to our reliance on the Jamaica Constabulary Force 

(JCF) for important parts of investigations. The continued slowness 

of investigations and some uncooperative practices of the security 


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forces, all contribute to the right to life being somewhat illusory. 

As it relates to initial accounts of incidents by members of the 

security forces, getting prompt statements remains a major challenge. 

This culture of tardiness poses a problem as it relates to the risk of 

collusion. However in other countries, officers involved in a shooting 

are not permitted to go home until they have given their individual 

versions of what happened to the investigators. This entire challenge 

not only hampers the process of investigating, but general 

accountability for the taking of a life. The recommendations related 

to this challenge require that statements be given promptly and the 

risk of collusion be reduced. It is also recommended that state agents 

not be returned to duty in the area where the incident occurred 

whilst under investigation. 

USE OF DEADLY FORCE 

The use of deadly force in effecting arrests is also addressed in this 

report. The existing laws, the Commission believes, need 

examination in today’s context as they currently allow, in some 

circumstances, for a person suspected of a felony attempting to 

elude the police to be stopped by the use of deadly force. This use 

of force may be disproportionate, especially if the offender does 

not pose a threat to anyone. It is the Commission’s view that the 

Courts will hold that common law principles on the use of force to 

apprehend a fleeing felon are incompatible with the Charter of 

Fundamental Rights. Parliament is asked to intervene and clarify the 

law and bring it in conformity with the Constitution. 

DEATH OF THE MENTALLY ILL WHEN IN 

CONFRONTATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE 

SECURITY FORCES 

In 2011, six (6) persons were killed by police who were believed to 

be of unsound mind and in none of those cases were any special 

measures employed to handle a matter of this nature. Part Two of 

this report addresses the issue of the mentally ill being killed when 

they are in confrontation with the police. 

Based on our investigations, we submit that dealing with someone 

of impaired reason may present a challenge to a constable seeking 

to apprehend him. That said, the JCF must train and instruct their 

membership on using force against a mentally disturbed person, as 

a police officer who kills a mentally disturbed person may be liable 

for murder or for the tort of negligence. 

The JCF Training Manual gives guidelines as to how to treat with 

a mentally ill person. The most important guideline being that the 

mentally ill person should be treated in an unhurried, calm, 

non-authoritative manner; in addition, the constable should not 

become angry and impatient if the mentally ill person seems to be 

ignoring them. The Manual also states that the constable should have 

adequate assistance, which is considered to be at least five (5) officers 

nearby. 

Nonetheless, our investigations suggest a lack of patience on the 

part of the police when handling mentally ill persons as some 75 per 

cent of confrontations with the mentally ill and the police end in 

fatalities, while 25 per cent end in injuries. The numbers,

however, vary according to the Division in which it occurrs; for 

example, Areas Two and Three accounted for 90 per cent of the 

fatalities involving mentally ill persons in confrontation with the 

police, and this was recorded for the period 2005 to 2012. We also 

found that in most of the cases, the mentally ill persons were known 

to the police and were in possession of an offensive weapon when 

they were fatally shot. At this time, international best practices, the 

Commission believes, ought to be employed. The use of non-lethal 

weapons such as tasers are used in other countries as a way of 

minimising the possibility of a fatality. Local mental health 

professionals agree that non lethal alternatives are most appropriate 

when dealing with the mentally ill. The Taser itself is a self-defence 

weapon and a good alternative to a firearm. Should this become an 

alternative weapon to be used by the security forces, it is 

recommended that a clear User Policy be developed and 

implemented to ensure appropriate use. 

In this report, the Commission formulated recommendations that 

it believes can reduce the incidence of fatality among this cohort. 

We thought it prudent to have a Medical Response Team for each 

region consisting of police officers with specialised training in dealing 

with the mentally ill and psychiatric aides. Also among the Commission’s 

recommendations was the implementation of ongoing 

refresher courses in how to manage the mentally ill. These recommendations 

were made against the backdrop that the common trend 

suggests that the police are ill-equipped and unprepared to handle 

situations involving the mentally ill. 

DEATH IN CUSTODY 

Part Three of this report addresses the issue of death in custody. 

In May 2011, it was brought to the Commission’s attention that in 

2008, a number of prisoners died while in custody at the Port 

Antonio Police Station. Checks were made thereafter and it was 

revealed that five (5) of these deaths occurred in the same station 

during the period 2005-2009. The Commission, consequently, 

launched an investigation into the death of prisoners while in the 

custody of the police and these investigations further revealed that 

at least 36 deaths have occurred between the years 2005 and 2012. 

The Commission is of the view that some of the conditions that 

result in the death of these prisoners can be prevented. Additionally, 

efforts made to access reports of investigations into these incidents 

revealed that these deaths were not well investigated. The 

Commission also found that many of these persons who died in 

custody were mentally ill. 

We believe the right to life of any citizen triggers an obligation on 

the state to preserve the citizen’s life, thus all measures must be taken 

in this regard. 

The report, in part, speaks to several areas in which the 

Commission found cause for concern, chief among them being the 

practice of housing insane persons and sane persons in the same 

area; the poor record-keeping mechanisms in place; cell conditions 

and the investigations of persons who have died in custody. 

The recommendations formulated for this section of the report 


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emanated from these concerns and include the development and 

maintenance of a compulsory assessment of prisoners concerning 

their propensity to commit suicide. Additionally, it was 

recommended that the officers be trained in how to handle the 

mentally ill, and that cells be checked at least four (4) times in an 

hour where the assessment of the prisoner suggests that he may be 

suicidal. 

We thought it prudent to suggest timelines for all the recommendations 

given in this Report, therefore some of the measures were 

given timelines from 60-180 days.n



PART ONE: 

THE RIGHT TO LIFE


Chapter 1: The Right to Life 

SUMMARY 

The starting point must be full comprehension of the meaning and 

scope of a citizen’s inalienable right to life. This right is fundamental 

and must not be curtailed or derogated from, even during periods of 

national emergency. The right to life involves: 

(a) a substantive obligation not to take life; 

(b) another substantive obligation to safeguard and protect 

life, and 

(c) a procedural obligation for independent, adequate and 

effective investigation of the taking of a life. Such 

investigations must be accessible to the relatives of the 

deceased and be open to public scrutiny. 

The taking of life must always be subject to enquiry, and the 

enquiry assumes even greater importance once a death occurs at the 

hands of members of the security forces or other agents of the State. 

The object of such an investigation is to discover whether the force 

used in such cases was or was not justified, and to identify and punish 

those responsible. In that investigative quest, all the surrounding circumstances 

must be considered including the planning of the operation 

and the control of forces on the ground. 

Where the use of force is permitted, it must be shown that the 

taking of life was proportionate, having regard to: 

(a) the nature of the aim pursued; 

(b) the dangers to life and limb inherent in the situation 

and; 

(c) the degree of risk to life in the use of force employed. 

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THE REQUISITES OF A RIGHT TO LIFE 

INVESTIGATION: EFFECTIVENESS AND 

INDEPENDENCE 

An effective right to life investigation is one which is capable of 

leading to the identification of wrongdoing and its perpetrators. 

Further, the investigation must be effective in the sense that it leads 

to the punishment of those persons responsible for breaches of the 

right without lawful justification. 

Recent jurisprudence on the scope of the State’s obligation to 

safeguard the right to life of everyone in its jurisdiction stipulates that 

when the right is breached by members of the Security Forces or 

other agents of the State, an independent investigative mechanism 

must be triggered which has no institutional or hierarchical connection 

with the forces or other agents of the State under investigation. 

In assessing that jurisprudence, the following requirements for 

adequate, effective and independent investigations are: 

(a) the investigation must be reasonably prompt and 

expeditious; 

(b) efforts must be made to reduce the possibility of 

collusion among State agents before they give their initial 

reports to the independent investigator; 

(c) the investigation must have the means to determine 

whether the use of force was justified and to identify and 

punish anyone implicated; 

(d) the investigators must not have institutional or 

hierarchical connection with the State agents under 

investigation; and 

(e) there must be reasonable public scrutiny and involve the 

next of kin.

THE RIGHT 

The Constitution of Jamaica (as amended by the Charter of 

Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Act) states: 

“13—(1) Whereas (a) the state has an obligation to 

promote universal respect for, and observance of, 

human rights and freedoms; 

……… 

(2) Subject to sections 1 and 49, and to subsections (9) and 

(12), and save only as may be demonstrably justified in a 

free and democratic society: 

(a) this Chapter guarantees the rights and freedoms 

set out in subsection (3) and (6) of this section and 

in sections 14, 15, 16 and 17; and 

(b) Parliament shall pass no law and no organ of 

the State shall take any action which 

abrogates, abridges or infringes those rights. 

(3) The rights and freedoms referred to in subsection (2) 

are as follows: 

(a) the right to life, liberty and security of the 

person and the right not to be deprived thereof 

except in the execution of the sentence of a 

court in respect of a criminal offence of which 

the person has been convicted”. 

THE RIGHT TO LIFE JURISPRUDENCE AND 

RELEVANCE TO INDEPENDENT AND 

EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS 

Michael Gayle v Jamaica Case 12.418, Report No. 92/05 

delivered October 24, 2005 

Facts 

On Saturday, August 21,1999 Michael Gayle, a young man of 

obviously unsound mind, was severely kicked and beaten by some 

members of the security forces (Jamaica Constabulary Force and 

Jamaica Defence Force) on duty at a curfew barricade. A police officer 

in the party arrested and charged Gayle for assaulting members of 

the barricade party and resisting arrest. The officer subsequently 

admitted that these were false charges. Gayle died from his injuries 

two (2) days later. 

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Special 

Investigations (the BSI), an arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force 

(the JCF). The area of the barricade was not examined for forensic 

evidence. No identification parade was conducted. Statements were 

not collected from members of the security forces present until a 

week had elapsed. Their uniforms and equipment were not examined 

for trace evidence. 

A Coroner’s Inquest ruled that all of the officers present were to 


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be charged, but the Director of Public Prosecutions demurred citing 

insufficiency of evidence. Thus, no charges were laid. 

Issues 

The most important issue in the case was whether Gayle’s right to 

life had been breached given that: 

a. he was killed by agents of the State; 

b. there was no effective and independent investigation into 

his death. 

Jamaica accepted the first ground but denied the second. 

Ruling 

The Inter American Commission of Human Rights (the IACHR) 

found that Jamaica was in breach of the investigative obligations 

concomitant with the right to life. The IACHR thus recommended 

legislative changes to ensure that any investigative mechanism 

employed by Jamaica to investigate the use of force by members of 

the security forces and other State agents would be compatible with 

international standards. 

The IACHR further found that: 

a. In the face of Jamaica’s high number of fatal incidents 

involving the security forces, the nation had a particularly 

high burden to show that investigations were adequate, 

effective, and independent. [88]; and 

b. The BSI’s investigations were below the minimum 

international standards required. (See the Minnesota 

Protocol). [85][86][90][91]. 

In relation to points listed above, the IACHR had this to say: 

“91. Further, the Commission cannot accept the State’s 

contention that its approach in interviewing security personnel 

one week after the incident was “methodical and diligent”. 

Security Force personnel were best placed to identify individual perpetrators, 

especially in view of the fact that identification lineups were not utilised as a means 

of providing civilian witnesses with an opportunity to identify individual officers. 

By failing to carry out these interviews 

expeditiously, the State not only jeopardised the 

reliability of any accounts given by officers 

concerning pertinent events, for example through the 

coordination of evidence, but also exacerbated the 

possibility that the officers would refuse to 

implicate one another, rendering it impossible 

to substantiate individual responsibility based 

upon the testimony of officers who were at the 

scene.” 

The IACHR’s third point on the issue of adequacy and 

effectiveness was that the investigation should have been conducted 

from the outset by an authority independent of the JCF and the

Jamaica Defence Force (the JDF). This authority would have to be 

empowered to effectively investigate, leading to the charging of 

persons implicated. [94] 

In Gerville Williams et al v The Commissioner of INDECOM 

[2012] JMFC 1, Sykes, J commented on the lack of independence of 

the BSI and the general public feeling as to the inadequacy of 

investigations prior to the Independent Commissions of 

Investigations Act. [130] – [132] 

Sykes, J and Williams, J were of the view that the Act was designed 

to cure the ills of the past and to provide for investigations that can 

unearth “all information regarding any misdeed on the part of the 

security forces”. [232],[366] 

Ramsahai v Netherlands (2008) 46 EHHR 43 ECHR (Grand 

Chamber) 

Facts 

R, being armed with a firearm, robbed V of his scooter. V 

immediately reported the matter to a police officer who caused it to 

be broadcast on the police radio network. Officers Bruns and Bulstra 

saw R on a scooter fitting the description broadcast. They confronted 

R to apprehend him, there was a struggle and R got free. R drew the 

pistol, Bulstra drew his and ordered R to put down his weapon. R 

refused. Bruns approached R and R turned the weapon on him. Bruns 

drew his and shot R in the neck. R died within minutes. 

After the shooting the Police Commissioner was reported to have 

said that: “Whatever kind of committee of inquiry may be set up in 

addition, I will not let them in.” 

Police from Bruns and Bulsrta’s department attended the scene, 

conducted forensic examination, and canvassed for witnesses. The 

investigation was thereafter taken over by the State police force. The 

State prosecutor ruled that the shooting was in self-defence. 

Issues 

The deceased’s family complained inter alia that the investigation 

breached R’s right to life as it was not independent, effective or 

adequate for the following reasons: 

a) key parts of the investigation were conducted by members of 

the same Force of which Bruns and Bulstra were members; 

b) officers Bruns and Bulstra were questioned three (3) days after 

the incident giving them an opportunity to collude; 

c) officers Bruns and Bulstra were assigned the same lawyer; 

d) all the officers who arrived at the scene were not questioned as 

to what Bruns and Bulstra reported to them; 

e) the precise trajectory of the fatal shot was not determined; 


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f) Bruns and Bulstra’s hands were not swabbed for gunshot residue 

and their weapons and ammunition were not examined; 

g) the absence of reconstruction or postmortem diagrams; and 

h) the Police Commissioner’s uncooperative statement. 

Ruling 

A. General Principles [321]-[325] 

The State’s obligation to protect the right to life implies that there 

will be an effective investigation of the taking of a life. The 

investigation must be aimed at enforcing domestic criminal and civil 

laws, and to ensure accountability of agents of the State for their use 

of force. 

The investigation must be independent in law and practice. There 

must be no institutional or hierarchical connection between the 

investigator and the State agents suspected of being implicated. 

The investigation must be capable of determining whether the use 

of force was justified, and identifying and punishing anyone 

responsible. The investigator must secure forensic evidence and 

witness statements. The investigation must also have a measure of 

public scrutiny as public confidence in the State’s monopoly on the 

use of force is at stake. 

B. Breaches 

The investigation breached the procedural requirements of adequacy 

and independence consequent on the right to life as: 

a) the firearms and ammunition were not examined. There was no 

reconstruction, no postmortem illustrations, and no hand swabbing. 

[329]; 

b) although there was no evidence of actual collusion, Bruns and 

Bulstra were not separated pending their giving statements and the 

statements were taken after three (3) days. [330]; 

c) the independent investigator did not start his work until 15 

hours had elapsed.[334]; 

d) essential parts of the investigation (including forensic 

examination and door-to-door canvassing) were done by officers from 

the same force of which Bruns and Bulstra were members [335]; 

e) supervision of the investigators by another party (e.g. the 

Prosecuting Service) could not render the investigation independent. 

[337] Whilst the police could not be expected to remain passive 

until the independent investigator arrived, there were no special 

circumstances that permitted the local police from going beyond 

securing the scene. [338] 

C. The Court further ruled that: 

Whilst the public prosecutor was independent of the police, 

problems may sometimes arise where the prosecutor has a working

elationship with a particular police force. It would therefore have 

been better if a prosecutor unconnected to that police force had ruled 

on the case. [342] – [346] 

As investigative files may contain sensitive information, it is not a 

requirement of the right to life that the investigator satisfies every 

request for disclosure. [347]- [350] 

The degree of public scrutiny of the investigation varies from case 

to case. The test is whether the scrutiny is sufficient for accountability, 

fosters public confidence in the State’s use of force, and prevents any 

feeling of collusion or tolerance of unlawful acts. [353] 

D. The Court found that: 

a) the shooting did not violate the right to life (unanimous); 

b) the investigation did violate the right to life in that it was 

inadequate(13 to 4) and insufficiently independent (16 to 1); 

and 

c) awarded them EURO 20, 000 plus costs. 

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In Saunders and Tucker v IPCC [2008] EWHC 

2372, Ramsahai was applied and the Court criticised the 

practice of police officers conferring before giving a statement 

and ruled that directives ought to be given to prevent 

involved officers from colluding or to reduce the risk of innocent 

contamination. n 

Figure 1. Indicates the number of security force-involved fatal shootings in 2012 on a monthly basis. (Source: INDECOM Registry) 

20 25 

30 35 40 

June July Aug Se p pt Oct Nov Dec 

18 16 17 19 24 18 19

THE RIGHT TO LIFE MUST NOT BE AN ILLUSION 

Bing Images 

OVERVIEW 

Efforts continue to ensure that the investigation of homicides 

allegedly caused by agents of the State accord with the procedural 

obligations described in the preceding chapter. Investigations 

conducted in 2012 reveal much improvement when compared to the 

arrangements that existed at the time of the unfortunate events 

involving Michael Gayle. 

On the positive side, the Commission’s investigations are largely 

independent and most police officers defer to the Commission’s 

authority as regards processing scenes. The Commission is assiduously 

working on the backlog of cases formerly investigated by the JCF’s 

Bureau of Special Investigations and by the Police Public Complaints 

Authority (the PPCA) whilst initiating contemporary investigations. 

Issues that remain surround the challenge to independence from 

the Commission’s reliance on the JCF for important parts of the 

investigation, the continued slowness of investigations, and practices 

of the security forces that can, in some instances, contribute to the 

right to life being illusory. 

INDEPENDENCE 

The Commission was established as an Independent Investigator 

with broad powers. This was an important step towards ensuring that 

Jamaica’s arrangements became compatible with the international 

standards, as expressed by the IACHR in Michael Gayle. Despite these 


Chapter 2: Accountability for Taking Life 

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powers, the Commission’s work is sometimes hampered by differing 

views amongst stakeholders as it relates to our remit and authority. 

The investigations conducted by the Commission depend heavily 

on the JCF’s input regarding the conduct of identification parades. 

This issue was referred to in our report to Parliament, “Confronting 

the Challenges” (P. 28-32), and we await consideration of our 

request for amendment of the statute. 

To enhance the effectiveness of investigations, the Commission, 

with the grant aid of the United Kingdom’s Department For 

International Development (DFID), has established its own 

Microscope Laboratory and engaged an internationally recognised 

ballistic expert. The Commission is pleased to have the resources to 

begin to confront this backlog and is targeting by its third anniversary 

to bring down average completion time for investigations. 

INITIAL ACCOUNTS BY SECURITY FORCE 

PERSONNEL 

The Commission has organised itself to achieve well over ninety 

per cent (90%) compliance with the standard of commencing 

investigations of a fatal event anywhere in Jamaica within two (2) 

hours of report. Full compliance will come with the establishment of 

a regional office in the North East. The Commission’s investigators 

have also been instructed to require that police officers give them their 

first-hand account within a few hours of the incident. 

The Commission continues to face difficulties in getting prompt 

statements from security force personnel. This is important to end 

the culture of tardiness in these investigations and to impede 

collusion. The Commission notes that most modern police forces will 

not permit police officers present at a shooting to go home from their 

shift until the officers have given their individual versions to the 

investigator. In some cases investigated in the past year, senior 

officers permitted officers involved in shootings to go off duty without 

being available for interview by the Commission’s investigators. 

Getting a statement from a police officer under three (3) days of an 

incident remains exceptional. 

The Commission notes that the Full Court’s holding that the 

Commission’s statutory power to require any person to answer a 

question or give a statement was not incompatible with the 

Constitution. This power is meaningless if the involved officer is 

unavailable when the Commission’s investigators arrive. 

Most modern police forces order their membership not to discuss 

the case amongst themselves prior to being interviewed or giving a 

statement to the independent investigator. In Jamaica there is no such 

provision and, to the contrary, the JCF’s high command perceives that 

their members have a right to confer.

The situation is not always bleak as, in a handful of cases, JCF 

supervisory officers cause involved officers to remain at the scene or 

at the police station, fostering prompt interviews and statements. The 

Commission is happy to report productive discussions with the Police 

Federation and the Special Constables Association so that they might 

sensitise their membership as to the Commission’s operational aims 

for prompt statements. The Commission continues to engage JCF 

units and formations in this regard. Nevertheless, on many scenes 

police officers and soldiers appear unsure of the Commission’s 

authority and express a desire that their respective high commands 

would advise them by way of express policy or orders. 

JCF POLICY AND THE ISSUE OF 

COLLUSION 

The JCF Use of Force Policy is influenced by the European 

Court of Human Rights’ (ECHR’s) jurisprudence on the right to life 

and by the United Nations Code of Conduct for Law 

Enforcement and the Basic Principles on the Use of Force and 

Firearms. The Use of Force Policy requires that personnel report 

a discharge of firearm to their immediate supervisor “as soon as 

practicable”. The supervisor must inspect the officer’s pocketbook to 

ensure that an entry is made of the firing and the officer must fully 

document the circumstances1 . 

“...in the case of a fatal shooting by police 

officers, the State may be held to have 

violated Article 2 if, in the course of the 

investigation required by the Article, 

adequate steps were not taken to prevent the 

police officers directly concerned from 

conferring before producing their first 

accounts of the incident; and that that is so 

even if it cannot be shown that they in fact 

did confer 

The Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms insists 

that the state and JCF establish effective reporting and review 

processes for the investigation of cases of death or serious injury. 

These processes must include recognition of the jurisdiction of 

independent authorities and the courts 2 . 

The current JCF policy and the practices are deficient, in that, it 

does not mandate measures to prevent concerned officers from 

colluding and, it does not fully recognise the remit of the 

Commission. 

The Commission reminds that our report “Confronting the 

Challenges” noted a practice of conferring and vetting before police 

officers gave statements and recommended that the Commissioner 

of Police and the Chief of Defence Staff issue orders prohibiting 


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discussion of an incident by officers involved prior to giving a 

statement to the Commission 3 . Although the JDF’s response was 

favourable, the JCF demurred. The JCF said that they were unsure of 

the purpose of the recommendation and claimed that a police officer 

had a right to “research among his colleagues” 4 . Since this report and 

the security forces’ response were tabled in Parliament, little has 

changed. 

The Commission returns to this important issue recognising that 

the nation and the JCF intend and desire for policing to be rightsbased. 

In this regard, the decisions of the ECHR in Ramsahai v 

Netherlands and the England and Wales High Court in R (Saunders 

and Tucker) v IPCC should assist the JCF in concluding that their 

current practices and policies are not compliant with the constitutional 

right to life. 

It is important to reiterate the legal principles: 

“. ………that in the case of a fatal shooting by police officers 

the State may be held to have violated Article 2 if, in the course 

of the investigation required by the Article, adequate steps were 

not taken to prevent the police officers directly concerned from 

conferring before producing their first accounts of the incident; 

and that that is so even if it cannot be shown that they in fact 

did confer 

………..the court would be very chary of a general practice 

under which officers who are key witnesses in an Article 2 

investigation are expressly permitted to collaborate in the 

production of their statements: the opportunity for 'collusion' 

is, so to speak, institutionalised. 5 ” 

It would seem that, with the greatest of respect, there is no right 

to “research amongst his colleagues” and such practice is in fact 

repugnant to the right to life and unprofessional. 

Example can be drawn from the United Kingdom Association of 

Chief Police Officers (ACPO) who, when confronted by this issue, 

modified their policy to prohibit acts of collusion. The ACPO 

Manual of Guidance 6 now provides: 

“7.94 As a matter of general practice, officers should not confer 

with others before making their accounts (whether initial or 

subsequent accounts). The important issue is to individually record 

what their honestly held belief of the situation was at the time force 

was used. There should therefore be no need for an officer to 

confer with others about what was in their mind at the time force 

was used. If, however, in a particular case a need to confer on other 

issues does arise then, in order to ensure transparency and maintain 

public confidence, where some discussion has taken place, officers 

must document the fact that conferring has taken place, highlighting: 

a) Time, date and place where conferring took place; 

b) The issues discussed; 

c) With whom; and 

d) The reasons for such discussion 

7.95 There is a positive obligation on officers involved to ensure 

that all activities relating to the recording of accounts is transparent

and capable of withstanding scrutiny.” [Emphasis added] 

The Commission notes that the JCF’s Use of Force Policy and 

the Chief of Defence Staff ’s instructions for the use of deadly force 

are to be admired for their detailed guide to their members as regards 

the need for proportionality in the use of force; thereby helping to 

satisfy the two (2) substantive State obligations regarding the right to 

life. 

However, the problem is that, if members of the security forces 

are not properly accountable by an effective investigative process, the 

substantive obligations associated with the right to life will not be 

fulfilled, and the consequence of the failure to fulfil them is to render 

the right to life unreal and illusory. 

The Commission’s considered view is that the relevant forces ought 

to take necessary steps to implement rules which require their 

members to submit to the appropriate investigative process. 

At present, the reverse exists in Jamaica, especially as regards the 

JCF where, the high command seems to maintain rigid adherence to 

practices which encourage collusion, thus minimising the effectiveness 

of an investigation. This is so notwithstanding that it is now patent 

that such practices are inconsistent with the right to life. 

The Commission is of the view that the relevant forces and other 

agents of the State need to continue in their progress towards rightsbased 

actions by incorporating international best practices in forming 

the requirement for accountability in the use of force. 

The Commission therefore recommends that the Commissioner of 

Police, Chief of Defence Staff and Commissioner of Corrections issue 

orders to the members of their respective forces and auxiliaries prohibiting 

members - involved in, present at, the use of force against a 

member of the public where sexual assault, injury or death results - 

from conferring before giving their accounts to the Commission and 

requiring that where, exceptionally, there has been some conferring, 

this be noted and fully disclosed. 

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS 

In investigations conducted in 2012 the Commission has continued 

to note that state agents involved in homicides are returned to full 

duties within a few days of the incident - even controversial ones - 

following an internal review. In this determination the Commission 

is never consulted. 

The internationally accepted principle is: 

The JCF Use of Force Policy does not conform with these 

principles. The policy provides: 

“On this point, the Court underlines the importance of 

suspension from duty of the agent under investigation in order 

to prevent any appearance of collusion in or tolerance of 

unlawful acts.” 7 

“161. Although the criminal investigation may require some time 

to reach a conclusion, the administrative investigation shall be of short 

duration, reaching a preliminary judgment within forty-eight (48) 

hours of the incident. In each case when a member uses deadly force; 

the following procedure will be followed: 


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...the importance of suspension from duty of the 

agent under investigation in order to prevent any 

appearance of collusion in or tolerance of unlawful 

acts.” 

a. The Commanding Officer of the member involved shall 

relieve the member from duties in any operational 

assignment. 

b. The Commanding Officer in charge may either assign the 

member to some administrative duty or relieve the member 

from all police duties, pending the outcome of the 

administrative review. 

c. The Divisional Commander for the division in which the 

incident occurs or his designate and one member of the 

Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) and the Assistant 

Force Chaplain shall conduct a preliminary investigation to 

determine: 

(i) If the shooting seem justified or not. 

(ii) If Force Orders and procedures were followed or not 

and that the member’s physical and emotional state is such 

that he/she is capable of resuming normal police duties. 

(iii) Submit a written report embodying all available facts 

through the Area/Branch Officer to reach the 

Commissioner of Police as early as possible and in any 

event, within 24 hours of the occurrence. 

(iv) Where the members’ Commanding Officer is not the 

Officer in charge of the Division in which the incident 

occurred, it shall be the responsibility of the officer in 

command of the Division where the incident occurred to 

forward the report required (See (iii) above). 

(v) The Commissioner shall reserve the right in all cases to 

determine the return of the member to operational 

duties within the 24 hours.” 

The policy permits an officer to return to duty before the 

investigation is complete. The Commission has noted that in some 

instances the constable is returned to full duties even where there is 

reason to doubt that the shooting was justified. 

The decision to return an officer to duty ought to await the 

completion of the investigation for its full clearance. Unfortunately, 

the breach of the appropriate standards is sometimes exacerbated by 

the officer under investigation being returned to do police duties in 

the very community the incident took place. 

Certainly, these investigations can be protracted. We also

The Commission is puzzled that the JCF did not 

welcome the Commission’s input given the fact that 

it was clear that it was conducting an investigation 

and had information that the BSI was not yet privy 

to. The Commission further notes that the officers, 

in that case, were in breach of Force policy in not 

documenting their accounts. 

acknowledge that the JCF’s deployment strength may suffer if 

significant numbers of personnel are withdrawn from active duty, 

nevertheless, the JCF risks great public opprobrium when it returns 

officers suspected of being involved in controversial extra-judicial 

killings to duty. The JCF may unwittingly encourage impunity where 

it returns officers who have been uncooperative with official 

investigations to full duty. 

In a particular investigation, the members of the police team that 

were reportedly involved in the incident were returned to frontline 

duties within days of the incident. Indeed one officer was later 

promoted. This decision was taken despite the Commission’s 

indication of the strength of the case at that time. 

The expressed suspicion of the BSI was that there were some 

troubling issues concerning the shooting, the failure of all the officers 

to fully document what had happened, and the officer’s lack of 

cooperation with the Commission’s investigation. 

When the Commission enquired into the matter, the Commissioner 

of Police advised that the participation or recommendations of the 

Commission were unnecessary for the administrative review process. 

The Commission is puzzled that the JCF did not welcome the 

Commission’s input given the fact that it was clear that it was 

In a particular investigation, the members of the 

police team that were reportedly involved in the 

incident were returned to frontline duties within 

days of the incident. Indeed one officer was later 

promoted. This decision was taken despite the 

Commission’s indication of the strength of the 

case at that time. 


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conducting an investigation and had information that the BSI was not 

yet privy to. The Commission further notes that the officers, in that 

case, were in breach of Force policy in not documenting their 

accounts. 

It is therefore recommended that the Commissioner of Police, the 

Chief of Defence Staff and the Commissioner of Corrections issue 

orders that: 

(a) officers conducting reviews of incidents where force was used, 

shall seek the input of the Commission’s Director of Complaints in 

charge of the investigation before determining whether police 

personnel involved in an incident (where the rights of a citizen have 

been allegedly abused) is returned to full duties pending the 

completion of the investigation; 

(b) that members of their force not return to their full duties while 

the matter is under the investigation or trial; and 

(c) prohibit a review panel from returning an agent of the State to 

frontline duties where that agent is in breach of a request made pursuant 

to Section 21 of the Independent Commission of 

Investigations Act. n


Chapter 3: Use of Deadly Force 

USE OF DEADLY FORCE IN EFFECTING ARRESTS 

THE FLEEING FELON 

"[I]f persons who are pursued by these officers for felony or the 

just suspicion thereof . . . shall not yield themselves to these officers, 

but shall either resist or fly before they are apprehended or being 

apprehended shall rescue themselves and resist or fly, so that they 

cannot be otherwise apprehended, and are upon necessity slain 

therein, because they cannot be otherwise taken, it is no felony.” 8 

“Again though where a felon flying from justice is killed by the 

officer in the pursuit, the homicide is justifiable if the felon could not 

otherwise be overtaken. 

...... 

and the jury ought to inquire whether it were of necessity or not.” 9 

INTRODUCTION 

When is it lawful to use deadly force to arrest a suspected offender 

fleeing apprehension? Is it justified for a constable to shoot at a 

suspected pickpocket who has evaded arrest but poses no immediate 

physical danger to anyone? What of a suspected serial murderer 

fleeing apprehension but not threatening immediate physical harm? 

Should the officer refrain from shooting him although there is good 

reason to fear that he may shortly resume taking life? 

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To be clear, the issue does not concern a suspected offender who 

is physically resisting arrest. And persons suspected of offences ought 

to peacefully submit themselves to lawful arrest. What can the police 

do when they do not? 

Consider the case of a non-violent suspected offender; is it better 

that he be killed rather than elude arrest? 

The old common law rule, as recounted above, permits deadly 

force to apprehend felons, but that rule has been criticised for 

centuries and there have been attempts to reformulate it. The 

Commission respectfully opines that with the promulgation of the 

Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional 

Amendment) Act, 2011 the juridical basis of the former assured 

answer has been eroded. 

This chapter traces the common law principles and describes the 

potential conflict with the new paradigm. The Commission 

respectfully submits that the current state of the law is unacceptably 

complex and uncertain. Legislative reform is recommended. 

The Commission has investigated many cases in the past year that 

have raised this issue. Typically the cases present these circumstances: 

A constable suspects that a person has committed an offence and tries 

to apprehend him, but the suspect flees and the constable fires his 

gun, killing the suspect and sometimes injuring other persons nearby.

“If D steals my handkerchief and, being fleeter 

of foot than I, is making his escape, may I lawfully 

shoot him down?....It is incredible that this is the 

law.” 

- Smith and Hogan 

Interestingly, in all the cases investigated the constable claimed that 

the fleeing suspect was a threat to him and that he fired in 

self-defence. In some cases there are good reasons to believe that a 

jury would reject that defence compelling consideration of the 

lawfulness of the use of force absent any threat of violence from the 

arrestee. 

EXISTING LAW 

R v. Astley Ricketts 

It was October 14, 1983 when Winston Moore, in perpetrating a 

fraud, presented a cheque at a commercial bank. Moore, realising that 

the bank officer was “on to him”, fled and a bank employee cried out 

to Special Constable Astley Ricketts, the bank’s security officer, to 

apprehend him. Ricketts, with his firearm drawn, held Moore 

momentarily with the one hand but Moore forcibly released himself 

protesting his innocence. Moore walked away; Ricketts pursued him 

and fired three (3) shots. Moore, an unarmed, non-violent suspect, 

was dead because he had resisted apprehension. 

A jury convicted Ricketts for murder, but his conviction was 

quashed by the Jamaican Court of Appeal on the basis that the trial 

judge had failed to direct the jury on the principles governing the 

apprehension of a fleeing felon. 10 

In their unanimous decision their lordships criticised the trial judge 

ruling that the summation had: 

“diverted them (i.e. the jury) from the single-minded consideration 

as to whether in the given circumstances the appellant had acted 

reasonably in firing at the deceased with a view to apprehend him on 

the reasonable suspicion that he had committed a felony in the bank.” 

Certainly, it is desirable that all suspected offenders surrender or 

be apprehended so that they may face justice, but that it could ever 

be justified to use deadly force to apprehend an unarmed non-violent 

felon seems antediluvian. Indeed this may explain why Ricketts, when 

first taxed with the offence, claimed that his firearm had been 

discharged when he had been wrestling with Moore. 

The longstanding principle needs examination in today’s context: 

Is it disproportionate to take life in this endeavour where the 

suspected offender threatens no immediate physical harm to anyone? 

COMMON LAW PRINCIPLE 

Under the common law principles, deadly force was permissible to 

apprehend a fleeing felon but not for a person suspected of having 


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committed a misdemeanour. 

For the common law principle as described by Hale in the 18th 

century, and applied in Astley Ricketts, to apply, a jury would have to 

consider whether: 

a) the defendant reasonably suspected that the person to whom the 

force was directed had committed a felony; and 

b) the force employed was reasonable and necessary to lawfully 

apprehend the suspected felon. 

Offences are still classified in Jamaica as treasons, felonies, or 

misdemeanours. The nomenclature is an ancient one, with the true 

distinction being that for treasons and felonies, the Crown could 

forfeit the offender’s property while, for misdemeanours, no forfeit 

was possible. It is often also said that for felonies, the historic 

punishment was death, but this was not always correct. Certainly the 

most serious offences are felonies, but some felonies are decidedly 

non-violent. Further, only two (2) felonies - treason and capital 

murder - remain today as capital crimes. 

Smith and Hogan described the common law principles as being 

“astonishing when viewed in the light of modern conditions and 

attitudes” 11 and went on to proffer examples: 

“If D steals my handkerchief and, being fleeter of foot than I, is 

making his escape, may I lawfully shoot him down?....It is incredible 

that this is the law.” 

REASONABLE SUSPICION 

Suspicion denotes a state of belief where proof is lacking. 12 For 

suspicion to be reasonable, it is not enough that the arresting officer 

truly believes. In addition to honest belief, the arresting officer must 

have objective grounds for this belief that would satisfy a reasonable 

man. 13 

An arrestor who kills to execute an arrest will not be excused if he 

did not suspect that the arrestee had committed a felony. In 

Dadson 14 a police officer killed a man who was stealing wood from 

a copse. Ordinarily this would be a misdemeanour but, unknown to 

the constable, the deceased had had previous convictions for this 

offence and, under the law, this subsequent offence was a felony. The 

court held that the constable’s actions were unjustified.

Reasonable suspicion is a relatively low test 

normally employed to justify an arrest; it is not 

even enough to have someone charged with an 

offence. Suspicion is prone to error but, as a 

test for arrest, the mischief of misplaced 

suspicion causing a loss of liberty pales when 

compared to loss of life. 

Reasonable suspicion is a relatively low test normally employed to 

justify an arrest; it is not even enough to have someone charged with 

an offence. Suspicion is prone to error but, as a test for arrest, the 

mischief of misplaced suspicion causing a loss of liberty pales when 

compared to loss of life. 

The police may have information linking the occupants of a motor 

car to a previously committed felony, such suspicion would be 

sufficient to justify arresting all of the occupants of the car. 15 Could 

it be justified, firing on the fleeing car and killing the occupants? 

In a case investigated in 2011, the police suspected that the 

occupants of the car had committed a felony. Their suspicion was 

based on insufficient information; they were mistaken. Sadly the 

occupants ran from the police and one (1) of them was shot and killed 

by the police. 

If the men had stopped the police’s suspicion would have been 

easily dispelled but, as it turned out, a life was lost. 

LAWFUL ARREST 

A lawful apprehension without warrant must be based upon the 

existence of a reasonable suspicion as described earlier. It is a 

procedural requirement of a lawful arrest that the arrestee be 

informed, shortly before or after an arrest, of the true reasons for his 

arrest unless the exigencies of the situation make this impractical or 

impossible; for example, where the arrest is being forcibly resisted. 16 

The aim is to ensure that the arrestee appreciates the legal and factual 

grounds for his arrest. 17 The constable need not use technical language 

or specify a particular crime. The purpose of this requirement is to 

put an arrestee in a position that he can volunteer information to 

avoid arrest. 18 

PRIVATE CITIZENS 

It would seem that even private citizens seeking to effect a lawful 

arrest could claim the common law defence. In 

Robinson v Dunkley19 the Jamaican Court of Appeal was asked to 

consider the common law principles surrounding citizen action in 

pursuit of a fleeing felon. On the raising of the “hue and cry”, a 

private citizen may, without warrant, arrest and detain anyone found 

committing a felony. Indeed the able-bodied citizen would be obliged 

to prevent the escape of the felon. 


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REASONABLE AND NECESSARY FORCE 

First, it must be noted that the common law principle does not 

excuse force that is unnecessary or excessive to the legitimate end, i.e. 

the apprehension of the suspect. Does the measure of 

reasonableness extend further to prohibit the use of force in 

circumstances where it would be disproportionate? Are there 

situations where deadly force ought not to be used even when this 

appears to be the only way to apprehend a felon? The 18th century 

approach did not seem to contemplate this at all. 

The Court’s ruling in Ricketts does not conclude that the special 

constable was justified in his use of deadly force; just that the judge 

was wrong not to have left it to the jury. It does not appear that the 

Court considered the proviso. 20 If they had they would have had to 

evaluate whether, on the facts and despite the non-direction, a 

conviction was inevitable. 

The celebrated case of R v Clegg21 may be instructive. The trial 

judge had found that a soldier fired three (3) shots in self-defence at 

a motor car that had been violently bearing down at him and his 

colleagues. However, the soldier’s fourth, fired when the car was 

speeding away, was not. This shot killed a passenger. The trial judge22 did not think that there was sufficient evidence to consider the 

defence of using force to apprehend a suspect. The Court of Appeal 

disagreed with the judge on this point but went on to consider 

whether the conviction was nevertheless safe. 

The Court of Appeal ruled that the conviction was safe as there 

was no evidence that the soldier had suspected that the driver of the 

car was a terrorist or, would commit terrorist offences in the future. 

They ruled that any reasonable tribunal would find the soldier’s actions 

to be “grossly disproportionate”. The House of Lords approved the 

Court of Appeal’s finding that the soldier employed excessive, and 

therefore unlawful, force. 

The case of George Finn v AG23 was a civil suit brought against 

a policeman and the State for gunshot injuries that the plaintiff 

suffered during his apprehension. Wolfe, J24 found that the plaintiff 

had been unarmed and considered the authorities on the use of force: 

“What degree of force then was the officer entitled to use in 

apprehending the plaintiff ‘a mere’ escaping felon? The age-old test 

must be applied, to wit, ‘reasonable force’. 

In 1879, the Report of the Criminal Code Bill Commission 

stated: 

‘We take one great principle of common law to be, that though it 

sanctions the defence of a man’s person, liberty and property against 

illegal violence, and permits the use of force to prevent crimes, to 

preserve public peace and to bring offenders to justice, yet all this is 

subject to the restriction that the force used is necessary; that is, that 

the mischief sought to be prevented could not be prevented by a less 

violent means; and that the mischief done by, or which might 

reasonably be anticipated from the force used is not 

disproportioned to the injury or mischief which it is intended 

to prevent.’” 

Consistently, McKain, J 25 reminded that a constable in determining 

whether to use force in apprehending a suspect “ought not to proceed 

without reasonable necessity, and the public has to be considered if

he proposes to discharge a firearm where other persons than a fugitive 

may be located.” 

These two (2) Jamaican first instance civil judgments demonstrate 

recognition of the principles of proportionality. George Finn, in 

relying on the English Criminal Code Bill Commission’s Report, 

accepts that sometimes the end of apprehending the fugitive felon 

may not justify the use of deadly force, even where there is no less 

violent means to achieve that end. 

The arresting officer must consider the risk of harm to other 

persons when determining whether to use deadly force to apprehend 

a suspect. As noted in Clegg this consideration would be merely one 

consideration for the question of proportionality. 

In the 22nd edition of Harris’ Criminal Law, it was noted that 

the 18th century approach harkened to a time when all felonies were 

capital and there were no organised police forces. It was urged that 

“in modern times the test of what is reasonable must restrict very 

much” the force permissible to apprehend a fleeing felon and that the 

old cases were to be read subject to this reservation 26 . It is not clear 

“The escape of a thief who had stolen a 

handkerchief, though a “mischief ”, is surely 

incomparably less the killing of the same man. 

If a murderer is shot down the matter is more 

open to argument.” 

however how much of this modern thinking has authoritative force. 

Smith and Hogan assert that the question of proportionality must 

be added to the old common law considerations 27 . They rely on the 

Report of the Criminal Code Bill Commission extracted above 

and note that although it was not uttered from the bench, the report 

was the work of the leading jurists of the day 28 and was later cited by 

one of them in his directions to the jury. Having so concluded the 

learned authors give answer to their hypothetical case of the 

fleet-footed handkerchief thief described earlier thus: “The escape 

of a thief who had stolen a handkerchief, though a “mischief ”, is 

surely incomparably less the killing of the same man. If a murderer 

is shot down the matter is more open to argument.” 29 

In the most recent Jamaican Court of Appeal case 30 Archbold’s 

35th edition retelling of the 18th century approach was relied on, but 

without any reference to considerations of proportionality. Unlike 

Astley Ricketts, the proviso was considered but no reasons were 

advanced as to why it was not applied. 

Even this most recent case may be a legal antiquity as it was 

expressly based on a constitutional provision that has since been 

repealed and decided at a time when the old common law 

principles were free from the scrutiny of the Constitution’s human 

rights principles. 


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DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGLAND 

With the abolition of the distinction between felonies and 

misdemeanours in England and Wales, their Parliament enacted 

legislation to deal with the use of force in arresting a suspect. Section 

3 of the Criminal Law Act 1967 replaced the common law rules 

thus: 

“3(1) A person may use such force as is reasonable in the 

circumstances in the prevention of crime, or in effecting or assisting 

in the lawful arrest of offenders or suspected offenders or of persons 

unlawfully at large.” 

The issue was clarified in 2008 by Section 76 of the Criminal 

Justice and Immigration Act which provides that: 

(3) The question whether the degree of force used by D was 

reasonable in the circumstances is to be decided by reference to the 

circumstances as D believed them to be, and subsections (4) to (8) 

also apply in connection with deciding that question. 

(4) If D claims to have held a particular belief as regards the 

existence of any circumstances – 

(a) the reasonableness or otherwise of that belief is relevant to the 

question whether D genuinely held it; but 

(b) if it is determined that D did genuinely hold it, D is entitled to 

rely on it for the purposes of subsection (3), whether or not - 

(i) it was mistaken, or 

(ii) (if it was mistaken) the mistake was a reasonable one to have 

made. 

(5) But subsection (4)(b) does not enable D to rely on any mistaken 

belief attributable to intoxication that was voluntarily induced. 

(6) The degree of force used by D is not to be regarded as having 

been reasonable in the circumstances as D believed them to be if it 

was disproportionate in those circumstances. 

(7) In deciding the question mentioned in subsection (3) the 

following considerations are to be taken into account (so far as 

relevant in the circumstances of the case) - 

(a) that a person acting for a legitimate purpose may not be able 

to weigh to a nicety the exact measure of any necessary action; and 

(b) that evidence of a person's having only done what the person 

honestly and instinctively thought was necessary for a legitimate 

purpose constitutes strong evidence that only reasonable action was 

taken by that person for that purpose. 

(8) Subsection (7) is not to be read as preventing other matters 

from being taken into account where they are relevant to deciding the 

question mentioned in subsection (3). 

(9) This section is intended to clarify the operation of the existing 

defences mentioned in subsection (2). 

(10) In this section - 

(a) "legitimate purpose" means - 

(i) the purpose of self-defence under the common law; or 

(ii) the prevention of crime or effecting or assisting in the 

lawful arrest of persons mentioned in the provisions 

referred to in subsection (2)(b). 

In this clarification the influences of two (2) Jamaican Privy Council 

decisions - Solomon Beckford 31 and Palmer v R 32 - are quite 

apparent and the law on the use of force in self-defence and affecting

an arrest remain analogous. Most importantly, the 2008 clarification, 

having been promulgated to reflect “right to life” principles, requires 

that the taking of life be a proportionate infringement. 


In Glenroy McDermott33 the Jamaican Court of Appeal, in 

overturning a conviction, considered the common law principles of 

the fleeing felon and Section 14 (2)(b) of the Constitution which 

provided that: 

“14(2) Without prejudice to any liability for a contravention of any 

other law with respect to the use of force in such cases as are 

hereinafter mentioned, a person shall not be regarded as having been 

deprived of his life in contravention of this Section if he dies as the 

result of this use of force to such extent as is reasonably justifiable in 

the circumstances of the case- 

(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape 

of a person lawfully detained;” 

The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms 

(Constitutional Amendment) Act, 2011 repealed this provision, 

along with the entire Chapter of human rights provisions in the 

Independence Constitution and replaced it with a new regime. The 

right to life continues to be recognised but without any specified 

exception for the use of deadly force in effecting an arrest. The only 

specified exceptions being to carry out a sentence of the court. 34 

Unlike in England, there is no Jamaican statutory provision 

justifying the use of deadly force to apprehend a suspect. A Jamaican 

constable would therefore have to seek to rely on the common law 

principle of the fleeing felon. 

All of the rights in the Charter are subject to general exceptions. 

Thus, Parliament may pass laws, and the agents of the State may act 

in a manner that abrogates, abridges, or infringes these rights if this 

is “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society”. 35 

Where the repealed chapter had generally preserved existing law 

from being declared unconstitutional, 36 the new provisions only 

preserve existing laws as to lawful punishment, 37 sexual offences, 

obscene publications, and the life of the unborn. 38 The new 

provisions are applicable to all laws and bind the legislature39 even if 

there is a two-thirds majority in Parliament. 40 

The supremacy of the Constitution is thus secured. The right to 

life is one of the fundamental rights which must be strictly construed 

and may prevail over other guaranteed rights. 41 

The formulation, “demonstrably justified in a free and democratic 

society”, can also be found in the Canadian Charter of Rights and 

that country’s highest court has ruled42 that this means that: 

a) the objective must be sufficiently important to warrant overriding 

a protected right; 

b) the means to secure the objective must be reasonable and 

justifiable in that they are proportionate and appropriate. They must 

be carefully designed and rationally connected to the objective. 

The treatment is consistent with Strasbourg jurisprudence which 

provides that in deciding whether deprivation of life is proportionate 


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regard must be had to the nature of the aim pursued, the inherent 

dangers, and the degree of risk to life by the force employed. 43 

Unlike in England, there is no Jamaican 

statutory provision justifying the use of deadly 

force to apprehend a suspect. A Jamaican 

constable would therefore have to seek to rely 

on the common law principle of the fleeing 

felon. 

CONFLICT BETWEEN RIGHT TO LIFE AND 

FLEEING FELON PRINCIPLE 

The United States Supreme Court in Tennessee v Garner (1985) 

471 US 1 ruled that it was disproportionate to permit the use of 

deliberate deadly force to apprehend a suspect who poses no 

immediate threat to the police officer or other persons. The majority 

agreed that it was “not better that all felony suspects die than they 

escape”. 44 In reaching this decision the court ruled that the arguments 

for the common law principle were anachronistic and unsuited for 

the current time of police forces with modern means of detection 

and effective tools of destruction. Further the distinction between 

felonies and misdemeanours was held to be arbitrary as some 

misdemeanours concerned more violent offending than 

some felonies. 

Consistent with this decision is Re State v Walters et ux, ex parte 

Minister of Safety and Security [2003] 1 LRC 493 by the 

Constitutional Court of South Africa. The Court considered a law 

that justified homicides of a fleeing arrestee where there was no other 

means to apprehend him against the constitutional provision that the 

right to life cannot be infringed unless “reasonably justifiable in an 

open and democratic society”. The Court approached the matter by 

weighing the nature and importance of the right against the 

importance and purpose of the law. Limitation of the right to life, 

they opined, must come from a very compelling public interest. The 

public interest recognised was to protect society from suspects fleeing 

but infringing the right for such an interest could only be 

constitutional where the offence was serious and the suspect a danger 

to the arrester or the society at large. They considered it a “glaring 

disproportion in depriving an unarmed fleeing criminal of life merely 

in order to effect an arrest there and then”. 

Their decision modified a law that had permitted the use of deadly 

force for a wide array of offences, some of them without violence, 

to be applicable only where there are reasonable grounds to suspect 

that: 

a) the arrestee posed an imminent threat of serious bodily harm; 

or 

b) the suspect had committed a crime involving the inflicting, or 

threat of inflicting, serious bodily harm. 

Whilst these decisions would only be persuasive to a Jamaican court

“not better that all felony suspects die than they 

escape.” 

there is sufficient legal and contextual similarity to expect that they 

would be seriously considered by our courts. Further the thinking 

behind them is consistent with the well-settled principles of 

proportionality. In this regard the Privy Council’s opinions on the 

mandatory death penalty are analogous. In Lambert Watson v R 45 

the Board considered the mandatory death penalty against the 

Constitution’s protection of the right to life and prohibition of 

inhumane treatment. They were able to do so because the law 

providing for capital punishment for some murders was 

post-independence and not saved by the existing law clause. The law 

was held to be a disproportionate infringement given its arbitrariness. 

In doing so, the Privy Council considered the modern international 

jurisprudence. 

CONCLUSION 

It is the Commission’s respectful view that the Courts will hold that 

the common law principles on the use of deadly force to apprehend 

a fleeing felon are uncertain and incompatible with the Charter of 

Fundamental Rights. 

The weapons of modern police forces bring a significantly high 

risk that life will be taken. This is a significant change from the era of 

disorganised police forces with rudimentary weaponry when the 

common law rule was hatched. That the suspected offences 

categorisation as a felony or a misdemeanor should be determinative 

is arbitrary and that deadly force can ever be employed on a 

non-violent suspect who poses no threat of physical harm to anyone 

seems disproportionate. 

By this reasoning it is doubtful that the evidence in Astley 

Ricketts, if argued today, would pass the threshold for the jury to 

consider whether there was justification to use deadly force. The 

deceased, in that case, was not an immediate physical threat to anyone 

and there was no suspicion that he had caused serious harm to 

anyone. 

In the current state of affairs a constable would be wise to be 

tentative in using force to effect a lawful arrest as the common law 

justification of using force to apprehend a fleeing felon now seems 

subject to limitation. Yet if he fails to use deadly force when lawful 

and necessary and the fleeing suspect inflicts harm on a bystander, 

the constable may be liable for neglecting his duty and infringing the 

right to life of the bystander. 46 This is an unfair state of affairs for 

the police to work in. 

This important issue requires clarity to ensure that a constable, or 

a member of the public, once the hue and cry is raised, may be fully 

aware of the limits circumscribing their use of force in arresting a 

suspect. 

The current JCF Use of Force Policy recognises the need for 

proportionality in the application of deadly force so it would seem 


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that operational activities of the force will not be affected by the 

changes in the law brought by the Charter of Fundamental Rights: 

“The use of force by members of the JCF must accord with the 

principles of proportionality (i.e. the anticipated injury or harm to be 

prevented is equal to or greater than the harm which is likely to be 

caused by the use of force and that the objective cannot be achieved 

by a lesser degree of force). In no case should the use of force, which 

is disproportionate to the legitimate objective to be achieved, be used 

or authorised.” 47 

The Commission therefore submits this issue for the consideration 

of Parliament and suggests that a statutory provision be enacted 

which will justify the use of potentially deadly force to arrest in the 

following circumstances: 

a) where the arresting person has reasonable suspicion that the 

arrestee has committed a serious offence involving the threat or 

infliction of serious bodily harm to another; 

b) the use of potentially deadly force was proportionate and the 

only reasonably possible way to apprehend the suspect; and 

c) there were reasonable grounds to suspect that the arrestee 

presented an immediate threat of serious bodily harm to the arrestor 

or another person. n 

It is the Commission’s respectful view that the 

Courts will hold that the common law principles on 

the use of deadly force to apprehend a fleeing felon 

are uncertain and incompatible with the Charter of 

Fundamental Rights.

Recommendations 

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE 

1. The Commission humbly refers as recommendations for action 

(pursuant to s. 17(9) and 23 of the Independent Commission of 

Investigations Act) that the Commissioner of Police issue orders 

within sixty (60) days that: 

a. Mandate that officers, sub-officers, and constables of the JCF 

and its auxiliaries involved in, or present at an incident involving the 

use of force which results in the death, injury, or sexual assault of a 

person (hereinafter described as “members”) be immediately available 

for enquiries by the Commission’s investigators by remaining at the 

scene, a nearby police station, or at some other place communicated 

to the Commission’s investigators by way of a call to the 

Commission’s toll-free numbers (1-888-991-5555 or 1-888-935-5550. 

These orders shall subsist except where: 

i) a person is injured and has to be rushed by a member to 

the hospital; 

ii) the member is injured, in which event, the Commission’s 

investigators are to be immediately advised as to the place 

where the member is receiving treatment; or 

iii) the member is in pursuit of suspects or is engaged in 

urgent operational activities in which event the members 

must be available to the Commission’s investigators 

immediately after these activities are complete. 

b. Prohibit members from conferring about an incident before giving 

their accounts to the Commission and requiring that where circumstances 

have exceptionally necessitated conferring, this be noted 

and fully disclosed to the Commission. This recommendation does 

not prohibit: 

i) Communications during the continuation of an 

operation to further the legitimate aims of the 

operation. 

ii) Reports made up the chain of command, but 

the fact that such a report has not yet been made 

cannot excuse a member from an obligation to give 

an account to the Commission. 

c. Require members to separate or to be separated as soon as is 

reasonably possible after an incident until they have given their 

account of an incident to the Commission. 

d. Mandate that Administrative Review panels seek the input of 

the Commission’s Director of Complaints in charge of the 


In these recommendations, “incident” has the same meaning given in Section 2 of the Independent Commission of 

Investigations Act. 

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investigation as to whether a member is under suspicion of unlawfully 

using force or has failed to comply with a request made pursuant to 

Section 21 of the Independent Commission of Investigations Act 

before that member is returned to operational duties outside of the 

station. 

e. Mandate that a member under suspicion of unlawfully using 

force not be given operational duties outside of the station while the 

matter is under investigation, or pending trial. 

CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 

2. The Commission humbly refers as recommendations for action 


Investigations Act) that the Chief of Defence Staff issue orders 


a. Mandate that officers, warrant officers, non-commissioned 

officers and soldiers of the JDF involved in, or 

present at an incident involving the use of force which 

results in the death, injury, or sexual assault of a person 

(hereinafter described as “members”) be immediately 

available for enquiries by the Commission’s investigators by 

remaining at the scene, a nearby police station, a nearby JDF 

facility or at some other place communicated to the 

Commission’s investigators by way of a call to the 

Commission’s toll-free numbers (1-888-991-5555 or 

1-888-935-5550). These orders shall subsist except where: 

i) a person is injured and has to be rushed by a 

member to the hospital; 

ii) the member is injured, in which event, the 

Commission’s investigators are to be immediately 

advised as to the place where the member is 

receiving treatment; or 

iii) the member is in pursuit of suspects or is 

engaged in urgent operational activities in which 

event the members must be available to the 

Commission’s investigators immediately after 

these activities are complete. 

b. Prohibit members from conferring about an incident before 

giving their accounts to the Commission and requiring that where 

circumstances have exceptionally necessitated conferring, this be 

noted and fully disclosed to the Commission. This recommendation 

does not prohibit:



operation. 






reasonably possibly after an incident until they have given their 


d. Mandate that the advice of the Commission’s Director of 

Complaints in charge of the investigation be sought as to whether a 

member is under suspicion of unlawfully using force or has failed to 

comply with a request made pursuant to Section 21 of the 

Independent Commission of Investigations Act before that member 

is returned to operational duties outside of a JDF facility. 


force not be given operational duties outside of a JDF facility while 

the matter is under investigation, or pending trial. 

COMMISSIONER OF 

CORRECTIONS 

3. The Commission humbly refers as a recommendation for action 


Investigations Act) that the Commissioner of Corrections issue orders 


a. Mandate that Department of Corrections personnel 

involved in, or present at an incident involving the use of 

force which results in the death, injury, or sexual assault of 

a person (hereinafter described as “members”) be 

immediately available for enquiries by the Commission’s 

investigators by remaining at the scene, a nearby police 

station, a nearby Department of Corrections facility or at 

some other place communicated to the Commission’s 

investigators by way of a call to the Commission’s toll-free 

numbers (1-888-991-5555 or 1-888-935-5550). These orders 

shall subsist except where: 

i) a person is injured and has to be rushed by a 

member to the hospital; 

ii) the member is injured, in which event, the 

Commission’s investigators are to be immediately 

advised as to the place where the member is 

receiving treatment; or 

iii) the member is engaged in urgent operational 

activities in which event the member must be 

available to the Commission’s investigators 

immediately after these activities are complete. 


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b. Prohibit members from conferring about an incident before 

giving their accounts to the Commission and requiring that where 

circumstances have exceptionally necessitated conferring, this be 

noted and fully disclosed to the Commission. This recommendation 

does not prohibit: 



operation. 






reasonably possible after an incident until they have given their 


d. Mandate that the advice of the Commission’s Director of 

Complaints in charge of the investigation be sought as to whether a 

member is under suspicion of unlawfully using force or has failed to 

comply with a request made pursuant to Section 21 of the 

Independent Commission of Investigations Act before that member 

is returned to operational duties at the institution where the incident 

occurred. 


force not be given operational duties at the institution where the 

incident occurred, while the matter is under investigation, or pending 

trial. 

LAW REFORM 

4. As it relates to the law on the use of force in effecting an arrest 

the Commission humbly recommends to the Honourable Minister of 

Justice that Parliament consider such steps as are necessary and 

appropriate which will restrict the use of deadly force in this regard 

to circumstances where: 

a. the arresting officer has reasonable suspicion that the arrestee 

has committed a serious offence which involves the threat or infliction 

of serious bodily harm to another; 

b. the use of force was proportionate and the only reasonable 

possible way to apprehend a fleeing suspect; and 

c. there were reasonable grounds to suspect that the arrestee 

presented an immediate threat of serious bodily harm to the arrestor 

or another.n

Reference Notes 

1. Paragraphs 35-35 and 141-143 

2. Principle 22 

3. Page 48 

4. Demanding Accountability, 7. 

5. R (on the application of Tucker) v. 

IPCC [2008] EWHC2372 (Admin) 

paragraphs 38 and 39. 

6. 3rd Edition 2011. 

7. Cetin v. Turkey [2009] ECHR 19180/03 

at paragraph 41. 

8. 2 M. Hale, Historia Placitorum Cornae 

85 (1736) 

9. Russell on Crime 12th Edition. Vol. 1 

Pg. 444 and footnote 24 referencing 1 

Hale 481, 4 BI. Comm and Fost 271. 

10. R v. Astley Ricketts (1987) 24 JLR 411. 

11. Smith and Hogan, Criminal Law First 

Edition Page 231 

12. Shaaban Bin Hussein v Chong Fook 

Kam [1970] AC 942 

13. O’Hara v. Chief Constable of the 

Ulster Constabulary [1997] AC 286 and 

AG v. Danhai Williams 51 WIR 264 

14. (1850) 14 JP 754. 

15. Parker v. Chief Constable of 

Hampshire [1990 ALLER 676 (D) 

16. Christie v. Leachinsky [1947] AC 573 


17. Taylor v. Chief Constable of Thame 

Valley Police [2004] 3 ALLER 503 

18. Abassy v. Commissioner of Police of 

the Metropolis [1990] 1 ALLER 193 

19. (1990) 27 JLR 453 

20. Section 14 (3), Judicature (Appellate 

Jurisdiction) Act which provides that a 

conviction can stand despite an error 

where it is clear that there is no substantial 

miscarriage of justice. 

21. (1995) 1 AC 482 

22. In a trial without jury 

23. 1981) 18 JLR 120 

24. As he then was 

25. Joseph Andrews v. AG (1981) 18 JLR 

434 

26. Page 128 

27. First Edition, page 231 

28. Lord Blackburn and, Stephen, Lush, 

and Barry JJ. 

29. Page 231 

30. Glenroy Mc Dermott delievered 14th 

March 2008 

31. [1998] AC 130 

32. [1971] AC 814 

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33. SCCS 38/2006 delivered March 14, 

2008. 

34. 13 (3) 

35. 13 (2) 

36. Former s26(8) 

37. 13 (7) 

38. 13 (12) 

39. 13 (4) 

40. Charter of Rights Act s. 3 repeals s.50 

of the Constitution 

41. X v Federal Republic of Germany 

(1971) 39 CD 99 

42. Oakes (1986) 1 SCR 103 and R v. 

Edwards Books and Art (1986) 2 SCR 713 

43. Halsbury’s Laws of England Vol. 8 (2) 

paragraph 123 

44. Page 44 

45. [2004] UKPC 34 following Reyes v. R 

[2002] UKPC 11 

46. Van Colle v. Chief Constable 

Hertfordshire [2007] EWCA Civ 325 

47. JCF Use of Force Policy, paragraph 14


PART TWO: 

DEATH OF THE MENTALLY ILL 

WHEN IN 

CONFRONTATION 

WITH SECURITY FORCES


Chapter 4: Death of the mentally ill when in 

confrontation with members of the security forces 

Background of Investigation and Terms of Reference 

In 2011, six (6) persons were killed by the 

police who were believed to be mentally 

ill. In none of these cases did the police 

employ any special measures to handle 

matters of this type. 

For the purpose of this report, the 

investigative team went back to 2005 where 

seven (7) other deaths occurred and 

examined the period of 2005-2012. 

SITUATION IN SOUTHBORO, ST. 

CATHERINE 

In 2011, for example, the police responded 

to a situation in Southboro, St. Catherine, 

involving a man and his wife. The man was 

diagnosed as mentally ill. 

It was explained to the police that the man 

was mentally ill, however, he was shot by 

MENTALLY ILL - DM 

Background 

DM lived with his mother and three siblings. 

He is a high school dropout who engages in 

farming as a source of income. The family is 

poor, and there is no father present in the 

household. DM was injured while in the 

custody of the police in January 2012. He was 

taken into custody under the Mental Health 

Act after he allegedly killed an animal and 

drank its blood. 

According to family members, DM had been 

using marijuana from as early as the age of 

thirteen. They feel that the smoking triggered 

his mental illness. 

He was admitted to the Port Antonio 

Hospital on two separate occasions, in 2011 

and 2012, where he was diagnosed as suffering 

from schizophrenia. 

Community Mental Health Services 

After his discharge from hospital he was 

police after they arrived to give assistance to 

his wife. 

It was cases such as this one that prompted 

the Commission to launch a special 

investigation into deaths of the mentally ill 

who came in confrontation with the police. 

It must be clearly stated that not all the 

mentally ill persons who came into 

confrontation with the police were killed. 

Others were shot and injured. This will be 

borne out in the various case studies. 

TERMS OF REFERENCE 

1. To determine the circumstances 

surrounding individually reported cases of 

death of mentally challenged persons 

resulting from confrontations with the police; 

Case Studies and Findings 

referred to a health centre in a nearby 

community for treatment on a monthly basis. 

WITNESS ACCOUNT 

After DM was taken into custody, especially 

in the nights, he made strange canine sounds, 

to the extent that other inmates were afraid. 

At times he shouted out that he wanted blood 

of various animals to drink. Two days after 

being in custody the prisoners were allowed 

to refresh themselves. When he was told to 

return to his cell, he and the Cell Guard got 

into a tussle and eventually several officers 

from different areas had to come and assist. 

During the tussle, DM hit his head against a 

wall causing it to bleed. When this happened, 

he licked the blood that was running down his 

face and off the grill and he became calm 

thereafter. The police handcuffed him and 

when asked what he wanted he again asked 

for more blood to drink. The police told him 

they were going to take him to the doctor and 

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2. Determine whether or not there are 

reasons to suspect that any person is 

criminally culpable for the death; 

3. To determine whether or not there were 

individual or systemic breaches of the right 

to life; 

4. To make recommendations for future 

actions to include non-lethal weapons that 

can be used by the police. 

shortly after they left with him. 

After being admitted on the ward DM 

absconded and returned home. Attempts had 

to be made again to get him back to the 

hospital. 

INVESTIGATOR’S FINDINGS: 

1. The police acted in accordance with 

Jamaica Constabulary Force Orders dated 

October 21, 2004, Serial No. 2994 which was 

re-published in the February 16, 2012 Force 

Orders, Serial No. 3374 (See Legal Framework 

- Jamaica). 

2. Arrangements were made for him to be 

seen by a psychiatrist at the earliest possible 

time and he was taken to hospital when 

injured. 

3. The police provided social support and 

took the necessary action to ensure the 

security and safety of all parties involved.

MENTALLY ILL - DC 

Background information 

DC, who is from the parish of St. Ann, 

experienced episodes of illness, but as long as 

he took his medication he was okay. Based on 

information received, he was usually armed 

with one or more knives or machetes. DC lived 

abroad for a while and upon his return he 

began acting strangely. 

DC was previously admitted in the St. Ann’s 

Bay Hospital for treatment prior to the incident 

at which time his mental condition was 

diagnosed. 

He had been a patient of the St. Ann’s Bay 

Psychiatric Department for approximately 

seven (7) years and was receiving treatment at 

a community hospital once per month. 


On May 18, 2011, DC was reportedly ill and 

a mental health team consisting of a psychiatric 

nurse and psychiatric aides went out to 

apprehend him for treatment. The police was 

called to render assistance as DC was allegedly 

armed with two machetes. 

During the confrontation, DC reportedly 

attacked the police with the machetes; he 

attempted to chop one of the policemen who 

fired warning shots in the air to scare him off. 

When this happened, DC ran away from the 

police and towards a resident and began 

chopping at his neck; however, this person was 

wounded on the shoulder. The resident 

managed to push off DC and took cover 

behind the service vehicle. 

The police began firing and he noticed that 

DC had gotten shot in his leg. The police then 


disarmed DC and handcuffed him, placed him 

in the police service vehicle and drove away in 

the direction of possibly a health facility. 

THE SECURITY FORCE’S 

ACCOUNT 

The police received a call from personnel at 

the St. Ann’s Bay Psychiatric Department to 

assist in apprehending a mentally ill man who 

had become violent. A team consisting of 

about four (4) police officers met with six (6) 

psychiatric aides and one (1) mental health 

nurse and the most senior police officer (an 

Inspector) briefed them. They left in search of 

the man and when he was spotted he was 

approached and asked to drop his weapon. DC 

refused to comply and instead put his hands in 

the air and told the police to shoot him. He 

then took off chopping at two cars to include 

the service vehicle. 

Thereafter he attacked the Inspector who had 

been telling him to drop his weapons DC was 

shot as a result. He took off again this time 

chopping a citizen who was in the crowd of 

on-lookers. He was again shot by the senior 

officer, disarmed and then rushed to the St. 

Ann’s Bay Hospital where he was admitted for 

treatment. 

The Inspector who was also injured was 

treated and released. DC was later charged with 

two (2) counts of Unlawful Wounding and two 

(2) counts of Possession of an Offensive 

Weapon. The matter went before the courts 

and DC was freed of the charges based on his 

mental status. 


1. The police acted in accordance with 

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Jamaica Constabulary Force Orders dated 

October 21, 2004, Serial No. 2994 which was 

re-published in the February 16, 2012 Force 

Orders, Serial No. 3374 (See Legal Framework 

- Jamaica). 

2. He was quickly taken for treatment at a 

medical facility. 

3. The police used the necessary force to get 

the situation under control. 

4. The police took the necessary action to 

ensure the security and safety of all parties. 

DC Today 

Today, DC has improved with treatment on a 

monthly basis at a community-based clinic

MENTALLY ILL - LW 

Background 

LW was from the parish of St. Catherine, 

married and lived with his wife and 

step-daughter. He was self-employed and 

suffered from a mental illness, a condition that 

not many persons who interacted with him 

were aware of up until the time of his death. 

LW had been suffering from mental illness 

for a while. According to family members, LW 

had been using marijuana and had stopped 

taking his medication whenever he felt better. 

He was admitted at Bellevue Hospital for 

some time where he received treatment and 

was diagnosed as having cannabis-induced 

schizophrenia. 

After his discharge from Bellevue he was 

referred to a health centre in a neighbouring 

community for treatment. He was not always 

compliant with appointments at the health 

facilities or with taking his medication. 


LW was throwing out items from his house 

when his family and friends pleaded with him 

to stop. They knew that he was not well and so 

they tried to convince him to allow them to 

take him to hospital. LW insisted that he was 

‘cleaning’ the house and would not allow anyone 

to take him to hospital. The police was 

called by his wife who told them of his mental 

illness and asked for help in taking him to the 

hospital. 

The wife warned the Corporal and a 

Constable who had responded of LW’s mental 

illness and the help that was required. When 

they arrived, LW was still cleaning the house 

with a knife in hand. The policemen entered 

the house and LW was immediately instructed 

to drop the knife; he refused saying he was not 

interfering with anyone. Shortly after, 

explosions were heard. 

One of the policemen was seen walking 

backwards towards the front door, still firing 

at LW, but he fell at the threshold of the front 

door. 

He continued firing at LW who walked past 

him, went through the front gate, said 


something and fell to the ground shortly after. 

LW was assisted by his wife and citizens who 

rushed him to the Spanish Town Hospital 

where he succumbed to his injuries the 

following day. 


ACCOUNT 

On the day in question they were on patrol 

duty in the area when they responded to a 119 

request concerning a dispute at the residence. 

Upon arrival a man not known to them was 

seen, saying he was cleansing the house of 

spirits. LW had a knife in his hand and was told 

repeatedly to put down the knife. LW then 

turned and advanced towards the police with 

the knife in his hand now raised. The 

policeman took out the pepper spray and used 

it on LW who used a door mat to block the 

pepper spray. 

The officer then used his extendable baton 

and attempted to strike him, but LW again 

blocked it off with the mat. The baton fell 

from his hand and he used the pepper spray 

again on LW, some of which caught him in the 

eye. The policeman began walking backwards 

out of the house and LW stabbed at him 

saying, “Mi mus kill one a oonu today”. LW 

continued advancing with the knife and so the 

policeman pulled his firearm fired a few shots 

while doing so. The policeman stated that he 

then tripped and landed on his back. LW 

continued coming at him with the knife in his 

hand and was stabbing at him. LW fell on top 

of him and he used his hand to prevent LW 

from injuring him or killing him. He said he 

then fired a few more rounds and LW fell on 

top of him and the knife then fell from his 

hands. He said LW then got up and walked 

away saying, “man a lion oonu nuh see oonu 

caan kill me”. LW walked away and then fell. 


In the case of LW, the police knew ahead of 

time that he was mentally ill. This was 

communicated to them by members of the 

community and the wife of the now deceased. 

When he was shot by the police, on the witness 

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account he posed no threat, at that time, to 

citizens. 

The police did not allow for time to assist in 

resolving the situation. The police’s expectation 

of LW, a mentally ill person, was unrealistic, in 

that they expected to give an order and have 

him comply immediately. 

Based on information received during the 

investigation. LW was known to the police 

prior to this date as he sells in close proximity 

to the police station. Furthermore, several 

citizens speak to the fact that upon arrival, the 

police greeted Mr. Wray by name. 

The police based on their training have been 

taught to: 

“Take your time. Don’t rush anything. Unless 

the person is acting in a manner which is 

endangering himself or herself or someone 

else, try to learn something about the person 

before deciding what to do. The more calmly 

you act, the more calmly the other person will 

act.” 

“Don’t try to order them around. It will not 

work. 

Do not restrain the person unless it is 

absolutely necessary. The restraint will cause 

the person to become even more upset.” 

For the person who is diagnosed as schizophrenic 

the training manual suggests that this 

person should be “treated in an unhurried, 

calm, non-authoritative manner, contact can be 

made and the person will comply (even though 

the person may not outwardly respond)”. 

Moreover the training manual states absolutely 

clear: 

“DO NOT BECOME ANGRY OR 

IMPATIENT WHEN THEY SEEM TO BE 

IGNORING YOU, THEY ARE 

LISTENING”


Chapter 5: Legal Framework - Local Law 

Jamaica’s recognition of the right to life 

demands that the agents of the State must 

not unjustifiably take a life and must take 

appropriate steps to safeguard life (Constitution 

s. 13). To safeguard life and property, members 

of the JCF are duty bound to intervene to 

preserve the peace, detect crime and apprehend 

suspects (Constabulary Force Act s. 13). A 

constable may take custody of a person who 

seems to be mentally disordered “wandering at 

large”, whether or not that person has committed 

an offence or threatened to breach the peace 

(Mental Health Act s. 15). 

COMPULSORY ADMISSION 

Section 6 of the Mental Health Act, 1999, 

states: 

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this 

section and section 7, a patient may be admitted 

to and detained in a psychiatric facility pursuant 

to an application for admission made on the 

grounds that the patient: 

(a) is suffering from mental disorder of a nature 

of degree which warrants his detention in a 

psychiatric facility for observation or treatment, 

or both; and 

(b) ought to be so detained in the interest of his 

own health and safety or of the protection of 

other persons. 

Section 8 (1) In any case of urgent necessity, an 

emergency application for the admission of a 

patient may be made by a relative of the patient, 

a prescribed person or constable and such 

application: 

(a) shall contain a statement that it is of urgent 

necessity for the patient to be admitted and 

detained under section 6 and that compliance 

with the provisions of this Part relating to 

applications for admission for observation and 

treatment would involve undesirable delay; and 

(b) shall be accompanied by a medical certificate 

as mentioned in subsection (2). 

POWERS OF A CONSTABLE 

15 (2) where an offence is committed by a 

person who appears to a constable on reasonable 

grounds to be mentally disordered, the constable 

(a) may charge that person for the offence and 

bring him before a Resident Magistrate at the 

earliest opportunity, being not more than a 

period of five days after the date on which the 

offence is committed; and 

(b) may, where it is necessary, to detain the person 

until he is brought before the Resident Magistrate, 

detain him in a lock-up, remand centre or 

a place suitable for the detention of mentally disordered 

persons; and 

(c) shall, where the person is charged under 

paragraph (a) or detained under paragraph (b), 

make a report in writing to a prescribed person 

within twenty-four hours of such charge or 

detention. 

Dealing with someone of impaired reason may 

present a challenge to the constable seeking to 

apprehend him. The mentally disordered person 

may be a danger to himself, the constable and 

persons nearby. Conventional methods of pacific 

settlement may be unsuitable. It is foreseeable 

that the use or threat of force, in the 

conventional manner may quickly escalate the 

incident towards a fatal outcome. Despite these 

particular difficulties it must be remembered that 

the mentally disordered person is deserving of 

all of the protections that flow from the right to 

life. 

The ordinary legal principles of justification will 

apply where a mentally disordered person is 

deliberately killed by a constable purporting to be 

operating on the honest belief that this was 

reasonably necessary to preserve the life of the 

constable or another person. Even in cases where 

the killing may be justified by this measure the 

entire circumstances must be scrutinised. 

The State must appreciate that mentally ill 

persons are particularly vulnerable and may cause 

injury to others and themselves. Safeguarding life 

extends to protecting vulnerable persons from 

their own self-destructive conduct by taking 

operational measures to reduce the risk of death 

(R(L a patient) v Secretary of State for 

Justice [2009] AC 588). 

The State has an obligation to give 

appropriate training, instructions and 

briefing to its agents who may use force 

(Mc Cann, Savage and Farrell v UK 21 

EHRR 97). Article 2 of the United 

Nations Basic Principles on the Use of 

Force and Forearms by Law 

Enforcement Officials requires that 

governments and law enforcement 

agencies develop various means “as 

broad as possible” and equip the 

appropriate officials with various types of 

weapons and ammunition that would 

allow for a “differentiated use of force”. 

Where a constable kills someone of unsound 

mind it is important to consider whether the 

officer so mismanaged the situation that he 

significantly contributed to the circumstances 

that led to the loss of life. In such circumstances 

liability for manslaughter or the tort of 

negligence must be entertained. Since the House 

of Lords decision in Adomako [1995] 1 AC 171 

there has been greater congruence between the 

tort of negligence and the crime of manslaughter 

committed by gross negligence. In both the court 

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will consider whether the constable owed a duty 

of care to the person of unsound mind, whether 

he failed in the performance of that duty, and 

whether such failure caused the death. For 

manslaughter, however, the degree of negligence 

must be gross such that a reasonable person 

would have perceived a real and obvious risk of 

death. 

A police officer is not immune from liability for 

an operational decision taken, as opposed to an 

investigative one, as such susceptibility does not 

compromise the public interest that he perform 

his duties to suppress and investigate crime 

(Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police v. 

Van Colle [2008] UKHL 50). The physical action 

of apprehending a suspect is an operational, 

as opposed to investigative action (Crowley v 

Commonwealth of Australia, [2011] ACTSC 

89 (27 May 2011)). 

When a policeman intervenes in a situation 

involving a mentally ill person, he must take care 

not to make it worse. Once a police officer takes 

control - or attempts to take control - of a 

situation by exercising his authority, he owes a 

duty of care to anyone caught up in that exercise 

of authority, including the person whose actions 

might have caused the officer’s intervention in 

the first place (R (on the application of Cash) 

v. County of Northamptonshire Coroner 

[2007] 4 AllER 903, Crowley v Commonwealth 

of Australia, [2011] ACTSC 89 (27 

May 2011). 

In Zalewski v Turcarlo [1995] 2 VR 562, the 

court found liability for negligence where police 

officers responding to a report that a mentally 

disturbed a young man was armed with a gun, 

shot and injured the young man. The court found 

that the policemen acted “impetuously, without 

due inquiry and reflection and in disregard of police 

instructions” and provoked a situation which 

they knew concerned a person suffering from a 

psychiatric condition. 

In such an action the defence of volenti non 

fit injuria (i.e. that the victim consented to the risk 

of injury) would not avail where the deceased 

had been labouring under such psychological 

impediments that his actions were not truly 

voluntary (Kirkham v Chief Constable of 

Greater Manchester Constabulary [1990] 3 

AllER 246). 

IN SUMMARY: 

1. The police must train and instruct their 

membership on using force against mentally 

disturbed persons. 

2. A police officer who kills a mentally disturbed 

person may be liable for murder, if unjustified, 

or for manslaughter where the police operation 

was mishandled. 

3. A police officer in the above circumstances 

may also be liable in the tort of negligence.n


Chapter 6: De-Institutionalisation of the mentally ill 

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Mental health professionals are of the 

view that individuals who suffer 

from a mental illness would be 

better served if they are cared for 

at the community level with the requisite resources, 

than being kept in the various institutions (mental 

or correctional). 

According to Dr. Wendel Abel, consultant 

psychiatrist at the University of the West Indies, 

the mental health service records indicate that 16% 

of individuals seen in outpatients’ clinic are 

referred from the Criminal Justice System (Abel, 

2009; Sewell, CA, Martin, JS, & Abel, WD, 2010). 

In Jamaica, in the earlier days, persons who were 

considered “criminal lunatics” and found to be 

insane at the time they committed the incident 

were housed at the Bellevue Hospital. Patients 

with capital offences were detained indefinitely in 

the maximum security forensic ward of Bellevue 

Hospital, (Sewell, CA, Martin, JS, & Abel, WD, 

2010). 

With the process of de-institutionalisation, 

however, much of the hospital’s population 

migrated from Bellevue and other communities 

into the criminal justice system. 

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES 

In Jamaica forensic psychiatric services are 

offered and these services include the provisions 

for the persons who are remanded in custody, 

admitted in hospital and those who would be 

considered high risk and must be treated on a 

consistent basis. The latter may include those 

persons in a community who are known as “mad” 

persons and who, when they have an episode, 

behave boisterously and violently. The extent of 

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Situation Analysis - Jamaica 

Figure 1 shows that the population has reduced at Bellevue Hospital from seven hundred and eighty-five (785) to six hundred and 

twenty-one (621) between 2003 and 2010. (Source: Ministry of Health) 

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the forensic psychiatric services that exists 

presently, however, appear to be concentrated in 

the Kingston & St. Andrew region of the island. 

To that end, Dr Abel is of the view that given 

what currently obtains in Jamaica, an integrated 

model of community forensic mental health is 

probably the most efficient approach to managing 

the mentally ill accused person. In the integrated 

model, he said, the community forensic mental 

health staff will accept referrals from other mental 

health services, as well as criminal justice services 

(Sewell, CA, Martin, JS, & Abel, WD, 2010). 

SCALING DOWN OF SERVICES 

OFFERED AT THE BELLEVUE 

HOSPITAL 

In the 1960s the Bellevue Hospital administration

egan scaling down some of the services offered 

and as a consequence more and more patients 

have been recommended to community health 

centres. The general belief is that when persons 

who are mentally ill are discharged to their families 

and are surrounded by people with whom they are 

familiar, this aids significantly in the recovery 

process. 

According to the relative of one of the men who 

came into confrontation with the police, after 

being admitted in Bellevue for a couple months, 

he was transferred to a home where he stayed for 

about 2 years. He was getting medical supervision 

and he would be taken to clinic for his treatment, 

and he would be enclosed because he seemed to 

have a craving for marijuana. “At the end of the 

two-year period, since I would normally visit him 

at the home, I felt that there were too many ‘mad 

people’ around him and so he would only regress. 

And so I felt that I needed to get him out and get 

him around ‘normal’ persons who could pull him 

up.” 

RELEASING THE MENTALLY ILL 

TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE 

While some persons have endorsed the release 

of their family members into their care, there are 

others who have been disheartened by the 

prospect of having to take their loved ones home 

with them because of lack of understanding in 

some cases and also because they felt it’s just too 

much for them to handle. 

Interviewees expressed that they were not trained 

to take care of a mentally ill person, while others 

mentioned that they were content with their 

relatives remaining in a mental health institution 

even when they are well enough to leave because 

they don’t have suitable accommodation for them. 

An interviewee was quoted as saying: “I did not 

want [him] to come home out of Bellevue, even 

JCF POLICIES AND RESOURCES 

According to a report published in the 

Jamaica Observer, dated Sunday, March 27, 

2011, entitled, “Deaths of mentally ill 

assailants unfortunate” - JCF Chaplain -We’re 

sorry, Assistant Commissioner of Police 

(ACP) Gary Welsh was quoted as saying: 

“the incidents were not to be interpreted to mean the 

police were not equipped to effectively restrain mentally 

ill persons. He noted that, to the contrary, each 

member of the JCF receives basic and in-service 

training to that effect. 

“He stressed, however, that where the safety of the 


though he was well enough to leave, because I did 

not have anywhere suitable for him. And thru is 

ghetto mi neva too want him fi come back there. 

The day he left Bellevue, I cried. Mi not even sign 

no paper. I was upset and crying….When we got 

home, [he] was saying that I am a wicked woman 

because mi want him fi stay a Bellevue, mi neva 

want him fi come home.” 

Many persons believe that Bellevue has the 

capacity, in more ways than one, to keep their 

relatives from relapsing. It is generally understood 

that keeping an individual institutionalised who is 

well enough to be discharged is not beneficial to 

them. While mental health professionals are 

advocating for persons to be released into the care 

of their families with follow-up treatment, the 

social support system has to be taken into 

consideration and must be strengthened to 

support such a decision. 

The social support system extends far beyond 

community health care. With the pace at which the 

world moves it is difficult for any one person to 

take care of a sick person. This is not only costly, 

but requires time, patience – for supervision – as 

well as financial stability and commitment. 

THE TRANS-MIGRATION OF THE 

MENTALLY ILL TO THE 

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 

In many of the cases reviewed, the mentally ill 

person did not have much social support, and as 

in the case highlighted previously, they oftentimes 

end up in the criminal justice system and some of 

them even die while in custody e.g. jails and 

subsequently remand centres. 

Some of these persons are eventually migrated 

to the Correctional Services because they were not 

adequately monitored, they end up discontinuing 

their treatment plans, they relapse and are turned 

out of their homes, or because during a fit of 

Security Forces’ Reality 

policeman is in jeopardy, steps will be taken to 

‘neutralise’ the threat. Officer safety is paramount for 

us. 

“We are trained to restrain mentally challenged 

persons, but we will neutralise any threat using the 

force necessary.” 

ACP Welsh was speaking to incidents where 

two persons believed to be of unsound mind 

were killed by the police. 

According to the Jamaica Constabulary 

Force Orders dated October 21, 2004, (Serial 

No. 2994) which was republished in the February 

16, 2012 Force Orders, (Serial No. 

3374): 

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aggression, they engage in criminal acts. Thus, it is 

clear that while there is a move to decentralise the 

institutionalisation of the mentally ill, careful 

thought has to be given to their welfare after 

release. 

Dr. Frederick Hickling, Professor of Psychiatry 

and Head, Section of Psychiatry, University of the 

West Indies (Mona) stated that there is a method 

called the DAPA system (diverted at the point of 

arrest) that can be used to assist, the security 

forces, in dealing with the mentally ill who are 

taken into custody. “…People who commit minor 

crimes, instead of being [locked] up and put in the 

prisons, they get treated by the primary care 

facilities and within a couple of days, weeks, they 

are well again and back in the society. This means 

a lot of these people don’t end up in prison”. 

DE-INSTITUTIONALISATION OF 

THE MENTALLY ILL 

The Strategic Mental Health Plan 2009-2014 

prepared by Dr. Abel, the mentally ill individuals 

located in the criminal justice system include: 

1. Individuals in police custody and in lock-ups 

who are awaiting trial 

2. Individuals who have been remanded in 

custody in prisons and sent back to the local lock 

up pending trial 

3. Individuals before the court for whom 

psychiatric evaluation is requested.n 

1. When the police has been contacted, and 

a person is reported to be behaving in a way 

that might suggest that they are mentally ill, 

the police should respond promptly, and 

special containment equipment eg. (handcuff) 

should be used to prevent the need 

for lethal or inappropriate force. 

2. The individual should be taken immediately 

to the nearest designated medical facility 

for proper medical/psychiatric evaluation. 

Chapter 34 of the Jamaica Constabulary 

Force Standing Orders entitled Prisoner 

Transport – Policy and Procedure in Section 

V (A)states:

Every member of the Force may, in 

self- defence against an attack on himself by 

a prisoner, use necessary and reasonable force 

to restrain such prisoner as per Force Orders 

#2248 on “The Use of Force.” In the event 

that the prisoner is injured, that 

members shall be responsible to ensure 

that he is provided with medical 

attention as early as is practicable. 


Force Standing Orders entitled Prisoner 

Transport – Policy and Procedure states in 

Section V (F): 

It is imperative that special care and 

attention is exercised by the escort party 

when physically and mentally handicapped 

prisoners are being transported. 

The chapter goes on to state in Section VII 

(K) that mentally disturbed prisoners 

generally pose a significant threat to 

themselves and to anyone with whom they 

come in contact. Therefore, it is essential that 

adequate restraining devices are used to 

control these individuals when they are being 

transported. The device chosen shall be 

capable of restraining the prisoner securely 

without causing any injury and shall not 

preclude the use of handcuffs when 

necessary. 

According to the extract taken from the 

Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Training 

Manual entitled Handling Abnormal People 

“a constable has many contact with mentally 

disturbed persons due to the nature of the 

profession”. 

OVERVIEW 

The police assistance is normally requested 

based on the fact that behaviour of a 

mentally ill person may discourage others, 

including family members to approach them. 

As a result of these and other factors, the JCF 

needs to ensure that its members are aware 

of the appropriate handling procedures 

which could be utilised in dealing with the 

mentally ill. 

The constables were informed, that as a 

general rule “to be considered mentally disturbed, 

a person must be acting or behaving 

in a manner that is inappropriate for his or 

her position or background”. 

The constables were reminded that they 

have “many responsibilities when dealing 

with the mentally disturbed” however, their 

primary responsibilities are always to protect 

the public, protect themselves, protect 


THE CONSTABLE SHOULD: 

Take their time. They should not rush. Unless 

the person is acting in manner which is 

endangering himself, herself or someone else, 

they should try to learn something about the 

mentally ill person before deciding what to do; 

as the calmer the constable acts, the more calm 

the person will be. 

n The constable should get much 

information as possible about the person. 

n They should avoid abuse or threats 

(this cannot be overemphasised) and don’t 

order them around, it will not work. 

n They should be as honest as possible 

to the person. 

n They should remain objective. As 

constables they will be a target for verbal abuse. 

They should not become upset or angry at such 

abuse as it is not personal. This is attributable 

to the person’s illness and they cannot control 

it. 

n They should not restrain the person unless 

it is absolutely necessary, as that will cause the 

person to become even more upset. 

n Should it become necessary to place a 

mentally disturbed person in a cell, the 

constables should remember that the 

regulations state that, mentally disturbed 

persons must not be placed in a cell with other 

people. (it is better to take them directly to the 

hospital) 

n If the mentally disturbed person must be 

placed in a cell, he or she should be checked on 

a frequent basis. 

property and protect the person (from 

him/herself or others). 

For the Constables to better able to deal 

with the mentally ill, the JCF found it 

necessary for them to become familiar with a 

number of psychological terms such as what 

is abnormal, agitation, anxiety, compulsion, 

delirium, delusion, depression, emotions, 

functional, hallucination, hypersensitive, 

irritable, mania (manic), neurosis, normality, 

obsession, organic, paranoia, psychosis, 

reality, toxin (toxic) et al. They were also 

introduced to the behaviour and how to deal 

with the mentally retarded, deaf people, 

suicidal persons and crisis behaviour. 

DEALING WITH THE 

MENTALLY ILL 

The JCF believes that dealing with the 

mentally ill can be quite difficult for the 

constables however; if they have a basic 

understanding of the mentally ill, then they 

would be able to care for them in a safe and 

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considerate way. 

In improving the constables’ understanding, 

some general suggestions were given as 

extracted from the JCF training manual. 

The constables were informed that 

“generally speaking, a mentally ill person is 

probably less dangerous than a normal 

person”, however there are exceptions, 

therefore the constables where introduced to 

the different types of mental illness and how 

to deal with them. 

In the JCF training manuals, guidelines were 

given to the constables regarding how to 

better deal with the mentally ill. A few are 

listed below; 

n The constables should understand that 

often the mentally ill person does not hear 

their command and so does not react to 

them. Occasionally the mentally ill’s reaction 

time is so slow it appears that they did not 

hear. 

n The mentally ill should be treated in an 

unhurried, calm, non-authoritative manner, 

contact can be made and the person will 

comply (even though the person may not 

outwardly respond). 

n The constable should not become angry 

or impatient when the mentally disturbed 

seem to be ignoring them, as they are 

listening. 

n Depending on the type illness, the 

constable may have to remove their weapon 

and hat slowly and speak with the mentally 

disturbed. 

n The constable should speak in a low, calm 

tone and explain every detail of their 

intentions to the person. It will often take 

twenty (20) to thirty (30) minutes. 

n The constable should have adequate 

assistance (at least five (5) constables) near 

but not in the room or beside them. 

n The constable should note that 

occasionally, the mentally ill person will hear 

voices telling them to attack or kill and they 

will do so, and under careful questioning they 

will readily admit to such crime. 

n The constable, when dealing with a 

suicidal person, should take their time and do 

not give orders or use their authority to make 

the person stop. (If possible they should try 

to remove the means of the person 

committing suicide and try to get them to 

talk).n

Statistics 

Number 

60000 

50000 

40000 

30000 

20000 

10000 

0 

44044 

18559 

7649 

7955 

9881 

43998 

20236 

6825 

9904 

7033 


Figure 1.1: Patients seen in outpatient clinics by region 2005-2010 

45098 

21526 

6627 

9587 

7358 

48732 

23809 

7046 

9632 

8245 

26 

54309 

26275 

7624 

10985 

9425 

56175 

27440 

9205 

10820 

8710 

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 

Year 

All Regions 

South East 

North East 

North West 

South West 

Figure 1.1shows that there has been a steady increase in the number of patients seen in outpatient facilities across the island between 2005 

and 2010. In 2005 the numbers stood at forty-four thousand and forty-four (44,044) and increased to fifty-six thousand one hundred and 

seventy-five (56,175) in 2010. (Source: Ministry of Health)

The World Health Organisation’s 

(WHO) Mental Health 

Legislation & Human Rights 

(2003) states: 

“People with mental disorders may, on rare 

occasions, pose a risk to themselves or others 

because of behavioural disturbances and 

impairments in their decision-making 

capacities. This has consequences for people 

who come in contact with them including 

family members, neighbours, work colleagues 

and society at large” (WHO 2003, p. 9). 

In summary, the WHO recommend that 

countries with mental health legislation 

should, among other things: 

1. Map the mental health laws and set 

priorities for the components which 

urgently need implementation. 

2. Conduct interviews with key informants 

and/or focus groups, mental health 

professionals and other stakeholders. 

3. Conduct public education and 

awareness campaign. 

In an article entitled ‘Training Police to Handle 

Mental Illness Cases’, a police officer who had 

interaction with mental health experts and 

families informed that most situations could 

be defused if police officers were trained to 

approach mentally ill people differently from 

common criminals – slowly, calmly and 

recognising that the person may not be seeing 

the situation clearly (Silberner, 2009). 

On other occasions, he admitted that police 

officers usually have little choice but to take 

people in need of immediate help to county 

jail. The Bazelon Center for Mental Health 

Law, a national legal-advocacy organisation 

representing people with mental disabilities 

in the USA, is of the view that “what’s really 

needed are community services where people 

with mental illness can get treatment and 

support, so that crises can be avoided in the 

first place” (Silberner, 2009). 


Chapter 7: Best practice when dealing with the 

mentally ill 

Other jurisdictions and the use of non-lethal weapons 

LESS-LETHAL ALTERNATIVES 

The cases reviewed in this investigation 

showed situations where the police were 

allegedly confronted by persons who, when 

enraged, attacked with machetes, knives and 

other dangerous and offensive weapons. 

According to police personnel interviewed, 

the only way to protect themselves and their 

colleagues was to discharge their firearms. 

This, more often than not, results in the death 

of the mentally ill person. 

According to recommendations made by 

researchers and mental health professionals, 

the taser gun or stun gun is the most 

appropriate weapon to be used when dealing 

with the mentally ill. 

The taser is a self-defence weapon and is a 

good alternative to a firearm. It delivers an 

electrical charge to incapacitate a person. The 

taser uses compressed nitrogen gas to fire 

two darts, which penetrate the skin of the 

target. The darts have trailing electrical wires 

that remain attached to the gun and delivers 

an electrical charge through the wires. A taser 

delivers a continuously pulsing charge that 

keeps the target incapacitated as long as the 

trigger is pressed. 

With the taser a constable has the option of 

staying a distance away in order to restrain the 

individual. The possibility of causing injury 

or death is greatly minimised when in use as 

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opposed to a firearm, where more than one 

person can be injured and/or killed with the 

discharge of a single bullet. 

The use of the taser, thus, presents the 

possibility for saving the lives of persons who 

are mentally ill. 

If this becomes an alternate weapon to be 

used by the security forces, it is recommended 

that a clear user policy be developed and 

implemented to ensure that it is used 

appropriately. 

The taser policy should include the training 

of members of the security forces in its use 

and the period for re-qualification, on whom 

the device should be used, the emotional 

aspect when the device is used on persons, 

where and when these devices can be utilised, 

the justifications for its use, and the legal 

framework behind its use. 

LESS LETHAL PROJECTILE 

WEAPONS 

These types of weapons include ballistic 

bags and rubber or wood bullets, 12 gauge 

beanbag rounds or flexible batons. These are 

generally fired from a standard 12 gauge 13 

shotgun, a 37mm gas gun, or a 40mm 

grenade launcher. The taser also falls under 

this category. 

BEAN BAG ROUNDS 

The beanbag round is also known as a

Three intact Bean Bag Rounds (Bing Images) 

flexible baton. It is typically fired from a 

shotgun and is used by civil and military 

forces, mainly in the United States of 

America. 

The round comprises a strong nylon fabric 

bag filled with approximately 40 grams of 

lead shot which is then fitted within a 

standard 12-gauge shotgun shell. When fired, 

the round spreads out in flight and distributes 

its impact over about 6 centimetres of the target. 

It is inaccurate over about 6 metres and 

has a maximum range of about 20 metres, 

and is unsafe to use below 3 metres. The blow 

that it delivers will cause minimum long-term 

trauma and no penetration but briefly render 

the target prone and immobile. This is 

primarily used by police for riot control. 

THE BATON ROUND 

According to a publication by Northern 

Ireland Human Rights Commission, (March 

2003), “The baton round is a projectile, fired 

from a weapon, which is intended to strike 

the target with sufficient force to cause 

compliance through the application of pain. 

More specifically the baton round is a non- 


flexible impact projectile (also called a kinetic 

energy round), launched from a grenade 

launcher. Because it is rigid and does not deform 

on impact it will transfer most of its energy 

to the target. 

“The physical consequences of this action, 

depending on the rate of speed of the cell 

displacement or the effects of fluid shock, 

may result in two possible outcomes - blunt 

or penetrating trauma. The maximum desired 

effect of a crowd control munition is blunt 

trauma defined as the impact from an object 

that leaves the body surface intact, but may 

cause sufficient (non-life threatening) injury 

to incapacitate. However, any application of 

force to a human body may cause injury. 

“A baton round is intended to cause a blunt 

trauma on impact rather than a penetrating 

trauma. Damage is also dependent on the 

area of the body hit, for instance the head, 

neck, chest, spine and kidney areas are 

considered the most dangerous areas to hit, 

whereas abdomen, legs and arms are the least 

dangerous.” 

The baton round can also be used in 

situations where a firearm would otherwise 

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be used, as a less lethal option. 

OTHER NON-LETHAL WEAPON 

The pepper spray, handcuff and baton are 

useful non-lethal weapon, however, in order 

to use any of these on a mentally ill person, 

the security forces would have to get close, 

therefore putting the user at risk where the 

arrestee has not been otherwise incapacitated. 

The devices used when restraining the 

mentally ill must be appropriate, effective, 

and pose a lesser lethal threat. Some of the 

mental disorders are temporary and can be 

cured. If it cannot be cured, it can be treated. 

Therefore, as was highlighted in the Case 

Studies of DM and DC, both had the 

opportunity of rehabilitation and 

reintegration.n


Chaper 8: Analysis of the Problem 

Police confronting the mentally ill 

The Strategic Mental Health Plan 2009- 

2014 highlighted that in Jamaica, a 

critical part of the problem is that 

there is no established facility to 

house persons who are mentally ill and have 

fallen into trouble with the law. 

“There is a need to establish more improved 

facilities for persons in prisons with mental 

illness…and to provide specialised training 

for police officers and probation officers, in 

order to divert non-violent offenders with 

mental illnesses away from incarceration 

into treatment.…There is a “growing 

criminalisation of persons with mental 

illnesses, and jails and prisons are becoming 

a major living setting for such persons,” the 

document states. 

WHO RESPONDS TO CASES 

INVOLVING THE MENTALLY ILL? 

Analysis of several psychiatric reports, 

suggests that some of the deceased were 

transported by police, in the past, to seek 

medical attention. The question that arises 

then is what was different at the time the 

individual was fatally shot by the police? 

Could it be that the police who respond to 

such scenes had no idea that the person in 

question was mentally ill? 

Based on the investigations carried out, the 

impression is given that the police are not 

necessarily equipped to deal with persons 

who have mental illnesses. 

However, there is another factor to consider, 

as according to ACP Welsh, the standard 

operating procedure is for the security 

forces to respond in partnership with a mem- 

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ber of the mental health fraternity, however, 

he was quick to highlight that the mental 

health fraternity persons are not always 

available. 

In all of the cases, the police insisted that 

they fired their weapons in self-defence. 

The JCF Standing Orders, while it gives the 

police a right to defend themselves and those 

around them, it also places a responsibility on 

them to ensure that the individual receives 

medical attention as soon as possible. What 

must be clearly stated is that the mentally ill 

can be violent and the police like the ordinary 

citizen are at risk. In one case the wife of the 

deceased stated that her husband attacked her 

with the knife. As in the case of AG, it 

appears on the surface that the police had no 

other alternative but to use whatever apparatus 

they had to deal with the situation on 

hand.n


Police confronting the mentally ill, family emotions 

THE CASE OF AG 

A relative of AG said he had two of the kitchen 

knives and was not speaking normally. When he was 

confronted, AG’s remark was “Do you think I would 

hurt you?” These family members were not usually 

fearful of their relative, but because of AG’s actions, 

they became afraid. They called the police for 

assistance; AG disarmed the police, however the family 

believes the police did not have to shoot. 

THE CASE OF LW 

For the family of LW and others who were 

fatally shot, the police did not have to shoot. 

The family members believe that owing to the 

fact that the police were informed prior to 

coming on the scene, they should have been 

better prepared to deal with the situation, and 

based on their request, shooting the relative 

should not have featured in the actions of the 

police. The expectation was that the police 

were properly trained to deal with the 

mentally ill. In LW’s case, his wife believed 

the police had the appropriate weapons to 

deter her husband from his behaviour. 

EMOTION OF VICTIM’S FAMILY 

Based on analysis on specific cases, when a 

family member witnesses a relative being shot 

by the police they experience a range of 

emotions, from shock, anger to self-blame. 

They often feel if they had not called the police 

their relative would still be alive. They also 

experience the blame from other members of 

the family who believe they are to be blamed 

for the death of the relative. Oftentimes they 

feel deep regret. The emotions that come 

with the fatal shooting of a mentally ill 

relative are complex, because at the same time 

relatives may be relieved. 

It is therefore clear that the police have to 

be specially trained to defuse the situation. 

While in principle it is ideal that the police 

visit the scene with psychiatric aides who 

have been specially trained to deal with these 

situations, this is often not the case. 

To prevent recurrence of similar situations, 

trained psychiatric aides ought to be placed at 

the main community health facility in each 

parish so that they can assist the police when 

the need arises. It is clear that, as Dr. Abel and 

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other psychiatrists point out, there needs to 

be more investment in the strategic and sustainable 

development of community mental 

health services to address some of the issues 

confronting the mentally ill and the police. 

The perception is far-reaching as once the 

phrase “mental illness” is mentioned persons 

think that the individual is ‘mad’ and fits one 

profile, that is, they use expletives, hurls 

stones and other missiles and are unkempt. 

The approach to persons who are mentally ill, 

to a large extent is influenced by people’s 

perceptions. The treatment that the mentally 

ill receives is often dictated by the perceptions 

others have of them. In some cases, personal 

experiences dictate how they are approached. 

This may be the thinking of some of the 

police officers who have to deal with the 

mentally ill.n

Social support and 

relapse of the 

mentally ill 

For the police and the family alike, 

there is a need for an extensive 

public education campaign 

focusing on the treatment of the 

mentally ill among us. This is needed in an 

effort to address and reduce fatal 

confrontations with the police and deaths in 

custody of the mentally ill. Additionally, until 

the perception of mental illness and 

‘madness’ are divorced this problem will not 

cease to exist. What must be clearly 

understood is that there are degrees of 

mental illness, and as a result all persons 

concerned must act decisively in order to 

effectively deal with the situations. If police 

men and women are going to be asked to deal 

with the mentally ill, they must be equipped 

to do so. 

A consultant psychiatrist interviewed as a 

part of this investigation pointed that they 

offer and do training with the security forces 

periodically or when requested. 

POLICE - DUTY TO INTERVENE 

Force Orders dated November 2, 2000 state 


Educating citizens, and members of the security forces 

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that “on no account must a member of the 

public be told in future that the police cannot 

take action against a mentally ill person unless 

the mentally disordered committed an 

offence.” In fact, there have been cases where 

persons state that they had requested the help 

of the police and were told that they would 

not intervene because they did not want the 

family to blame them if anything were to 

happen to their mentally ill relative. The 

police seemed to be caught in a very delicate 

situation where they want to help, and by the 

Force Orders are told to do so, however, if 

anything goes wrong, they are the ones to 

receive the blame. 

During the course of this investigation, 

several police personnel admitted that they 

were ill-equipped as to how to effectively deal 

with the mentally ill. In fact, having reviewed 

some cases, it would seem that if the police 

had been better prepared to work with the 

mentally ill some of the fatalities and/or 

injuries could have been avoided. 

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MENTAL STATUS OF PERSONS WHO 

COME IN CONFRONTATION WITH 

THE POLICE 

In most of the cases reviewed, the person 

was known to be mentally ill prior to being 

fatally shot by the police. The most common 

diagnoses were schizophrenia and bipolar 

disorders. The diagnosis for one of the 

deceased in this investigation remains 

unknown. He was however treated by a 

psychiatrist. 

The conditions of these persons dated as far 

back as 8 years prior to their being shot by 

the police. The only case where an individual 

was shot by the police without formal 

diagnosis, or being ill for any great length of 

time was in the case of AG who was said to 

be demonstrating signs of mental illness just 

days before he was shot by the police. 

Force Orders dated November 2, 2000 

stated that “on no account must a member 

of the public be told in future that the police 

cannot take action against a mentally ill 

person unless the mentally disordered person 

committed an offence.”n


Recommendations and Findings 

The circumstances surrounding the death of 

the mentally ill as a result of confrontation 

with the police were concerning. Based on the 

foregoing investigations, our findings are as 

follows: 

n Of the incidents examined for this 

investigation 75 per cent ended in fatalities, 

while 25 per cent ended in injuries. 

n Areas Two and Three accounted for 90 per 

cent of the fatalities (involving mentally ill 

persons in confrontation with the police) 

recorded between 2005 and 2012. Notably, in 

Area Two, most of the mentally ill persons 

who survived these confrontations were shot 

in the leg. 

n People in the community often felt that the 

mentally challenged individuals were nuisances. 

n Police officers have received basic training 

1. The Commission humbly refers to the 

Commissioner of Police, the following 

recommendations for action (Section 17 (9) 

and 23 of the Independent Commission of 

Investigations Act): 

a. That within 120 days, the JCF develop a 

programme to train, refresh and monitor the 

memberships' appreciation of the 

operational policy regarding dealing with 

persons who are mentally ill. This could include 

the development of an aide memoir 

booklet, simulation drills, and continuous liaison 

with mental health professionals in the 

division. 

FINDINGS 

in dealing with mentally ill persons. 

n In the majority of cases, police impatience 

contributed to an escalation of the situation 

with the final result being the killing or injuring 

of the mentally ill person. This is a breach of 

the JCF procedures and in extension a breach 

of right to life. 

n In a significant number of cases, the victim 

posed no obvious, or immediate threat to the 

police or citizens yet the interaction with the 

police led to the victim's death or injury. 

n In most cases, when the mentally ill person 

was shot (fatally or injured), there were no 

senior officers (sergeant and above) present. 

n The police are ill equipped and unprepared 

to handle situations involving the mentally ill. 

The JCF has not issued to police any of the 

expected special restraint devices or 

COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS 

b. That within 12 months, all stations and 

response vehicles be equipped with tasers. 

Before deploying tasers for use, the JCF 

must promulgate an operational policy for 

its use and certification (to include periodic 

re-certification) of police personnel. 

2. The Commission humbly refers to 

Parliament and the Honourable Ministers of 

Health and National Security the following 

recommendations: 

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appropriate less lethal weaponry that ought to 

be used when dealing with mentally ill persons. 

Although, the JCF has a well-intentioned 

policy, the members routinely fail to abide by 

the policy when a real life situation presents 

itself. 

n In the majority of cases, the fact that the 

victim was mentally ill was known to the police 

beforehand. 

n In some cases the mentally ill persons 

exacerbated their condition by smoking 

marijuana while on medication. 

n In most cases the deceased had been in 

possession of an offensive weapon when they 

were fatally shot. 

n There was no sign of consistent mental 

health care at the community level. 

n There should be at least two Medical 

Response Teams for each region consisting 

of police officers with specialised training in 

dealing with the mentally ill and with 

psychiatric aides. There is a special need in 

the rural areas where their remoteness 

challenges quick support from mental health 

professionals. These teams should be on-call 

on a 24-hour basis. 

n Ongoing refresher courses for the security 

forces should be provided regarding how to 

manage the mentally challenged.



PART THREE: 

DEATH IN CUSTODY

In May 2011, the Commission received 

a letter from an attorney alleging that 

in 2008 eight (8) prisoners died while 

in custody at the Port Antonio Police 

Station. 

Checks by the Commission revealed that in 

fact five (5) deaths had occurred at the same 

police station during the period 2005 – 2009. 

This caused the Commission to launch an 

islandwide investigation into deaths of 

prisoners while in the custody of the police. 

Investigations have revealed that at least 36 

deaths have occurred from 2005 to 2012. 

When this is added to the number of persons 

who died in the Remand Centres (Department 

of Correctional Services), the statistics 

reveal that at least 12 prisoners die in custody 

each year. 

The Commission believes that some of the 

causative circumstances resulting in deaths in 

custody are repetitive and can be prevented. 

Efforts made to access reports of 

investigations into these incidents reveal that 

these matters were not well investigated, 

which may hinder the outcomes of these 

matters. Of note too is the fact that a number 

of these persons dying in custody were mentally 

ill. 

DEFINITIONS OF DEATH 

IN CUSTODY 

The Independent Police Complaints 

Commission (IPCC) Report (2009) defined 

death 


Chapter 9: Death in Custody 

Background of Investigations and Terms of Reference 

in custody as: 

Deaths of persons who have been arrested 

or otherwise detained by the police; it 

includes deaths which occur whilst a person 

is being arrested or taken into detention. The 

death may have taken place on police, private 

or medical premises, in a public place or in a 

police or other vehicle. 

The report defines deaths in custody as 

situations where deaths happen: 

1. During or following police custody where 

injuries resulting in the death of the person 

happened during the period of investigation 

2. Deaths which occur in or on the way 

to hospital (or other medical premises) 

following or during transfer from 

police custody. 

3. Death which occur as a result of injuries 

or other medical problems which are 

identified or developed while a person is in 

custody 

During our investigation, it was noted that 

the definition for death in custody among 

police officers was unclear across ranks. 

In one case it was felt that the prisoner did 

not die in police custody because he was 

admitted in hospital at the time of death. In 

other cases, some police personnel felt that if 

the prisoner was never physically at the 

lockup but was under police guard at hospital 

from the time of arrest until he/she died, 

then it would not constitute a death in 

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custody. 

Therefore, one of the aims of this 

investigation is to define and explain clearly 

what is meant by a death in custody. It is also 

imperative that more police personnel at all 

levels inform themselves of the various ways 

a prisoner can die while in custody. 

TERMS OF REFERENCE 

• To determine circumstances surrounding 

individually reported cases of death of 

detainees, whilst in the custody of the police; 

• Determine whether or not there are 

reasons to suspect that any person is 

criminally culpable for the death; 

• Determine whether or not the right to life 

was breached. 

• To examine the police reporting, recording 

and investigation of these deaths; 

• To make recommendations for future 

actions.n

Situation Analysis - Jamaica 

Case Studies 

Prisoner RM 

RM was about 16 years old when he began 

showing signs of mental illness, in one instance 

he attacked his mother, cutting her with a knife. 

He was taken in by the police in his area and 

then transferred to a Remand Centre for 

Juveniles. He later appeared before the Family 

Court and was sent to a Juvenile Correctional 

Centre where he remained until his 18th 

birthday, at which time he was discharged. 

In October 2004 he again attacked another 

family member and was taken into custody by 

the area police. While in custody his behaviour 

appeared strange and so he was sent to 

Bellevue Hospital. 

According to family members, he would 

smoke marijuana and drink white rum. This he 

began doing at about age 16, and according to 

his mother, “this flip him off ”. Even after his 

discharge from Bellevue, he was still abusing 

drugs and alcohol. 

He was admitted at the Bellevue Hospital 

between 2004 and 2010 and was diagnosed 

with Cannabis-induced Psychosis. 

PRISONER LS 

LS, a man of a Portland address, was a taxi 

driver. He was a prisoner at the Port Antonio 

Police Station on a charge of rape. He had been 

offered bail on May 28, 2009 in the sum of one 

hundred and fifty thousand dollars 

($150,000.00), but he did not take up his bail. 

It is not clear if LS had a history of or had been 

diagnosed with a mental illness. He was however 

placed in Cell No. 5, the cell where persons with 

mental illness were housed separately from other 

prisoners. LS had two cellmates, both of whom 

demonstrated signs of mental illness. LS was 

remanded in custody at one point for a 

psychiatric evaluation; however, once that was 

conducted, it confirmed that he was fit to plead. 

THE INCIDENT 

On June 2, 2009, during meal time and 

visitation, a prisoner noticing that something 

strange was happening in the adjacent cell, 


COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 

After his discharge from Bellevue, he was 

referred to a Health Centre in the community 

where he received treatment on a monthly 

basis. 

THE INCIDENT 

On January 2012 he was placed in custody 

after he and others were beaten by an angry 

mob of residents. Reports are that the men 

attempted to rob citizens. One person died on 

the spot and RM was rushed to hospital where 

he was treated and released that same day in 

custody of the police at which time he had cuts 

and bruises all over his body. 

Specific instructions were given for the 

prisoner to be taken to another hospital for an 

orthopedic opinion on the following day and, 

three days later, to the Parish Health Centre for 

changing of bandages. 

After carefully examining the diaries at the 

police station, it was observed that the police 

officer who escorted the prisoner from 

hospital recorded the specific instructions 

given by the doctor in the Station Diary. 

However, upon examination of the Cell Diary, 

it was noted that the entry that was recorded 

by the said officer was deficient, in that it omit- 

alerted police personnel. When checks were 

made, LS was seen hanging from the ventilation 

grill by a piece of string fashioned from his 

pants. There were no signs of injuries to this 

body and at the time he was found, there was one 

other prisoner in the cell with him. He was cut 

down and taken to the Port Antonio Hospital 

where he was examined and pronounced dead. 


One witness stated that he would normally 

speak to LS on a daily basis. However, on this 

particular day, LS did not greet him when he 

passed by to go to the bathroom. He thought 

this strange, but proceeded on his journey. On 

his way back he still did not hear LS, but stopped 

to check with him, to find out why his brother 

had not come to bail him. He said he noticed LS 

with his face to the wall and a piece of cloth 

around his neck. The prisoner who was in the 

cell with LS was interviewed but was deemed 

mentally incompetent to give a statement. 

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ted the details from the hospital for further 

treatment. The station diary in which the 

information was recorded was closed and put 

away two days later. Between the period of 

prisoner’s arrival and the day of his death there 

was no entry taking him to the specified health 

facilities. Police personnel, however, had 

concerns for his mental health and so an 

appointment was set for him to see the 

psychiatrist prior to his death; however, he was 

not seen. 

When RM was rushed to hospital when he 

fell, records show that he had multiple bruises, 

abrasions and cuts all over his body. 

AREAS OF CONCERN 

1. Record Keeping 

RM was transported to court but there was 

no record of him being taken there. After 

court he was taken to another station then 

taken to another station; however, the records 

at any of the station did not clearly show the 

movement of the prisoner. 

2. Treatment of prisoners with illnesses . 

RM who had obvious injuries was not taken 

back to the hospital for follow-up treatment.n 


On the day in question, prisoners in an adjacent 

cell brought to police officers’ attention 

something that was happening in Cell No. 5, the 

police noticed that LS was hanging by a piece of 

cloth from the metal vent at the back of the cell. 

When checks were made the body of LS was 

motionless. 

When checks were made of the records at the 

Port Antonio Hospital nothing was found for LS. 

A postmortem examination carried out on the 

body of LS revealed that he died from asphyxia 

due to hanging. 

A Coroner’s Inquest with jury was held into the 

death of LS and the jury returned the verdict that 

LS suffered ‘death by asphyxia due to hanging’. 

The jury also ruled that no one was criminally 

responsible for the death of LS. n

PRISONER LR 

LR, at the time of his death, was a resident 

in St. Andrew. He was arrested in October 

2012 on a charge of Malicious Destruction 

of Property. He was offered bail in early 

November of that same year and was bailed 

by a relative who later returned LR and 

surrendered his recognisance saying they 

were no longer willing to stand surety. He 

was back in custody pending court in 

mid-November. 

LR began presenting with signs of mental 

illness in 2006 when he began behaving 

strangely at work and was also destroying 

property. Accompanied by co-workers he 

was taken to a medical facility for evaluation. 

Prior to this, he presented with no signs or 

symptoms of mental illness. The assessment 

carried out diagnosed him as having Bipolar 

Disorder. He was admitted in hospital for 

further evaluation. He was discharged some 

days after admission and received treatment 

in the outpatient facility. By the following 

March 2007 he became non-compliant with 

his oral medication and so injectables were 

added to his treatment plan. He was 

readmitted in the Psychiatric Ward at the 

University Hospital of the West Indies and 

remained there for two weeks. 


THE INCIDENT 

On November 12, 2010, LR was found in 

his cell at the Red Hills Police Station by cell 

guards. At the time he was lying on his back, 

naked, and appeared to be dead. The 

supervisor on duty was informed and the 

scene was processed by personnel from the 

Area 4 Scene of Crime. Upon examination 

there was no visible mark of violence seen 

on the deceased and no foul play was 

suspected. The body was removed to the 

morgue pending a postmortem 

examination. 


A relative of LR stated that he had gone to 

the police and requested that they provide 

LR with medical treatment, however, in her 

response, she said that the police refused to 

grant her same. Some days after making this 

request she received a call saying that her son 

had died while in the custody of the police. 


ACCOUNT 

According to the Station Diary entry taken 

from the Red Hills Police Station, LR was 

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visited the same day as his death by a medical 

Psychologist. LR was assessed by the doctor 

a few days prior to his death who promised 

to send a team to administer medication to 

LR. 

The final cause of death was determined as 

pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary 

disease, left ventricular hypertrophy and 

chronic ischemic disease. A secondary cause 

of death was a fatty liver. 


Of the five (5) cases examined in the 

Portland Division, three (3) of the prisoners 

were found hanging, one was beaten by inmates 

which led to his death and one was 

due to illness. The mentally ill prisoners were 

kept in a poorly maintained cell which had 

no proper lighting. n

Chapter 10: The Legal Framework 

Local Laws 

Jamaica’s Constitution guarantees the 

protection of the right to life. The State 

is obliged to take steps to secure this 

right. Persons in the custody of the State are 

particularly vulnerable and the State has a 

special burden to ensure that their lives are 

secure. 

The State must take the necessary and 

reasonable preventative operational measures 

to protect an individual whose life is at risk, 

whether by his own hands or by the actions 

of a fellow inmate. The standard of attention 

required must not be impossible or 

disproportionate. Where the authorities knew, 

or ought to have known, of a real and 

immediate risk, then they ought to take such 

reasonable and expected measures that are 

within their scope of powers to avoid the 

risk. 

The right to life further triggers a 

procedural obligation for the State to ensure 

that there is an independent, effective, 

prompt, and official investigation of the 

circumstances where an inmate is killed. This 

investigation must have a reasonable degree 

of public scrutiny and ought to be aimed at 

making responsible State agents accountable 

for their actions or omissions (Edwards et 

ux v. UK (2002) 12 BHRC 190, Amin v. 


Secretary of State of the Home Department 

[2004] 1 AC 653, R(L a patient) v. 

Secretary of State for Justice[2009] AC 

588). 

The gaoler must take reasonable steps to 

ascertain whether a prisoner is a suicide risk 

bearing in mind that inmates are at a greater 

risk of suicide than the general population 

(Orange v. Chief Constable of Yorkshire 

Constabulary [2002] QB 347). 

The Constitution further requires that 

persons do not suffer torture or inhuman and 

degrading treatment. Poor cell conditions 

may breach this provision (Doris Fuller v. R 

(1998) 56 WIR 337). 

The State’s obligation is also recognised in 

tort. The arresting officer, knowing that there 

is a risk of suicide, has a duty to so inform 

the gaoler. If an inmate’s suicide is 

foreseeable, and the gaoler did not exercise 

due care to prevent this, a cause of action for 

negligence could arise. 

The gaoler could not successfully plead 

novus actus interveniens (i.e. that the 

deceased’s act broke the chain of causation 

that had started with the gaoler’s negligence) 

as the deceased’s act was the very thing the 

gaoler was required to guard against (Reeves 

v. Commissioner of Police for the 

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Metropolis [2000] 1 AC 360). 

Criminal liability for manslaughter may 

arise where the standard of care is breached 

to such an extent that a jury believes that it is 

“gross” and deserving of criminal sanction. 

Summing up the legal provisions, the State 

is obliged to: 

1. Take reasonable steps to protect persons 

in state custody from being killed whether by 

their own hands, by fellow inmates, or by 

agents of the State. 

2. Conduct an assessment of the 

circumstances of any person being taken into 

custody as to the risk that they will suffer 

harm whilst in custody. 

3. Ensure that the conditions of detention 

are humane. 

4. Provide the means for independent, 

effective and adequate investigation of a 

death in State custody. 

If the State fails in any of these regards the 

constitutional right to life would have been 

breached and possible exposure for criminal 

and tortious liability exposed. 

THE CONSTABULARY FORCE ACT 

According to the Constabulary Force Act, 

December 19, 1935 - Section 50H:

(1) Every complaint made by or 

concerning a person arrested or detained shall 

be recorded in the Station Diary. 

(6) Where it appears to any member of the 

Security Forces that a person under arrest or 

detention is ill or requires medical attention 

whether or not that person complains of 

illness, such member shall, without delay, take 

such steps as are necessary to cause that 

person to be given medical attention. 

POWERS OF A CONSTABLE 

According to the law, where an offence is 

committed by a person who appears to a 

constable on reasonable grounds to be 

mentally ill, the constable may charge that 

person for the offence and bring him before 

a Resident Magistrate at the earliest 

opportunity, being not more than a period of 

five days after the date on which the offence 

is committed; and may, where it is necessary 

to detain the person until he is brought 

before the Resident Magistrate, detain him in 

a lock-up, remand centre or a place suitable 

for the detention of mentally disordered 

persons. Additionally, the constable must 

make a report in writing to a prescribed 

person within twenty-four hours of such 

charge or detention 

According to the Corrections Act, 1985, 


section (26) subsection (1) where a prisoner 

or person detained in a lock-up or remand 

centre appears to the Minister on the 

certificate of a registered medical practitioner 

to be of unsound mind, the Minister may, by 

order in writing setting out the grounds of 

belief that the prisoner or person detained is 

of unsound mind, direct his removal to any 

public psychiatric facility within the island. 

The person will be kept and treated as if he 

had been ordered to be detained in the public 

psychiatric facility under the Mental Health 

Act and, subject to Section 27, until the senior 

medical officer or the mental hospital certifies 

that such prisoner or person detained has 

ceased to require treatment in that institution. 

According to Section (79) the Coroner, 

having jurisdiction in the place where a 

correctional institution is situated, shall hold 

an inquest into the death of any prisoner on 

whom sentence of death is executed or who 

may die in such correctional institution. 

ORDER FOR POSTMORTEM 

EXAMINATIONS 

As it regards the ordering of a postmortem 

examination, the Coroner’s Act, 1900 dictates 

that (6.-41) If a coroner/JP/designated 

police officer becomes aware of a dead body 

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or a part of the dead body in his jurisdiction/parish 

and there is reasonable cause to 

suspect that that person died a violent/unnatural/sudden 

death and no one knows the 

cause of death, or a medical certificate has 

not been produced or if that person died in 

prison or under such circumstances that require 

an inquest under any law, that Coroner/JP/designated 

officer has the discretion 

to lawfully direct any qualified medical practitioner 

to perform a post mortem on the 

body. 

7.-41) Whenever the fact of a death under 

the circumstances referred to in section 6 is 

reported at any police station, the officer in 

charge thereof shall forthwith notify the designated 

police officer of such fact. 

(2) A designated police officer who is informed 

or notified of the fact of a death, 

pursuant to subsection (1) or section 6 shall: 

(a) in the case of information or a notification 

given by a person other than the 

Coroner, inform the Coroner of the fact 

of death, within forty-eight hours after receiving 

the information or notification; and 

(b) forthwith cause an investigation to be 

made into the circumstances relating to the 

death, and report thereon to the Coroner 

within twenty-one days after first receiving 

such information or notification. n


Chapter 11: The Jamaica Constabulary Force Guidelines 

JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE 

STANDING ORDERS 

Whenever the police is contacted regarding 

a person who is reported to be behaving in 

a way that might suggest that they are 

mentally ill, the police should respond 

promptly, and special containment 

equipment for example, handcuff, should be 

used to prevent the need for lethal or 

inappropriate force. (The Jamaica Constabulary 

Force Orders dated October 21, 2004, Serial No. 

2994 which was republished in the February 16, 

2012 Force Orders, Serial No. 3374) 

Further, the individual should be taken 

immediately to the nearest designated 

medical facility for proper medical/ 

psychiatric evaluation. Steps should be taken 

to establish if the person arrested has a 

history of mental illness and is receiving 

active treatment. Arrangements must be in 

place to ensure safety from other inmates 

while the mentally ill person is in custody. 

Lock-Up Administration Policy and 

Procedures outlined in Chapter 41 of the 

Jamaica Constabulary Force Standing Orders 

states that when a person other than a 

motorist is under the influence of drink or 

drugs, is self-destructive and endangering the 

public, the police may take such person in 

custody. The document further dictates that 

in handling such person the police shall be 

courteous, using patience and good 

judgment at all times. As it relates to 

detention, the policy states that no persons 

fitting the description above shall be placed 

in a cell with other prisoners but rather be 

placed in a temporary holding facility 

separate and apart from the cell block. It 

states that such person or persons shall be 

placed therein under close supervision of 

the cell staff and Guard Room Personnel. 

The document also makes provisions for 

the frequency of visit to the cell, stating that 

where a person is arrested and is believed to 

be of unsound mind the police shall visit 

such prisoner once every half-hour and each 

visit recorded in the appropriate Registers. 

As it relates to security, the policy states 

that any unusual conditions or occurrence 

observed in the cells should immediately be 

reported to the Sub-officer in charge of 

lockups whether verbally or in writing 

depending on the nature of the occurrence 

for appropriate action to be taken. Proper 

documentation is also required once this 

person is in custody as the Sub-officer in 

charge of lock ups are required to record in 

the appropriate registers any incident 

reported to him that may threaten the facility 

or persons in the facility and prepare a 

documented report and ensure it is 

forwarded through the appropriate channel. 

In case of emergency situations the 

Sub-officer in charge of lockups may 

communicate verbally to the Sub-officer in 

charge of Detention and Courts or 

Divisional Officer depending on the nature 

of the emergency, but in any event as soon 

as possible thereafter a comprehensive report 

shall be submitted by him through the 

proper channel for administrative review. 

To achieve proper administrative control 

and to ensure the security of lockups, a 

documented security inspection of the 

physical facilities should be carried out at 

regular intervals, but at least once weekly. 

Such exercise will help to ensure the safety 

of police and prisoners and minimise 

opportunity for escape. 

To maintain proper supervision of lockups 

with an accurate accountability of prisoners 

within, the following procedure shall be 

followed: 

• The Sub-officer in charge of lockups or 

Station guard on taking over duty shall 

physically check all cells and prisoners and 

ensure that the cells are secured and that all 

prisoners are present and accounted for as 

per station records; 

• Prisoners shall be visited and visually 

observed at least once in each hour. In cases 

of “drunks”, lunatics or other exceptional 

cases, they will be observed once in each 

half-hour and at least three (3) times every 

hour between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. each 

day. Each visit shall be recorded in the 

Station Diary or Cell Diary as appropriate. 

Prisoner identification is also addressed in 


Force Standing Orders. Policy and 

Procedure Section VIII (B2) sub-titled 

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Prisoner Identification and Records: 

“the supervising Sub-Officer or Station 

Guard shall be responsible to compile the 

entries on the Prisoner’s Card. The number 

at the top of the left hand corner of the card 

shall represent the original entry made in the 

Station Diary at the time the prisoner was 

arrested, followed by the date of arrest. All 

other entries made in other relevant registers 

shall be cross-referenced with the Station 

Diary entry. The Station Diary number 

allotted to the prisoner shall be maintained 

until the prisoner is released or transferred.” 

It is the responsibility of the supervising 

Sub-officer to acquaint himself with the 

records of all prisoners and thereby develop 

a thorough up-to-date knowledge of the 

case of all prisoners in custody. At the 

expiration of his tour of duty, the 

supervising Sub-officer shall submit a 

written report to the sub-officer in charge to 

include: 

1. Number of prisoners in custody 

2. Movement of prisoners, i.e., Court 

attendance, bail, released, transferred etc.; 

3. Sick prisoner and medical attention 

received, if any; 

4. Any other matter relative to the welfare 

and safety of the prisoners and the 

personnel whom he supervises.n

Statistics 

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Figure 2 shows the number of prisoners who have died while in the 

custody of the police. In the (36) cases examined, for which 

information was available, the period 2005 through 2012; Area Four 

accounted for the highest (9) followed by Area Three with eight (8), 

Area Two and Five accounted for seven (7) respectively whilst Area 

One had five (5). 

Most of the deaths (six (6) each) occurred in 2006 and 2009. In 2010 

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2012 2013 

Area 

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Area 

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there were five (5); while 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2012, there were four 

(4) each followed by 2011 with two (2). A point to note, one of the 

prisoner’s dates could not be ascertained at the time of this report.

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The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has divided their police areas of Jamaica into five (5) Divisions, (See Figure 3) namely Areas One (1) 

through Five (5). Under each Area Head Office are Divisional Offices, which manage and support the various police stations within that division. 

Area Four (4) is the largest with five (5) divisions, followed by Area One (1) and Five (5) with four (4) divisions respectively, and Area 

Two (2) and Three (3) with three (3) divisions each. 

Table 1 shows the reasons for which deceased 

prisoners were arrested and placed in the custody 

of the police. In the 36 cases examined for which 

information was available, abduction, rape and 

malicious destruction of property accounted for 

14 per cent respectively. Murder-related charges 

accounted for 16 per cent while wounding-related 

charges accounted for 19 per cent. (The others, to 

include illegal possession of firearm, were between 

three (3) and five (5) per cent. 

Table 1: Reasons for which deceased [prisoners] 

were arrested 

N % 

Abduction/Rape 5 14 

Extortion 1 3 

Malicious Destruction of Property 5 14 

Sus/Larceny by trick 1 3 

Murder-related charges 6 16 

Buggery 1 3 

Housebreaking & Larceny 1 3 

Indecent Assault 1 3 

Wounding-related charges 7 19 

Larceny f/person 1 3 

Attempted murder 1 3 

Illegal Possession of Firearm 2 5 

Incest 1 3 

Suspected bigamy 1 3 

Fraud 2 5 

Total 36 100

Number of Prisoners 

Figure 2.1 shows the number and age of prisoners who died 

whilst in the custody of the police. In the 36 cases examined, the 

prisoners’ age spanned between 15 and 65. The age range 26-35 

accounting for the highest i.e. 12 of which Areas Two and Four 

accounted for three (3) each. 


Figure 2.1: Age of prisoners who have died while in custody 

Age 

43 

The age range of 36- 45 had the second highest - nine (9) - with 

Area Four accounted for three (3), whilst the age range 15-25 

had the third highest (7) with Area Three and Five accounting 

for two (2) each. The age range 46-55 and 56-65 accounted for 

five (5) and three (3) respectively.

Number of Prisoners 

25 

20 

15 

10 

5 

0 

At Lock-up 

Upon 

arrival 


Figure 2.2: Time between detainee arriving at hospital and dying 

Figure 2.2 shows the length of time that passed between the 

prisoner arriving at the hospital and dying. In the (36) cases 

examined for which information was available and applicable, 

during the period 2005 through 2012, ten (10) are currently 

being investigated. 

Of the 36 cases, 22 prisoners were pronounced dead upon 

arrival at hospital. Six (6) deaths took place between 1 and 12 

hours after prisoner’s arrival, whilst three (3) deaths occurred 

within one hour of arrival and another two (2) died between 24 

hours and one (1) week after arriving at the hospital. A further 

three (3) prisoners were pronounced dead at the police station 

lockup. 

Within an hour 

1 to 12 ho 

u urs 12 to 24 hours 

24 to 1 week 

Length of Time 

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Table 2: Reasons deceased [prisoners] were 

taken to hospital following their arrest 

N % 

Stopped breathing/ collapsed 1 3 

Physical injuries 3 8 

Found hanging 9 25 

Unconscious/ Unresponsive 6 17 

Other 16 44 

Other mental health issues 1 3 

Total 36 100 

Table 2 shows the reasons for which deceased (prisoners) 

were taken to hospital after they were arrested and placed in 

the custody of the police. In the 36 cases examined, 25% of 

prisoners were taken after they were found hanging; 17 per 

cent after they were found unconscious/unresponsive; eight 

per cent due to physical injuries, while three per cent each was 

taken due to other mental health issues and after stopped 

breathing/collapsed. 44 per cent fell under the category of 

other.

Amoun Amount 

16 

14 

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10 

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Figure 1.2: Death of inmates while in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services 

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Figure 1.2 shows that of the total number 59 inmates who died between 2008 and 2011 whilst in custody of the Department 

of Correctional Services, 42 deaths were due to natural causes and 17 were unnatural. Of this amount ten 

(10) died in 2008, 15 in 2009, 18 in 2010 and 16 in 2011. For the period analysed nine (9) were mentally ill inmates; six 

(6) of whom died from natural causes and three (3) from unnatural causes. Among these, one was unfit to plead. 

(Source: Department of Correctional Services) 

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The Deceased - Police Area 

Area 1 

1. George Lindo – June 8, 2006 

2. Jasper Forbes – September 26, 2005 

3. Gayon Brown – September 10, 2008 

4. Gerald Grey – May 2, 2009 

5. Ernie Smith – November 23, 2006 

Area 3 

1. Theophilus Stubbs – November 3, 2009 

2. Harold Graham – August 13, 2008 

3. Kemar Williams – November 7, 2005 

4. Buxton Miller – Unknown 

5. Fabian Walters – February 21, 2007 

6. Noel Cole – November 4, 2007 

7. Robert Maragh –February 19, 2012 

8. Ryan Mullings– February 17, 2012 

Area 5 

1. Lovell Riley – November 12, 2010 

2. Errol Wynter – February 16, 2006 

3. Lloyd Ferguson – January 19, 2010 

4. Shane Stamp – April 2, 2009 

5. Gary Pinnock – July 1, 2009 

6. Eric Bell – July 21, 2009 

7. Eric Barrett – June 20, 2006 

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Area 2 

1. Henry McCalla – December 13, 2008 

2. Fabian Hall – April 18, 2008 

3. Lincoln Samuels – March 6, 2009 

4. Donovan Johnson – August 4, 2005 

5. Nicholas Robinson – March 30, 2007 

6. James Walford – June 21, 2011 

7. Osbourne Cooper – May 30, 2011 

Area 4 

1. Michael Thompson – August 26, 2007 

2. Warren Armstrong – February 8, 2010 

3. Palgrave McFarlane – September 14, 2005 

4. Vincent Phipps – November 20, 2010 

5. Christopher Swaby – March 26, 2010 

6. Washington Brown – April 4, 2006 

7. Roland Malcolm - June 6, 2012 

8. Ricardo Harrison – June 18, 2012 

9. Andrew Scott - December 19, 2006


Chapter 12: Other Jurisdictions 

International Best Practices 

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY 

According to Messers. Rutherford 

and S. Duggan, treating persons 

in a Forensic Psychiatric facility 

provides the most effective and 

appropriate treatment for mentally ill 

offenders, and provides greater benefit in 

terms of diverting persons from the criminal 

justice system. Many of these persons would 

otherwise have been lost in the criminal 

justice system. Treatment in such an 

environment can also help to reduce the 

rising custodial population and the increasing 

re-offending rates for those leaving prison 

(Rutherford, M & S. Duggan, 2007 

September). 

It also provides treatment and support for 

those individuals who require a secure 

inpatient facility due to their risk of harm to 

self and/or others. The Forensic Psychiatric 

Hospital is a designated mental health facility 

which provides for involuntary 

admissions for treatment purposes. 

(http://www.bcmhas.ca/ForensicService/ 

ForensicHospital/default.htm) 

POLICE LOCKUPS 

Charles Hounmenou, in his article Standards 

for Monitoring Human Rights of People in Police 

Lockups lists the lack of access to mental 

health care as one of the deficiencies of 

police lockups (p. 1). Citing Layman, E. P. & 

McCampbell, S. W. (2007). 

The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 and 

Law Enforcement Agencies: Policy Development 

Guide recommended as a means of ensuring 

the safety of detainees that: 

“Prior to admission into a police cell, 

detainees [should be] assessed in relation to 

risks including mental health, suicide, criminal 

history, and the potential for sexual violence, 

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and vulnerability for victimization” (p. 3). 

While speaking to mental health he quoted 

the National Law Enforcement Policy Centre, 

“A police lockup facility is not intended for 

or equipped to handle detainees who require 

immediate or sustained medical attention”. 

Included in his indicators of detainee 

medical/mental health, he stated, “Every 

detainee who appears to be physically 

incapacitated due to drug or alcohol 

intoxication should preferably be examined 

by a physician”. (p. 6). He further cited the 

policy document and stated that “no detainee 

who has injuries or illnesses that require 

hospitalisation or attention of a health care 

professional (should be) booked into a police 

lockup facility or otherwise held for 

interrogation or other purposes” (p. 7). 

Hounmenou continued, “Any detainee who 

appears to be mentally ill [should be] 

monitored continuously until he or she has

een examined by a doctor or qualified 

mental health practitioner. 

A register is kept of any in-cell contact, 

including the time and duration of the contact, 

the custodial officers involved and the 

results of observations about the condition 

of any person who appears to be mentally ill 

or who is intoxicated. 

Any person apprehended by the police and 

assessed as having a mental illness by a 

registered mental health practitioner [should 

be] transferred to an appropriate health care 

facility as a matter of urgency.” (p. 11) 

He also stated that police assigned to a 

police lockup full-time or part-time should 

be appropriately trained for preventing 

suicide of prisoners. 

In like manner, R. Lines in his article The 

Right to Health of Prisoners pointed out that 

“Proper mental health care in prisons must 

include adequate written record-keeping and 

monitoring of patients, and be carried out by 

properly qualified staff ” (p. 27). Monitoring 

of mentally ill patients should increase 

whenever there is a change of mood and 

behaviour. Lines inferred that the mental 

health of persons who are already mentally 

ill deteriorates significantly with 

incarceration. “As with general medical care, 

mental health care must be available and 

provided in a timely fashion in order to be 

consistent with human rights law” (p. 27). 

UN Special Rapporteurs reporting on a 

mission to Peru recommended that 

“Appropriate mental health services be made 

available to persons in detention” (p. 28). 

In Mental Health as a Human Right, Lance 


Gable and Lawrence O. Gostin highlight that 

persons with mental illness face considerable 

challenges that prevent them from being 

functional. These obstacles have implications 

for quality of mental health care they receive. 

They state, “Mental health comprises an 

integral component of overall health and 

well-being” (p. 250). They further argue, 

quoting MacArthur Violence Risk 

Assessment Study that “…persons with 

mental disabilities have no greater propensity 

to commit violent acts than persons who do 

not have a mental disability….the key 

variable in predicting dangerousness is 

co-morbidity with alcohol and drug 

dependency” (p. 251). Gable and Gostin also 

highlight that a high number of persons who 

are mentally ill are becoming homeless with 

the move of deinstitutionalisation. They 

point out, quoting in part G.N. Grob’s Mental 

Health Policy in America: Myths and Realities: 

“Equally troubling is the steady 

transmigration of mentally ill disabled people 

from psychiatric institutions to other 

institutions – jails, prisons, remand centres, 

and nursing homes – where they do not 

receive appropriate treatment, if any. In many 

countries around the world prisons have 

become the de facto mental health systems, 

leaving this population isolated, forgotten, 

and deprived of their human rights” (p. 253). 

IPCC REPORT 

Research carried out by IPCC entitled 

Deaths in or following police custody highlighted 

that the most common cause of death 

among prisoners was hangings. Of the 44 

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suicides across an 11-year period 34 were 

hangings. 

The Independent Police Complaints 

Commission (IPCC) of the United Kingdom 

report entitled Deaths in or following police 

custody: An examination of the cases 1998/99 - 

2008/09 highlighted that in case where risk 

assessment was done persons had “some of 

their property and/or clothing removed” 

while in other cases persons had less frequent 

checks and suicides were committed which 

raises question about the care they received 

in custody. Case 5.3 highlights this fact. (p. 

57-58). 

The report further stated “...custody 

officers may withhold a detainee’s clothing 

and personal effects where they consider that 

“they may use them to cause harm to 

themselves…” (p. 39). 

As concerns supervision of detainees who 

are considered high risk and/or mentally ill 

the report stated, “Detainees considered to 

be at high risk of self-harm, who are treated 

as mentally ill, or about whom there are 

concerns regarding their consciousness, may 

be placed on constant supervision. This may 

involve constant monitoring through regular 

physical checks, as well as use of CCTV” (p. 

39) Case 52 highlights this fact (p.55).n


Case Studies - United Kingdom (IPCC) 

CASE STUDY #1 

History of attempted suicides not captured, poor risk 

assessment, lack of checks and inadequate recording of 

checks. 

A man was arrested for assault/wounding with intent. He 

was a vulnerable individual as he was homeless and had 

addictions to alcohol and drugs (including solvents, 

amphetamines and crack cocaine) and had made several 

suicide attempts in the past. Despite the involvement of the 

police in one of the previous suicide attempts, there was no 

marker on the Police National Computer for self-harm. 

At the risk assessment stage (in police custody), the 

investigator states that no efforts were made to probe or 

encourage responses to the risk assessment questions. The 

officer in charge of the risk assessment simply marked ‘no’ 

against the different points. In addition, an officer in the 

custody suite pointed to the detainee's waistband and 

shoelaces as a potential risk, but this was ignored by the officer 

conducting the risk assessment. 

Many of the cell visits were not carried out when required, 

and the checks which were conducted were not adequately 

recorded on the custody record. No cell visits were carried out 

between 1a.m. and 4a.m., a three-hour gap in which the man 

hanged himself in his cell. The deceased hanged himself from 

the pipe attached to the sink in the cell. It transpired that the 

officers in the custody suite had been watching a DVD during 

the three-hour time period. 

The pipe from the sink had not been identified as a ligature 

point before. The investigator stated that he believed the actions 

of the three custody officers “fell short of the positive 

obligation under Article 2 [ECHR] to protect [the deceased's] 

life”. The file was passed to the CPS to consider a prosecution 

for misconduct in public office.n 

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CASE STUDY # 2 

Lack of agreed checks and failure to accurately record in the 

custody record. 

Police were called to a residential home by staff who reported that 

one of their residents was “being violent” towards them. The police 

attended and arrested the resident to prevent a further breach of 

the peace. She was taken to custody and there were markers on the 

custody system for her as having mental health issues and previously 

suffering from depression. 

She was therefore placed in a cell with CCTV and on 30-minute 

checks. She did not receive the checks she was supposed to; the 

custody record showed that she was checked after one hour, after 

two hours, and then after another hour. After checking the CCTV 

it was discovered that there were some additional checks that had 

not been recorded on the custody record, but that the woman had 

still not been checked every 30 minutes in accordance with PACE 

(for vulnerable detainees). 

When the woman was last checked on, she was lying on the floor 

in a foetal position, but rather than physically check her, the officer 

assumed she was asleep and continued her duties. Shortly after this, 

the custody sergeant was able to confirm that the deceased could 

return to her home, and was going to inform her of this. At that 

point an officer checked the CCTV monitor and saw the deceased 

lying on the cell floor. 

The custody sergeant and gaoler attended the cell and found her 

not breathing. They began first aid and called for an ambulance. 

Paramedics arrived and continued resuscitation attempts but the deceased 

was pronounced dead in hospital shortly after. 

The investigator found that the officer who was supposed to check 

the deceased did not check her every half-an-hour, did not accurately 

record the checks that were undertaken, did not record the search 

of the deceased, did not record the visit by the doctor, and failed to 

attend the cell straight away when it was recognised that the deceased 

was lying on the floor. It should be noted that this officer had never 

received any formal custody training but did recognise her PACE 

duties. 

The investigator also found that the custody sergeant failed to give 

appropriate instructions to the other custody staff regarding the 

monitoring of CCTV and failed to ensure the custody records were 

properly maintained. The file was referred to the Crown Prosecution 

Service to consider possible criminal actions against the police 

officer for neglect of duty of care. 

The custody sergeant was given words of advice. The investigator 

also noted that when the deceased had previously been detained, the 

risk assessment had stated she was “violently suicidal/ had self-harm 

tendencies”, but this information was not on the system when the 

risk assessment was conducted for the more recent detention.n

CHARACTERISTICS 

DYING IN CUSTODY 

OF PERSONS 

Of the data provided through the 

Detention and Courts Branch of 

the JCF, all persons dying in 

custody were male and of Jamaican 

nationality. The men were generally of poor 

social background and general lack of family 

support. Some of the deceased were 

remanded pending the outcome of a 

psychiatric evaluation, so in essence they were 

displaying elements of mental illness. 

According to the Strategic Mental Health 

Plan 2009-2014 prepared by Dr. Wendel 

Abel, consultant psychiatrist at the University 

of the West Indies: 

“there is no in-patient facility for convicted 

mentally ill individuals within the health 

system…. There is a need to establish more 

improved facilities for persons in prisons with 

mental illness and to provide specialized 

training for police officers and probation 

officers, in order to divert non-violent 

offenders with mental illnesses away from 

incarceration into treatment. 

The failure to develop an adequately 

financed and integrated, community-based 

delivery forensic service systems has resulted 

in the growing criminalisation of persons 

with mental illnesses. Jails and prisons are 

becoming a major living setting for such 

persons” (p. 13) 

The first comprehensive mental health 

strategic plan developed for the period 2001 

– 2006 had as one of its major strategic foci: 

“The training of critical gatekeepers e.g. 

police, correctional officers, guidance 

counsellors.” 

It is clear that prisons and lock-ups are not 

the best places for the mentally ill. 

Professionals and police personnel argue that 

there is deterioration in their condition once 

they come into lock-up. This is usually 

exacerbated by relatives abandoning them 

whilst in lockup. Many of them languish in 

the correctional facility and lock-up and some 

even become lost in the system. 


Chapter 13: Analysis of the Problem 

In one of the cases reviewed, a man was in 

lockup and eligible for bail. The police 

highlighted 

[The man] age 28 yrs old…who was 

arrested [and] charged for the offence of 

Malicious Destruction of Property and bailed 

in the amount of $20,000 with surety [mother 

in] November 2010 was taken back to the 

station and handed over by surety who states 

that she no longer wishes to stand surety for 

accused. 

This man later died in custody. 

HOUSING ‘MENTALLY ILL’ 

PRISONERS WITH ‘SANE’ PRISONERS 

In cases where it was suspected that a 

prisoner was mentally ill, the police would 

generally separate such a prisoner. However, 

there have been cases investigated where 

family members and others were convinced 

that the prisoner was not mentally ill, yet was 

housed in a section deemed for the mentally 

ill. 

RECORD KEEPING 

The JCF Standing Orders outlines the 

policies and procedures that obtain for record 

keeping. 

Of the cases being investigated, recordkeeping, 

in general, at these police stations, 

was usually commendable; however, there 

were several issues uncovered which have 

implications for staff and prisoner safety and 

the general smooth running of the lockups. 

• Referencing of entries is generally a 

problem. In many of the cases investigated, 

the investigators had to “scour” the diaries in 

order to find any connecting entry having to 

do with a prisoner. It is the view of the 

investigators that where possible, all entries 

concerning a particular prisoner should be 

cross referenced. 

• Prisoners not properly accounted for. 

There are many instances upon perusing 

Station and Cell Diaries that it is seen where 

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a prisoner moves from the lock-up to another 

location. Oftentimes, there is no entry to 

show the prisoner returning from the 

location or to whom the said prisoner was 

handed over. 

Based on, Chapter 34 of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force Standing Orders, entitled 

Prisoner Transport – Policy and Procedure Section 

VIII (F5e), it appears that the JCF Standing 

Orders regarding the referencing of entries 

and accounting of prisoners are not followed 

through in many instances. The case study of 

Prisoner RM gives the clearest example 

during the course of this investigation the 

consequences of poor record-keeping which 

hinders effective actions. 

• Copying entries – whenever an entry is 

made in more than one diary concerning a 

prisoner, an exact copy of the entry should 

be made in the other diary. For example, in 

the case of RM an entry was made in the Cell 

Diary of the officer’s arrival with him at 

hospital. However, when an entry was made 

in the Station Diary certain details were omitted. 

(See the entries on page 51).n

The entries highlighted above are 

both critical entries, as they 

concern one and the same prisoner. 

This is a prisoner who 

came into custody with severe injuries as a result 

of a mob attack. 

One may argue that the entry in the Cell 

Diary is arguably more important because 

this is the diary which the Cell staff will have 

to use concerning a prisoner on a daily basis. 

The Station Diary speaks to the treatment 

that the prisoner ought to receive as per the 

doctor’s instructions. However, this entry was 

not recorded in as much detail in the Cell 

Diary. Record-keeping is also important 

because as shifts change the person coming 

on will have some reference as concerns what 

happened while they were out. It is therefore 

critical that Cell staff and all other police 

personnel having anything to do with a 

prisoner be so informed as to the importance 

of recording detailed entries of prisoners. 


The System 

Cell checks, over-crowding and cell condition 

Station Diary - Extract 

Cons 

# 

Cell Diary - Extract 

Ref 

# 

Hour Subject Nature of Occurrence Signature 

50 9:28pm Prisoner 

Escort 

[The police] escorted male Jamaican prisoner RM to 

this location from the Hospital where the doctor gave 

instructions for said patient to visit the Orthopedic 

 

th of January 2012 and the 

[parish] Clinic on Wednesday 1st of February for 

dressing patients must also maintain collar until 

doctor instruct otherwise. 

Cons Ref Hour Subject Nature of Occurrence Signature 

# # 

13 27 09:03pm Prisoner [The police] escorted male Jamaican Prisoner RM 

Escort from the Hospital to this location re: a case of M.O.B. 

[in the] he was handed over to [the Cell Guard] with 

injuries to his head and left hand. 

Of importance too, where this matter is 

concerned, is that this Station Diary was 

finished about three pages later and so 

depending on how diaries are stored when 

they are finished this entry would be easily 

missed. It is for this reason that the 

recommendation is made that whenever an 

entry is made in a Cell Diary and Station 

Diary they are referenced to each other, just 

so that the concerned police personnel can 

make a check to ensure that what is recorded 

in one is actually recorded in the other. 

OVERCROWDING AND STAFF 

SHORTAGE 

Police lock-ups are designed with certain 

specifications with the intention of housing 

a certain number of prisoners. This is for the 

purpose of safety of the prisoners, who even 

though they have been deprived of their 

liberty, enjoy certain rights and privileges, and 

also for national and overall security. 

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In 1992, Agana Barrett died at the Constant 

Spring Police Station whilst being housed in 

an overcrowded cell. The cell measured 

8ft x 7ft and was housing 19 men. He along 

with the other men was inside the cell for several 

hours between October 22 and 24. It was 

on the 24th that it was discovered that Barrett 

and two other men, Vassell Brown and Ian 

Forbes, had died. Reports published are that 

the men died from lack of oxygen. 

The men were picked up by the police to see 

if they were wanted in connection with any 

crime. Quoting from the case Fuller (Doris) 

v Attorney General presented in the Court 

of Appeal of Jamaica, the trial judge found 

that “…[it]…was extremely hot due to 

congestion. There was very little air available 

and this was only accessible through small 

holes in a metal door for the cell. The cell had 

no windows and they were surrounded by a 

concrete wall. Water dampened the floor and 

in order to quench thirst, perspiration and

water dripping from the walls had to be used 

as no drinking water was made available for 

them…one man had to drink his own urine 

in order to quench his thirst…” (page 54 of 

64) 

The morning following this experience, 

three prisoners died. 

In 2012, some 20 years since the Agana 

Barrett incident, there are still reports of severe 

overcrowding coupled with shortage of 

staff. According to Chapter III of the 

Constitution entitled Charter of 

Fundamental Rights and Freedom, Section 

13(6) “No person shall be subjected to 

torture or inhuman or degrading punishment 

or other treatment.” Considering the entries 

in station diaries, it would seem there is 

widespread concern about the conditions 

under which prisoners are kept. The 

similarity between this [the overcrowding] 

situation and the Agana Barrett case is that 

the conditions that exist in these lock-ups 

presently are sufficient to bring about a repeat 

of the tragedy of 1992. It is for this reason 

that efforts have to be made at the national 

level to address the issues faced by the 

country’s lock-ups, despite financial and other 

resource constraints. 

Often times in the media there are publications 

of overcrowding in lock-ups. Among 

the more common reports of overcrowding 

is the Mandeville lock-up where reports were 

made as recently as November 26, 2010 in the 

Gleaner about overcrowding. This report 

highlighted that the former Custos of Manchester, 

Dr. Gilbert Allen, was alarmed at the 

conditions at the lock-up where eighty nine 

(89) detainees were being held in an area built 

to accommodate thirty (30) people. The said 

report went on to mention that insects were 

seen inside the cell with the prisoners. This in 

and of itself is problematic. 

These reports are made in the media in spite 

of a publication in the Jamaica Constabulary 

Force Orders dated May 7th, 1998, Serial No. 

2657, which quoted the then Honourable 

“…As a matter of Policy no 

lock-up in the Island is to 

have within it, more persons 

than the number for which it 

was built. This is to be 

achieved within two weeks of 

the date of this letter.” 


Minister of National Security and Justice as 

saying: “…As a matter of Policy no lock-up 

in the Island is to have within it, more persons 

than the number for which it was built. 

This is to be achieved within two weeks of 

the date of this letter.” 

This publication, which was made almost 14 

years ago, still remains relevant today. So in 

essence, most lock-ups are in breach of Force 

Policy. What must be noted, however, is that 

little or no improvements have been made to 

many of these lock-ups and so the 

infrastructure is overburdened in housing so 

many prisoners. According to a Cell Diary 

entry at one police station in Kingston where 

the problem of overcrowding is, arguably, 

chronic, one of the sub-officers remarked: 

“There is also the issue of the poor state of 

lock-up infrastructure that has been observed 

for awhile now to be in an advance state of 

deterioration and requires urgent refurbishing 

to efficiently continue function as a place 

where humans are held against their will.” 

STRESS ON POLICE 

Police personnel working under these 

conditions, like prisoners, are extremely 

stressed and as the entries in the diaries 

indicate, worried about the implications of 

the overcrowding, poor infrastructure and 

shortage of staff. In the conclusion of the 

tour of duty one of the Cell Guards 

remarked that “[t]hey [prisoners] made no 

complaint of any illness or hunger, only the 

heat due to the overcrowding” – two days 

later however, a prisoner died in the said 

lockup. 

The Force Orders (Serial No. 2657) cited 

earlier highlighted that the Mandeville 

lockups had eight (8) cells and a suggested 

capacity of twenty-four (24) prisoners, which 

means three (3) persons per cell. Similarly, the 

same document showed that the Denham 

Town Police Station had a capacity of thirty 

(30) prisoners having six (6) cells. However, 

of note was that on Monday February 13, 

2012, the Denham Town lock-up had on 

record eighty-three (83) prisoners. This was 

almost three times its capacity. Checks made 

in the Station Diary revealed a plethora of 

entries speaking to overcrowding and staff 

shortage. Entries of this nature dated as far 

back as 2011. As quoted in an entry at the 

Denham Town Police Station entitled observation: 

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It is noticeable that the … lockups is overcrowded 

and also there is a shortage of staff 

problem. Currently there is a total of seventy 

five (75) male prisoners in custody been 

guarded by two police personnel… If for any 

reason or reasons there is any form of 

disturbance in the cell block the staff is not 

adequate to bring the situation under control 

because this compromise the safety of the 

members on duty and also the safety of prisoners… 

Of note too is the fact that in an 

overcrowded cell, it is far easier for 

communicable diseases to be transmitted. At 

that point everyone is at risk, even more so 

the person whose immune system is not 

resilient. Hence there is the constant 

complaint of outbreaks in lockups. As 

recently as June of this year, there was a 

report in the media of an outbreak at the 

Denham Town Police Station. What must be 

kept in mind at all times when viewing the 

situations within a lockup is the right of the 

individual – that is the protection granted 

under the Constitution from degrading and 

inhuman treatment. These are also 

International Standards that ought to be 

adhered to. At the end of the discussion the 

major points that must be then borne in mind 

are the resource constraints and who has 

responsibility/authority to institute changes 

to make them better. 

CELL CHECKS 

Checks made of the cells were frequent and 

in general, were in keeping with Force Policy 

on Cell Administration which states “where 

a person is arrested (at 1 and 4) and has to be 

placed in a cell, the police shall visit such prisoner 

once every half-hour and each visit 

recorded in the appropriate registers”. 

The concern here raised is the extent to 

which cells are actually checked when a visit 

is made. It was noted that there are cases 

where a person was found unresponsive 

sometimes minutes after a cell was 

supposedly checked. 

INSPECTION OF LOCK-UPS 

According to information received during 

the course of this investigation cells are 

inspected by the Public Health Departments 

in the various parishes. They inspect the 

prisons and lock-ups to ensure that they are 

adhering to the minimum public health

standards and are compliant with the 

recommendations of the inspectors. This 

inspection is done using the Institutional 

Health Inspection Form, see Appendix B. 

The inspection takes into consideration 

aspects such as the presence or absence of 

pests, and the presence or absence of 

overcrowding and the safety measures that 

are in place. 

The investigators made visits to a number 

of lock-ups during the course of the 

investigation. In a number of cases there is 

cause for concern for the health, safety and 

security of staff and prisoners. 

Requests have been made through the Ministry 

of Health to access the Public Health 

Reports for the lock-ups, especially in cases 

where the investigators noticed that there was 

a recurrence of deaths in custody over a short 

period of time. There has been no response 

to date. 

CONDITIONS INSIDE THE CELL 

The data provided about prisoners who die 

in custody, and further checks in the Station 

Diaries, revealed that in more than one 

Division, prisoners who died in custody did 

so in the same cell, but at different times. On 

visits to the various Divisions, the specific 

cells were in a very deplorable state, as is 

highlighted in the example in Appendix 

A. In the photograph in Appendix A, at 


least three prisoners who were housed 

inside that were mentally ill died. 

ANALYSIS OF INVESTIGATION 

REPORTS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE 

DIED IN CUSTODY 

As part of this investigation the 

investigators were tasked with obtaining and 

analyzing the investigation reports into these 

deaths in custody. To date attempts have been 

made to obtain same through the 

Inspectorate Division of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force. However, what was 

provided were some of the preliminary 

reports that were sent off to the 

Commissioner of Police at the time the death 

occurred. 

The information contained in these reports 

generally gives a synopsis of the prisoner to 

include when they were brought into custody, 

the offence for which they were charged, who 

the arresting officer was, court appearances 

and the history of events leading up to the 

death of the prisoner. 

This information certainly does not 

constitute the entire investigation, but what it 

does in many cases is give information as to 

who was on duty at the time and any matter 

worth considering during the course of the 

investigation, for example, if the prisoner was 

taken frequently to the hospital. 

What is clear having checked the preliminary 

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investigation reports and comparing the 

information in the Station and Cell Diaries, is 

that there are disparities in some cases of 

what actually took place. Hence, at face value, 

it is difficult to take these reports as the truest 

reflection of what took place without the 

final investigator’s report. In two cases 

another prisoner was charged for the death in 

custody. This revelation led the investigators 

to request from the Inspectorate of the 

Constabulary further information as to 

whether or not anyone was charged for any 

of the deaths in custody. 

COURT OFFICES 

In the cases where contact was made with 

the investigator, they did not possess a copy 

of their reports. All was put together in a file 

and submitted for the Coroner’s Court. In 

other cases, the investigating officer has since 

been transferred to another Police Station or 

Division. It is for this reason that the 

investigators took the route of requesting the 

investigation reports through the Courts 

Offices. 

To date, all the Courts Offices where these 

deaths have occurred have been written to, 

with the exception of one. The investigators 

now await word from the Court 

Administrators as to the outcome of those 

requests. n

Recommendations 

nDuring the period of our study, the majority 

of the persons who died in custody suffered 

from a mental illness. 

n The mentally ill persons who died in custody 

were all kept in inhumane and inappropriate 

conditions. Where cells are reserved for 

mentally ill persons, they are, more often than 

not, the worst cells. At some stations, the 

mentally ill persons shared cells with other 

inmates. 

The Commission humbly refers to the 

Commissioner of Police the following 

recommendations for action (S 17 (9) and 23 

of the Independent Commission of 

Investigations Act): 

1. Within 12 months, officers, sub-officers 

and constables in charge of stations or 

lockps, receive specialised training in 

assessing whether a remandee may be 

suicidal. 

2. Within 6 months develop and maintain a 

system of compulsory assessment of 

prisoners concerning their potential risk of 

suicide. 

3. Within 120 days all officers who are or 

may be placed on cell guard duty should 

receive some basic training in dealing with 

the mentally ill. 

4. Issue an order within 120 days to all 

members of the Force and in particular, to 

officers and sub-officers in charge of 

lockups requiring that: 


FINDINGS 

n In all the cases of mentally ill persons who 

committed suicide, there was infrequent or 

inadequate monitoring. 

nIn 25 per cent of the cases, death was by 

apparent suicide. The victims were found 

hanging, often with ligatures formed from their 

own clothing. 

n In the cases where death was caused by 

THE COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS 

a. prisoners in cells be checked at least 4 

times in an hour where the assessment of 

the prisoner suggests a risk of suicide or the 

prisoner is ill. 

b. prisoners who are believed to be suffering 

from mental illness be separated from other 

prisoners and from each other. 

c. the cells of prisoners who are assessed as 

presenting a risk of suicide be checked to 

ensure that the prisoner does not have access 

to any item (including clothing) with which 

the prisoner may harm himself. 




stations and lockups requiring that records 

of prisoners in custody be properly kept and 

monitored and in particular: 

a. An entry should be made by the officer 

handing over a prisoner and also the 

receiving officer to ensure that any special 

instructions are recorded. 

54 

injury or illness, the victims had complained 

prior to death, but their complaints were not 

addressed. 

nRisk assessment of the prisoner's emotional 

or psychiatric condition was not timely or 

comprehensive.n 

b. Station Diaries should state clearly, on a 

daily basis, the names of all prisoners in each 

cell. This should include the name and/or 

number of the cell, the number or persons 

in the cell, the given names and alias(es) of 

persons in each cell. For example [Cell #1 

inside are Tom Strokes o/c Stokes, John 

Brown o/c Beg Beg]. 

c. The diary should state the movement of 

all prisoners from one cell to another making 

note of the date and time and by whom they 

were removed. 




stations and lockups requiring that prisoners 

who are sick are taken to hospital at the earliest 

possible time for treatment and that 

medication is administered as directed by a 

physician.n


PART FOUR


APPENDIX A

Figure 1: Cell # 5 in Port Antonio Police Station. 







Figure 4: Pre-screening form used by the JCF to record health of prisoners.



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NO. COMPLAINANT ALLEGATION CONCERNED 

OFFICERS 

1 TC The complainant 

alleges that on the 

12 th day of 

September, 2011, he 

was chased in an 

unmarked car by a 

constable attached to 

the Half Way Tree 

Police Station. That 

the constable asked 

him to produce his 

firearm booklet for 

inspection but he 

refused on the 

ground that: 

(a) the constable did 

not properly identify 

himself; and 

(b) the constable was 

not in a marked 

service vehicle. 

The complainant 

further alleged that 

Constable attached 

to the Half Way 

Tree Police Station; 

and 

Corporal attached 

to the Half Way 

Tree Police Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

To determine whether charge 

of Illegal Possession of 

Ammunition was justified in 

the circumstances. 

To determine whether the 

officers behaved in an 

unprofessional manner. 

1 

INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDATION 

OF THE 

COMMISSION 

13/09/2011 statement taken from 

complainant and a file opened for 

investigation; 

19/09/2011 enquiries made of the 

Firearms Licensing Authority 

regarding the licence holding details 

of the complainant; 

21/09/2011 Firearms Licensing 

Authority responded to inquiries of 

relevant Investigator; 

29/09/2011 entries relevant to the 

investigation were extracted from 

the Station Diary of the Half Way 

Tree Police Station; 

30/09/2011 statement taken from a 

witness that was travelling in the 

complainant‟s vehicle at the time of 

the incident; 

3/10/2011 Notices pursuant to 

Section 21 of the Independent 

Commission of Investigations Act 

for five (5) officer to furnish written 

No criminal charges to be 

laid or disciplinary action 

to be taken against the 

Corporal and Constable 

but that they should be 

reminded to execute their 

functions without 

malicious intent or in any 

other manner that would 

malign the image of the 

Jamaica Constabulary 

Force.


OFFICERS 

he was thereafter 

taken to the Half 

Way Tree Police 

Station where he was 

charged by a 

Corporal for Illegal 

Possession of 

Ammunition and 

Assault at Common 

Law. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

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statements to the Commission; 

4/10/2011 Notices delivered to the 

Half Way Tree Police Station for 

service on the five (5) officers; 

10/10/2011 statements of four(4) 

of the officers noticed furnished 

written statements to the 

Commission; 

19/10/2011 investigator made 

contact with complainant‟s 

employer with a view to procuring 

the transcript of a conversation the 

complainant had with Guardsman 

Alarms Limited; 

8/11/2011 copy of court file in 

respect of charges laid against the 

complainant was furnished to the 

Commission; 

5/12/2011 Final Investigation 

Report prepared by relevant 

investigator; 

3/7/2012 Firearm Users Fee 

Certificate furnished to the 

Commission by the Firearms


OFFICERS 

2 SJ The complainant 


19 th day of January, 

2010, his Nissan 

Presea was seized by 

the police owing to 

the absence of valid 

certificates of 

insurance, fitness and 

registration. That he 

made an attempt to 

retrieve his vehicle 

from the Transport 

Authority Pound but 

he was hindered 

from so doing by a 

Sergeant 

misrepresenting 

himself as the 

Superintendent of 

Police in charge of 

the Mandeville Police 

Station. That he 

made a second 

attempt to get his car 

out of the pound but 

Constable of the 

Mandeville Police 

Station; 



Station; and 

Sergeant of the 


Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


ticket was lawfully issued; 


vehicle was unlawfully seized; 


police had acted properly in 

having the vehicle detained at 

a place where the 

complainant would be put to 

cost to retrieve said vehicle; 


police could have released 

the vehicle at an earlier date; 

To determine whether there 

was any unprofessional 

conduct on the part of the 

Sergeant for which he should 

be held responsible. 

3 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Licensing Authority. 




16/02/2011 entries relevant to the 

incident were extracted from the 

Station Diary of the Mandeville 

Police Station; 

21/01/2011 copies of complainant‟s 

Certificate of Fitness and Motor 

Vehicle Registration Certificate, 

Transport Authority Impounding 

Form and Vehicle Inspection 

Checklist furnished to the 

Commission; 


Report prepared. 

No criminal charges or to 

be laid or disciplinary 

action taken against any of 

the three members of the 


Force against whom the 

complaint was made.


OFFICERS 

by the time the 

police had signed off 

on the documents, 

the Pound fees had 

escalated beyond an 

amount he could 

afford. 

3 LH The complainant 

alleges that on 10 th 

day of October, 2009 

the he was detained 

at the Hunts Bay 

Police Station by a 

Detective Sergeant 

attached to the 

Hunts Bay Police 

Station for 

approximately two 

and a half hours to 

facilitate a discussion 

between himself and 

the owner of an 

agricultural company 

to whom he was 

indebted. The 

complainant is of the 

opinion that the 


should not have 




Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


Detective Sergeant had 

behaved in an unprofessional 

manner by intervening in a 

civil matter. 

4 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant and file opened for 


19/04/2010 PPCA Notification of 

Complaint Letter prepared and 

served on Superintendent in charge 

of the Saint Andrew South Division 

and copied to the sub-officer in 

charge of the Hunts Bay Police 

Station and the concerned officer. 

No response was given. 


complainant‟s friend who witnessed 

some of the occurrences between 

the complainant, the Detective 

Sergeant and the owner of the 

agricultural company; 

2/11/2010 Notice pursuant to 




laid against the Detective 

Sergeant; 

Departmental action to be 

taken against the Detective 

Sergeant for violation of 

Section 13 of the 

Constabulary Force Act 

and JCF Code of Conduct.


OFFICERS 

intervened his 

indebtedness to the 

owner of the 

agricultural company 

is a civil matter. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

5 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

prepared for service on the 

Detective Sergeant requiring him to 

furnish a written statement touching 

and concerned the circumstances 

that led to the alleged detention of 

the complainant at the Hunts Bay 


10/11/2010 the Detective Sergeant 

furnished a statement to the 

Commission as required by the 

Notice; 

6/01/2011 a provisional Final 

Investigation Report prepared by 

Investigator pending receipt of 

further evidence; 

21/07/2011, entries were copied 

from the Movement Diary and Duty 

Forecast Book of the Hunts Bay 

Police Station to confirm whether 

the Detective Sergeant was on duty 

on the 10 th day of October, 2009 as 

alleged by the complainant; 

8/08/2011Investigator made 

enquiries of agricultural company to 

determine whether a debt between 

itself and the complainant existed;


OFFICERS 

4 DH The complainant 

alleges that on the 8 th 

Sergeant of the 

Motorized patrol 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant‟s allegations as 

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COMMISSION 




prepared for service on the 

Detective Sergeant requiring him to 

attend Commission to answer 

questions upon earth concerning 

alleged detention of the 

complainant; 

25/08/2011 agricultural company 

furnished information to 

substantiate existence of debt; 

30/08/2011 Section 21 Interview 

conducted with the Detective 

Sergeant; 

8/11/2011, investigation completed 

and full Final Investigation Report 

Prepared. 

13/07/2010 statement was taken 

from the complainant and a file 


laid or disciplinary action


OFFICERS 

day of July, 2010 a 

Sergeant attached to 

the Motorized Patrol 

Division assisted his 

fiancée and landlady 

to evict him from 

two rooms he was 

occupying. 

5 JM Complainant alleges 

that on 21/04/10 he 

was stopped and 

ticketed for not 

wearing seatbelt even 

though his seat belt 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Division. to the misconduct of the 

Sergeant has been made out. 

Special Corporal 

and Special 


to the Darling 

Street Police 


ticket was lawfully issued; 


treatment of complainant 

while detained conformed to 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 

opened for investigation; 

01/12/2010 a Notice pursuant to 



prepared to be served on the 

concerned officer.; 

14/12/2010 the concerned officer 

furnished a written statement to the 

Commission in compliance with the 

notice; 

27/07/2011 further Notice 

prepared and served on concerned 

officer for him to attend a Section 

21 Interview; and 

31/07/2011 Section 21 Interview 

conducted with the concerned 

officer; 


Report Prepared by investigator. 


complainant; 

30/04/10 station diary entries 

copied; 

11/05/10 Notification of complaint 

to be taken against 

concerned officer in 

respect of complainant‟s 

allegations. 

Without prejudice a 

reminder should be given 

to the concerned officer 

that he should not as a 

police officer be involved 

in civil matters. 

Departmental inquiry be 

held to determine whether 

concerned officers 

breached for policy as 

regards treatment of


OFFICERS 

was strapped across 

his lower body. That 

he refused to take 

ticket and was 

arrested and placed 

in custody and 

thereafter brought to 

hospital due to 

illness. That police 

officer tried to take 

him away from 

hospital on ground 

that he would not be 

getting out-of-station 

bail 

7 CS The complainant 

alleges that he was 

the landlord of the 

concerned officer 

who threatened him 

and told him 

expletives. That he 

wanted the 

concerned officer to 

quit his premises. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Station. JCF policy regarding 

treatment of detained 

persons; 


to the Hunts Bay 

Police Station. 

To determine whether 

conduct of Corporal and 

Constable at Hospital 

breached law or JCF Policy. 


Commission had the 

jurisdiction to investigate the 

complaint and, if not, 

whether any and what course 

would have been open to the 

complainant. 

8 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

letter sent to Commandant in charge 

of the Island Special Constabulary 

Force and Commander of Darling 

Street Police Station and to 

concerned officers; 

20/07/11 Final Investigation Report 

prepared. 

17/11/2010 statement was taken 

from the complainant and a file 

opened for investigation; 


the complainant‟s father; 



Commission of Investigations and 

delivered for service at the Hunts 

Bay Police Station; 

22/02/2011 Notice served on 

detained persons; 

Force policy regulating 

procedure for grating bail 

was breached and 

consequent disciplinary 

action if findings positive. 




concerned officer.


OFFICERS 

8 EG The complainant 

alleges that on the 6 th 

day of October, 2010 

a Special Corporal 

stopped his vehicle 

and told him that he 

had one too many 

passengers in the 

front of his Public 

Passenger Vehicle. 

That the Special 

Corporal told a 

driver behind him a 

number of expletives 

and that he was given 

the same treatment 

when he told him 

that that was not the 

way to behave. That 

the Special Corporal 

gave him a ticket and 


attached to the Half 

Way Tree transport 

Centre Police Post. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


ticket in question was 

lawfully issued. 


Special Corporal contravened 

a law or policy of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force by failing 

to return the documents after 

examining them on the 6 th 

day of October, 2010. 


Special Corporal breached a 

policy of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force by virtue 

of his alleged use of 

invectives to the 

complainant. 

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concerned officer; 

02/03/2011 written statement was 

submitted by concerned officer; 

07/11/2011 Investigator prepared a 

Final Investigation Report. 




15/10/2010 further statement was 

taken from the complainant; 

15/06/2011 complainant was 

contacted to provide his witness to 

give a statement to the Commission. 


Report prepared by Investigator. 



to be taken against the 

Special Corporal.


OFFICERS 

retained his 

documents until the 

14 th day of October, 

2010. 

9 GS The complainant 


14 th September, 

2012, he went to pick 

up his son when a 

Special Constable got 

into an altercation 

with him which 

resulted in him being 

shot in the chest. 

Special Constable 

attached to 14 

Barnett Street, 

Montego Bay, St. 

James. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


criminal charges may be laid 

against the Special Constable 

for shooting the complainant 

on September 14, 2012. 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant‟s mother and witness 

to the incident; 

17/9/12 statement taken from three 

(3) witnesses to the incident and 

entry extracted from Station Diary 

at Kingsvale Police Station, 

Hanover. 


complainant while in hospital; 

24/9/12 statement received from 


3/10/12 further statements taken 

from three (3) witnesses; 

8/10/12 Medical Certificate in 

respect of complainant‟s injuries 

received; 


prepared. 

Concerned Officer to be 

charged with Attempted 

Murder or wounding with 

intent in respect of second 

shot fired at complainant; 


charged with shooting with 

intent in respect of the first 

shot he fired at the 

complainant; 


put on interdiction or 

suspension from the Island 

Constabulary Force 

pending the outcome of a 

prosecution.


OFFICERS 

10 CW o.b.o. JO Complainant alleges 

that on August 3 rd , 

2010, she was told 

that a constable 

attached to the May 

Pen Police Station 

used his gun to hit 

her son, JM on his 

forehead over his 

eyes, causing a 

wound. 

11 AA Complainant alleges 

that she was 

assaulted by a 

Constable after being 

put in a car to be 

transported to the 

Montego Bay Police 

Station on a charge 

of Possession of an 

Offensive Weapon. 


to the May Pen 

Police Station 

Constable then 



Station but now 

deceased. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

None; complainant having 

intimated that she no longer 

wished to pursue complaint 

due to family ties with 

concerned officer. 


concerned officer could have 

been charged for Assault; and 

To determine whether other 

members of the beat party 

could be subject to 

disciplinary action. 

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COMMISSION 

6/12/10 complainant contacted but 

failed to answer her phone or return 

investigator‟s call; 

8/8/11 complainant contacted and 

she expressed that she has no 

further interest in the matter. 

Complainant advised to attend 

Commission to complete prescribed 

Withdrawal Form. She did not 

attend. 


Prepared. 

18/03/11 complainant‟s furnished 

Medical Certificate to Commission 

and statement taken from her; 

25/3/11 Section 21 Notice sent to 

concerned officer for statement to 

be furnished regarding the incident; 

Statement of concerned officer 

received on 3/5/11; 

11/4/11 statement taken from a 

witness to the incident; 

25/8/11 complainant withdrew 

complaint because concerned 

No criminal charges or 

disciplinary action to be 

taken against concerned 

officer. 




officer due to his death; 

Based on evidence in 

Medical certificate which 

substantiated assault, 

disciplinary action should 

be taken against two (2) 

members of beat party 

because they condoned the 

assault.


OFFICERS 

12 LM Complainant alleges 

that on March 22, 

2010 three (3) 

policemen came to 

her home at the 

instance of her 

landlord for the 

purpose of serving a 

Notice to Quit on 

her. One Constable 

entered her home in 

her absence and 

invaded the privacy 

of her children. 

Constables attached 



TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


constables breached a law or 

a policy of the JCF by acting 

as they did in relation to the 

complainant on 22/03/10. 

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COMMISSION 

officer had died. 


other members of the beat party to 

answer questions upon oath; 

24/02/12 interview conducted with 

one member of beat party; 


one member of beat party; 


two members of the beat party. 

7/9/112 statement of complainant 

taken; 

14/10/10 statement obtained from 

one concerned officer; 


one concerned officer; 


third concerned officer; 


complainant‟s landlord; 


member of the JCF to whom the 


laid against two (2) of 

concerned officers in 

respect of complaint; there 

being no evidence to 

suggest that they acted 

outside the scope of their 

authority; and 

Disciplinary action be 


officer who entered the 

house of the complainant.


OFFICERS 

13 KALL Complainant alleges 

that on 9/3/11she 

attended the 


Station where the 

Superintendent 

threatened to kill her. 

Further on 18/3/11 

while in Mandeville a 

constable uttered a 

threat upon the life 

of her brother in her 

presence. 

14 GB Complainant alleges 


was stopped by a 

Special Sergeant and 

a ticket written for 

failure to use his 

indicator. He was 

asked to sign the 




Station; and 


to the Mandeville 


Not identified of 

Darling Street 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


Superintendent‟s words 

amounted to a threat and, if 

so, whether criminal charges 

may be brought against him 

or internal disciplinary 

measures taken; 


constable‟s words amount to 

a threat on the life of the 

complainant‟s brother. 


complainant‟s arrest was 

lawful and, if so, whether 

more force than necessary 

was used in effecting it; and 


disciplinary action could be 

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complainant and her children made 

a report and pointed out one of the 



prepared. 

21/3 11 complainant gave statement 

to Commission; 


Superintendent and Constable 

attached to Mandeville Police 

Station; 

11/05/11 complainant signed the 

prescribed Withdrawal of Complaint 

Form indicating that she has no 

further interest in the complaint; 


prepared. 

3/10/11 complainant attended the 

Commission and gave a statement; 


complaint on ground that he 

communicated with the 

superintendent in charge of the 

Darling Street Police Station and 




Superintendent or 

Constable. 



taken against any member 

of the ISCF attached to the 

Darling Street Police 

Station as complainant 

indicated that he had no 

desire for investigations to


OFFICERS 

ticket without being 

able to read it. The 

complainant refused 

and the Special 

Sergeant refused to 

return his 

documents. The 

Special Sergeant then 

shoved the 

documents on 

complainant causing 

his Driver‟s Licence 

to fall. While bending 

down to pick up his 

DL the Special 

Sergeant threw the 

ticket at him which 

fell. The Special 

Sergeant then 

grabbed his pants in 

the waist and told 

him that he would be 

charged for littering. 

15 DD o.b.o. KW Complainant alleges 

that her son on 

9/12/09 the police 

detained her son at 

the Greater 

Portmore Police 

Unidentified of the 

Greater Portmore 


TERMS OF 

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taken against the concerned 

officers on account of 

unbecoming conduct had 

they been identified. 

Whether detention of 

9/12/09 was unlawful; and 

Whether behaviour of 

unidentified officer towards 

complainant on 14/12/10 

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had been satisfied by same. 


prepared. 


complainant; 

Many attempts were made to 

contact complainant from 4/1/11to 

16/2/11 which proved futile; 

continue. 


disciplinary action be taken 

against any member of the 

JCF in respect of the 

complaint as:


OFFICERS 


held in custody for 

ten (10) days without 

being charged. He 

was against taken 

away on December 

14, 2010 along with 

another of her sons. 

When she went to 

the Greater 


Station, a police 

officer told her to 

leave and that if she 

came within 100 feet 

of the station he 

would tear gas her. 

16 OW Alleges that he was 

threatened by a 

member of the 

Identified as 

Constable Garnett 

Palmer but no such 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

could amount to conduct 

unbecoming. 

To determine whether the act 

of the unidentified police 

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OF THE 

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18/2/11 checks made at the Greater 

Portmore Police Station to locate an 

entry relative to any of the incidents 

complained of; none was located; 

13/4/11 investigator visited 

complainant‟s address with a view to 

locating her. However, he did not; 

5/‟5/11 several calls made to 

complainant for purpose of making 

arrangements for a further 

statement to be taken as her initial 

statement was void of sufficient 

detail; 

6/5/11 complainant indicated that 

she was no longer interested in 

pursuing the complaint; 


prepared 

10/11/10 Investigator attempted to 

serve Section 21 Notice and he 

found out that only females in the 

(a) no sufficient 

evidence exists in 

relation to the 

incidents 

complained of; 

(b) no 

identification 

evidence exists in 

respect of the 

concerned 

officer; and 

(c) the 

complainant was 

unwilling to assist 

the Commission 

in its bid to 

investigate this 

complaint 



taken against any member


OFFICERS 

17 GW o.b.o. D.B 

and R.D. 

(deceased) 


Force while he was at 

his cook shop in 

McIntyre Villa. The 

JCF member 

allegedly entered the 

cook shop 

accompanied by 

members of the JDF 

and pointed his 

firearm in his face 

telling him it would 

only be a matter of 

time etc. 

The deceased was 

fatally shot by 

members of the 

Spanish Town Police 

Station Operational 

Support Team on 

August 13, 2010. 

Police Officers allege 

person exists in the 

JCF. 

Eight (8) members 


Spanish Town 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

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officer amounted to assault. Kingston Easter Division had the 

name Palmer; 


deceased right to life was 

breached; 

To determine the existence 

of sufficient evidence to 

establish criminal culpability 

of the concerned officers; 

5/5/11 to 17/9/11 attempts made 

to contact the complainant but 

proved futile; 

31/10/11 Provisional Final 

Investigation Report Prepared; 

9/1/12 Commission directed that 

further enquiries be made in an 

effort to identify the concerned 

officer; 

10/2/12 Further inquiries made and 

efforts to contact the complainant 

for collecting a further statement. 

Attempts were futile; 

5/7/12 Final Investigation Report – 

prepared. 

Initially conducted by the BSI and 

JCF TSD. 

Very extensive investigation was 

conducted by INDECOM 

producing a 51 page report. 

of the JCF due to want of 

identification. 

Two members of the 


Station Operational 

Support Unit to be 

charged for murder. Ruling 

of the DPP sought in 

terms;


OFFICERS 

that the men were 

killed in a shootout 

with the police while 

civilian witnesses 

allege that the men 

were taken from 

their homes and 

killed. 

18. DS Complainant alleges 

that her sister was 

unlawfully arrested 

and charged for 

unlawful wounding 

of a woman that had 

gotten into an 

altercation with 

them. The 

complainant alleges 

further that she along 

with her mother 

were treated uncivilly 

by the investigating 

officer when they 

went to inquire 

whether a complaint 


to the Admiral 

Town Police 

Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Scrutinize the procedures of 

the operation, including the 

Administrative Review to see 

whether any international 

best practice or JCF policy 

was breached and, if so, to 

refer the breach to the 

appropriate authority; and 

Make recommendations to 

improve JCF operations and 

practices. 


arrest of MT was lawful in 

the circumstances; and 


Corporal‟s actions breached 

any police of the JCF or any 

law of the Island of Jamaica. 

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14/5/10 statements taken from the 

complainant and her mother. 

15/5/10 extracts taken from Station 

Diary at the Admiral Town Police 

Station; 

9/6/10 statement taken from MT, 

the Complainant‟s sister; 

30/8/10 Statement of Corporal 

received; 

Final Investigation Report prepared 

1/9/10; and 

9/8/12 Court file from Corporate 

Area Resident Magistrates Court 

Solicitor General to 

consider issue of 

compensation as D.B. and 

R.D.‟s right to life was 

breached. 

Corporal be given a 

warning to comply with 

JCF policy on criminal 

investigations.


OFFICERS 

had been made at the 

Admiral Town Police 

Station by the person 

alleging unlawful 

wounding. 

19 AD Complainant alleges 

that on 4/7/11 she 

was held at the 

Yallahs Police 

Station for 

questioning regarding 

a stolen Blackberry 

Smartphone and was 



to the Yallahs Police 

Station. 

20 DP Complainant alleged 

that he was searched 

in Half Way Tree by 

members of the JCF 

and draped in the 


to the Yallahs 


Not identified by 

complainant 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


constable used more force 

than necessary when he 

attempted to restrain the 

complainant to allegedly 

prevent her from leaving the 

station on the two (2) 

occasions he tried to do so; 

and 

If answer to first is 

affirmative, to determine 

whether the constable could 

be charged for assault. 

Whether policy of the JCF 

relevant to the search of 

persons was breached; and 

Whether the concerned 

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received 


complainant; 

16/7/11 entries were extracted from 

the Station Diary of the Yallahs 


9/9/11 Constable submitted his 

statement to the Commission; 

2/9/12 complainant withdrew her 

complaint on grounds that she was 

no longer living in the area where 

the assault occurred and had no 

reason to fear the constable 

anymore; 


prepared. 

No investigation undertaken due to 

want of identification evidence. 

3/8/11 complainant withdrew his 

complaint. 

No criminal charges be laid 

against Constable; and 

Constable to be retrained 

in handcuffing procedures 

within the next 6 months 

and Commission to be 

advised accordingly. 




of the JCF.


OFFICERS 

back of his pants and 

took him to a 

marked police van 

without telling him 

why they were doing 

so. 

21 KS Complainant alleges 


was arrested and 

charged by a female 

officer failing to give 

his name and 

address. 

22 GI Complainant alleges 

that on 29/12/07 his 

Woman Constable 



Station. 

Sergeant and 

Constables of the 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

officer has complied with the 

law governing the search of a 

person and, if not, whether 

an assault had been 

committed. 

Whether the complainant‟s 

arrest was lawful; and „ 

Whether the woman 

constable behaved in a 

manner unbecoming a 

member of the JCF 

To determine whether police 

officers who seized truck 

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complainant; 

1/7/11 statement of woman 

constable received; 

5/9/11 entries extracted from the 

Station Diary and Prisoner Charge 

and Property Book of the Montego 



prepared; 

19/12/11 Montego Bay Resident 

Magistrates Court confirmed that 

the complainant had been found 

guilty of the charge laid against him 

by the concerned woman constable. 


complainant; 


disciplinary action taken 

against the woman 

constable in respect of this 

complaint as she exercised 

the powers and discretion 

vested in her properly. 

Complainant to be advised 

to pursue his civil


OFFICERS 

truck was seized by 

Sergeant on ground 

that it was used in 

connection with a 

larceny of scrap 

metals. That the 

truck was held in 

custody until 

21/09/08 until it was 

destroyed on the 

police station 

compound by fire. 

23 HS Complainant alleges 

that on 31/1/11 a 


the Denham Town 


searched her 

premises without 

showing her a 

warrant. That on 

17/5/11 a 

superintendent 


Denham Town 


searched her 

premises and 

Golden Grove 

Police Station, St. 

Thomas/ 



Police Station; and 



Denham Town 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

breached JCF policy 

regarding impounding and 

seizure of vehicles or any 

other law; 

To determine circumstances 

under which the truck was 

destroyed; 


constables were and sergeant 

were negligent in causing 

truck to be destroyed. 

Whether lawful searches of 

the complainant‟s premises 

had been conducted on 

31/1/11 and 17/5/11. 

Whether any policy of the 

JCF was breached by the 

manner in which the search 

was allegedly carried out. 

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COMMISSION 

5/08/09 Notification letters sent to 

officer in charge of Golden Grove 

Police Station and to concerned 

officers; 

22/03/10 diary entries and other 

relevant entries copied; 

Inquiries made of St. Thomas 

Resident Magistrates Court whether 

Magistrate made order for truck to 

be released; and 

Final Investigation Report prepared. 

25/5/11 statement taken from the 

complainant; 


witness to the search of the 

complainant‟s premises on 17/5/11; 


Prepared. 

remedies; 

Disciplinary action to be 


officers who seized truck 

to ensure deterrent from 

arbitrary seizure and 

breach of JCF Policy. 

Departmental enquiry to 

be held into circumstances 

surrounding the search of 

the complainant‟s premises 

on 17/5/11; and 

Solicitor general to 

consider the issue of 

compensation in respect of 

destruction of 

complainant‟s property.


OFFICERS 

destroyed some of 

her belongings. 

24 FL Complainant alleges 


was arrested by a 

Woman Special 

Sergeant and 

assaulted by a Special 

Inspector of the 

Lucea Police Station. 

25 FH Complainant alleges 

that 26/7/11 he was 

arrested by a 


to the Red Hills 

Police Station for 

Possession of an 

Offensive Weapon 

and kept in custody 

for four days without 

being taken to court. 

Woman Special 

Sergeant and Special 

Inspector attached 

to the Lucea Police 

Station. 


to the Red Hills 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Whether the complainant‟s 

arrest was lawful; and 

Whether Special Inspector 

may be charged for assault. 


complainant was lawfully 

arrested; 


complainant‟s detention for a 

period of four days was 

lawful; and 

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COMMISSION 


complainant; 

7/512 concerned officers furnished 

their statements; 

9/5/12 complainant‟s Medical 

Certificate received; 

28/5/12 Special Inspector‟s Medical 



prepared. 


complainant; 

23/8/11 further statement taken 

from the complainant; 

24/8/11 entries copied from Station 

Diary of the Red Hills Police 

Station; 


tenant of the complainant‟s 

premises and witness to incident of 


or disciplinary action be 

taken against the 

concerned officer as the 

complainant‟s arrest was a 

lawful one. 

Departmental enquiry to 

be held into circumstances 

surrounding complainant‟s 

detention for four days 

without observance of 

Section 15 of the 

Constabulary Force Act in 

respect of persons arrested 

without a warrant;


OFFICERS 

26 FB Alleges that on 

13/9/11, a constable 


Constant Spring 

Police Station struck 

him with a baton 

three times while he 

was in a cell at the 


Police Lock-up. 

27 GM The complainant 

alleges that on 


to the Constant 

Spring Police 

Station. 


to the Port Antonio 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Whether unlawful force was 

used by the constant against 

the complainant in relation to 

the complainant‟s alleged 

boisterous behaviour; and 


criminal charges may be laid 

against the constable. 


concerned officer may be 

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26/7/11; 

12/12/11 Corporate Area RM 

Court advised that complainant‟s 

matter was withdrawn and the 

complainant discharged; 


prepared. 


complainant and photographs of his 

injuries; 


from complainant; 

11/11/11 entries copied from the 

Station Diary of the Constant Spring 


29/3/12 Video Identification 

Parade conducted; 

23/4/12 Complainant‟s Medical 



prepared. 

Constable to be charged 

for Assault. 

9/1/12 statement of complainant Matter should be sent to 

mediation. The Director of


OFFICERS 

7/1/12 while at his 

Cook Shop, a 


Port Antonio Police 

Station approached 

him and accused him 

of uttering expletive 

language to him. The 

complainant denied 

the accusation and 

the constable then 

assaulted the 

complainant by 

administering blows 

to the left side of his 

face and pulling his 

firearm threatening 

to kill him. 

28 LG The complainant 


5/5/10 he was on his 

way to Kingston 

when a truck 

travelling in the 

opposite direction 

came to his side of 

the road, hitting his 

car. A Sergeant, 

Woman Corporal 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Police Station. charged for assault. and witnesses taken; 

Sergeant and 


to the Santa Cruz 



corporal conduct the 

accident investigation in a 

professional manner and in 

accordance with the 

standards of the JCF. 

23 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Statements of concerned officer and 

police witness furnished on 

17/2/12. 


on 11/4/12 


complainant; 

17/7/10 statement of corporal 

received; 


prepared. 

Public Prosecutions to be 

consulted on said 

recommendation. 

No disciplinary action to 

be taken against the 

Corporal.


OFFICERS 

and Constable 

attended the scene. 

The Sergeant 

inspected his 

documents and said 

that there was no 

fault on his part. The 

Sergeant then told 

him to proceed to 

the Santa Cruz Police 

Station where he 

would take his 

statement. When the 

Corporal arrived at 

the police station, he 

informed the 

complainant that he 

heard that the 


sleeping at the time 

of the accident. The 

Corporal did not take 

the complainant‟s 

statement but 

charged him for 

careless driving to 

appear in court on 

14/5/10. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

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OFFICERS 

29 SC The complainant 


16/9/10 she was 

threatened by a 


with him she had 

been in an intimate 

relationship for 

seven months prior. 

The threat occurred 

when she called him 

whether he had cut 

her house keys and, 

when she did so the 

officer said “…yuh 

know say me aguh 

shoot yuh”. 

30 SD The complainant 


1/7/10 she was 





Police Station while 

she was there to 

make inquiries as to 

why her sons were 

arrested and taken to 


attached to the Area 

4 Headquarters 





TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


respondent threatened the 

complainant as alleged. 


complainant was assaulted as 

alleged. 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

29/11/10 statement from 

respondent received; 


prepared. 


complainant; 


Detective Sergeant concerned; 


officer who arrested the 

complainant‟s sons. 

Special Constable to be 

subject to internal 

disciplinary proceedings. 




concerned officer.


OFFICERS 

the Constant Spring 

Police Station. When 

her son identified the 

officer who had 

taken him to the 

station, the Detective 

Sergeant pushed her 

in her chest into the 

station yard. 

31 FAB 14/9/09 she was at 

home when two (2) 

police officers and a 

business partner of 

her son attended 

there to pick up an 

item of furniture. 

When they entered 

the house, the 

business partner 

attacked her and 

assaulted her. The 

two police officers 

did nothing to stop 

the assault. 

32 AN Complainant alleges 

that on 30/6/10 she 

went to her cousin‟s 

property at Seven 


to the Motorized 

Patrol Division. 



police Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


constable neglected to act in 

accordance with his duty as 

alleged by the complainant. 


complainant had been 

assaulted as alleged. 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

Statement received from one 



complaint. 


prepared. 


complainant; 

Identification issues prevent further 

No criminal charge be laid 



officer. 



taken against the


OFFICERS 

Road, May Pen 

where she realised 

that a police search 

was being conducted. 

An officer present, 

pepper sprayed her 

eyes and the rest of 

her body rendering 

her temporarily 

blind. 

33 BS The complainant 


23/6/11 he was 

talking with one WC 

when a police officer 

came up to WC and 

started to punch WC 

in his head and hit 

his head on a metal 

container. When the 

complainant told the 

man to stop, the man 

turned around and 

hit him on the left 

side of his face and 

drew his gun. 

34 SJ The complainant 

alleges that he was at 

Detective Corporal 

attached to the May 

Pen Police Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 



assaulted without legal 

justification. 

Not positively To determine whether the 


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Complainant failed to give further 

statement; and 


Report. 


complainant; 



No medical certificate received from 

the complainant; 


complaint; 


prepared. 




against the concerned 

officer. 

24/10/11 statement taken from the File to be closed and the 

matter is now before and


OFFICERS 

a bar taking a drink 

when the bartender 

(a female who 

allegedly liked him) 

called the police 

telling them that he 

had been smoking 

ganja. When the 

police came they 

found nothing of the 

sort on his person 

but, was informed 

that he would be 

taken to the Newport 


Thereafter, the 

boyfriend of the 

bartender attended 

the station and 

informed the police 

officers that he 

found ganja and a 

ratchet knife in the 

bar. The police 

officers insisted that 

it belonged to him 

and charged him for 

possession and ganja 

and possession of an 

offensive weapon. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

identified. unlawfully arrested and 

charged. 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 

complainant; 

No statement from concerned 

officers as they were not identified 

by complainant; 


prepared. 

will be addressed by the 

court.


OFFICERS 

He went to court and 

the matter had been 

called up and 

adjourned many 

times because the 

officers did not 

attend court. He was 

later told that a 

warrant had been 

issued for his 

grandfather for his 

failure to attend 

court. 

35 SG The complainant 


8/7/11 she visited a 

Deputy 


regarding a matter 

that she had 

previously reported 

to him; particularly, 

the appropriation of 

$300,000 from her by 

a woman and her son 

with whom she 

entered an agreement 

for the purchase of a 

car. She states that 

Deputy 



Spanish Town 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


behaviour of the DSP is 

tantamount to conduct 

unbecoming. 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 


complainant‟s witness; 


complaint; 


prepared. 




officer.


OFFICERS 

the DSP 

discourteously told 

her that she should 

get an Attorney and 

take the woman and 

her son to court. 

36 AC The complainant 


11/2/11 he was 

driving in the vicinity 

of Rain Forest Sea 

Foods in Mandeville 

when he saw two 

police men in the 

middle of the road. 

He then asked them 

“how unuh stand up 

inna di road suh like 

unuh a truck”. He 

repeated same on the 

request one of the 

officers‟s and then 

drove off. He was 

ridden down and 

asked to pull over. 

After an argument 

developed, the 

officer grabbed him 

by the waist of his 




Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


concerned officer assaulted 

the complainant as is alleged. 

30 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

15/2/11 statement take from the 

complainant; 

Statement received from 

complainant; 

13/2/11 complainant‟s medical 

certificate received; 

Final investigation Report prepared. 

Special Corporal to be 

charged with Assault, 

ruling of the Director of 

Public Prosecutions to be 

sought in terms.


OFFICERS 

pants and pulled him 

from the vehicle and 

when he retaliated by 

pulling the officer in 

his pants, the officer 

took his helmet from 

his head and hit the 

complainant on his 

forehead. 

37 DM Complainant alleges 

that on 8/7/11a 

vendor, UC was 

chased by a Special 

Constable who 

grabbed her in the 

front of her blouse, 

exposing her private 

parts. The vendor‟s 

son intervened and 

eased off the officer‟s 

hand. Both persons 

were arrested along 

with the 

complainant. 

38 EM The complainant 

alleged that on 

5/2/09 he was shot 

by a civilian at 




Station. 


and Corporal of the 

May Pen Police 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


Special Constable assaulted 

UC, her son and the 

complainant; and 


Special Constable unlawfully 

arrested the complainant. 


concerned officers may be 

made accountable for 

corruption, unbecoming 

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OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

Statement of concerned officer 

received; 



complainant; 



against concerned officer 

in relation to complainant‟s 

complaint; and 

In relation of the assault of 

the UC‟s son, concerned 

officer is to be charged for 

Assault at Common Law. 



against the concerned


OFFICERS 

Brazeleto Quarry Site 

in Clarendon. He 

was then escorted to 

the Lionel Town 

Hospital for 

treatment. A 


investigating the 

matter reported that 

a gun was found at 

the scene belonging 

to him and, he was 

charged for Illegal 

Possession of a 

Firearm. He believes 

that there was a 

conspiracy between 

the civilian and the 

police officer. 

39 NE The complainant 


5/1/11 her husband 

informed her that 

police officers from 

the Spanish Town 

Police Station came 

to her house, 

searched it and 

removed a computer 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Station. conduct or tampering with 

evidence. 

Unidentified of 

Spanish Town 



police officer‟s unlawfully 

entered the complainant‟s 

premises; and 


complainant‟s belongings 

were unlawfully seized. 

32 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Ballistics Certificate received; 



complainant; 


complaint as she had gone to the 

station and retrieved her 

possessions; 


officers. 




of the JCF.


OFFICERS 

and a printer 

belonging to her and 

informed him that 

their son had been 

involved in a 

robbery. They have 

not been returned. 

40 NS The complainant 


18/5/11 her goat kid 

had been killed by 

her neighbour, JW‟s 

dog who is a police 

officer. When JW 

was informed of the 

happening, she 

fetched her brother 

who came to the 

scene with a machete 

threatening the 

complainant and 

denying that the dog 

has killed the kid. In 

the course of the 

argument, JW‟s 

brother used his 

machete to hit the 

complainant on her 

forehead. JW did 

Unidentified 

officers at the 

Siloah Police 

Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


officers at the Siloah Police 

Station neglected their duty 

to investigate the 

complainant‟s allegations. 

33 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

21/6/11 complainant‟s statement 

taken; 

Medical certificate of the 

complainant received; 

22/7/11 investigator confirmed that 

JW‟s brother was before the Santa 

Cruz Resident Magistrates Court on 

a charge of assault; 


prepared. 

No disciplinary action be 

taken or criminal charges 

be laid against the 


The neglect of duty of JW 

to be referred to the 

Director of Public 

Prosecutions for a ruling.


OFFICERS 

nothing to prevent 

the assault. 



19/12/10 he was 

arrested and detained 

at the Williamsfield 

Police Station on 

suspicion of murder. 

His cellular phone 

had been seized and 

upon his release it 

was not returned. 

42 AW The complainant 

alleges that a 


to the Christiana 

Police Station with 

whom he had lived 

removed 9 items of 

furniture and 

crockery from his 

premises without his 

knowledge and 

destroyed other 

items of his 

furniture. 


the Williamsfield 





TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant was unlawfully 

detained. 


Constable maliciously 

destroyed property belonging 

to the complainant or stole 

items belonging to the 

complainant. 

34 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 


on 2/5/12 


complainant; 



Further statement taken from 

complainant on 14/10/11; 

3/4/09 entries copies from Station 

Diary at Christina Police Station 

extracted; 


The complainant shall be 

advised to pursue his civil 

remedies. 


or disciplinary action taken 

against the concerned 

officer.


OFFICERS 

43 AK The complainant 


4/1/11 she learnt of 

her son‟s death and 

went to the Milk 

River Police Station 

to enquire of the 

circumstances 

surrounding her 

son‟s death. She was 

directed to Detective 

M who told her that 

her son had been 

shot in self defence. 

She states that since 

June, 2011 she has 

heard nothing more 

from Detective M 

even though she 

informed him that 

she needed a Form 

D to register her 

son‟s death. 

44 AW The complainant 


Sergeant whose son‟s 

mother he‟s in a 

relationship with has 

threatened him on 

Detective attached 

to the Lionel Town 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


Detective M neglected his 

duty as alleged. 

Sergeant of Police. To determine whether the 

threat is made out in the 

circumstances. 

35 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

22/7/11 Detective M promised to 

complete Form D and give copy to 

the complainant to have her son‟s 

death registered; 

19/12/11 Complainant advised as 

to readiness of Form D; 

9/1/12 file concerning 

complainant‟s son‟s death was sent 

to Coroner‟s Court; 


prepared. 


complainant; 

29/10/10 statement of concerned 

officer received; 






Matter to be settled by 

informal resolution; 



against concerned officer.


OFFICERS 

numerous occasions 

that he will kill him 

and let him pay for 

the seven (7) years he 

wasted with his 

estranged son‟s 

mother. 

45 HE The complainant 


25/7/11 he had to 

leave his car on a 

private property due 

to the inclement 

weather which had 

caused the road to be 

impassable. The 

following day he 

learnt that the police 

had removed the car. 

The car was taken to 

the Four Paths Police 

Station and the 

complainant had 

been informed that 

he would have to pay 

$15,000.00 for the 

car to be released. He 

believes the car was 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Sergeant of Police To determine whether the 

complainant‟s vehicle was 

unlawfully seized. 

36 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

prepared. 

27/7/11 a statement was taken 

from the complainant; 





officer.


OFFICERS 


46 MR The complainant 

alleges that his 

firearm was seized 

on charges of Illegal 

Possession of a 

Firearm in 2001 and 

to date it has not 

been returned to 

him. He learnt that it 

was stored in an 

Inspector‟s draw at 

the Christiana Police 

Station. 

47 DC The complainant 

alleges that sometime 

in April 2010 armed 

men came to the 

house of an elderly 

lady and asked for 

one „W‟. He went to 

the Port Antonio 

Police Station and 

reported it but they 

did not act on his 

report and as a result 

the men were 




Unidentified 

officers of the Port 

Antonio Police 

Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant‟s weapon was 

stored in the prescribed 

manner and whether the 

Inspector acted improperly 

under the circumstances. 


officers of the Port Antonio 

Police Station neglected their 

duty by failing to act on the 

complainant‟s report 

37 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

26/10/10 Letter received from 

Superintendent of police in charge 

of Manchester Division 

communicating that the firearm was 

in safe custody at the Manchester 

Divisional Armoury; 



complainant; 


prepared. 




officer. 




officers.


OFFICERS 

allowed to escape. 

48 JC The complainant 

alleges that 14/10/10 

he accompanied a 

friend to Janga Gully 

and on their return 

they saw a police jeep 

at the end of the 

Janga gull road 

travelling in the 

opposite direction. 

They police jeep 

turned back and 

began to follow them 

and they pulled over 

and exited the car as 

commanded. They 

were taken to the 


Station and 

interrogated about 

his girlfriend with 

who he had had 

sexual intercourse 

when she visited his 

work place. He was 

taken to the 

Machaneeal Police 



and Special 


to the Port Antonio 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant‟s arrest and 

detention was unlawful. 

38 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Statement taken from witness SK 

on 16/10/10; 

Statement taken from complainant 

on 22/7/11; 

Statement taken from witness AF 

on 10/8/11; 

Statement of Special Constable 


Statement of Woman Corporal 


Statement taken from police witness 

(Sergeant DC); 


on 7/2/12. 

The Commission 

recommends that the 

complainant be advised to 

pursue his civil remedies as 

his detention was unlawful 

due to the failure of the 

police to follow the 

statutory procedure 

applicable to persons 

arrested without a warrant.


OFFICERS 

detained until 

16/10/10. 

49 LM The complainant 


6/9/10 he saw a 


and a team of police 

officers approached 

him, searched him 

and toll $10,180.00 

from him and 

informed him that he 

would be charged for 

extortion. He was 

then taken to the 

Half Way Tree Police 

Station and detained 

until the following 

morning when he 

was brought before 

the court. The police 

officer asked that a 

mention date be set 

for the complainant 

and as a result he was 

further detained on 

17/9/10. 


attached to the Half 


Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Whether the complainant 

had been unlawfully arrested; 

and 

Whether his money was 


39 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

Statement received from concerned 

officer on 1/4/11; 


prepared. 




officers.


OFFICERS 

50 HG o.b.o. CG The complainant 

alleges on 27/8/10 

she had a fight with 

her sister and her 

sister called the 

police. When the 

police came and told 

her that she would 

be arrest and she said 

“mi nah go ah no 

prison fi nobody”. 

The policeman 

slapped her and the 

female officer put 

handcuffs on her. 

On their way to the 

Nain Police Station, 

she was crying and 

the female police 

officer then boxed 

her in her face. 

51 MP The complainant 


5/1/10 alleges that 

she was standing 

outside the market 

when she was 

informed that a 

police officer known 

Woman Constable 

and Constable 


Nain Police Station. 




Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant was assaulted as 

alleged. 


complainant‟s property was 

unlawfully searched; and 


complainant was unlawfully 

arrested; 

40 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant‟s mother who lodged 

the complaint on her behalf; 

Statement taken from the 

complainant; 

Statement received from concerned 

officers; and 



complainant; 

6/7/12 response of concerned 



Report. 

Concerned officers to be 

charged for assault. 

Departmental action to be 


officer for breaching the 

law and JCF Policy 

regarding the search of 

property belonging to 

members of the public.


OFFICERS 

as “sniffer dog” had 

damaged the door of 

her locker. She 

discovered that her 

locker door had been 

broken off and that 

four slippers and 

four caps were 

missing. She saw the 

officer and 

confronted him 

about the locker. The 

officer arrested her 

and charged for 

abusive and 

calumnious language. 

52 AP The complainant 


28/1/11 he was 

returning home from 

a night club in Toll 

Gate on his bicycle. 

On approaching 

Osbourne Store he 

almost collided with 

a police vehicle. The 

officer in the vehicle 

asked him to stop 

but he did not as the 




TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 




41 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 



Further statement of complainant 

taken 3/8/11 

31/3/12 statement from concerned 


Complainant‟s Medical Certificate 

received; 

Copy of case file from May Pen 

Resident Magistrates Court 

Concerned officer to be 

charged for unlawful 

wounding. Ruling of 

Director of Public 

Prosecutions to be sought 

in terms.


OFFICERS 

area was dark. The 

vehicle chased him 

and a second radio 

car met joined in. An 

officer from the 

second radio car 

asked him if he had 

thrown away a gun. 

When he responded 

“no” the officer 

kicked away his feel 

causing him to fall. 

The officer then used 

his gun to further 

inflict blows upon 

his body and his face 

which bled. He was 

taken to the May Pen 

Hospital. He was 

thereafter taken to 

the May Pen Police 


charged for 

possession of ganja. 

53 CG The complainant 


11/1/11 he was in a 

car that was stopped 

by police officers. 

Constable and 

Woman Corporal of 

the Montego Bay 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


constable ought to be 

charges for Assault; 


42 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

regarding charge of Possession of 

Ganja received; 

Final investigation Report prepared. 

17/1/11 medical certificate of 



complainant; 

Complainant to be advised 

to pursue his civil remedies 

for detention was unlawful; 

Constable to be charged


OFFICERS 

While texting his 

girlfriend, one of the 

police officers 

approached the car 

and hit him in his 

face, held him in his 

shirt and tried to pull 

him through the 

right rear window of 

the car. When that 

did not succeed, the 

complainant exited 

the car and was met 

with fists in his side. 

When the officer 

recognised that he 

was recording his 

regulation number, 

the officer grabbed 

him by the neck and 

squeezed it. He was 

arrested by a Woman 

Corporal and 

charged for 

assaulting police and 

resisting arrest. he 

was detained from 

that day to January 

14, 2011. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

complainant‟s arrest and 

detention was lawful. 

43 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Entries relative to incident copied 

from diaries of the Montego Bay 



concerned Woman Corporal; 


concerned Constable; 


for Assault Occasioning 

Actual Bodily Harm; and 

Departmental enquiry be 

held to determine the 

reason accounting for the 

failure of Woman Corporal 

Josanne McIntyre to 

prosecute the complainant 

on charges alleged. 

Disciplinary action to be 

taken also.


OFFICERS 



6/6/11 he went to a 

restaurant in Long 

Bay to buy food. 

After driving off, he 

was followed by a 

police car to his shop 

in Long Bay. On 

exiting the car, he 

was draped in his 

shirt and asked 

questions of a person 

in jail. 

56 DW Complainant alleges 

that on 13/12/09 his 

motorbike was seized 

by a policeman 

attached to the Rock 

River Police Station. 

In a bid to bring his 

motor bike into 

compliance with the 

Road Traffic Act, he 

attended the Station 


to the Barrett Town 




Rock River Police 

Station and others 


Chapleton and May 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


concerned officer ought to 

be charged for assault at 

common law. 


complainant‟s motor cycle 

was lawfully seized; 

To determine the 

circumstances under which 

parts from the complainant‟s 

motorcycle were 

appropriated; and 


complainant ought to be 

44 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 



Witness statement taken from 

complainant‟s witness on 7/6/11; 

Relevant entries copied from Station 

Diary of the Barrett Town Police 

Station; 

Concerned officer‟s statement 



on 21/5/12. 

24/6/10 Notification of Complaint 

letters sent for Concerned Officers‟ 

statements; 

Statements of concerned officers of 

Chapleton and May Pen Police 

Stations received on 15/4/10; 

Woman Corporal of Rock River 

Police Station furnished statement 

on 6/7/10; 


charged for Assault at 

Common law. Ruling of 

the DPP to be sought in 

terms. 

Complainant to pursue his 

civil remedies in relation to 

loss of parts from his 

motorbike.


OFFICERS 

and was told that his 

motorcycle was 

moved to the May 


When he went to 

that Station, he 

found that parts were 

missing from the 

bike rendering it 

immovable. 

57 HM The complainant 


21/2/10 he was 

given a traffic ticket 

which he had 

forgotten to pay and, 

as a result visited the 

Traffic Office of the 


Station to see what 

could be done. When 

he went to the 

station, a Deputy 

Superintendent used 

expletives to him. 

When a Constable 

tried to deal with 

him, the DSP 

dissuaded the 

Deputy 

Superintendent of 

Police attached to 

the Montego Bay 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

compensated for the stolen 

parts by reason of negligence 

on the part of the officers 

from the Chapleton or May 

Pen Police Station that came 

into contact with it. 


DSP ought to be charged for 

assault. 

45 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Entries relevant to seizure of 

complainant‟s motorbike taken from 

Station Diary of Rock River Police 

Station on 18/5/10; 


on 12/11/10. 


complainant; 

12/4/10 Notification Letter sent to 





police witness; 


prepared. 


charged with assault at 

common law. Ruing of the 

DPP to be sought in 

terms.


OFFICERS 

Corporal from doing 

so and stated that the 

complainant is an 

informer amongst 

others. He then 

shoved the 

complainant in his 

chest and boxed him 

across the face. 

58 DC The complainant 


11/7/10, he was 

involved in an 

altercation with a 

man at a party his 

[the complainant‟s] 

sister‟s in Anotto 

Bay. A police officer 

intervened and hit 

the complainant with 

his gun in his head 

causing him to fall. 

The gun was used to 

hit him again causing 

a wound and causing 

him to lose 

consciousness. 

District Constable 


Anotto Bay Police 

Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 



charged for assaulting the 

complainant. 

46 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

12/7/10 statement of the 

complainant recorded at the Anotto 


24/6/11 Notice sent to concerned 

officer for statement to be 

furnished; 







officer as allegations have 

not been made out.


OFFICERS 

59 DF The complainant 


15/11/09 he was 

riding his motor 

cycle along May Day 

Main Road when he 

was stopped by a 

Constable who 

requested his 

documents. When 

told that the 

documents were at 

home, the constable 

asked him what he 

could do for himself. 

When he told the 

constable that he had 

no money, the 

constable grabbed 

the complainant in 

his shirt and punched 

him in the face 

inflicting injuries to 

his lower lip and 

cheek. The motor 

cycle was then 

seized. 


to the Mandeville 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


motorcycle was lawfully 

seized; 




47 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


recorded at the Mandeville Police 

Station; 

27/7/10 Notification Letter sent to 

concerned officer requesting that he 

furnish a statement; 

26/8/10 relevant entries copied 

from the Station Diary of the 

Mandeville Police Station. 


charged for Assault at 

Common Law. Ruling of 

the DPP to be sought in 

terms.


OFFICERS 

60 HC The complainant 


5/1/10 he was 

informed that police 

officers were at his 

brother‟s house. He 

went there and saw 

officers and his 

brother‟s mother 

being prevented by 

the officers from 

entering her home. 

He asked the officers 

why they were 

preventing her and, 

one of the officers 

threatened to shoot 

him. He was then 

beaten with 

handguns and his 

mouth began to 

bleed. He was taken 

to the Falmouth 

Police Station along 

with his brother and 

arrested and charged 

for using indecent 

language and 

assaulting a police 


to the Falmouth 


TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 




48 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


taken; 

19/1/10 relevant entries were 

copied from the Station Diary of the 

Falmouth Police Station; 

25/1/10 a Notification Letter was 

sent to the concerned officer for 

him to furnish a statement; 

26/5/10 Medical Certificate of 


2/7/10 complainant‟s witness 

statement taken; 


prepared. 


charged for Assault. Ruling 

of the Director of Public 

Prosecutions to be sought 

in terms.


OFFICERS 

officer. 

61 MK The complainant 

alleges that on 15/10 

11 she saw a female 

police officer at her 

gate and she further 

observed that 

officers were outside 

her house searching 

the cellar and pulling 

board from there 

under. She states that 

her plants were 

thereby damaged and 

the female officer did 

not identify herself at 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

Unidentified. To determine whether the 

complainant‟s property was 

maliciously destroyed; and 


concerned officers behaved 

in a manner unbecoming a 

member of the JCF. 

49 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


take; 

2/2/12 complainant withdrew her 

complaint as she was unable to 

provide any further evidence to 

enable the Commission to identify 

the concerned officers. 

No criminal charge to be 



concerned officers as 

allegations have not been 

made out.


OFFICERS 

all. 

62 MB The complainant 


30/8/11 she was 

selling her goods on 

a corridor of Best 

Care Pharmacy when 

a police officer 

approached her and 

grabbed her bags. 

She held unto them 

and the concerned 

officer went behind 

her and grabbed her 

around the neck, 

kicked her feet away, 

lifted her from the 

ground and threw 

her down causing her 

sustain injuries to the 

left side of her head, 

lower back and right 

shoulder. 

63 JTC The complainant 


6/1/12 while 

standing on a lane in 

Spanish Town, he 




Station. 


attached to Spanish 

Town Police 

Station. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 







50 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 


officer received from case file 

before the Montego Bay Resident 

Magistrates Court; 


from the complainant and withdrew 

complaint; 


prepared. 


complainant; 

22/2/10 Final Investigation Report; 

7/9/10 request sent to 

No criminal charge to be 



concerned officers as 

allegations have not been 

made out. 




of the JCF by reason of


OFFICERS 

observed a police car 

coming so he tried to 

remove himself from 

the road to prevent 

an accident. 

However, the car 

sped up, hitting him 

on his right hand. 

The police alighted 

from the vehicle, 

searched him and 

threatened to kill 

him. 

64 OD The complainant 


19/6/10, he visited 

the Brown‟s Hall 

Police Station where 

he made a report of 

assault occasioned 

upon his person by 

four ladies. When he 

revisited the station 

on 21/6/10 he was 

boisterously dealt 

with by a police man. 

He again went back 

with a relative and 

was told that he‟d be 

District Constable 


Brown‟s Hall Police 

Station 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 

To determine whether or not 

the concerned officer may be 

sanctioned for neglect of 

duty. 

51 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Establishment Branch of the JCF 

for identify of concerned officer to 

be confirmed; 

5/3/12 investigations revealed that 

concerned officer is no longer a part 

of the JCF; 



recorded; 


insufficiency of evidence. 




of the JCF by reason of 

insufficiency of evidence.


OFFICERS 

contacting. On 

18/7/11 he was 

served a summons to 

attend court. 

65 TM The complainant 


21/2/11, the 


visited his home, 

showed him a 

warrant and searched 

his premises. His 

person was searched 

on 22/2/11. A 

further search of his 

house was conducted 

on 13/3/11 and his 

car and documents 

were seized. 

66 SN The complainant 


25/1/09 she went to 

the Seaview Gardens 


reported that her 

brother was injured. 

After her brother‟s 

discharge from 


to the Ocho Rios 



to the Seaview 

Gardens Police 

Station 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complainant‟s motor car was 



concerned officers ought to 

be sanctioned for neglect of 

duty. 

52 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

29/3/11 Section 21 Notices 

prepared and addressed to 

concerned officer requesting that 

statement be furnished in respect of 

incident; 

31/5/11 complainant withdrew the 

complaint. 


complainant; 


due to difficulties in obtaining 

evidence to sustain the investigation. 




of the JCF by reason of 

insufficiency of evidence. 

No disciplinary action to 

be taken against concerned 

officer.


OFFICERS 

Hospital they attend 

the station and gave 

statements. 

However, she has 

not been updated as 

to the status of the 

investigation. 

67 LP The complainant 


1/3/10 he daughter 

MF was arrested by 

officers of the Guys 

Hill Police Station. 

While at the station, 

a Corporal dragged 

her by her left hand 

to the inside and 

threw her on the 

concrete floor, 

causing pain and 

swelling to the hand. 

68 MC The complainant 


20/1/10, police 

officers from the 

Mobile Reserve came 

and he was accused 

of murdering a 


to the Guys Hill 


DSP and Special 


to the Mobile 

Reserve. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 





concerned officers may be 

charged for assaulting the 

complainant. 

53 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 


complainant; 

10/5/10 relevant entries copied 

from the Station Diary of the Guys 

Hill Police Station; 



complainant; 

9/909 relevant diary entries copied 

from the Station Diary at the 

Seaview Gardens Police Station; 

21/8/09 Notification of Complaint 




officer due to want of 

evidence. 





evidence.


OFFICERS 

policeman. He was 

hit all over the body 

with helmets before 

being taken to the 

Mobile Reserve and 

then to the Gun 

Court. 

69 AB The complainant 


numerous dates she 

had been harassed by 

a Special Corporal 

with whom she had 

been in an intimate 

relationship for three 

(3) years. The final 

act of harassment 

occurred on 2/5/10 

when she saw him on 

the campus outside 

her faculty watching 

her movements. 



ISCF Headquarters, 

Kingston. 

TERMS OF 

REFERENCE 


complaint is within the 

Commission‟s remit; and 


concerned officer has 

behaved in a manner 

unbecoming a member of the 

JCF. 

54 


OF THE 

COMMISSION 

Letters delivered to the Hunts Bay 

Police Station requiring statements 

to be furnished; 


prepared. 


complainant and her witnesses; 


prepared. 





evidence.

TEAM – ALPHA 

CATEGORY 

A

No. Deceased 

/Virtual 

Complainant 

Date of 

Incident 

1 R.W. Fatal 

Shooting 

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT – TEAM ALPHA 

CATEGORY A INVESTIGATIONS 

Location of 

Incident 

Allegations Action Taken Reason for Incompletion 

St. Thomas Complainant 

alleged that her 

brother was fatally 

shot by the police 

(26/2/2010) 

although he was 

reporting daily at 

the station. 

i. Sent Notices 

ii. Visited police station 

and copied relevant 

entries 

iii. Recorded further 

statements 

Date taken Internal External 

FIR to be typed. FIR completed. Ballistic and 

Forensic 

Certificates 

outstanding along 

with attending 

statements.

2 Fatal 

Shooting / 

Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston, 

Charles 

Street 

The police engage 

gunmen in the 

vicinity of Charles 

Street and Bond 

Street resulting in 

fatal shooting of six 

(6) persons and the 

shooting injury of 

others. 

i. Copied station 

records. 

ii. Record witness 

statements. 

iii. Attended post 

Mortems. 

iv. Sent Notices. 

v. Attended Q n A 

vi. Received documents 

from Caribbean Search 

Centre 

vii. Received Post 

Mortem Reports. 

viii. Called and visited 

a witness on several 

occasions but cannot 

find her. 

ix. Establish that 

weapons were indeed 

taken to lab. 

02.07.2012 

x. Most responses 

received. 

xi. Sent notices re chain 

of custody 

10/5/2012 i. Investigator to 

enquire why 

concerned officer‟s 

statements have not 

been received. 

ii. Investigator to 

check on police 

weapons used in 

shooting whether they 

have been sent to the 

Forensics Lab for 

examination. 

iii. The INDECOM 

firearm‟s recovery 

policy to be enforced. 

iv. Effort is to be made 

to persuade other 

persons to give 

statements. 

v. ID Parades to be 

arranged. 

vi. As the 

investigation develops, 

Question & Answer 

Sessions are to be 

arranged with police 

officers. 

Twice visited 

the area, 

seeking 

witnesses but 

without 

success. 

Statements re 

Chain of 

Custody 

Response 

outstanding

3 INDECOM obo 

D.W.(deceased) 

and R.H. 

(injured) 

Fatal 

Shooting / 

Shooting 

Injury 



St. Thomas Allegations are that 

police accosted a 

group of men who 

pointed firearm at 

them. They took 

evasive action and 

fired in the 

direction of the men 

resulting in the 

death of one man 

and the shooting 

injury of another. 

i. Recorded statements, 

relevant Diary Entries 

and sent Notices. 

ii. Attended Post 

Mortem and recorded 

relevant statement. 

10-5-2012 

iii. Responses received 

25-04-2012 

Concerned officers‟ 

statements are 

outstanding. 

Medical Certificates 

for the injured person 

to be applied for. 

To apply for post 

mortem report. 

Interviews are to be 

carried out in area 

with a view of 

identifying witnesses. 

To apply for 

Post Mortem 

Report. 

Medical 

Certificate 

outstanding.



4 K.S. Fatal Shooting Kingston The Police alleged 

that they were on an 

operation on at 58 

Mountain View 

Avenue „Jarrett Lane‟ 

Kingston 2, when 

they knocked on a 

door to a premises. 

The door flew open 

and two men inside 

armed with handguns 

opened fire at them. 

The fire was returned 

and in the aftermath 

one man was shot 

while the other 

escaped. The dead 

man was identified as 

K.S. 

Witness Statements 

collected 

Station diary entries 

obtained 

Notices delivered to 


Post Mortem attended 

FLA, GFL and CIB 

request made 

Post Mortem report 

received 

Was informed that the 

ballistic report is being 

typed 

Notices were served on 

the concerned officers 

On July 10, 2012 some 

statements to include 

those of Cpl. G. B. and V. 

were received. 

Supt A. B. submitted 

additional statement as 

requested. 

Awaiting the lab reports 

to have second meeting 

with Dr. R. R. in order to 

do a reconstruction of the 

scene.

5 E. L.W 21/05/11 Mount Pelier 

District, Buff 

Bay, Portland 



On Sunday, 2011 

May 21 about 9:30am 

E. L.W., age 35 years 

old, Farmer of 

Resource District, St. 

Andrew and Mount 

Vernon District, 

Portland, was fatally 


when he and another 

man engaged them in 

a shootout in Mount 

Vernon District. One 

(1) Taurus .38 

Revolver with serial 

number erased and 

said to contain three 

(3) live rounds and 

two (2) spent shells 

was reportedly 

recovered from him. 

(1)Statements collected 

from E. S. and F.J.; 

(2) 2 Spent Shells and a 

pair of gloves were 

handed over as alleged 

evidence and exhibits; 

(3) The spent shells were 

taken to the Forensic 

Laboratory for Ballistic 

Testing; 

(4)Photographs received; 

(5) Post Mortem Report 

received; 

(6) Responses received 

from (i) Cons. G. T. (ii) 

Cons. M. P. (iii) 

Spl/Cons. R. M. and (iv) 

Spl/Cons. M. T.; 

(7) Cellular phone 

received from 

Communication 

Forensics and Cybercrime 

Unit. Information 

relating to calls made 

prior, on and before May 

File is to be moved to 

Fatality B as there are no 

witness(es) to the 

incident.



21, 2011 were also 

obtained; 

(8) On 2011 August 23 at 

3:52 p.m. Forensic Lab 

was called (977-0229) in 

relation to the testing of 

the spent shells that were 

found at the scene, I was 

informed by Ms. M. of 

Ballistic Department that 

the testing is not yet 

completed. Mrs. S. of 

the Biology department 

also informed that testing 

has not yet started as they 

are clearing the back log 

from 2010. She also 

informed that if the 

matter was for court the 

process would be speeded 

up; 

(9) Notices served on 

Det/Cpl. P. of the 

Portland Technical 

Services Division for 

report and Viewer‟s CD. 

Response received; (ii) 

Det/Cpl. J. M., Initial 

Investigator and (iii)



Inspector B. of the Buff 

Bay Police Station. 

(10)*No letter delivered 

to Deputy Superintendent 

H. as the serial number 

was erased from the 

firearm recovered. 

24-4-2012 

Bullet found and is now 

at the Forensic 

Laboratory. FL# 59625. 

Det/Cpl. C. of BSI took 

firearms to lab. FL# 

59625. 

Copy of Ballistic 

Certificate applied for by 

letter dated 2012 July 25.

6 O.W. 5/6/2011 



Old Harbour 

Bay, 

St. Catherine 

On Sunday, 2011 

June 5 about 6:10pm 

O.W. 26 years old 

DOB 19/11/1984, 

Fisherman of 

Terminal Road, Old 

Harbour Bay, St. 

Catherine was fatally 


whilst he was in the 

company of a man 

known as W.L. o/c 

„D. T‟ who allegedly 

opened fire at eh 

police. One .38 

Taurus Revolver 

bearing serial number 

NE943181 with one 

(1) live round and 

five (5) spent casings 

were recovered. 

Cons. O. M. a 

member of the police 

party received a 

gunshot wound to his 

left leg; 

(1)Station Diary Entry 

copied; 

(2)Collected statement 

from A.T. (Witness for 

deceased) 

(3)Post mortem report 

received; 

(4) Notice served on Cpl. 

H. T.; Cpl. W. P.l, Cons. 

O. M. (OST Old Harbour 

PS) through SSP C. P. i/c 

St. Catherine South 

Division, awaiting 

response; 

(5) Received statements 

from Det/Cons. D.M. and 

Det/Cons. J. P., Forensic 

Crime Scene 

Investigators as well as a 

CD Viewer‟s Copy. 

(6) Notices delivered to 

be served on Det/Cpl. R. 

S., Initial Investigator. 

(7)O‟s mother came in 

To get medical 

certificate for policeman 

who received a shot in 

his leg. 

Investigator to attempt 

to collect more witness 

statements; 

(1)Statement from Initial 

Investigator to account 

for bullets recovered at 

Post Mortem 

Examination. 

(2)Bullet recovered from 

deceased to be compared 

with weapons of 

shooters. 

26-7-2012 

Dr. to be written to for 

an explanation regarding 

the entry and exit 

wounds of Cons. M. 

Awaiting Ballistic 

Certificate Report 

Responses of 

Officers 

outstanding. 

Awaiting response 

from DSP H.



office and gave a 

statement regarding the 

identity of the body at the 

Post Mortem 

Examination. She also 

gave me information as to 

the reason why her son 

was wrongfully shot. 

(8)Det/Cpl. R., Initial 

Investigator was Noticed 

in regards to his activities 

upon receiving a report 

regarding the fatal 

shooting of O.W. 

(9) Letter written and 

delivered to DSP H. 

requesting information as 

to whether or not firearm 

was subsequently 

submitted to the 

Laboratory. 

(10) BSI Interim Report 

received. 

(11) Recorded W. L. o/c 

„Dan T‟ statement. 

(witness)



(10) W. L.‟ Medical 

Report and Certificate has 

been applied for at the 

Spanish Town Hospital; 

(11) Cons. O. M. Medical 

Certificate has been 

applied for at the Spanish 

Town Hospital; 

(12) Notice to Det/Cpl. R. 

L. was delivered for him 

to give an account for the 

exhibits that he collected 

from the pathologist at 

the Post Mortem 

Examination; 

(13) Letter dated 

2012/2/28 was written to 

Mr. L., Director of FLA 

requesting information as 

to the ownership of the 

firearm; 

(14) On 23/4/2012 

Witness – W. L. was 

contacted by telephone 

and he promised to visit 

INDECOM on 24/4/2012 

to furnish further



information relative to the 

identification of police. 

(15) Medical Certificate 

of Cons. O. M. has been 

received; 

(16) On 2012/7/30 

Ballistic Certificate 

Applied for. 

(17) Dr. B. was written to 

regarding an explanation 

for bullet wounds for 

Cons. M. 

(18) On 12/8/14 Det/Insp. 

P. T. was contacted at the 

Portmore Police Station 

in regards to Det/Cpl. R. 

L. non submission of 

statement. Statement was 

received but upon 

examination it was signed 

nor stamped by a JP. It 

was copied and returned 

the necessaries to be 

done. 

(19) Received copy of 

statement from Office of



Public Defender of W. L. 

through Investigator F.



7 K.H. 4/9/2011 Kingston S.H. is reporting on 

behalf of her son K. 

H. (deceased). She 


Sunday, 2011 

September 4 at about 

9:00 p.m. – 10:00 

p.m. her son was 

picked up by the 

police in Three Miles, 

taken to Waterhouse 

in „Captured‟ and 

killed. 

(1)Complainant‟s 

statement recorded 


from the Olympic 

Gardens Police Station 

recorded 

(3)Firearms/Ammunitions 

register regarding W/Cpl. 

S. W. was recorded; 

(4)Notices were delivered 

to be served on Cpl. A. B. 

and W/Cpl. S. W.; 

(5)Notices were also 

served on Det/Cpl. L. M. 

B., Initial Investigator; 

(6)On 2011/11/14 K.„s 

Mother came into office 

and gave a statement 

regarding her 

identification of the body 

at the Post Mortem 

Examination. 

(7)On 2011/11/18 this 

Investigator received CD 

and Incident Scene 

4/9/2011 Pathologist should 

explain the significance 

of the blackening 

mentioned in injury. 

Get cell site 

information/phone 

records for the deceased 

phone. 

Voice parade with Miss 

W. for the female voice 

on the phone.



Examination Report from 

ISE Officer P. A.; 

(8)Application has been 

made for the Post Mortem 

Report and is received; 

(9) Letter written to DSP 

H. requesting information 

as to whether or not 

firearm was subsequently 

submitted to the 

Laboratory; 

(10) Response received 

from Dr. H. to say that 

there are no records or 

evidence to indicate that 

the firearm was submitted 

to the Ballistic 

Department prior to the 

incident. 

(11) K.‟s mother stated 

that her son was speaking 

to her on the cell phone as 

to where he was. She 

also over heard when the 

police accosted him. She 

also stated that witnesses 

saw this and she is going



to try and ask the witness 

to come in office and give 

a statement. 

(12) Response received 

from W/Cpl. S. W. and 

Det/Cpl. C. B.; awaiting 

response from Det/Cpl. 

B.; 

24-4-2012 

Dr. P., Pathologist was 

contacted and he 

explained that the 

blackening was caused by 

close shot, meaning, the 

victim was 1m away from 

the person who shot him. 

Chief Intelligence Officer 

spoken to. He explained 

difficulties being 

experienced with the 

provider. 

Complainant has not been 

contacted despite effort to 

answer questions relative 

to voice identification. 

(1)Response of Det/Cpl.



B. received in office on 

2012/7/12. 

(2) Provisional FIR done 

and submitted on 

2012/8/28.



8 A.F. 4/28/2012 St. Andrew At 12:20 p.m. 

INDECOM Operator 

called and reported a 

fatal shooting in 

Rocky Valley 

District, Stony Hill, 

St. Andrew that took 

place at 

approximately 11:50 

a.m. that morning. 

INDECOM 

Investigators and 

Forensic Examiner 

left the office at 1:55 

p.m. and arrived on 

the scene at 2:23 p.m. 

On arrival, they were 

met by Detective 

Sergeant R. S., Initial 

Investigator of the 


Police Station. DSP 

M. i/c Operations, St. 

Andrew North 

Division acting on 

information of 

gunmen being in the 

Rocky Valley District 

led a team of 37 other 

ranks to St. 

Christopher Road. 

(1)Statement of C. R. 

witness, recorded; 


DSP M. and Cpl. D. S.; 

(3) Station Diary entries 

copied; 

(4) Copy of Lab receipt 

for exhibits submitted 

received; 

(5) Newspaper clippings 

obtained; 

(6) Statement of D. W., 

mother of deceased who 

identified the body as A. 

F. was recorded; 

(7) Incident Scene 

Examination Report 

along with CD received; 

(8) Firearm Register of 

DSP M. copied: 


applied for, not yet 

received;



Det/Sgt. S. stated that 

DSP M. along Cpl. 

D. S. entered through 

a gate where they 

were confronted by 

three (3) men who 

opened gunfire on 

them. DSP M. and 

Cpl. S. returned the 

fire. One man was 

shot and injured, 

another ran into a 

house where he was 

held while, the third 

man made good his 

escape. The injured 

man was rushed to 

the Kingston Public 

Hospital where he 

was pronounced dead 

on arrival, then 

transferred to the 

Tranquility Funeral 

Home pending Post 

Mortem Examination. 

According to Det/Sgt. 

S. a 9mm 

Parabellium Black 

and Silver pistol with 

a magazine 

containing 5 live 

(10) Statement of M. D. 

recorded; 

(11) Statements of 

Det/Sgt. R. S., J. M., 

Insp. L. G., DSP G. M. 

and Cpl. D. S. received in 

office. 


Received in office. 

(14) Firearm and 

ammunition register 

received from Insp. L. G. 

File is with Mr. G. W.



rounds was dropped 

on the scene whilst 

the men were 

running. The serial 

number obscured. 

M. D., 27 years old of 

St. Christopher Road 

was held and taken 

into custody. 

The incident scene 

was processed by Mr. 

P. A., Forensic 

Examiner. Three (3) 

9mm spent casings 


The body of the 

deceased was also 

processed. The hands 

of DSP G. M. and 

Cpl. D. S. who were 

involved in the 

shooting were 

swabbed at the 


Police Station.



9 D.E. 5/1/2012 Kingston On Tuesday, 2012 

May 1 at about 8:26 

p.m., INDECOM 

Operator called and 

reported a fatal 

shooting on Foster 

Lane, Kingston CSO, 

which took place at 


a.m. that evening. 

INDECOM 

Investigators and 

Forensic Examiners 

arrived on the scene 

at about 9:05 p.m. On 

arrival, they were met 

by Detective 

Corporal S. B., Initial 

Investigator of the 

Kingston Central 

Police Station CIB. 

Superintendent M. 

was on the scene 

conversing with a 

crowd that had 

gathered. 

Reports are that at 


p.m. #11595 Corporal 

D. W., #12126 

Constable B. H. and 

(1) Notices 

were served on Det/Cpl. 

S. B., Cons. B. H., Cons. 

F. S. and Cpl. D. W.; 

(2) Firearm 

and Ammunitions 

Registers copied; 

(3) Station 

Diary entries copied; 

(4) Statements 

of Stanford P., N. C., P. 

T.,K. W., I. R., O. B., and 

O. S. , witnesses, 

recorded; 

(5) Notice 

Served on SSP S. M. with 

response date as 

2012/5/8; 

(6) Newspaper 

clippings obtained; 

(7) Incident 

Scene Examiner‟s report 

along with CD received; 

(8) Statements 

of Cpl. D. W., Cons. B.



#11231 Constable F. 

S. of the Central 

Police Station, 

Operational Support 

Team were on foot 

patrol in the area 

when they accosted a 

group of about three 

(3) men. On seeing 

the police the men 

ran into different 

direction, one man 

ran into premises 9½ 

Foster Lane where 

the police gave chase 

and accosted him, the 

man allegedly 

pointed a firearm at 

the police who 

opened fire at him, 

hitting him, the man 

was reportedly rushed 

to the Kingston 

Public Hospital 

where he was 

pronounced dead on 

arrival. 

A 9mm Semiautomatic 

pistol with 

a magazine 

containing 12 rounds 

H., Det/Cpl. S. B. and 

Cons. F. S. received in 

office; 

(9) Post Mortem 

Examination was 

attended by this 

Investigator. The 

deceased was identified 

as D. E. by his mother 

who refused to give a 

statement; 

(10) Post 

Mortem Report applied 

for, not yet received; 

(11)A profile 

has been requested for D. 

E., awaiting response; 

(12) A 2nd Notice was 

delivered to be served on 

SP M. 

(13) Notices are to be 

prepared for Question and 

Answer Session with all 

concerned police officers.



was found beside 

him. The body is 

presently at 




The incident scene 

was processed by Mr. 

H. C., Chief Forensic 

Examiner and Ms. K. 

G., Forensic 

Examiner. Two (2) 

M16 spent casings 

were recovered from 

the scene. 

The body of the now 

deceased was also 

processed. The hands 

of #11595 Corporal 

D. W., #12126 

Constable B. H. and 

#11231 Constable F. 

S. who were involved 

in the shooting were 

swabbed at the 

Central Police 

Station.



10 H.R. 7/1/2011 Kingston H.R. was shot and 

killed by members of 

the JCF on January 7, 

2011 at about 5:30 

a.m. at Rae Town, 

Steven Lane, 

Kingston. He was at 

home with his 

girlfriend and their 

children. 

Police Version 

Cons. L. M. stated 

that he was a member 

of an operation to 

cordon and search in 

Rae Town. Inspector 

J. led his team and 

Cons E. H. was the 

point man. They went 

to 10 ½ Stephenson 

Lane and entered a 

house through an 

open grill. Insp J. 

knocked on the door 

and shouted Police 

open the door. He 

heard a male voice 

saying “go deh so” 

twice. Cons H. 

opened the door then 

he and Cons. H. 

1.Station Diary entry 

collected, 

2.Statements from 


collected, 

3.witness statements 

collected 

4.Further statement 

collected from the 

eyewitness S. F. for ID 

of Shooter. 

5. Firearm register 

6.TSD Report applied for 

7.Post Mortem Report. 

8.To get copy file from 

BSI 

9.Initial Investigator 

noticed to provide Chain 

Of Custody for firearms 

10. Copy of CD 

Requested from TSD 

11(Scene was processed 

by Det Cpl C W. and 

Cons K S. of TSD) 

Get information on the 

weapon recovered 

including chain of 

custody. 

Find out whether the 

scene was processed and 

by whom. 

Follow firearm recovery 

procedure. 

To Prove I.D. 

03-05-2012 

1.Forensic/Ballastic 

report outstanding 

2.Q&A for breech 

team 

3.ID Parade to be 

conducted



entered the house. 

Cons H. shouted drop 

it and discharged 2 

rounds. He told a 

female who was in 

the room not to 

move. Cons. H. 

escorted her out of 

the house. Cons. H. 

secured the weapon. 

Witness S. F., mother 

of deceased children 

Stated that she was in 

bed with the deceased 

when she heard the 

grill on the verandah 

being taken off. She 

opened the door. A 

policeman who was 

crouching at the door 

pulled her out and 

then went inside the 

room. She heard one 

shot and a voice said 

“pussy a dis u draw 

pon mi” she then 

heard two shots



11 V.K. 20/03/12 Kingston V.K. was shot and 

killed by the police 

while she was among 

six (6) other 

occupants of a blue 

Suzuki Swift motor 

car On March 20. 

2012 at about 9:47 

p.m. along Norman 

Lane in Kingston 13. 

K.B., her 14 year old 

daughter A.W., 14 

year old S.R. and 

C.W. o/c Kingman 

who were occupants 

of the car were shot 

and injured. K.H. 

and S.K. who were 

attending a party in 

the community were 

also shot in the 

incident as they stood 

by the roadside. Two 

other men, T.T. and 

D.M. who were 

occupants or the car 

escaped unhurt. 

Police version 

The police reported 

that they were in 

pursuit of the motor 

1. New Case 

Report was 

done 

2. Station 

Diary Entry 

collected. 

3. Firearm and 

Ammo Entry 

Collected 

4. Statements 

were 

collected 

from 

all six (6) 

occupants 

who 

survived the 

ordeal. 

5. Notices 

were served 

on concerned 

officers and 

their 

statements 

received. 

1Q&A for 

Shooters 

1.Corrected Copy 

of Ballistic report 

to be had and copy 

of



car in question whose 

occupants were 

involved in a robbery 

in Portmore earlier 

that evening and on 

reaching Norman 

Lane, two men fired 

from the front 

windows of the car 

and they returned 

fire. They reported 

that a firearm was 

recovered on the 

scene. 

1. Postmortem 

Report 

applied for 

and 

received. 

2. Copies of 

Recordings 

And or 

Transcript 

Of Radio 

Messages 

received at 

Police 

Control 

applied for 

and Copy of 

Message 

Action Diary 

received. 

3. Copy of Robbery file 

from Waterford Police 

requested and received. 

4. ID Parade requested 

submitted to the VIU. 

5. Forensic Scene Report 

received. 

6. Ballistic certificate 

received 

7. ID Parade held



8. ID Parade was 

conducted on June 18, 

2012



12 A.M. 23/08/11 St Andrew A. M., Unemployed 

of Airy Castle in St 

Andrew was shot and 

killed on August 23, 

2011 by police after 

he was taken from his 

bed by the officers 

outside his house. 

Police version 


that they were 

conducting an 

operation in search of 

wanted men and they 

were fired on and 

they returned the fire 

and M. was killed in 

the incident. The 

reportedly recovered 

a Ruger 9mm Pistol 

with its Serial 

Number erased 

1.Station Diary Entry 

Collected 

2.Police Statements 

Collected 

3,witness Statements 

Collected 

4.Postmortem Reported 

applied for and received 

5.Forensic Scene Report 

received 

ID parade to be held 1.Ballistic Cert 

2.ID Parade

13 M.S. obo M.S. June 16, 2011 

July 21, 2011 



Kingston M.S. obo M.S. 

(dec‟d) - it is alleged 

that M.S. was 

unlawfully killed by 


attached to the Hunts 

Bay PS. The 

deceased was said to 

be killed in “cold 

blood” at home in 

front of his 2 y-o son 

and common law 

wife. 

(1) Two witness 

statements collected from 

M. S. and P. S. 

(2) Crime Diary entry 

copied from the Hunts 

Bay PS 

(3) Notice to concerned 

officers prepared 

(4) Contact made with 

BSI for copy of file 

(5) Tracking number 

obtained from Forensic 

Lab. 

(6) Letter sent to NIB, 

FLA and Forensic Lab for 

firearm information 

(7) Notices delivered to 



requested from Legal 

Medical Unit (14.09.11) 

(9) Letter from FLA 

received 

(10) Post Mortem report 

received 

(11) Meeting held with 

pathologist 

(12) Officer who attended 

Post Mortem noticed 

(13) Received statement 

from officer who attended 

Follow up on letters sent 

to CIB and FLA. 

Ask the pathologist to 

give his opinion as to 

whether the post mortem 

findings support or 

refute either version. 

Get information on the 

post mortem itself 

See whether any of these 

police officers could be 

witnesses. So re-notice 

all concerned officers to 

come in for a question 

and answer session. If 

they fail to come, 

prepare the file and send 

to legal for them to be 

charged. 

Speak to the DOC so he 

can preside over the Q 

and A session. 

Work the other 

angles….proving 

identification through 

the ballistics as well as 

ID parade for the other 

officers present 

See if we can get 

anything from the 

control tape (this would



Post Mortem 

(14) Received CD from 

officer who attended Post 

Mortem 

(16)Meeting scheduled 

with SSP H. for 6.2.12 

(17) Received Ballistic 

Certificate 

(18) 2/8/2012 R. received 

file from SI S. and 

continue investigations. 

(19) 22/8/12 received 

corrected Ballistic Cert. 

(20) 22/8/12 Contacted 

M. S. re further 

statement. She stated that 

she is unavailable until 

Sept. 

(21) 11/9/12 R. and D. 

visited M. S. residence 

where she was 

interviewed. No useful 

information was obtained. 

(22) 17/9/12 Interview 

with Dr. R. re Post 

Mortem Exam of 

deceased. Doctor gave his 

opinion as to the injuries 

seen, he could not say 

whether or not it was a 

shootout but the injuries 

be a res gestae 

statement) 

DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

1. To sit with 

investigator and work 

out Q & A for concerned 

officers 

2. Mr. C. to follow-up 

on instructions from 

Commissioner re review 

of Ballistic testing result.



were not from close range 

gunfire. 

(23) 20/9/12 FIR done



14 K.N. and N.T. 25/08/2012 St. Andrew K.N. and N.T. were 

fatally shot by the 

Police at Maxfield 

Avenue and Moore 

street, Kingston 13. A 

firearm was allegedly 

taken from 

Thompson. 

1. Concerned officers‟ 

hands swabbed 

2. Field Notices served on 

(3) concerned officers 

3. Three (3) eye witness 

statements recorded 

4. Diary entry copied 

5. Post Mortem attended 


Ammunition registers 

copied 

7. Received statements 

from concerned officers 

and initial investigator 

8. Attended Post Mortem 

Exam and recorded 

statement 

9. 24/9/12 Received Post 

Mortem Report 

9/10/12: Telephone eye 

witness re further 

statement. Messages left 

for R.W. and M. N. to 

contact INDECOM as 

well. 12/10/12: Received 

statement and two CD's 

from D/Cons. G. JCF 

Scenes of Crime officer. 

29/10/12: Applied for 

Ballistic Certificate and 

contacted D/Cpl. W. re: 

From SI S.: 

1.Further statements 

from: 

S. L., 

R. W., T. M. 

2. Statement and report 

from D/cons C. & Cons. 

G. JCF Scenes of Crime. 

26/10/12: From CI :(1) 

D/Cpl. W. further 

statement - where were 

firearms stored before 

taking them to lab. He 

also should state the type 

serial number of 

firearms and who they 

were in possession of. 

(2) Further statements of 

three eyewitnesses re: 

identification. Identity of 

shooter. (3) All three (3) 

officers fired bullet 

recovered from on K. N. 

Outstanding 

documents: 

1.Ballistics Cert 

2. Statement from 

JCF Scene of 

Crime Officers. 

3. Hand Swab 

Certificate 

4. Further 

statements to be 

recorded from three 

eye witnesses.



further statement, chain 

of custody of weapons. 

He indicated that same 

will be ready for 

31/10/12. 3/11/12: 

Telephone and spoke 

with Ms. L. re: further 

statement who stated that 

she is now working and 

has no time to visit 

INDECOM office. 

Telephone and spoke 

with Ms. M. re: further 

statement, she will visit 

the office on Wed. 

7/11/12 to give the 

statement. Telephone and 

spoke with Mr. W. who 

also will visit the office 

on 7/11/12.



15 D.B. and R.D. 18/08/2010 St. Catherine D.B. and R.D. were 

fatally shot at 

Brooklyn Lane, 

Thompson Pen, 

Spanish Town, St. 

Catherine by police 

officers who claimed 

that the men were 

killed when they 

went to a house and 

knocked on a door. A 

female opened the 

door and a man 

jumped from a bed 

with a gun in his 

hand pointed at the 

police who opened 

fire at on him. This 

man ran through a 

back door and 

escaped. The team 

then went to the gully 

where they were 

engaged by a group 

of about 6 heavily 

armed men who 

engaged them in a 

shootout. The fire 

was returned and 

when the shooting 

subsided two men 

i) Witness‟s statements 

collected (ii) Crime Scene 

Investigator‟s statement 

received. 

(iii)VIU forms and 

Notification letters served 

on all the officers to 

attend Q & A session and 

to furnish their 

statements. Officers 

failed to comply. 

(iv)File was submitted to 

the DPP‟s office for 

ruling. 

Ruling received that all 

the officers should be 

charged. 

(v)On 7/1/11 Video 

Identification Parade was 

held. Suspects not 

identified. 

(vi)Notice again served 

on the officers to furnish 

their statements and 

attend Q & A session. 

(vii) 8 officers turned up 

for Q & A session 

(viii) New date was set 

for them to furnish their 

statements. To date they 

have not complied with 

Check telephone records 

to see where the call 

came from 

Urgent ballistics (Mr. C. 

to note) 

Work the mistaken ID 

issue; find out about the 

other C.; show that the 

other C. was the person 

suspected of burning the 

houses in Gravel 

Heights. R. W. can assist 

with this 

30-04-2012 

Ballistic report is ready. 

Mr. R. W. was spoken to 

(30-4-2012), said 

nothing was done about 

the investigation as the 

risk level in Gravel 

Heights are extremely 

high



were found in 

separate section of 

the gully suffering 

from gunshot 

wounds. They were 

pronounced dead at 


hospital where they 

were taken This case 

is regarded as Fatality 

A because. 

Reason for being 

fatality A 

Statements of 

eyewitnesses stated 

that the 4 youths were 

in a room when the 

police knocked on the 

door and ordered 

them out. Two of 

them were sent back 

into the room and the 

other two D. B. o/c 

and R. D. were fatally 

shot at Brooklyn 

Lane. C. body was 

found by residents in 

the nearby gully 

covered with dry 

INDECOM‟S request. 

(ix)On 2/3/11 Trial date 

set for 21/4/11 at the Half 

Way Tree RM court. 

(x)Statement of the initial 

Investigator, Sgt. B. 

received. 

(xi)Notification letter 

served on Senior 

Superintendent A. C., 

Officer in charge of St. 

Catherine North police 

division to attend Q & A 

to furnish information as 

regards the officers who 

issued the firearms to the 

officers who were 

involved in the shooting. 

(xii) Statement of Mrs. C. 

P. was taken. 

Applied for Post Mortem 

Report 

Sup H. said that reports 

not ready 

Trial will continue in this 

matter where the 8 police 

officers disobeyed 

INDECOM‟s notice on 

June 27, 2012. 

Had discussion with Mr.



wood. It is assumed 

by residents that the 

police was about to 

burn the body but did 

not get the chance to 

do so. 

1. No firearm was 

recovered 

2. Witnesses‟ version 

challenged that of the 

police as their 

testimony indicates 

that the two youths 

were taken from their 

home and fatally shot 


R. W. to find out about 

the other C. and to show 

that the other C. was the 

person suspected of 

burning the houses in 

Gravel Heights. 

18/4/12 Cpl G. of GFL 

said that Ballistic 

certificate is ready 

29/3/12 Ms. T. J. of GFL 

Chemistry Dept. said that 

the certificate bearing FL 

# 2418/2010 was 

collected by Cons. D. 

R.#13180 of the St. 

Catherine North Div. 

Efforts to locate this 

officer failed via 

telephone failed. To visit 

the Spanish Town Police 

Station and continue 

enquires. 

29/3/12 Ms. T. D. of GFL 

Biology Dept said that the 

result for 2617/2010 not 

ready. To contact Ms. H. 

M. who is working this 

case. 

29/3/12 D/Cpl R. was 

contacted he said that he



will check his records to 

and furnish the Chemistry 

certificate. 

To re-apply for Post 

mortem Report 

4/5/12 D/Cpl R. was 

contacted he said that he 

is still making checks for 

the Chemistry certificate. 

7/5/12 visited GFL to 

collect the Ballistic 

certificate however Cpl 

G. said that it was not 

ready. When he was 

reminded that he said it 

was ready he claimed that 

must be an error. 

DSP H. was contacted 

and he again promised to 

have the Ballistic 

certificate ready by the 

end of May 2012. 

The Post mortem Report 

for both deceased 

obtained 

Ballistic and hand Swab 

certificates obtained 

Notice sent to D/Sgt. G. 

to submit chain of 

custody statement. For 

Firearms taken to the lab



Received additional 

statement. From D/Sgt. B. 

Notice sent to Supt C. to 

present Firearm entry of 

the officers involved in 

the shooting. 

Letter submitted at the 

Spanish Town police 

statement. Requesting 

Supt C. to submit copy 

of the court file in the 

Tredegar Park criminal 

case 

Mother of deceased 

contacted and given 

update. 

Witness was contacted at 

Tredegar Pk. To attend I. 

D. Parade. He was 

unwilling to cooperate. 

Notice sent to Spl. Cons. 

W. to submit statement 

on July 13 2012 

D/Sgt. G. chain of 

custody statement. 

obtained 

Firearm entry obtained 

from Supt C. 

Three follow up calls 

were made to Supt. C., at 

the Spanish Town police



statement. He was out of 

office. Message left 

reminding him to submit 

court file in the Tredegar 

Park criminal case 

Obtained chain of 

custody statement from 

TSD Sgt R., Cons. Q. as 

well as Viewer‟s C/D 

Notices Sent to Sgt. L. J. 

and Cons. U. for 

statement that they issued 

the firearms to Cpl. H. 

and Cons. D. 

FIR is being Prepared



16 F.H. 5/11/2010 Westmoreland On 4th November 

2010 F.H., family 

members and friends 

were at the front of 

the Sunrise Club, 

Norman Manley 

Blvd. Negril when 

about 7 police 

officers some of 

whom were wearing 

mask accosted them. 

F. was ordered to 

remove items that he 

had in a bag and 

while doing so he 

was Fatally shot by 

7086 Cpl. M. R. The 

officers alleged that 

they were fired on by 

armed men who 

escaped. 

Statements were collected 

by INDECOM & BSI 

Investigators at the scene 

of the incident. 

Notification letters were 

served on Cpl. M. R. and 

other officers who were 

present during the 

incident to attend Q & A 

session. 

Crime Scene was visited 

by INDECOM 

Investigators 

Cpl. M. R. was identified 

at a Video Identification 

Parade that was held on 

4/12/10 

Q & A sessions were 

conducted. 

File was sent to the 

Office Of DPP 

Response received from 

DPP requesting further 

information 

The request was 

submitted 

Next court date in this 

matter will be on 

September 28 

2012. 

On May 13, 2012 Mr. A. 

Question and Answer 

session was scheduled 

on August 24, 2011 for 

three officers namely 

Constable C. C., Spl. 

Cons F. A. and Spl. 

Cons N. L. however A. 

C. T. called at 10:35 am 

to say that he represents 

Spl. Cons F. A. and Spl. 

Cons N. L. and was 

unable to come. Both 

officers visited 

INDECOM on August 

25 and were served to 

appear on August 31, 

2011 at 9:00 am and 

1:30 p.m. 

The attorney for 

Constable C. C., C. R. 

submitted a letter on 

behalf of her client. He 

did not turn up at 

INDECOM on the date 

of the Notice. 

On October 28, 2011 to 

attend Supreme Court, 

mention date for the trial 

of M. R. 

Serve the service 

providers with a notice



H. was contacted on and 

advised of the next court 

date. He said he was 

advised by his lawyer 

Serve a Notice on all 

those that were on the 

operation to come and 

answer questions. We 

are particularly 

interested in the 

recovered firearm. 

Liaise with Miss D. at 

the lab and ask her to go 

further with her report 

and say whether the tin 

strip and the shrapnel 

matches the 

manufacturers material 

Mr. C. to speak with 

Miss D. re the 

usefulness of the further 

tests 

Update the family on the 

next court date 

30-04-2012 

Q n A was done 

Notice served to service 

provider. 

On 30-04-2012, spoke 

with Mr. C. that he is



schedule to speak with 

Ms. D. today on the 

matter.



17 D.S. 27/8/11 Kingston D.S. was fatally shot 

by Spl. Cpl. F. S. of 

the ISCF Harman 

Barracks when he 

allegedly pulled a 

ratchet knife from his 

waistband and cut F. 

S. on the right side of 

his abdomen. He was 

treated at KPH. 

However 

eyewitnesses refuted 

the claim stating that 

the officer grabbed D. 

by the front of his 

pants pointed his gun 

into his face and fired 

one shot that caught 

him at the left side of 

his face and exited at 

the back of his head. 

Diary entries copied from 

the Denham Town Police 

Station. And Harman 

Barracks 

Statements of witnesses 

recorded 

All notices sent. 



Applied to KPH for 

medical cert. Of the 

officer who claimed he 

was cut. 

Id parade forms are being 

completed 

Application to GFL, CIB 

and FLA to be dispatched 

Notices for Q& A to the 

officers scheduled for 

February 27. 

To meet with Mr. C. to do 

reconstruction of incident 

On 2/2/12 update was 

given to the Victim‟s 

mother. She expressed 

her satisfaction on the 

progress made so far. 

The Initial Investigator 

D/Sgt B. took the 

shooter‟s firearm and 

submits it to GFL



13/3/12 One VIU form 

was served on the 

concerned officer and the 

served documents 

received. 

Two additional 

statements were recorded 

giving further description 

of the officer. 

On 18/4/12 another VIU 

form was submitted to be 

served. 

Q& A session scheduled 

for May 1 2012 was not 

held. The lawyer Mr. C. 

T. called on May 1 to say 

that the notices were 

served On the same day 

and his clients were not 

prepared. He requests a 

new date. 

Notices were served for Q 

& A to be done on May 

14, 2012 and May 17, 

2012. Mr. T. was advised 

of the new dates. 

Q & A session was done 

with Spl Cons B. and C. 

ID parade was done for 

the Concerned Officer. 

However the witness



failed to ID him. 

KPH said that the 

Medical Records for the 

Concerned Officer cannot 

be located. 

Obtain Post Mortem 

Report from the Legal 

medical Unit



18 A M. 23/08/11 St Andrew On August 23, 2011 

at about 4:00 am 

A.M. of Airy Castle 

was fatally shot by A 

team of police at his 

home. The team 

from the Constant 

spring Police Station 

led by DSP G. M. 

includes Cons. D. F. 

Police Version 

DSP G. M. said that 

he knocked on the 

door of a house and 

heard explosions. He 

and F. lie on the 

ground and he 

opened the door. He 

saw a man inside 

with a gun in his 

hand. The man 

jumped through a 

window and fired 

again at them. He 

returned the fire and 

A. was found with 

gunshot wounds. A 

firearm with the # 

erased was recovered. 

Witness Statement. 

Taken on 2/2/12 


concerned officers, 

Station Diary entry 

collected Witness 

statements were also 

collected Postmortem 

Report requested 

I.D. Parade forms are 

being completed 

To apply to COP for ID 

parade of concerned 

officers



S.K.D. said that she 

was in her house 

when she heard loud 

knocking. She heard 

A.M. sister saying 

“No uno can do mi 

breda so. She opened 

her door and saw 3 

men dressed in dark 

colored uniforms 

with short and long 

guns standing over A. 

Their backs were 

turned to her so is 

unable to describe 

them. She saw A. 

was lying face down 

and one of the 

officers fired several 

shots in A. while he 

was on the ground. 

She saw what was 

happening from a 

light bulb. 

Second Witness M. 

M. said that she saw a 

policeman shot her 

brother. She 

described him to be 

of medium built, 6 ft 

in height. She



observed this from 

about 12ft away with 

the aid of the moon 

that was shining 

brightly. 

From all the 

witnesses account he 

was shot outside at 

the side of his house.



19 D.S. 17/10/11 Portland D.S. was Fatally Shot 

by officers from the 


Station when they 

responded to a report 

from his common law 

wife that he was 

armed with a firearm. 

The officers claimed 

that while at the 

deceased house he 

attacked his common 

law wife with a 

machete, he was 

ordered to drop the 

machete but he kept 

on advancing towards 

her when they shot 

him. 

Eyewitnesses report 

indicates that the 

deceased was not 

armed with a machete 

but was shot as he 

exited his house. 


the Port Antonio Police 

Station. 


recorded 

All notices prepared to 

be dispatched to the 

concerned officers and 

the Initial Investigator. 

Attend Post Mortem on 

24/10/11 

Efforts made to locate the 

girlfriend of the deceased 

proved futile as calls to 

her telephone went 

unanswered 

Applied for Post Mortem 

Report 

Id parade forms are being 

completed 

Obtained the statements 

of the concerned officers. 

Mr. C. P. was asked to 

locate the witness. 

9/3/12 Mr. P. was unable 

to locate witness 

On 9/3/12 Det. Sgt G. of 

the Port Antonio Police 

Station was asked to 

investigate if she was 

See how much the story 

of the ex-girlfriend can 

be refuted 

Ask Mobay office to try 

and get a statement from 

her 

ID parade to be held 

30-04-2012 

Girlfriend not found. 

ID Parade was not held. 

Awaiting report 

from Incident 

Scene Examiner



back in Portland 

Again applied for Post 

Mortem Report 

On 16/4/12 Det. Sgt G. 

said that she was seen in 

the area. He is making 

further enquires as to her 

place of abode. 

ID parade forms 

completed to be delivered 

at the Port Antonio Police 

Station to be served 

Contacted the Legal 

Medical Unit Applied for 

Post Mortem Report. It 

was not ready. 

19/4/12 Efforts made to 

contact the witnesses via 

telephone was 

unsuccessful. 

On May 10 2012 went to 

Portland and obtained 

additional statements 

from witnesses. 

The mother of the 

deceased was given an 

update on the matter. 

VIU form was submitted 

to the Superintendent‟s 

secretary Cpl T. for 

Constable L. who is the



shooter. He advised that 

this officer resigned in 

January 2012 and 

migrated to the USA. 

A letter was obtained 

from the Superintendent 

to the effect. 

Efforts made to locate the 

girlfriend of the deceased 

proved futile. 

Went to the Legal 

Medical Unit for the Post 

Mortem Report and was 

told that they were 

searching for the 

Pathologist report to do 

the P/M report



20 S. P. and D. S. 6/11/2011 St. Catherine S. P. and D.S. 

reportedly engaged 

the police in a 

shootout at Shelter 

Rock, Spanish Town, 

St. Catherine when 

they were fatally 

shot. One firearm 

with the serial # 

erased was allegedly 

recovered at the 

scene. 

However residents 

who protested refute 

the police account. 

Notices Served, 

Station Diary entries 

obtained 

Attended the Post 

Mortem Examination 

Firearms of the Police 

and that recovered were 

taken to the lab 

The bodies were 

identified at Post Mortem 

Examination 

Statement of witnesses 

obtained 

Incident Scene 


obtained 

Statements of persons 

who identified. bodies 

obtained 

Incident scene 

examination report 

received 

26/3/12 Applied to the 

Legal Medical Unit for 

Post Mortem Report 

The community was 

visited and efforts made 

to locate eyewitness 

proved futile as persons 

spoken to say they were 

unable to assist including 

Diagram to be done by 

Mr. C. 

Find out who dispatched 

the officers and why 

Re-canvass area for 

statements 

Check for post mortem 

30-04-2012 

Diagram has not been 

received. 

Mr. S. to present 

statement on this by 1-5- 

12 

Re-canvass was done, no 

other statement 

obtained. 

Post Mortem report not 

yet received.



the patents of the 

deceased. 

Obtained Statement of the 


the initial investigator 

who took the firearms to 

GFL. 

The station diary entry 

indicates that the 

concerned officers were 

on regular foot patrol in 

the Shelter Rock 

community at the time of 

the incident. 

Went to the Legal 

Medical Unit for the Post 

Mortem Report D. S. was 

obtained however S. P. 

was not obtained.



21 J.B. 09.03.12 Kingston J.B. was fatally shot 

by police at 58 

Norbrook Road (Sand 

Bed Settlement) 


hands swabbed 



3. (5) Eye witness 

statements recorded 



6. Request for firearm 

competence made from 

FTTU 


Ammunition registered 

copied 

8. FTTU response 

received 

9. Applied for Medical 

Report 

10. Received concerned 

officers‟ statements 

11. Letter sent to BSI 

requesting copy file 

12. ID parade form 

served on concerned 

officers 

Awaiting copy file 

from BSI 

Awaiting ID parade



22 D.G. 16.03.12 St. Andrew D.G. was fatally shot 

by police at her home 

in Cassava Piece 

during a reported 

shootout between gun 

men and police 


hands swabbed 


(12) officers 

3. (7) Witness statements 

recorded 


Ammunition registered 

copied 

5. Movement Diary 

copied 

6. Duty Roster copied 

7. Request made to police 

Control for tape/transcript 


and ID statement 

recorded 

9. Statements received 


10. Request made to 

FTTU for officers firearm 

competence 

11. Received report from 

FTTU 

12. Post Mortem Report 

received 

13. ID parade forms 

served on concerned 

officers 


Report 

Awaiting ID 

Parades 

Awaiting report 

from Police Control

23 S.H. 01.14.12 

10.14.12 



Kingston S. H. oc R. was 


police at a 

construction site in 

Water House after he 

allegedly engaged the 

police in shoot out. 

(3) guns allegedly 

recovered by the 

police 



and Initial Investigator. 

2. Hands of concerned 

officers swabbed 

3. Post Mortem 

Examination attended 

4. Post Mortem statement 

recorded 

5. Post Mortem report 

received 

6. CIB report received 

7. Statements from 


received 

NB. Direction of bullet 

do not support police 

version of a shootout 


Cert.

24 K. S. Saturday, June 

2, 2012 



Kingston On Saturday, June 2, 

2012 at about 4:35 

a.m. 25 years old 

K.S. of Jarrett Lane 

Kingston was shot 

and killed in his 

house at 58 Mountain 

View Avenue, 

Kingston (Jarrett 

Lane) 

. Information 

obtained from the 

police a party led by 

the Superintendent B. 

in charge of the 

Kingston Eastern 

division to include 

the Area 4 special 

team were on an 

operation when two 

of the officers 

knocked on the door 

of a house along the 

lane. The door 

immediately flew 

open and two men 

inside armed with 

handguns open 

gunfire them. The 

gunfire was returned 

and one man was hit 

1. Statements of 

witnesses 

2. Incident Scene 




4. Statement of the person 

who identified the body at 

the post mortem 

examination 

5. Station Diary records 

obtained 

6. Ballistics Certificate



while the other 

escaped through a 

rear door. 

However, a close 

relative of the victim 

who was sleeping in 

an adjoining room 

was awakened by the 

explosion. He heard 

the victim cried out 

and a third explosion 

rang out. He 

witnessed the 

incident through an 

opening at the top of 

the door that his room 

from that of the 

deceased. According 

to the eyewitness one 

of the police officers 

said „A innocent 

youth unno kill man, 

yuh nuh si she a de 

wrong man unno kill. 

A wan a wi dis, a 

wan a wi unnu kill.‟



25 J.G. 14/10/2012 Kingston Police Version: 

The Initial 

Investigator 


G. reported that a 

team of police 

officers to include 

Inspector A. F. Cpl. 

D. B., Cons. C. C., 

Cons. L. Cole, Cons. 

K. D. of the Hunts 

Bay police station 

were in the Majestic 

Garden area when 

they received reports 

of gun men on a 

premise. The police 

reportedly responded 

to the report and on 

reaching the 

premises, a man who 

was seen in the yard 

opened fire at the 

police. The police 


he was shot. He was 

taken to the Kingston 


where he was 

pronounced dead. 

A Smith and Wesson 

Sec. 21 Notices Served 

on the concerned officers 

to include the initial 

Investigator. 

Detective Corporal G. to 

respond by 19/10/12 

Inspector A. F., to 

respond by 19/10/2012. 

Cpl. D. B., Cons. C. C, 

Cons. L. C, Cons. K. D. 

to respond by 16/10/12. 

Statement of the person 

who I. D. the body of the 

deceased at the Post 

Mortem. 

Station diary Entry from 

the Hunts bay Police 

Station 

Firearm Entry for Cpl. D. 

B.,



9mm pistol S/R # 

along with a 

magazine containing 

six (06) live rounds 

was reportedly 

recovered from the 

injured man. 

Witness Version: 

There is no 

independent eye 

witness to the 

shooting. 

The scene was 

processed by 


G. of the Scenes of 

Crime Unit and the 

hands of the police 

officers reportedly 

swabbed by him.



26 K.W. and N.T. 13/10/12 Kingston Police Version 

The Initial 

Investigator. 

Detective Sergeant G. 

R. of the Stony Hill 


reported that at 


a.m., police officers 

to include Detective 

Sergeants D. and T. 

along with Corporal 

G. B., Constable R. 

D., Constable R. S., 

Constable E. G. and 

Constable G. were in 

the area searching for 

wanted men when 

they received 

information and went 

to premises on Lane 

Pass. On 

approaching a 

particular house, 

gunfire was heard 

coming from the 

house. Two (2) men 

emerged from the 

house firing at the 


returned the gunfire 

Field Notices were served 

on all the Concerned 

Officers to include the 

Initial investigator. They 

are to responds by Friday, 

2012 October 19. 

Station Diary Obtained



and both men were 

injured. 

The injured men were 





A .357 Magnum 

Revolver, serial 

number ALC6321 

with four (4) spent 

shells and two (2) 

live rounds and (ii) a 

Revolver, the make 

unknown, serial 

number erased with 

four (4) live rounds 

and one spent shell. 

The scene was 

processed by P. A. 

eleven (11) spent 

casings, one (1) 

damaged copper 

jacket and blood 

samples were 

collected. 

No eye witness was 

identified.



27 D.R. St Thomas The Initial 

Investigator, 

Detective Sgt. N. G. 

of the Morant Bay 


reported that at about 

6:50 pm, # 11248 

Corporal G. H., 

Constables K. E., 

Constable B. B. 

Constable R. R. were 

on patrol in the 

Backbush area of 

Friendship Pen, 

Morant Bay when 

they entered premises 

at 40 Frendship Pen 

and spotted three men 

one of whom opened 

gun fire at them and 

they returned the gun 

fire. The man who 

opened fire at them 

was hit and fell on 

the perimeter zinc 

fence. A Revolver 

with Serial # ???? 

was found beside him 

with thee live rounds 

and two spent shells. 

The two other men 

All four concerned 

officers were then served 

with Section 21 Notices 

to furnish their statements 

by October 18, 2012 @ 

2:00 pm.



escaped. 

The injured man was 

escorted to the 

Princess Margaret 

Bay Hospital where 

he was pronounced 

dead. 

# 11248 Corporal G. 

H. who allegedly 

discharged his 

weapon during the 

incident was 

cautioned and 

questioned with a 

view of obtaining a 

basic understanding 

of what occurred. 

However, he declined 

stating that he is 

distracted and 

fatigued. 

Two of the other 

officers Constables 

K. E. and B. B. were 

also questioned and 

stated that they too 

had been on duty for 

an extensive period 

and were traumatized 

and would like some



time to submit their 

statements. 

Constable R. R. 

stated that they were 

in the area making 

checks when they 

came upon three (3) 

men who opened gun 

fire at them. The gun 

fire was returned and 

one of the men fell. 

He was the driver of 

the vehicle and did 

not witness much of 

the incident.



28 K.B. 9/10/2012 Kingston Fatal shooting The 

Initial Investigator 

Detective Sergeant R. 

indicated that at 


pm on Tuesday 

October 9, 2010 a 

Route taxi drove into 

the Washington 

Boulevard and 

Molynes Road Total 

Service Station A 

frantic female 

passenger alighted 

from the front 

passenger‟s seat and 

the driver of the taxi 

tried to open the 

driver‟s door but 

failed. He then 

alighted through the 

passenger door and a 

man excited the right 

rear door. The man 

pulled a gun from his 

waistband and went 

after the driver of the 

taxi. An off duty 

police officer was 

entering the Mart and 

accosted the man 

Statements Obtained: 

1. Initial Investigator 

Detective Sergeant P. R. 

2. The Concerned Officer 

Cpl K. W., of Traffic 

H.Q. 

3. Witness Who was shot 

D.B., 

4. Witnesses who are 

Employees of the Total 

Service Station S. B., and 

Supervisor D. B., 

5. Station Diary entry. 

6. Statement of Witness 

who I. D. Body at post 

Mortem Exam. 

1. Hand-swab 

certificate for 

deceased and police 

officers; 

2. Ballistics 

Certificate; 

3. Entries from 

Firearm and 

Ammunition 

Registers and the 

Officer who issued 

the officers Firearm 

4 


personnel who 

processed scene 

and relevant 

pictures; 


persons who 

transmitted exhibits 

from scene to 

Forensic lab; and,



with the gun in his 

hand. The concerned 

officer fired several 

shots in his direction. 

The armed man was 

hit and a Colt .45 

semi auto Pistol, 

bearing serial number 

70B41446 with one 

live round recovered 

from him. 

A man who identified 

himself as D.B. of 12 

Toronto Ave. 

Kingston 10 

sustained what 

appeared to be a 

gunshot wound to his 

left leg. Both men 


Kingston Public 

hospital where the 

gunman was 

pronounced dead and 

Mr. B. was treated 

and released. 

The identity of the 

taxi driver and his 

passenger were not 

established as both 

persons left the



station immediately 

after the incident. 

INDECOM‟s 

Information 

Technology Manager, 

Mr. M. J. visited the 

scene and 

downloaded a footage 

of the incident from 

the service station‟s 

Close Circuit T.V. 


A statement was 

recorded from Mr. 

D.B., as well as two 

employees (service 

attendant) of the 

service station. The 

employees account is 

consistent with that 

of the police, 

however Mr. D. B. 

who appears to be 

mentally challenged 

said he only heard 

explosions and ran. 

He subsequently felt 

a burning sensation 

and saw blood oozing 

from his leg. 

The scene was



processed and ten 

(10) 9 mm casings, 

two (2) bullet 

fragments and blood 

samples were 

collected.

29 M. L., H. D. and 

M. A. 



12-Jan-13 St. Andrew According to Corp. D. 

F., his team including 

Sergeant M., Cons. 

S., Cons, R., Cons L. 

and Cons. R. along 

Acadia Drive, when 

they observed a blue 

Mitsubishi motor 

vehicle travelling 

along the roadway 

heading in a 

southerly direction. 

The motor vehicle 

was signaled to stop 

and the driver of the 

motor vehicle 

reluctantly obeyed 

the instruction. As 

the motor vehicle 

stopped men 

alighted from it and 

fired on the police. 

The police returned 

the fire and three of 

the men were shot. 

One man ran onto 

Evans Avenue and 

was chased, however 

he managed to 

1. The hands of the police 

officers implicated in the 

incident were swabbed. 

2. Section 21 Notices 

were then prepared and 

signed for by each 

concerned officer. Due 

dates for response to 

Notices are Monday 

January 14, 2012 at 12:00 

noon. 

3. The two (2) recovered 

firearms and 

ammunitions were seen, 

examined and necessary 

information recorded. AT 

Tranquility Funeral Home 

where the bodies of 

three (3) men were ID, 

the body of M. L., 

resident of Smokey Vale, 

was identified by O. S. 

(uncle). The second man 

U. D., o/c ‘G’ was 

identified by the police 

on the basis that he 

reports on condition of 

his bail to the Constant 

Spring Police Station.



escape. The three 

injured men were 

taken away to get 

medical attention. 

Two firearms one (1) 

Mack 10,machine 

gun ,serial number 

erased, and 


four (4) live rounds, 

and a Arcus 9 mm 

Pistol serial number 

25HP400872 and 

magazine with six (6) 

live rounds were 

allegedly recovered 

on the scene.

30 H. M. 24-Jan-13 Marl Road, 

Kingston 



Acting on 

information from 

Police control about 

a spate of robberies 

committed by men 

travelling in a Grey 

and Black, Toyota, 

Mark II motor car. A 

marked police unit 

from the Kingston 

Central Police 

Division observed a 

motor car fitting the 

description given by 

Police control and 

attempted to 

intercept the car. The 

car was signaled to 

stop but the driver 

disobeyed the police 

instructions and 

shots were fired from 

the car. The police 

returned the fired. 

Other units in the 

vicinity also engaged 

the motor car. A 

pursuit ensued after 

which the motor car 

1. The hands of two (2) of 


swabbed. 

2. Proceeded to the 

Hunts Bay Police station 

where he interviewed 

Mr. G. and the other 

suspect identified as M. 

G. 

3. Contacted SI S., and 

requested the support of 

Area 4 Scenes of Crime 

personnel to swab the 

hands of the two 

suspects. 

4. Two firearms one (1) 

Taurus revolver serial 

number SB719751 with 

three (3) live rounds and 

three (3) spent shells and 

an Astra 9 mm semiautomatic 

pistol, serial 

number partially 

obscured with a 

magazine with seven (7) 

live rounds were seen, 

examined and the 

necessary information 

recorded, however not 

1. Hand-swab 

certificate for 

deceased and 

police officers, 

2. Ballistics 

Certificate 


person who 

identified body of 

deceased at 


Home at Post 

Mortem 




officers issuing the 

Concerned Officers 

with the firearms 

and ammunition 


initial investigator 

to include chain of 

custody of 

weapons to 

laboratory



crashed along 5th 

Street off Marl Road. 

Another shootout 

ensued during which 

one of the men was 

shot and injured. He 

along with another of 

the men who also 

suffered injuries was 

taken to the KPH 

where he was 


The other injured 

man was treated and 

released in the 

custody of police 

officers. The third 

man was taken into 

custody. 

photographed. 

5. All concerned officers 

were interviewed. 


were then prepared and 

signed for by each 

concerned officer. Due 

dates on the Notices are 

Friday January 25, 2013. 

7. At the Tranquility 

Funeral Home. Where 

the body of the 

unidentified man was 

seen lying on a slab. The 

body was processed and 

verbal notices were then 

served on Det. Sgt. W. 

and his team along with 

Det. Cpl. W. for their 

statements.



31 K. R. o/c 'B. A.' 17-Dec-12 Kingston Detective Corporal 

M., then briefed us 

that at about 5:00 

p.m. a police party 

was on an operation 

(searching for 

wanted men) in the 

Denham Town 

Community, when on 

entering 4th Street, 

(off Collie Smith 

Drive) a group of 

men on seeing the 

police ran in different 

direction. # 7283 

Corporal F. D., 


Mobile Reserve 

Division gave chase 

and a few of the men 

ran unto premises 

#7. During the 

pursuit Corporal D., 

observed a door to 

one of the premises 

being closed and 

went to investigate. 

He approached the 

door and kicked it



open and saw one of 

the men he was 

chasing attempting 

to go through a 

window. The man on 

seeing the police 

officer turned and 


him. The man 

discharged one 

round from his 

weapon. The police 

officer returned the 

fire, firing four (4) 

rounds from his M16 

rifle before the rifle 

became defective. 

The officer then 

pulled his 9 mm 

Glock sidearm and 

discharged one (1) 

round from it. The 

injured man was 

then taken away to 

get medical 

treatment. One (1) 

.380 Taurus pistol 

with five live rounds 

in the magazine was




scene. 

An appreciation of 

the scene was done 

and observations 

made. No witness to 

the incident was 

identified.


CATEGORY A INVESTIGATIONS


CATEGORY 

B

No. 

Deceased/ 

Virtual 

Complainant 

Date 

of Incident 


CATEGORY B FATALITY INVESTIGATIONS 

Location 

of 

Incident 

1 J.F. 4.07.2012 Kingston J.F. was reportedly 

fatally shot during a 

shootout with police 

officers comprised of a 

team mostly from 

Mobile Reserve but led 

by Inspector K. M. 

from the Stony Hill 

Police Station in a 

bushy section of the 

Brook Level area of 

Golden Spring, St. 

Andrew. It was 

reported by Officers 

that three (3) men who 

were suspected to be 

involved in a series of 

homicides in the Stony 

Hill community were 

seen at a house and on 

the approach of the 

police, they opened 

gunfire and two (2) of 

the men ran and J. who 

was clutching a .38 

Allegations Action Taken 

a) On the spot notices 

were served on twelve 

(12) Officers from 

Mobile Reserve , Two 

(2) from Stony Hill and 

two (2) from Constant 

Spring Police Station 

b) Collected Diary entry 

from the Stony Hill 


c) Obtained responses 

from officers the eleven 

(11) officers from 


d) Collected diary entry 

and Firearms and 

Ammunition Register 

as well as Movement 

Diary 

from Mobile Reserve 

e) Attended postmortem 

examination 

and recorded statement 

from mother of 

Action 

Recommended 

Reason for Incompletion 

Awaiting Ballistics and Hand 

Swab Certificates 

Nov 5, 2012: still awaiting 

ballistics and hand swab 

certificates. Awaiting 2 

statements from Det. Sgt. A. 

and Det. Cons. P. W.




number and make 

erased was shot and 


hospital. 

deceased 

e) Received copy of 

funeral programme 

from mother of 

deceased 

f) Obtained Postmortem 

examination 

result 

g) Prepared and 

delivered notices for 

Officers who 

distributed the firearms 

to the police officers to 

provide statements. 

h) Received statement 

and CD from 

INDECOM’s Forensic 

Examiners 

i) Obtained statement 

from Investigating 

Officer, Det. Sgt. H.

2 D.A. 21.08.2012 



St. 

Andrew 

D.A., 38 years old of 

Hermitage District, 

August Town was 

fatally shot by police 

officers from the Half 


Station during a shootout 

and who were 

conducting operations 

in the Kintyre area of 

Kingston. 

A .38 Smith and 

Wesson Revolver with 

serial number 

CFK0453 was 


scene. 

1. On the spot notices 

served on the two 

concerned officers (Cpl. 

C. D. and Cons. R. D.) 

as well as the 

investigating officer, 

Det. Inspector O. from 

the Half-Way Tree 


2. Diary entries were 

collected from the 

Papine Police Station 



recorded from the Half- 

Way-Tree Police 

Station 

4. Attended post 

mortem examination 

and recorded a 

statement from K. A., 

brother of D. who 

identified the body. 

4. Prepared letter to 

FLA, CIB and 

Forensics Laboratory 

5. Prepared and 

delivered at the Half- 

Way-Tree Police 

Station, notices for 

officers who issued 


Swab Certificates 

Awaiting responses from CIB, 

FLA and Forensics Lab 

Nov 5, 2012: awaiting statement 

from Officer who issued 

firearms and ammunitions to the 

concerned officers.



firearms and 

ammunition to the 

concerned officers. 

6. Received postmortem 

examination 

report 

7. Obtained statements 

from Concerned 

Officers 

And Investigating 

Officer. 

Nov 5, 2012: Received 

statements from officers 

who issued firearms and 


concerned officers.

3 

J.G. o/c 

“C.C.B." 

23.06.2001 

11.08.2011 



Kingston 

INDECOM received 

information that a man 

J.G. o/c “C.C. B." of 

Rose Town, Kingston 

12 was fatally shot 

during a shootout with 

police officers at 

Bamboo Ridge, 

Bartons, St. Catherine. 

1) Station Diary entry 

collected. (2 Notices to 

Officers, P. B., J. M., K. 

R., and G. S. from the 

Transnational Crime 

and Narcotics Division 

prepared and delivered 

on August 25, 2011 

3. Request for 

Ballistics Report made 

on Thursday, 

September 8, 2011 

6. Notices to Scenes of 

Crime officers, Woman 

Corporal S. T. and Det. 

Sgnt. R., was prepared 

and delivered to the 

Scenes of Crime section 

in Spanish Town as 

well as other Officers 

G. S. and M. from 

Denham Town and 

Sgnt. L., Cpl. C. L., 

Cpl. M. T., Cpl. K. M. 

from Transnational 

Crime and Narcotics 

Division on Monday, 

October 3, 2011 

7. Received interim 

report from BSI 

8. Prepared letter to 

Check to see whether 

the deceased was 

wanted (Crime Book @ 

Rose Town PS, internet 

or CCN) 

Follow weapon 

recovery procedure 

DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

FIR to be completed. 

Nov 5, 2012: FIR was 

completed on 10/10/12 

FIR is being 

completed



ACP, G. G. requesting 

Post Mortem Report, 

Statements from the 

Crime Scene Persons, 

folio number for 

exhibits, Ballistics and 

Hand Swab Certificate 

if received. 

9. Response received 

from Cons. R., M. and 

B., M., T., Det. Sgt. R. 

and S. on September 

19, 2011 

10. Received Post 

Mortem Report from 

BSI on September 28, 

2011 

11. Obtained CD 

documenting the crime 

scene 

11. Received responses 

from all concerned 

officers 

12. Ballistics report 

received on December 

23, 2011 

13. Checked the 

Weapons Recovery 

Book at the Greater 

Portmore Police Station 

and there was no entry



made 

14. Checked the 

internet and found 

information relating to 

the deceased being 

wanted. 

15. Received response 

from Officer B. who 

handed the gun and 



Denham Town Police 

Station 

5. There are no known 

eye witnesses and as 

such no statements were 

collected, gun 

recovered and it is 

alleged that deceased 

was a wanted man 

FIR was completed

4 M.M. 8/11/2011 St. 

Catherine 



M.M. and a group of 

men reportedly 

engaged the police in a 

shootout on Darlington 

Drive in Old Harbour 

when he was fatally 

shot and the other men 

escaped. One Homade 

Shot Gun was allegedly 

recovered at the scene. 

No known eyewitness 

to the incident. 

Incident took place on 

December 5, 2010 but 

the complainant 

reported it to 

INDECOM on 

November 8, 2011 

1. Notices Served, on 

Det. Cpl. B. L. Initial 

Investigator, Det. Cpl. 

R. L., Cpl. W. P., Cons. 

O. M., Det. Cpl. R. L. 

2. Station Diary entry 

obtained 

3. Firearms of the 

Police and those 

recovered were taken to 

the lab 

4. Sent Letters to CIB, 

FLA and Forensics Lab 

5. Applied for post 

mortem report and 

received same 

6. Received response 

from L. L., Scenes of 

Crime personnel on 

February 15, 2012. 

7. Obtained statement 

form D.C. R. L. and 

Det. Cpl. R. L. on the 

16th of May 2012 

8. Second set of notices 

were prepared. 

9. Post-mortem report 

received. 

10. Spoke with SSP P. 

who directed me to 

DSP G. Received 

Review 

02-05-2012 

Investigator is to serve 

a second set of Notice 

on the concerned 

officers to give returns 

within four (4) days. 

Nov 5, 2012: 2nd 

notice was served on 

….. And response 

received. 

Awaiting Ballistics Report and 

Hand Swab Certificate 


ballistics.

5 V.B. o/c “C. 

D.” 



12/11/2011 St. 

Catherine 

V.B. o/c “C. D.” was 


police on 12/11/11 

about 1:20 am along 

Terminal Road, 

vicinity of Casino 

Royal Dance Hall Old 

Harbour, St. Catherine 

after he allegedly 

engaged the police in a 

shootout. One .38 

Rossi Inter Arms 

Revolver Serial# 

W330139 loaded with 

one live .38 cartridge 

and two .38 spent 

shells was recovered 

from him. 

statements from all 

concerned officers on 

July 9, 2012 

11. Provisional FIR is 

being done 

1. Notices Served on 

the Officers involved, 

they are Cpl. H. T., Cpl. 

W. P., Cons. O.L M. 

Cpl M. M. from St. 

Catherine TSD 

processed the scene 

2. Recorded statement 

from Mr. V. B. father of 

deceased who identified 

the body at the postmortem. 

3. Received statement 

from Investigating 

Officer, Cpl. R. L. 

4. Received Incident 

Scene Report from K. 

G. and CD 

Review 

02-05-2012 

Notices are to be reissued 

by Monday May 

7, 2012 with four (4) 

days for statements. 

Nov 5, 2012: Notices 

were served on…. And 

responses received. 


Swab Certificate 


ballistics and hand swab 

certificate.



5. Letters sent to GFL 

and CIB. 

6. A 2nd set of notices 

were prepared for the 

officers involved 

inclusive of the 

W/Cons. L. who issued 

the firearms and 


police officers on 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 



Report on April 24, 

2012 

8. Spoke with DSP G. 

who promised to collect 

all statements from 

officers and submit to 

us by Monday, July 9, 

2012 


from officers 

Provisional FIR is being 

done

6 K.T. and D.B. St. 

Catherine 



1. K.T. and D.B. were 

fatally shot along the 

Riversdale main road 

when both deceased 

and another man who 

escaped allegedly 

opened gunfire at the 

police who was 

travelling in an 

unmarked vehicle. 

2. Det. Cons. J. G. 

who was the driver 

returned the fire from 

where he was sitting at 

the driver’s seat hitting 

both men. 

3. The third man 

escaped and a firearm 

with serial # TSJ 31187 

was recovered. 

5. The police account 

of the incident was not 

challenged as no 

known eyewitness was 

identified. 

1. Station Diary entries 

from Bog Walk and 

Riversdale Police 

Stations obtained as 

well as Firearms and 


for E. and J. 

2. Notices sent to the 

officers, G., G., S. N., 

A. J., E. C. and initial 

investigator 

3. Obtained Forensic 

Examiner’s report on 

the 9th of January 2012. 

4. Received returns that 

notices were served on 

Sgt. N., Sgt. E., Det. 

Sgt. R. G., Cons. A. J., 

Det. Cons. J. G., Cons. 

E. C. on the 24th , 27th 

and 28th of January 

2012 and 

5. Attended post 

mortem examination 

and collected 

statements of the 

persons (O. W. and D. 

B. who identified the 

bodies. 

6. Applied for and 

received post mortem 

To obtain Forensic (Hand-swab) 

Certificate for the deceased and 

police officers involved 

Ballistics Certificate



examination reports on 

April 24, 2012 

7. Followed Firearm 

Recovery Procedure by 

writing to CIB, 

Forensics and FLA 


from Initial 

Investigator, R. G. who 

informed that he was 

the one who transmitted 

the firearms to the 

forensic laboratory. 

9. Obtained Statements 

from Sgt. N. who issued 

firearms and 




from concerned 

officers, A. J., J. G. and 

E. C. 

11. Collected Firearms 

information for G. 

Notice Officer Cons. L. 

G. who had inspected 

same as G. Firearm is 

Keep and Care. 

Received statement 

from Officer 

Provisional FIR is being



done



7 D.A.S. 31.03.2012 Kingston Reports are that on the 

31st of March 2012 at 


a.m., police officers 

from Hunts Bay Police 

Station were patrolling 

the Olympic Gardens 

community when on 

reaching Robins Road 

they saw three (3) men 

walking. The police 

stopped the men and 

requested a search of 

their person then one 

(1) of the men pulled a 

firearm and fired at the 


returned the gunfire 

and one of the men was 

hit while the other two 

(2) jumped into nearby 

gully and escaped. 

1) On the spot notices 

were handed to 


Constables B. B., K. T. 

and A. G. as well as 

investigating officer L. 

B. 

2) Visited Post mortem 

and collected statement 

of identification from 

D. father, D. S. 

3) Obtained statements 


4) Prepared and 

dispatched letters to 

CIB, Forensic Services. 

Also to Legal Medicine 

Unit requesting postmortem 

examination 

report. 

5) Collected diary 

entries from Hunts Bay 

Police Station as well as 

Firearms and 

Ammunitions register 

7) Obtained post 

mortem report on April 

24, 2012 

8) Received Incident 

Scene Report from P. 

A. and H. C. on June 

Review 

02-05-2012 

Post Mortem Report is 

outstanding. 

1Awaiting Ballistics Report 

2. Awaiting phone records 

Nov 5, 2012: Post mortem 

report was received. Awaiting 

ballistic report.



11, 2012 

9) Obtained statement 

from W/Sgt. G. who 

issued firearms and 

ammunition to B. B. 

and K. T. 

10) Received response 

from CIB headquarters 

which indicated the gun 

allegedly taken from the 

deceased was involved 

in a fatal shooting 

incident on the 22nd of 

February 2010 

11) Had response from 

Forensic Lab which 

indicated that the 

weapon was never 

received at the lab prior 

to this incident for 

testing. 

Provisional FIR was 

prepared and submitted

8 A.R. o/c ‘S’, 14/04/11 



St. 

Catherine 

On Thursday, 2011 

April 14 at about 1:30 

pm A.R. o/c ‘S’, 24 

years old D.O.B. 

22.6.1986 unemployed 

of Love Lane, March 

Pen Road, Spanish 

Town, St. Catherine 

and an Unidentified 

Male were fatally shot 

during a shootout with 

the police at Kent 

Village District, Bog 

Walk, St. Catherine. 

One AK 47 Assault 

rifle serial number 

SMO5139 with a 


five (5) 7.76 cartridges 

and a 9mm Taurus 

Pistol serial number not 

visible with a magazine 

were allegedly 

recovered. 


Cpl. A. J., Cons. N. K., 

Cons. J. J., Spl/Cpl. D 

H.; DSP E. T.. 

(2)Notice served on 

Scenes of Crime 

personnel Det/Sgt F. 

Cons. R. 

(3)BSI Interim Report 

received. 

(4)Responses received 

from Spl/Cpl. D. H., A 

J., Cons. J. J., Cons. N. 

K.; 

(5) Station Diary 

Entries from Bog Walk 

Police Station copied; 

(6) Received CD and 

statement from Cons. J. 

and Det/Cpl. L. K. 

(Scenes of Crime 

Personnel) 

(7) On 11/8/16 Sgt. F. 

of the BSI was 

Collect statement from 

person who identified 

the body of A. R. for 

post mortem purposes. 

Letter to be written to 

ACP BSI outlining 

concerns and seek 

assistance to get the 

statements of person 

who identified the 

bodies from the 

policemen who 

attended the Post 


On 2011 

September 12 at 

2:22 p.m. this 

Investigator 

contacted Sgt. F. 

of the BSI who 

informed me that 

I should contact 

him on 

Wednesday, 

2011 September 

14 in regards to 

the statements of 

the persons who 

identified both 

bodies at the Post 

Mortem 

Examination. 

He also said that 

he would be 

informing me 

about the FL 

numbers for the 

weapons and 

ammunition that 


Forensic 

Laboratory for 

examination. 

Ballistics Certificate 

outstanding; 

Awaiting response from DSP T. 

Post Mortem Report for 

unidentified male outstanding 

Awaiting response from DSP H.



contacted in regards to 

the identity of the 

unidentified male that 

was killed with A. R.. 

Sgt. F. informed that a 

letter is being prepared 

to establish the identity 

of the body. He also 

informed that the Post 

Mortem Report and 

statements of persons 

who identified the body 

will be forwarded to 

me, I should call him on 

11/8/19 to follow up; 

(8) Sgt. Fuller of BSI 

was contacted on 

2011/8/23 in regards to 

the identification of the 

deceased man that was 

with A. R. as well as 

the FL # for 

the Ballistic Report. He 

informed that he did not 

have the FL# and the 

deceased person 

identification was still 

being looked into. 

(9)DSP H. wrote and 

A second Notice 

is to be sent to 

DSP T. to 

identify the other 

persons in the 

party. 

Deputy 


H. of the 

Forensic 

Laboratory is to 

be contacted as to 

whether or not 

the gun was ever 

tested 

at the laboratory.



informed that there are 

no records or evidence 

to indicate that the 

firearm was submitted 

to the Department for 

testing prior to the 

incident. 

(10)Statement of DSP 

T. received. 

No eye witness (es)

9 A.T. 22/4/11 



St. 

Catherine 

On Friday, 2011 April 

4 about 8:00 pm A.T., 

21 years old D.O.B. 

26.05.1989, Driver of 

Apartment 64A, 5-7 

Ruthven Road, 

Kingston and R.W. 

were fatally shot by the 

police during an 

alleged shootout along 

Jean-Marie Drive, 

vicinity of Lot #837 

Portmore Villas, St. 

Catherine. One 9mm 

German Luger pistol 

with serial number not 

visible was recovered 

loaded with five (5) 

9mm cartridges. 

(1)Station Diary Entries 

from National 

Intelligence 

Bureau and Caymanas 

Police Stations copied 

(2)Responses received 

from Det/Sgt. R M., 

and Cons. A. D.; 

(3)Statements of D. C., 

A. E. eye witnesses 

were recorded 

(4) Post Mortem report 

of A. T. and R. W. 

received 

(5)Received CDs from 

Det/Cons. S. R., 

Forensic Scenes of 

Crime Investigator 

(6) Received Post 

Mortem Reports of A. 

T. and unidentified 

male whose identity is 

R. W. of a Zambia , 

Central Village address; 

(1)Ballistics Expert to 

furnish information as 

to whether recovered 

firearm was previously 

tested at the JCCF 

Forensic Lab. 

(2)Investigator to find 

out whether the police 

recorded recovered 

firearms in book and 

where are the firearms 

now. Check Firearm 

Recovery Book. 

Open Investigation into 

alleged sexual assault 

of S.S. by Police 

Constable D. H. in car; 

Ms. H. to open a new 

file; 

Write to NIB and 

CISCOCA for copies 

of their files (if any) in 

relation to this matter. 

In the letter 

Investigator to remind 

them that this is a case 

Awaiting Ballistic Certificate



(7)On 2011 August 22, 

A copy of File has been 

requested and received 

from BSI along with 


persons who identified 

the bodies of both male 

deceased. 

(8) Newspaper 

clippings were 

obtained. 

24-4-2012 

Case is with 

INDECOM’s Legal 

Department. 

(1) On 2012/8/8 file 

received from legal 

department with letters 

written to CISOCA. 

Awaiting response. 

Witness statements 

corroborate that of the 

police officers involved. 

(1) Received file from 

Legal Department on 

involving sexual 

assault and pursuant to 

INDECOM Act, matter 

should have been 

reported to INDECOM 

within 24 hours; 

Legal Officer to 

prepare letter. 

Investigator to find 

newspaper clipping and 

attach to file; 

Investigator to find out 

which police station 

Cons. D. H. was taken 

to. 

File was given to the 

Legal Department.



2012/8/8 with letter to 

CISOCA. 

(2)Response received 

from CI 

SOCA on 12/8/14.

10 J.Y. 5/19/2012 Kingston 



At approximately 3:00 

a.m. INDECOM’s 

telephone operator Mr. 

O. W. reported a 

shooting incident by 

the police at 9 Red 

Hills Boulevard, 

Kingston 8. On arrival 

at the intersection of 

Red Hills Road and 

Red Hills Boulevard at 


a.m. Detective C. R. G. 

of the Constant Spring 

Police Station who is 


and his team were seen 

preparing to leave the 

scene. 

Detective G. informed 

that the scene was 

processed by Detective 

Corporal H. of the St. 

Andrew North Scenes 

of Crime and the body 

of the deceased was 

taken to Tranquility 

Funeral Home. 

Police Version: 


about 1:00 am on May 

(1)The woman who was 

allegedly attacked by 

the victim and two 

other men confirmed 

the information 


police. Her statement 

was not recorded, as she 

was being treated by the 

medical staff at the time 

of our visit. Her 

particulars as well as 

that of the male were 

obtained with the 

expectation of 

interviewing them and 

recording their 

statements at a later 

date. 

(2)The medical staff at 

the hospital informed 

that the male was 

admitted in serious 

condition and was 

unable to speak. 

Chief Forensic 

Examiner, H. C. and 

Forensic Examiner. K. 

G. swabbed the hands



19, 2012 police officers 

from the Operational 

Support Team of Area 

5 Division responded 

to a report of shooting 

at Red Hills Boulevard 

in the vicinity of the 

shopping centre. On 

their arrival they were 

greeted with gunfire. 

The police returned the 

gun fire and when the 

shooting subsided one 

man was found 

suffering from what 

appears to be gunshot 

wounds. A .38 Taurus 

pistol (serial number 

erased) with two (2) 

live rounds and two (2) 

spent shells were 


injured man. The 

injured man was 

escorted to the 


Hospital where he was 


the body taken to 


Home. The deceased 

of the officers involved 

at the Constant Spring 

Police Station. The 

firearm which was 


was processed and 

handed over for storage 

along as those of the 

officers involved. The 

weapons will be 


Ballistic section of the 

Government Forensic 

Lab for testing on May 

22, 2012. 

(3)Statement of O. Y., 

father of J. Y. 

(deceased), who 

identified the body at 

the morgue recorded; 

(2) Incident Scene 

Examiner Report 

received; 

(4) Station Diary entry 

copied; 

(5)Notices delivered to 

be served on Det/Cpl. 

H., St. Andrew Scenes 

of Crime Unit, Spl/Sgt.



was identified as J.Y., 

18 years old, 

unemployed of 85 Red 

Hills Road, Kingston 8. 

Further reports are that 

Ms. D. W., 36 years 

old, of 85 Red Hills 

Road, Kingston 8 and 

Mr. R. A., 56 years old, 

unemployed of 9 Red 

Hills Boulevard, 

Kingston 8 were 

walking along Red 

Hills Boulevard when 

on reaching the vicinity 

of 11 Red Hills 

Boulevard they were 

attacked by men 

numbering about 3 who 

were armed. The men 

opened gunfire hitting 

the male all over his 

body and chased the 

female to the rear of 

premises # 11 where 

she was assaulted by 

the men. She sustained 

wounds to her head and 

hands. Both injured 

persons were taken to 


A. Lee, Spl/Cpl. U. R.; 

Spl/Cpl. C. A. 

Spl/Cons. A. F. and 

Spl/Cons. C. M., 

Awaiting responses; 


applied for, awaiting 

response; 


Report received. 

(8) Received statements 

from the abovementioned 

officers. 

(9) Received statement 

from Det/Cons. D. B. – 

Scene of Crime, CD’s 

and Forensic Lab 

receipts. 

(10)Received statement 

from Det/Cpl. R. G., 

Initial Investigator.



Hospital.

11 G.F. 6/12/2012 Kingston 




p.m. Police Control 

reported a fatal 

shooting incident by 

the police at North 

Heroes Circle, 

Kingston 4. At 


p.m. Senior 

Investigator S. arrived 

at the scene followed 

by Forensic Examiner, 

K. G. and shortly 

thereafter Investigators 

C. and D. Detective 

Sergeant J. B. of the 

Kingston Central 

Police Station who is 


and his team was seen 

at the cordoned area of 

the scene. 

Detective S. B. 

informed that the 

injured man was taken 

to the Kingston Public 



the body taken to 

(1)While on the scene 

efforts were made to 

identify eyewitness, 

however our efforts 

proved futile as none 

was identified. 

Information garnered 

from persons in and 

around the park 

indicated that the park 

is plague-ridden with 

armed men who rape 

and rob their victims on 

a regular basis under 

the cover of darkness. 

(2)The scene was 

processed by Forensic 

Examiner, K. G. She 

was assisted by the JCF 

Technical Services 

Department personnel. 

Ten (10) M16 Spent 

casing were recovered 

at the scene. 

(3)The hands of the 

officers involved were 

swabbed at the Central 

Police Station. The 

firearm which was




Home. 

Police Version: 

Reports are that # 4761 

Corporal D. D., # 

12126 Constable B. H. 

and # 12893 Constable 

K. H. of the Kingston 

Central Police Station 

were on mobile patrol 

in the National Heroes 

Park when at about 

8:20 p.m. their 

attention was drawn to 

an armed man in the 

vicinity the northern 

section of the Park. 

The officers accosted 

the man and he escaped 

through an exit in the 

vicinity of the Wolmers 

Boys School. He 

allegedly opened 

gunfire at the lawmen 

as they pursued him. 

The officers returned 

the gunfire in the 

direction of the now 

deceased as he ran 

easterly along the main 

road at North Heroes 


was processed and 

handed over for storage 

along as those of the 

officers involved. The 

weapons will be 


Ballistic section of the 


Lab for testing on June 

13, 2012. 

(4)Notices were served 

on Cpl. D. D., Cons. K. 

H., Cons. B. H. and 

Det/Sgt. J. B. at the 

Central Police Station. 

(5)INDECOM Forensic 

Examiner also 

processed the body of 

the deceased at 


Home. 

(6) On 12/6/20 

statement of P. H. was 

recorded as she 

identified the body of 

G. F., 

(7) On 2012/6/21 

statements of Cpl. D. 

D., Cons. B. H. and K. 

H., were received in



Circle. He was shot in 

the vicinity of the 

Wolmers Girls School 

where he fell. 

A Colt Magnum .38 


number 98512J with 

two (2) live rounds and 

four (4) spent shells 

were recovered from 

the injured man . 

office. 

(8) On 2012/6/26 

station diary entry 

copied and statement 

from Det/Sgt. B., 

receipt from Forensic 

Lab and copy statement 

of P. H., were received.

12 R. F. 8/4/2012 Kingston 





p.m. #4509 Sergeant 

W. M. o/c “H.-a-D.” 

and #13291 Constable 

A. G. of the Hunts Bay 

Police Station were on 

patrol in the Barrett 

Avenue area off 

Maxfield Ave in 

Kingston when they 

saw some men standing 

at the gate of premises 

number 8 and on 

approach of the police 

the men engaged the 

police in a running gun 

battle at the end of 

which one man was 

found to be suffering 

from gunshot wounds. 

The man was taken to 


Hospital by member of 

Delta Team where he 

was pronounced dead 

by doctor on duty on 

arrival. 

A P229 Sig Sauer 40 

(1)On 2012 August 5 


Sergeant W. M., 

Constable A. G. and 

Detective Corporal P. 

of the Hunts Bay Police 

Station. 

(2)Firearm and 

Ammunition Registers 

copied for Sgt. W. M. 

and Cons. A. G., 

(3) Station Diary entries 

copied. 

(4) Statements received 

from Sgt. W. M., Cons. 

A. G. and N. P., 

(5) Letter dated 17/8/12 

with newspaper 

clipping dated August 

16, 2012 received from 

un-named source. 

(6) Statement of 

Det/Cpl. D. R., Forensic 

Crime Scene 

Investigator received 

along with Viewer’s 

CD. 



received. 

(8) Statement and report



Caliber Pistol with its 

serial number erased 

along with magazine 

containing 10 rounds 

was found beside him. 

The body is presently 

at Tranquility Funeral 



Investigations revealed 

that there were 

witnesses to this 

incident but none is 

willing to come 

forward to assist in the 


of K. G., Forensic 

Examiner received.

13 C.B. 

03.03.12 

05.03.12 



Kingston 

C.B. was fatally shot 

by the police at #16A 

Greenwich Crescent, 

Trench Town Kgn 5; 

after he allegedly fired 

gunshots at the police. 

A firearm was taken 

from him. 

1. Field Notice served 

on (3) concerned 

officers and initial 

investigator. 



3. Station Diary 

collected 



5. Letter submitted to 

FLA and CIB 

6. Post Mortem report 

applied for 

7. Post Mortem ID 

statements received 

8. FLA respond 

received 

9. Statements received 

from 2 of 4 officers 

10. INDECOM ISE 

report received 

11. 2/8/12 R. received 

file from SI S. Read file 

and continue 

investigations. 

12. 14/9/12 collected 

firearm details from 

Keep and Care List at 


Station. 

Outstanding documents: 

1. Ballistic Cert. 2. Awaiting 

NIB report 

3. Further statement from D/Sgt 

S. (On vacation leave) re chain 

of custody of firearms to Lab. 

ballistic report outstanding



13. 18/9/12 received 

Post Mortem Rep. 

11/10/12: (1) Rec'd 

response from D/Sgt. S. 

or other officers re: 

chain of custody of 

firearms to lab. Identity 

of shooter. (2) Both 

officers Cpl. G. B. and 

Sgt. C. fired. Neither of 

them identified each 

other. (3) Ballistic 

report outstanding to 

prove who the shooter 

is. (4) Bullet recovered 

from the body at Post 

Mortem exam. 


Ballistic Certificate. 

Contacted D/Sgt. 

S.@3:54pm Re: further 

statement for chain of 

custody of weapons 

involved. He indicated 

that statement is ready 

but J.P. did not stamp 

and sign.

14 S.H. O/c R. 

01.4.12 

10.4.12 



Kingston 

S.H. O/c R. was fatally 

shot by the police at 

#36 Henley Road, 

Water House Kgn 11, 

at a construction site in 

Water House. He 

allegedly engaged the 

police in shoot out. 

Three (3) firearms 

allegedly recovered by 

the police. 

1. Field Notices served 

on (4) concerned 

officers and Initial 

Investigator. 






statement recorded 


received 

6. Received concerned 

officers’ statements 

7. Firearm registers 

copied 

8. 2/8/12 R. received 

file from SI S. Read file 

and continue 

investigations. 

9. Provisional FIR to be 

done. 

16/10/12: Firearm 

recovery letter sent off 

to FLA awaiting 

response. Response 

from CIB HQ, TSP, 

Forensic lab report, no 

match found. 26/10/12: 

(1) copy diary entry @ 

Olympic Gardens or 

NB. Direction of bullet 

do not support police 

version of a shootout. 

From CI W., visit 

Olympic Gardens 

Police Station and copy 

diary entry dispatching 

team on 

enquiries/patrol. 


1. Ballistic Cert. 

2. NIB report 

3. Hand Swab Cert. 

Ballistic cert still outstanding.



Hunt's Bay Police 

Station dispatching the 

team on duty and when 

the returned (2) further 

statement - D/Cpl. W. 

re: chain of custody of 

firearms to say who did 

he hand over the 

firearms for safe 

keeping and from 

whom did he receive 

them to be taken to the 

lab (3) Ballistic Cert. 

outstanding. (4) FLA 

response letter 

outstanding. 29/10/12: 

Applied for Ballistic 

certificate. 31/10/12: 

visited the Olympic 

Gardens police station, 

copy diary entries. 

diary not found and 

D/Cpl. W. was at 

Court.4/11/12: 

telephone to speak with 

D/Cpl. W., ring straight 

to voicemail, msg left 

for him to contact R., re 

further statement.

15 C.P. 3/6/2012 Kingston 

5 



C.P. was fatally shot by 

the police at #2A 

Lincoln Road, Kgn 5, 

in an alleged shoot out. 

A firearm was 

allegedly taken from P. 


on concerned officers. 

2. Witness statement 

received 

3. 5 of 6 concerned 


received 

4. Letters sent CIB and 

FLA re: firearm 

recovered and Police 

licensed firearm 

5. Response received 

from FLA 

6. 31/8/12 Received 

initial investigator’s 

statement, witnesses M. 

R. and R., P. who ID 

body at Post Mortem. 

7. Received Special 

Cons. N., statement. 

12/9/12: Telephone 

Pathology Dept. re Post 

Mortem which is not 

ready. 16/10/12: 

Received Post Mortem 

report. 26/10/12: 

Outstanding: (1) 

Ballistic certificate (2) 

further statement from 

D/Cpl. M. as to chain of 

custody. (3) D/Cpl. M., 




3. Hand Swab Cert.



CIB to speak to re: 

chain of custody of 

firearm as he gave M. a 

ballistic receipt for the 

weapons. (4) If the 

firearms were handed 

over to the Guard room, 

who rec'd them and 

where they were stored. 

(5) Cons. L. identified 

Cpl. H., as the shooter. 

(6) No bullet recovered 

at Post Mortem. 

27/10/12: contacted 

D/Spl. M. 4436831 who 

informed me that 

D/Cpl. M. took all the 

weapons to the lab and 

they were handed over 

to the Guardroom. 

Called Cpl. M., no 

answer, msg left. 

29/10/12 contacted 

D/Cpl. M., who 

indicated that he will 

provide his statement 

during this week. 

29/10/12: applied for 

ballistic cert.

16 W. C. 15-Aug-12 St. 

Andrew 



W. C. was fatally shot 

by the Police in an 

alleged shoot out at his 

residence at #8 

Dandelion Terrace, 

Union Gardens, 

Kingston 13. A firearm 

was alleged taken from 

him. 


on six concerned 

officers and Initial 

Investigator. 


officers swabbed. 

3. Copied Crime diary 

entry and firearm 

entries, Hunts Bay PS. 

4. Recorded eye witness 

statement from M. C., 

Spoke to neighbours 

and other residents in 

the area who refused to 

give a written 

statement. 

5. Received six 

statements from the 


6. Attended Post 


and recorded 

Statement. 


from initial investigator 

and D/Cons L. re chain 

of custody of firearms. 


& report from A. who 

processed scene. 


Outstanding: 


2. Hand Swab Cert.



Mortem Report 

26/10/12: (1) Further 

statement from D/Sgt. 

W. re: chain of custody. 

He is to state where and 

whom the firearms were 

handed to. (2) D/Cons. 

L. also to give further 

statement to state who 

took the firearms from. 

(3) Post Mortem - bullet 

recovered from body. 

Ballistic outstanding 

pending match. (4) 

Identity of shooter: - 

Cons. G. did not see 

when Cons. T. fired, he 

only heard explosions. 

Cons. G. did not fire his 

weapon only cons. T. 

fired. 29/10/12: Applied 

for Ballistic certificate. 

29/10/12: contacted 

D/Sgt. W. Hunts Bay 

CIB re: further 

statement for chain of 

custody of weapons 

involved for himself 

and D/Cons.

17 P.G. 

September 

16, 2012 



Kingston 

14 

P.G. was fatally shot 

by a soldier (JDF) 

during a joint Police 

and military patrol at 

#16 Chestnut Lane, 

Kingston 14. Gordon 

alleged pulled a firearm 

from his waist band 

and pointed it at the 

patrol team when he 

was shot. The firearm 

was allegedly taken 

from him. 


on three concerned JDF 

soldiers and one police 

officer. Also, Initial 

Investigator. 


officers swabbed. 

3. Copied Crime diary 

entry at Denham Town 




and recorded 

Statement from T. G., a 

sister of the deceased. 

She did not witness the 

incident. 


delivered firearm 

recovery procedure 

letters to CIB, FLA & 

Ballistic Lab. 


delivered letter to JDF 

legal Office re 

statements for soldiers. 

7. Spoke with residence 

in the area who refused 

to give written 

statement. 

26/10/12: From CI W.; 

(1) All JDF soldiers 

statements outstanding. 

(2) d/Sgt. Fraser further 

statement re: chain of 

custody of firearms. (3) 

Cons. I. H. - further 

statements, who fired 

off suddenly, did the 

man fired at D/Cpl. S. 

and he did not see 

D/Cpl. S. fired but he 

heard explosion. 

Outstanding Documents: 

1. Concerned soldiers and 

officers statements 

2. Initial investigator statement. 

3. Statement from A., Scene of 

Crime. 

4. Post Mortem report. 


6. Hand Swab Cert.



21/9/12: Prepared and 

deliver letter to JDF 

legal office, Re; 

Statements for 

concerned soldiers. 

3/10/12: received 

statements of Cons. H., 


Ballistic Cert. 29/10/12: 

Mr. l. C. contacted 

Captain C., re: 


soldiers and he 

indicated that they will 

be delivered during this 

week. 31/10/12: Cons. 

H., made corrections to 

his statement at 


Station Registry. 

2/11/12 Telephone 

D/Sgt. F., who stated 

that his further 

statement is ready but 

his is presently in 

Court.

18 S.L-W. 

2010, 

October 26 



Kingston/ 

St. 

Andrew 

On 2010, October 26 

complainant said that 

she received 

information that her 

son was shot and 

killed by the police. 

i. Visited the scene. 

ii. Visited the police 

station – recorded 

statements. 

iii. Sent Notice. 

Investigator to resend 

Notice to concerned 

police officers as no 

response was 

received since 2010 

Investigator to get 

post mortem reports 

To establish if 

firearms were taken 

to the Forensic 

Laboratory. 

To get information 

from Firearm & 


i. No eyewitness identified. 

ii. Responses outstanding. 

iii. Ballistic and Forensic 

Certificates outstanding.

19 D.M. 13/07/2010 



Kingston 

/ 

St. 

Andrew 

Complainant said 

that she heard 

explosions on the 

afternoon of 

13/07/2010 then 

learnt that her brother 

was killed by the 

police 

i. Sent Notice 

ii. Contacted 

complainant 

regarding possible 

eyewitnesses. 

iii. Recorded further 

statement. 

10-5-2012 

iv. Some responses 

received. 

27-06-2012 

Copy BSI files still 

outstanding 

25-04-2012 

No eyewitness 

Send Notices to 


Request BSI files. 

i. Unable to locate 

eyewitnesses, if any. 

ii. Ballistic and Forensic 

Certificates outstanding. 

iii. Responses outstanding.

20 G.B. 12/3/2011 



St. 

Catherine 

Complainant said 

that her brother was 

shot and killed by the 

police on the 

12/03/11 

Sent Notices. 

27-06-2012 

Collected station 

records and copy files 

from BSI 

25-04-2012 


police statements. 

To get post mortem 

report. 

To get station 

records. 

Establish 

whereabouts of guns 

used by police. 

Unable to 

identify any 

eyewitness. 

Response still outstanding.

21 

INDECOM 

obo M.C. 




information that a 

man was fatally shot 

in the Central Village 

area 

i. Attended police 

station and recorded 

entries from Radio 

Message book. 

ii. Received copy 

statement from sister 

of the deceased. 

iii. Perused other 

entries. 


Post mortem report 

and Firearm Register 

Resend Notices to 


To follow 

INDECOM’s 

procedure dealing re 

recovered firearm. 

i. No 

eyewitnesses 

located. 

ii. FIR to be 

done. 

Ballistic and Forensics 

Certificates outstanding.

22 

INDECOM 

obo L.C. 



Kingston INDECOM received 

report of a fatal 

shooting in the Union 

Gardens of Kingston 

11. 

Called witnesses who 

gave contact 

numbers, one refused 

to co-operate and the 

others, no contact 

made with them. 

10-5-2012 

Contacted initial 

investigator who 

promised to make 

copy of his file 

available. 

Investigator to send 

Notices to concerned 

officer. 

Get firearm records. 

Ensure firearms were 

sent to Forensics Lab. 

Apply for post 


Firearm Licensing 

Authority procedures 

to be followed. 

Make extra effort to 

get witnesses. 

Received the 

Incident Scene 

Examiner’s 

report 

Witnesses not co-operating.

23 INDECOM 

obo G.D. o/c 

Crime 



31/01/2012 Kingston 


report of the fatal 

Shooting of G.D. 

along Dumbarton 

Avenue Kingston 10 

in which it is alleged 

that he engaged the 

police in a gun fight. 

Recorded Station 

records. 

Attended Post 

Mortem and recorded 

relevant statements 

Sent Notices 


received. 

10-5-2012 

Received Post 

Mortem report 

In dialogue with 

initial investigator for 

copy of the file. 

Established that 

weapons were indeed 

taken to lab. 

Investigator to seek 

response from 


Enquire about 

weapons involved in 

shooting. 

Apply for post 

mortem report 

Make an effort to 

identify witnesses. 

Follow firearm 

recovery procedures.

24 

INDECOM 

obo C.P. 

(deceased), 

R. and A. E. 

and D.B. 

13/11/2011 



Bull Bay, 

St. 

Andrew 

Allegations are that a 

bus was stolen and 

when spotted by the 

police, the driver 

refused to stop, 

persons from the bus 

engaged the police in 

a shootout during 

which one man was 

fatally shot and two 

shot and injured. 

Recorded entries from 

the various stations. 

Visited the injured 

who refused to give 

statement. 

Applied for Post 

Mortem 

10-5-2012 

Received Post 

Mortem Report and 

one police statement. 

27-06-2012 

Received some 

responses. 

25-04-2012 

Concerned officers’ 

statements 

outstanding 


outstanding. 

Establish whether 

police weapons were 

taken to the lab. 

If firearms were 

recovered, 

INDECOM’s firearm 

policy to be 

observed. 

Enquiries to be made 

to establish what 

security company 

was tracking the bus 

and to identify 

security guards 

present at time of 

incident. 

Firearm and 

Ammunition 

Registers to be 

copied. 

Statement from 

bus driver re 

robbery. 


security officers 

and statement 

from initial 

investigator 

Responses, Post Mortem and 

Ballistics Reports 

outstanding.




driver of minibus that 

was allegedly robbed. 

To apply for police 

file in the 


Apply to TSD for CD 

and report

25 

D.J. 25-03-2012 



St. 

Thomas 

Morant 

Bay 


a report that a man 

was shot and killed 

by the police in 

Seaside District, Port 

Morant, St. Thomas. 

Copied Station records. 

Received copied 


investigating officer 

along with the proof of 

exhibit being taken to 

the lab. 

Sent Notices. 

10-5-2012 

Firearm and 


received. 

Proof that exhibits were 

taken to lab. 

Copied statements 

received from the initial 

investigator. 

Revisit the scene of 

shooting but neighbours 

were not present. 

02.07.2012 

Post Mortem still 

25-04-2012 

Investigator to 

establish whether 

firearm used in 

shooting was taken to 

the lab. 

To obtain response of 



policy to be 

observed. 



To do further 

interviews in area to 

identify other 

witnesses. 

Responses outstanding



outstanding 

Recorded Firearm and 

Ammunition Register

26 

R. H. 

(deceased) 

R.A. (injured) 



2/4/2012 Kingston 


report of a shooting 

incident along 

Dumbarton Avenue, 

Kingston 1 

Recorded station 

records. 

Recorded statement 

from injured man. 

Attended Post Mortem 

and recorded relevant 

statement. 

Sent Notices. 

10-5-2012 

Received responses. 

02.07.2012 

Post Mortem and 

Medical Certificate 

applied for but still 

outstanding 

Unable to identify other 

eyewitnesses 

25-04-2012 

Investigator to obtain 

statement of concerned 

officers. 

To apply for Medical 

Certificate of injured 

person. 



Investigator to establish 

whether firearm used in 

shooting was taken to 

the lab. 


policy to be observed. 

To do further 

interviews in area to 

identify other 

witnesses. 

To apply for 

Medical 

Certificate. 

To apply for Post 

Mortem Report

27 

INDECOM 

obo G.G. 

23/07/11 



St. 

Catherine 


information that a 

man was fatally shot 

by the police in the 

Point Hill area on the 

23/07/11 

i. Visited the scene, 

spoke to individuals. 

ii. Attended the Point 

Hill and Guanaboa 

Vale Police Stations 

and recorded entries. 

iii. Notices sent. 


post mortem report. 

Ascertain the 

whereabouts of 

firearms used by the 

shooters. 

i. Records outstanding from 

Police Control. 

ii. Particulars re stolen motor 

vehicle to be obtained.

28 J.C. 26-Sep-11 St. 

Catherine 



The police went to 

premises in McCooks 

Pen, along the Old 

Harbour main road to 

apprehend a wanted 

man J.C. The man ran 

on seeing the police 

pulled a firearm and 

pointed it in the 

direction of the police. 

He was shot and taken 

to the Spanish Town 


pronounced dead. A 

.38 Smith and Wesson 

revolver s/n # 

M1845899 was 

recovered 

Witness who gave 

statement said she was 

standing in front of 

shop with the deceased 

when the 3 police 

officers who were 


unmarked vehicle came 

along. 

The deceased on seeing 

the police went into the 

shop. The police went 

in after him and 

Statement collected 

from complainant and 

witness. 

Diary entries obtained 

from Spanish Town 


Notice to Det. Cpl. J. 

B., Det. Cpl. D. H., Det. 

Cons. A. W., and Cons. 

D. L., Due date October 

24, 2011. Awaiting 

responses. 

Notices being prepared 

for Pathologist, FLA, 

CIB and Forensic lab. 

FLA, GFL and CIB 

request made 

PME report requested 

Report from Chief 

Incident Scene received 

Statements for TSD 

received. 

Notice prepared and 

delivered for Q&A of 

Det. Cons. A. W. on 

May 10, 2012 @ 9:00 

am 

The officer called to say 

that he was making 

arrangements with his 

attorney. 

Cammock to give 

report 

See DOC for I.D 

Q and A with Dean 

Hinds 

Enquire with TSD as to 

what they have on this 

case 

Provisional FIR to be 

done



immediately after she 

heard an explosion. 

A new date was set for 

May 29, 2012 at 9:00 

am 

At 9:20 ms A. G. the 

officer’s attorney called 

and asked for a 

postponement for 

2:00pm. 

In consultation with 

DOC M., a new date 

was arranged for June 

20 2012 @ 4:00pm 

correspondent was sent 

in this regard to the 

Lawyer. 

When the lawyer was 

called on June 20 to 

confirm she said that 

she did not get the 

correspondent. Hence 

did not make 

arrangement for that 

date. 

A new date was arrived 

at for June 29, 2012 at 

10:00 am 

At 9:00 am Ms G., 

called to apologize 

saying that she should 

have called before 

today to explain that her

29 D.D. 5-Aug-11 St. 

Catherine 



The Police acting on 

information went to 

premises located at 

Thompson Pen, 

Spanish Town. On 

their approach, one 

man ran. The Police 

gave chase and the man 

pulled a firearm and 

shot at them. The 

Police returned the fire 

and the man identified 

as D.D. was shot. He 

was taken to the 

Spanish town Hospital 

where he was 


9mm Browning Pistol 

client had a promotional 

exam today and was 

unable to make it. 

Visited crime scene 



Station. No register 

entries for Firearms and 

Ammunition found 

Preparing letter to SSP 

A. C., re: Registers for 

Firearms and Ammo 

Additional diary entries 

obtained Spanish Town 

Police Station, also 

Crime Diary entry 

Attended Spanish Town 

Hospital Morgue for 

Post Mortem. Spoke 

with K. B., (girlfriend) 

of the deceased 

Keep trying with 

witness and mother

30 

O. M. and 

A.M. 



27-Jul-11 St. 

Catherine 

s/n 245PN64059 was 

taken from him 

1. The police 

responded to a report 

of shop breaking. On 

seeing the police the 

men drew weapons and 

shot at the Police. The 


and two men O. M. and 

A.M.was shot. They 


Linstead Hospital 


pronounced dead. One 

imitation fire arm 

seized along with a 

glock magazine and 

(13) 9mm rounds. 

Notices to Sgt. S. M., 

W/Cons F. W., Con L 

C., Con P. W., received 

Letter delivered for 

CIB, FLA, Forensic 

Dept (Ballistic), 

Response of the 


received 

PME report received. 

Responses received 

from FLA, CIB and 

Forensic lab 


Diary entry, entries for 

Firearms and 

Ammunition obtained 

Ewarton Police Station 

Notices delivered for 

Sgt P G., W/Con M. H., 

D/Cpl. P. T. 

Ewarton Police Station 

and Det. Cons. G. M. 

and W/Cons. A. L. 

Linstead Police Station. 

Due date November 3, 

2011 

Letter prepared for 

Pathologist 

The response of the 

concerned officers

31 D.O. 19-Sep-11 St. 

Catherine 



No witnesses received 

Incident Scene Report 

received 

The police while on 

routine patrol (Point 

Hill) accosted two men 

along the roadway. 

Both men pulled 

firearms and fired at 

the police. The police 

returned fire and one of 

the men was hit. The 

injured man was taken 

to the Spanish Town 


pronounced dead. He 

was identified as D.O. 

The other men escaped 

in nearby bushes. One 

Smith and Wesson 

pistol s/n #A542738 

was recovered from the 

deceased. 

Statements collected 

from witness and family 

member. 

Notices to Det. Cpl. K. 

S., Cpl. T., Cons. K. B. 

and K. F., Delivered. 

Response received. 

Letters for Forensic 

Lab, FLA and CIB 


Letter to Pathologist 

delivered. Response 

received 

Notice to Initial 

Investigator and TSD 

prepared and delivered. 

Ensure that the 

concerned officers are 

properly identified 

Mr. C. is to try to 

recover the bullet from 

the vehicle

32 C.S. 20-Sep-11 St. 

Catherine 



The police went to 

premises in Spring 

Village, Old Harbour, 

where on their 

approach to a barber 

shop, two men alighted 

and opened fire on 

them. The police 


one of the men was hit. 

He was taken to the 

Spanish Town Hospital 

where he was 

pronounced dead. He 

was identified as C.S. 

A Beretta 9mm pistol 

s/n # C305547Z was 


scene. 


Complainant and 

witness statement 

collected 


Old Harbour Police 

Station. 

Notices delivered to 

Det. Cpl. R. P., Cpl. H. 

T., Cpl. W. P., Cons. O. 

Y. and O. M., 

Letters being prepared 

to CIB, Forensic lab, 

FLA and Pathologist 

and delivered. 

Responses outstanding. 

See if Mr. C. can do a 

re-construction. Get a 

copy of the diagram 

from K., 

Contacted Det Sgt. M. 


Police Station. He 

informed that the 

statements will be 

ready by Friday July 

27, 2012.

33 R.S. 30/9/11 Kingston 



R.S. was fatally shot by 

Officers from the 

Flying Squad when 

they responded to 

reports that men were 

in the area carrying out 

robberies. They 

claimed that 4 men 

whom they accosted 

opened fire at them one 

was fatally shot another 

were held and two 

escaped. A S/W .38 

revolver was recovered 

SR. # 71138C3 

The police version was 

not challenged as the 

man held in custody 

refused to give a 

statement without his 

lawyer. 

Concerned Officers: 

Det. Cons. K. B. fired 

in direction of men. 

Spl. Cpl. P. did not 

discharge his firearm. 

Diary entries copied. 

All notices prepared to 

be dispatched. Officers 

at Flying Squad. 

refused to take Notice 

on Sup F. order. 

The notices were 

delivered to Flying 

Squad. 

The man who was held 

was released from 

custody and efforts 

made to locate him 

have failed as his house 

was visited and we 

were told he is no 

longer residing there. 

No one could give us 

his telephone or new 

address. 

Attend Post Mortem. 

Report applied for 

Effort made to obtain 

the entry of the Firearm 

register on July 2 & 7 

failed as the register 

was reportedly locked 

in the Detective 

Superintendent F. office 

Det. Insp. M. and D/Cpl



B. were spoken to at the 

time of visit. 

Concerned officer’s 

statements received.

34 O. C. 12/2/2010 Kingston 



O. C. was fatally shot 

by police officers from 

the Hunts Bay Police 

Station who were on 

operation in the 

Maxfield Ave. area. It 

was alleged that he was 

killed during a shootout 

with the police, a Smith 

and Wesson .357 

revolver with serial # 

AAJ5565 loaded with 

.357 cartridges, 1 live 

.38 cartridge sand three 

.38 casings were 

recovered. 

The statement of one 

eyewitness, a 16 years 

old, male who was with 

the decease at the time 

said that he followed 

O. to his bar on Ashley 

Road, Kgn 13 to get 

money. He was 

checking the money 

when he heard a 

vehicle; he stopped 

looked around and saw 

a white jeep. O. was at 

the door with both 

hands in the air. As the 

(i) Statements of 

eyewitness and 

complainant recorded 

(ii) Visited Scene of 

shooting, the premises 

was closed. 

(iii) Diary entry copied 

from the Hunts Bay 

Station Diary 

(iv) PPCA letter sent to 

officers involved. 

(v) Sect 21 Notice sent 

to all the officers 

involved. One of the 

officers failed to 

respond. 

(vii) Requests 

statements from Scene 

of Crime Personnel 

Request copy file from 

BSI 

Called GFL reports are 

not completed 

Called complainant 

several times and seek 

her help in locating 

other witnesses. She 

said that she did not 

want to get further 

involved as she is afraid 

the police will come 

To locate eye witnesses 

To collect copy file 

from BSI 

Send TSD a Notice 

30-04-2012 

Eyewitness not located. 

Reserve Notice to TSD 

Awaiting the response of the 

Scene of Crime Personnel 

Awaiting the response of other 

officers 

Awaiting GFL reports 

Awaiting BSI copy file



door of the vehicle 

opened he heard 

several shots and saw 

O. stretching at him to 

hold onto him. He ran 

through a back door 

and left. 

and shoot her as well. 

Got BSI FILE 

Re-sent notices 

Visited police station 

and copied relevant 

entries 

INDECOM Firearm 

procedure followed 

BSI Copy file obtained 

with the following: 


who I. d. the body at the 

Post mortem 

The initial 

Investigator’s statement 

states that the weapons 

were handed over to 

BSI personnel to be 

taken to the lab. 


obtained 

Obtained Copy of 

statement from the 

person who I. D. the 

body at Post Mortem 

examination 

Obtained Copy of 

statement of the Initial 

Investigator. 

Cannot obtain Firearm 

Records Sent Notice to



SSP H. for assistant

35 M.S. 29/4/10 



St. 

Catherine 

Fatal Shooting of M.S. 

by Cons. L. B. & Cons. 

D. W., of Mobile 

Reserve at Old Harbour 

Road, Spanish Town, 

St. Catherine on April 

22, 2010. The team of 

police officers that 

were being led by DSP 

T., of Mobile Reserve 

were in search of 

wanted men. They 

went to Morgan Lane, 

32A Old Harbour 

Road, Spanish Town, 

St. Catherine the home 

of the deceased. The 

officers allege that he 

ran from the rear door 

of his house wearing 

underpants. He 

pointed a shine hand 

gun at Cons. D. W. and 

Cons. L. B., who were 

at the back of the 

house. Cons. W., fired 

3 rounds from his M16 

rifle in the man’s 

direction. The 

deceased fell to the 

ground clutching the 

(i) Statements of 

eyewitnesses recorded 

(ii) Visited Scene of 

shooting and take notes 

(iii) Diary entry copied 

from the Joint Task 

Force at Mobile 

Reserve and Spanish 

Town Police Station 

(iv) PPCA letter sent to 

officers involved. 

(v) Copy statements of 

2 officers received from 

BSI 

(vi) Sect 21 Notice sent 

to DSP T. and the other 

two officers involved. 

However, no response 

received 

(vii) Requests 

statements from Scene 

of Crime Personnel 


obtained. Was shot 3 

times 1. Front of chest 

near midline 

2. Shot to right side of 

abdomen 

3. a gunshot wound 

entrance present at right 

back near midline 

(i)To obtain Ballistics 

Certificate 

(ii) To obtain 

statement of person 


at Post Mortem 

examination. 

Awaits copy file from 

BSI 

To call GFL reports for 

reports 

To get copy file from 

BSI 

To get Request Initial 

Investigator , D/Sgt. 

M., statement 

To get statement from 

officer who issued 

firearms at Mobile 

Reserve 

Notice Insp. T., to 

come in and answer 

questions (no Mondays 

or Tuesdays) 

30-04-2012 

INDECOM has not 

received initial 

investigator’s statement 

Statement received 

from Insp T. 

(i)Ballistics Certificate 

(ii) Statement of person who 

identified the body at Post 

Mortem examination. 

Copy file from BSI 

Initial Investigator , D/Sgt. M., 

statement 

Statement from officer who 

issued firearms at Mobile 

Reserve



firearm that was taken 

from him. 

However, eyewitnesses 

refuted the police 

account stating that M., 

was called from his 

house. While he was 

opening a side door 

one of the officers gave 

him a white envelope. 

The officer who was 

standing in front of M. 

pointed a black gun in 

his chest and shot him. 

Called GFL reports not 

yet ready 

Request copy file from 

BSI 

request Initial 

Investigator , D/Sgt. M., 

statement 

The witnesses were 

contacted on several 

occasions to give 

further statements. They 

declined stating that 

they have no further 

interest because M. is 

already dead. 

The statements of the 

concerned officers to 

include DSP T. 

received 

BSI Copy file obtained 

with the following 

1. Statement of the 

person who I. d. the 

body at the Post 

mortem 

2. The initial 

Investigator’s 

statement. 

To resend Notice to the 

Initial Investigator for 

him to state who took



the weapons to the lab 

Notices resend to 


initial investigator and 

TSD

36 D. B. 4/11/2010 St. 

Catherine 



D. B. was unlawfully 

detained and assaulted 

by the police then 

released. When his 

lawyer filed an action 

against the state he was 

allegedly fatally shot 


BSI has no record of 

this incident. 

No known witness 

Copy diary entry that 

states that B. was 

detained at the Spanish 

Town Police station on 

1/4/10 and on 26/4/10 

was released 

Copy diary entry that 

states that B. was 

detained as reasonable 

suspect in a case of 

shooting along Red 

Hills Road. Copied 


spring Police station 

diary 

The dates of detention 

and released not noted. 

Entry also copied from 

The charge and 

Prisoners Property book 

that gave the date of 

arrest as 1/1/10 went to 

Gun Ct. on 8/2/10 

Checked the Crime 

Diary and Station Diary 

at the Spanish Town 

Police station for record 

of fatal shooting of D. 

B., none found. 

Called Attorney A. H., 

H. and she gave B. 

Notices to be sent to 

the officers involved in 

the incident also TSD 

and Initial Investigator. 

To request copy of Post 

Mortem report from the 

Legal Medical Unit 

To request copy file 

from BSI 

30-04-2012 

Notices were sent but 

statements not 

received. Notices are to 

be reissued. 

Request police file re 

robberies to 

substantiate robbery 

accusation.



mother particulars. 

Met with mother of 

deceased and recorded 

her statement. She had 

id the body at the post 

mortem. 

Checked the Station 

Diary at the Bog Walk 



B. none found. 

Checked the Crime 

Diary and Station Diary 

at the Linstead Police 

station for record of 

fatal shooting of D. B. 

none found. 

Checked the Station 

Diary at the Ewarton 



B. The Station Diary 

indicated that an 

unidentified male was 

fatally shot during a 

shootout with the 

police. Further 

investigation revealed 

that the victim is D. B.; 

Notices sent to 

concerned officers,




TSD 

On 4/6/12 Notices 

resent to concerned 

officers, initial 

investigator and TSD 

Check with Spanish 

Town Police Station for 

returns but they cannot 

be located.

37 O. W. /5/11 St. Ann 



It is alleged that O.W. 

was fatally shot by 

Constable H. during a 

fight in front of the 

Alexandra Police 

Station. It is alleged 

that Cons. H., received 

stab wounds to his 

head during the attack. 

Diary entry copied from 

the Alexandra Police 

Station 

The camera that was 

used to record the 

incident was received. 

The statement of the 

witnesses who record 

the incident was taken. 

An additional statement 

was also obtained with 

regards to the chain of 

custody of the camera 

The witness was given 

a replacement camera. 

Efforts made to have 

the camera and its 

contents checked for 

authenticity failed as no 

one capable was 

identified. 

Several attempts made 

to obtain the statement 

of the witness who 

received the camera 

from the recording 

witness failed 


Mortem report 

Section 21 Notices 

delivered to the St. 

Awaits Statements of 


Let H. come in for a 

section 21 interview. If 

he doesn’t, make a note 

of it and send the file to 

legal. 

Write to O. S.-S. and 

let him be aware that 

they do have protection 

under the law; but they 

must attend and must 

take the oath before 

invoking that right. 

Prepare a Q n A (no 

Mondays or Tuesdays) 

Serve Notice on TSD 

30-04-2012 

(1) Lawyer advice that 

statement won’t be 

done, however, 

uncertified statements 

are on BSI file. 

(2) No instructions 

were sent out for 

policeman to come for 

interview, hence file 

for legal department 

was not done. 

(3) Letter was sent to 

Awaiting Post Mortem Report 

Officers along with their legal 

representative visited the office 

and requested more time to 

submit their response 

To record additional statement 

from witness 

The initial Investigator was 

contacted he said that he had his 

statement to be submitted 

D/Cons M. of the St. Anns 

Tech. Serv. Div. said that he 

submitted his statement to BSI



Anns Bay Police 

Station 

Concerned officers and 

their lawyer visited 

INDECOM on the 

response date August 4, 

2011 and ask for more 

time to submit their 

statements. 

Concerned officers and 

their lawyer O. S. again 

visited INDECOM and 

stated that they did not 

intend to submit 

statements in the 

matter. They were asks 

to submit a statement to 

the effect. 

Letter dated August 15, 

2011 was received on 

2/9/11 stating that no 

statement would be 

submitted in this matter. 

Letter sent to Counsel 

to advise him that his 

clients do have 

protection under the 

law; but they must 

attend and must take the 

oath before invoking 

that right. 

Mr. S., no response 

received. 

??? 

(4) Investigator is to 

ascertain if police 

weapons were taken to 

the lab for Ballistic 

examination.



No response from letter 

sent 

Notice was again sent 

to TSD. 

Statement from initial 

investigator obtained 

The weapon used were 

handed over to D/Sgt K. 

N., the Act Div Insp 

He is to be sent a 

Notice to give custody 

statement 

BSI copy file obtained: 

TSD report attached 

Firearm and ammo 

register 

Concerned officers 

statement 

Copies of Med Cert 

Post Mortem Report

38 

D. R. and D. 

F. 



8/10/2011 St. 

Catherine 

D.R. and D. F. were 

Fatally Shot by police 

officers in the 

Savannah Wakefield 

area of Linstead on 

October 8, 2011. The 

police said that 

information was 

received that 

suspicious men were 

travelling in a car in the 

Wakefield area. The 

police went to 

Savannah main road 

where they stopped a 

car with 4 men on 

board. While 

processing the men 

another car came along 

and they stopped it. 

Four men alighted from 

the car and opened fire 

at them, they returned 

the fire and two of the 

men were hit. They 

were pronounced dead 

at the Linstead 

Hospital. Two Glock 

pistols were recovered. 

The police version was 

Entry from the crime 

diary was copied from 

the Linstead police 

station. 


recorded 

All notices sent. 


Examination 


Mortem report 

Statements of the 

persons who I D the 

bodies were recorded 

Obtained Post Mortem 

Report for D. R., D. F. 

FIR is being Prepared 

30-04-2012 

Investigator is to get 


and prepare FIR. 


Awaiting post mortem 

Awaiting forensic certificates



substantiated by 3 of 

the four men who gave 

statements to the effect.

39 

J. N. and D. 

T. 



6/11/2011 St. 

Catherine 

1. On 6/11/11 J. N. and 

D. T. were fatally shot 

by a police personnel 

from the Operational 

Support Team (OST) 

Police reported that 

two (2) teams, Team 1 

and Team 6 (Cpl S. S. 

and three other 

officers) responded to 

information from 

police control that 

gunmen were in the 

Old Braeton Reids Pen 

area firing gun shots at 

citizens in the area. 

Team 1 led by Sgt. R. 

M., other officers are 

Cons. D. W., Cons. D. 

D., and Cons M. B., 

that went to Digicel 

Lane. A group of 8 

men were seen about 

50 feet away moving 

towards the officers. 

The men who were 

armed with rifles and 

handguns fired at the 



pursued the men to 

Diary entries copied to 

include Station Firearm 

and ammo. 

Notices sent out to all 

the officers. 


3 including the Initial 

Investigator. 

Post Mortems held 

statement of person 

who I.D. the body of L. 

N. received. 


Mortem report 

/2012 Efforts made to 

obtain the Post Mortem 

Report failed as the file 

could not be located at 

LMU 

30-04-2012 

Statement of person 

identifying the body of 

D. T., 

Post Mortem of D.T., 

still outstanding. 

There is no eyewitness 

to this shooting. As 

soon as the post 

mortem report and the 


person identifying the 

body, FIR is to be 

written.



Sweetie man Lane 

where the two men 

were found suffering 


Two guns were 

recovered. 

The citizens who 

demonstrated refuted 

the police account 

claiming that the police 

who were in masks 

went into the lane and 

shot the 2 youth who 

were unarmed.

40 N.F. 



St. 

Catherine 

1. On 18/11/2011 N. F. 

was fatally shot by 

police personnel from 

the Caymanas Special 

Operational Team. 

Special Cpl. G. E. 

Detective Sgt. D. B., 

and Cons. E. M., 

2. The police reported 

that the deceased 

staged a robbery then 

abducted a female, 

forced her into the 

front passenger’s seat 

and drove away with 

her. The officers were 

alerted and followed 

the car into Westmeade 

where a shootout 

ensued and the 

deceased was shot. 

The chase ended when 

the car crashed into a 

parked vehicle and a 

wall. The female was 

unharmed 

Station Diary entries 


Passage Fort and the 

Gregory Park Police 

Stations. 

Notices sent to the 



all the officers 

including the Initial 

investigator 

Attend post mortem 

examination held. The 

body was not identified 

by anyone for the 

deceased as they failed 

to cooperate. 

A statement was 

recorded from the sister 

of the deceased to the 

effect. 

Obtained TSD report 

and photo. 

Post Mortem 


received on 28/6/12 

Re – apply to GFL and 

FLA for firearm trace 

no response 

30-04-2012 

Copy of Firearm 

Register to be obtained. 

Post Mortem Report to 

be obtained. 

Investigator is to 

ascertain if the 

recovered weapon was 


Lab and INDECOM’s 

Firearms Policy 

fulfilled.

41 J.B. 5/1/2012 Kingston 



1. J. B. was fatally shot 

on 5/1/12 at about 5:30 

am by Cpl. K.F., and 

8791 Cpl. C. L., who 

are attached to the Area 

4 Special Operational 

Team. Both officers 

went to his home 

where the door was 

kicked off. The 

officers claimed that 

the deceased greeted 

them with gunfire 

when they entered his 

house. They returned 

the fire and he was 

shot. A firearm with 

the serial # erased was 


The incident sparked a 

demonstration in the 

North street area 

however no known 

eyewitness was 

identified. 

On the spot Notices 

served on the concerned 

officers and the initial 

investigator 


obtained 

May 8, 2012 Notice reserved 

on concerned 

officer and the Initial 

investigator for 

statement 

30/3/12 applied for Post 

mortem report 

8/5/2012 Efforts made 

to obtain the statement 

of the mother of the 

deceased who I. D. the 

body failed. She was 

not at her home 

The statement of the 



obtained 


the Firearm Entry 

register on June 5 and 

July 2 failed as the 

register was reportedly 

locked in the DSP 

Operations office 

The Legal Medical Unit 

30-04-2012 

Notice to be re-served 

on concerned officer 

for statement to be 

produced. 

Entries from the Fire 

Arm registers to be 

obtained. 


ascertain whether the 

police weapons were 

taken to for Forensic 

Lab for examination. 

Statement of person 

identifying body of 

deceased is to be 

obtained. 

Statement of initial 

investigator to be 

obtained. 

Post mortem report to 

be obtained. 

Senior Investigator is to 

ensure that the 

investigation 

commenced.



was checked on July 6, 

2012 however was still 

not ready. 

No response from GFL 

and FLA

42 A. L. 10/1/2012 Kingston 



F/ S of A. L. Police 

said that they spotted 

two men walking along 

a gully bank towards 

the Markland Main 

Road when both men 

pulled firearms. The 

man at the back opened 

fire at them and 

retraced his footsteps 

the police returned the 

fire and the man in the 

front who did not fire 

was shot. E was 

pronounced dead while 

undergoing treatment 

at the UWI. A .38 

pistol with the serial # 

erased was allegedly 

recovered. 

However witnesses 

claimed that the 

deceased was walking 

along Fredrick Ave 

pealing an orange 

when he was shot by 

the police 

Scene was visited by 

INDECOM 

Investigators who 

commenced 


ISE personnel 

processed the scene. 

Notice served on the 


Firearm and ammo 

diary entries copied 


copied 

Statements collected 

from persons who 

visited INDECOM. 

These persons did not 

witness the incident. 

They however 

described the officers 

who they saw at the 

scene. 

The initial Investigator 

called to say that he was 

in possession of the 

statements and would 

take them to 

INDECOM on 30/1/12. 

However to date they 

have not been received 

despite message left on 

ID parade to be 

conducted immediately 

Continue efforts to get 

eye witness statements 

30-04-2012 

ID Parade has not been 

held as there is no 

eyewitness to the 

incident. 

Exhibits taken to the lab include 

the weapon found and that of 

the concerned officers on 

13/1/12 

Awaits concerned officer’s 

statement. 

Post Mortem Exam to be held 

The Firearm recovered to be 

taken to the TSD Duke Street 

on Monday 16/1/2012 to be 

fumigated for fingerprint 

Collect outstanding statements 

for concerned officers- (Jan. 

27th)



the officers voice mail 

reminding him to 

submit same 

NB The witness who is 

a senior citizen had 

earlier claimed that she 

witnessed the incident. 

However, when she was 

interviewed on January 

27, 2012. She said that 

she did not witness 


occurred. She saw the 

Victim walking along 

the road and a police 

vehicle that was passing 

stopped and accosted 

the Victim. She is 

unable to describe the 

officers in the car. 

The alleged witness did 

not know her age or 

when she was born. 

Two other statements 

were collected; none of 

these witnesses saw 


occurred. They heard 

the explosion and went 

to investigate.




Mortem Report. 



the Initial Investigator 

who took the firearms 

to the lab. 

Statement of the Person 

who I. D. the body at 

the Post Mortem 

recorded. 

Incident Scene report 

received 

Post Mortem exam rep 

received 

The initial Investigator 

statement received as 

well as the concerned 

officers



43 E.W. 18/1/12 Kingston 7. E.W. was fatally 

shot on 18/1/12 at 

about 5:20 pm by 

Cons. F. and DSP M. 

when they went to his 

home at 12 Park Lane, 

Red Hills. It is alleged 

that while the officers 

were conducting a 

search inside the house 

the deceased fired at 

them from inside a 

bathroom. The fire 

was returned and he 

was shot. The police 

said that he was wanted 

on a double fatal 

shooting case in St. 

Andrew that occurred 

in December 2011 a 

firearm with the serial 

# erased was allegedly 

recovered 




obtained. 

Notices served on the 



examination. Statement 

was recorded from the 


the body. 


personnel (other that 

INDECOM ISE) who 

processed scene and 

relevant pictures; 


mortem report 

The Legal Medical Unit 

was checked on July 6, 

2012 however P/M 

report was still not 

ready 

Received Hand Swab 

Certificate 

Firearm Register entry 

not obtained. Register 

cannot be located at 

C/Spring Police Station 

Letter sent to 

Superintendent for 

assistant in obtaining 

entries. 

30-04-2012 


ascertain if the weapon 


deceased person was 

taken to the forensic 

lab for examination. 

Establish if the 

INDECOM firearms 

policy was 

countenanced. 

Post mortem report is 

to be obtained. 

Entry of Firearms 

Register is to be 

obtained.



Obtained Post Mortem 

Report

44 N. M. 24/1/12 Kingston 



On 24/1/12 N. M. was 

fatally shot by Cons. 

K. T., 13128 Cons. D J, 

and Cpl. T. B. of the 

Hunts bay Police 

Station on. 

The police claimed 

that whilst on patrol 

along Spanish Town 

Road the deceased was 

spotted standing at the 

intersection of Spanish 

Town road and Kidd 

Lane. On seeing the 

officers he ran onto 

Kidd Lane, the officers 

gave chase and he ran 

behind a building 

where he was shot a 

firearm with the Serial 

# erased was allegedly 

recovered. 



Notice sent for 

Statements from police 

officers; 


all the officers 

including the initial 

investigator 

Received Post Mortem 




register on June 5 and 8 

and on July 2 failed as 

the register was 

reportedly locked in Sgt 

G., officer who is on 

training until the middle 

of July 12. 


who I/ D. the body at 

P/M 

30-04-2012 

Post mortem report to 

be obtained. 

Investigator is to get 

copies of the firearm 

register.

45 H.H. 3/2/2012 Kingston 



H. H. was fatally shot 

on 3/2/12 at about 

6:15a.m when a team 

of police officers from 


Police Station when 

they went in search of 

him at his house. Cpl. 

G. B. and Cpl. C. L. 

claimed that on their 

approach at the 

entrance to his house 

he opened fired at 

them. The fire was 

returned and he was 

shot. A .45 Pistol with 

the serial # erased was 

recovered. 

However, his common 

law wife who was with 

him at the time stated 

that she was in bed 

with H. when she heard 

a commotion. She told 

H. and he told her that 

it was the police. She 

opened the door to her 

house on the command 

of the police. They 

entered her house and 

On the spot Section 21 



and the officers 

involved in the incident. 


obtained. 


examination. Statement 

was recorded from the 


the body 


mortem report 

Initial investigator’s 

statement not obtained 

he said he left it with 

Mr. O. W. and obtained 

a statement. Could not 

recall when. 

He promised to furnish 

another statement 

Applied for and attend 

Legal Medical Unit for 

Post Mortem report not 

ready 

30-04-2012 

Post Mortem report to 

be received from Legal 

Medical Unit. 

Ballistic Report 

outstanding. 

Initial investigator’s 

statement to be 

obtained.



held a kerchief over her 

nostrils; the scent from 

it caused her to become 

unconscious. When 

she regained 

consciousness a short 

while after and asked 

for H. the officers told 

her that he was ok. She 

was escorted to the 


Station where she 

subsequently learnt 

that he was fatally shot 

by the police.



46 R. H. 9/2/2012 Kingston R. H. who was wanted 

(member of the Clans 

Man Gang that 

operates in the Spanish 

Town area) was fatally 

shot by a team of 

officers Sgt. K. W., 

Det. Cons. L. W., Det. 

Cons. A. Denton, Det. 

Cpl. G. M., from 

Flying Squad who had 

gone in search of him 

at Benson Ave, Cherry 

Gardens, Kingston on 

9/2/12 at about 

4:30a.m. 

The officers claimed 

that on their approach 

into his living room 

house the decedent 

fired at them and ran 

past them with the 

firearm in his hand. He 

was shot during the 

escape and jumped 

through a window. He 

fell on the ground tried 

to escape when he was 

again shot by the 

officers who were on 

Witness statement 

obtained 


obtained. 

Notices served on the 



examination however 

was not held as no one 

was there to I. D. the 

body. 

Located relative of the 

deceased to I.D. body at 

post mortem 

To Attend post mortem 

examination as soon as 

a new date is arranged. 

Obtained Station Diary 

entry; 



obtained 


mortem report 



register on and July 2 & 

7 failed as the register 

was reportedly locked 

in the Detective 

Superintendent F.,



the ground. A firearm 

with the serial # erased 


His common law wife 

who was with him at 

the time gave a 

statement that the 

police entered the 

house and shot him. 

He ran past she and the 

police and she is not 

aware of what 

transpired after. 

She along with her 

mother was fatally shot 

two days later at their 

March Pen residence 

by unknown gunmen. 

office 

Det. Insp. M. and D/Cpl 

B., were spoken to. 

Attended Legal Med 

Unit and Obtained Post 

mortem report 

Notices were again 


officers by Insp B., of 

BSI.



47 S. J. 4/4/2012 Kingston S. J. was fatally shot 

when he allegedly 

pulled a firearm from 

his waistband. The 

officer took evasive 

action and fired 4 

gunshots at the now 

deceased who was hit. 

He ran and the firearm 

with Serial # erased fell 

from him and was 

recovered. 

On the spot Notices 


officers 

Diary entry copied 

Firearms were taken to 

the lab by the initial 

investigator. 


examination 

The response of the 


obtained 

Obtained Concerned 


Statement from person 

identifying the body 

obtained 

Attended Legal Med 

Unit Post mortem report 

not ready. 

30-04-2012 

Concerned officers’ 

statements are to be 

taken on the 01-05- 

2012. 

Post Mortem report to 

be obtained. 

Statement from person 

identifying the body of 

the deceased to be 

obtained. 

To obtain Firearm 

Register entry. 

To ascertain if 

INDECOM firearms 

policy was followed.



48 F.E. 27/10/2010 Kingston F.E. was fatally shot on 

27/10/2010 at about 

12:15 a.m .along 

Nelson Road, Kingston 

13 by a team of police 

officers from the Hunts 

Bay Police Station 

According to the police 

# 4590 Cpl W. M. and 

# 12819 Cons. F. R., 

the deceased was seen 

walking along the said 

road when he was 

accosted by the police. 

He attempted to pull a 

gun from his trousers 

waist. The police 

reacted and he was 

fatally shot. He was 

searched and a loaded 

Beretta pistol with the 

serial number erased 


1. Diary Entry obtained 

2. Notices sent out from 

March 24 2011 

3.Wittness Statement 

received 

4.Notice reserved on 


5.TSD Statement 

received 

6.Postmorten ID 


1. Diary Entry obtained 

2. Notices sent out 

from March 24 2011 


received 

4.Notice reserved on 


5.TSD Statement 

received 

6.Postmorten ID 

Statement collected

49 N.W. 29/6/11 St 

Catherine 

50 S. B. 6/8/2011 St. 

Catherine 

51 D. B. 22/12/11 



St 

Catherine 

N. W. was fatally shot 

by the police in Old 

Braeton, Portmore on 

May 21, 2011 at about 

4:50am 

S. B. was fatally shot 

by the police on 

August 5, 2011 at 

about 5pm at 31 St. 

John’s Road at he 

along with other men 

reportedly fired at the 

police. 

D. B. was shot and 

killed by police from 

the Linstead station 


pointed a gun at the 

police when he was 

accosted in the Cheese 

field area for robberies 

he and another man 

allegedly committed in 

Linstead 

1. Notices sent out to 


3. Copies of police 


from BSI File, DSP G., 

of Old Harbour 

assisting with Police 

Statements 

1.Witness statement 

recorded 

2.diary entries copied 

1. Station Diary Entry 

Collected 

2. Notices served, 


3. Post mortem Report 

received 

4.Postmortem ID 


5.Police Statement 

received 

Investigator to make a 

note of record keeping 

issues and forward 

same to Lt. Cl. D., 

Firearm register 

outstanding 

1.Awaiting response from 


2.Satement from Person who ID 

body at Postmortem 

1.Ballastic Certificate 

1.Ballastic Certificate 

2.Statement from one of two 

concerned officers outstanding

52 S. L. 3/6/2011 Kingston 



Fatal Shooting of S. L. 

of 57 Waltham Park 

Road by the police. On 

Friday June 3, 2011 at 

about 8.10 pm he was 

fatally shot when a 

team of police officers 

who were on patrol 

accosted him and 2 

other men along the 

Waltham Park road. 

The police alleged that 

the group of opened 

fire at the police. The 

police returned the fire 

and the deceased was 

hit. A .380 Pistol # 

236247 with I 

magazine was 

recovered. 

Witness K. L. 

On Friday June 3 2011 

at about 8:00 pm his 

uncle D., called him on 

his cell phone to say 

that he was buying 

chicken for the 

deceased. He then left 

his house to meet his 

uncle at 75 Waltham 

Park Rd. on his arrival



he saw his brother who 

is the deceased and 

another person. They 

were aided with light 

from a utility pole. 

Heavily tinted Nissan 

Wagon turned on the 

lane where they were 

standing. He saw a 

black gun pointing at 

them from this vehicle, 

followed by 2 flashes 

of light from the said 

gun then 2 explosions. 

All 4 of them who were 

standing at the lane ran 

off. He later learnt 

that S. was dead

53 

G. D. and H. 

D. 

4/6/2012 



G. D. and H. D. were 

shot and Killed by 

police on June 4, 2012 

off the Peters Rock 

Main Road in 

Norbrook St Andrew. 


that both men who 

were travelling in a 

motorcycle disobeyed a 

signal by the police to 

stop at a Vehicle Check 

Point along the Peters 

Rock Main road. The 

men reportedly shot at 

the police and the 

police returned fire 

killing them both. 


collected. 

2.Notices were served 

on the offers concerned 

3.Firearm and Ammo 

entries collected 


collected 

5.Postmortem report 

application made 

1.Ballastic Certificate

54 R. H. 15/06/12 Kingston 



Allegations are that R. 

H. who was who was a 

passenger on a minibus 

travelling from 

Portmore to Down 

Town Kingston 

brandished a firearm 

and attempted to rob a 

male passenger who 

turned out to be a 

Police Constable. The 

constable who was in 

possession of his 

service pistol got into a 

struggle in which both 

men were shot. The 

unidentified was killed 

and the Special 

Constable J. B. was 

shot several times and 

admitted in a serious 

condition at the KPH. 

A firearm was 


from the deceased. 

1.Station diary entry 

collected 

2.notice sent to Officers 

Station 

3.Eye witnesses 

Identified and 

arrangements made to 

collect statements 

4.Medical certificate 

applied for 

5.TSD report requested 

6.Postmortem report 

requested 

1.Ballastic Report outstanding 

2.Postmortem Report 

outstanding 

3.Statement from concerned 

officer outstanding (Officer 

recovering from injuries he 

received in incident)

55 K. W. and 

N.T 



13/10/12 St Andrew K. W. and N. T. were 

shot and killed in an 

alleged shoot out with 

the police at Lane Pass 

in the Golden Spring 

area on October 13, 

2012. 

56 E. A.C. 24/11/12 St Andrew E.A.C was shot and 

killed by member of a 

police party which was 

conducting routine 

patrol in the Red Hills 

Road area on 

November 24, 2012. 


that C. held onto one of 

the police officers from 

behind and placed a 

gun to the officer’s 

head as he provided 

cover for other 

members of his team, 


collected 

2.firearm entry for one 

of the concerned 

officers collected 

3.Statements form 


collected 

4.Forensic Scene 

Report collected 

5. Firearm Recovery 

Procedure done 

6.Post Mortem 


1.Station Diary and all 

other police entries 

collected 


Collected 

3.Post Mortem 


4.Postmortem Cert 

applied for 


Report received 

Provisional FIR to be 

done



as they attempted to 

search two men.



57 F.B. 21/07/12 Kingston F. B. was shot and 

killed by the police in 

what the police alleged 

to have been a shootout 

with the decedent. The 

incident reportedly 

occurred after a motor 

car in which the 

deceased was travelling 

in was pursued by the 

police and the car 

crashed into a utility 

pole. The occupants of 

the car allegedly fired 

at the police and fire 

was returned killing B. 

A large quantity of 

ganja was found in the 

car. 


and other police entries 

collected 

2.Statements from 



collected 

3.Post Mortem 

Certificate received 


Report received 


brother of the deceased 

collected to confirm 

possession of large sum 

of money being carried 

by the deceased at the 

time of his death 

Prospective witness is 

being sought as there 

are allegations of 

possible corruptive 

activities by the police 


incident.

58 C.D. 18-Jul-11 Kingston 



The police responded 

to a report of robbery 

of a passenger bus. 

While acting on the 

information given they 

came upon three men 

fitting the description 

of the alleged robbers 

changing clothes at the 

entrance of the 

Torrington Park 

Housing Scheme. On 

seeing the police the 

men drew weapons and 

shot at the Police. The 


and one man C. D. was 

shot. He was taken to 




.38 Colt PTFA revolver 

was taken from him. 






Station Crime Diary 

entry 

Attended Spanish Town 

Hospital Morgue for 

Post Mortem. Spoke 

with R. D., (father) of 

the deceased 

Notices to S/Cons D. 

L., S/Cons S. S., S/Cpl. 

R. M., Det. Sgt. F., Det. 

Cpl. C. W., and Cons. 

B., (Scenes of Crime) . 

Responses received. 

Notices to CIB, FLA, 

Forensics and 

Pathologist delivered. 


PME report received 

Response from FLA, 

CIB and Forensic Lab 

received 


Initial Investigator and 

officer who transported 

exhibit.

59 K.B. 18/11/11 



St. 

Catherine 

2. K. B. was fatally 

shot on 18/11/11 by a 

team of police officers 

from the Hunts Bay 

Police Station that was 

being led by DSP H. 

along Olympic Way. It 

is alleged that a group 

of men were accosted 

by the police which 

resulted in an ensuing 

shoot out the deceased 

was found suffering 

from multiple gunshot 

wounds to his body a 

.380 pistol bearing S/N 

D80157U was 

recovered. The police 

version was not 

challenged. 

R.B. sister of K. states 

that she was sitting 

under a tree Williams 

at White Wing Three 

Miles area with her 

brother K. B. and his 

girlfriend C. when K. 

said that he was going 

to get some water in 

the house. She saw a 


collected from R. B., 

Hunts Bay CIB Crime 

diary entries collected 

Incident scene report 

obtained from ISU 

Notice to Supt. L. H., 


Response received 

Notice to concern 

officer Constable M. B., 


Letter prepared and 

delivered to GFL, FLA 

and Pathologist Unit 

1.Collect statement of 

C. W. who was also 

present 

1a.Telephone the 

officers involved and 

the Initial Investigator 

to submit statement; 

2.Follow firearm 

recovery procedure by 

writing to FLA, GFL 

and ACP E. P. i/c CIB 

3. Obtain Entries from 

Firearm and 

Ammunition Registers 

for all the officers 

involved 

4.Statement from 

persons who 

transmitted exhibits 

from scene to Forensic 

lab; Follow chain of 

custody for recovered 

firearm and that of 

police personnel 

5.Forensic (Handswab) 

Certificate for 

the deceased and police 

officers on the scene; 

6.Ballistics Certificate 

7.Apply for post 

mortem report



group of police about 

30 running towards 

her. She identified one 

of the officers as 

Bobby Red who said to 

her bitch get up no 

meck no noise. She 

described B., Reds. A 

police woman whom 

she described used a 

gun to shoot K. in his 

foot. She was told to 

go outside the fence 

and B., Reds went 

inside after which she 

heard several 

explosions.

60 R. S. 16-Jun-12 Kingston 




they responded to case 

of robbery in the 

Downtown Kingston 

area. A man was scene 

being chased by a 

group of people and 

clutching a handbag. 

The police intervened 

at which time the man 

ran into premises # 75 

Matthews Lane, 

Kingston where he was 

observed changing his 

clothes. He was 

accosted by the police 

when he pointed a 

firearm in their 

direction. The police 

opened fire and the 

man was hit. He was 


Public Hospital where 


dead. Firearm 

homemade. 

Notice issued to 

concern officer 


obtained 

Post Mortem Attended 

and applied for

61 D.H. 4-Aug-12 St. 

Thomas 




members of the Morant 

Bay OST received 

information while on 

patrol and proceeded to 

premises in the Summit 

District of Morant Bay, 

St. Thomas. On 

reaching the premises a 

man ran from the house 

and was ordered to stop 

by the police. The man 

jumped a fence and the 

police gave chase. 

During the chase the 

man pulled a black 

handgun from his waist 

band and pointed it at 

the police who ordered 

him to drop his weapon 

while taking evasive 

action. The police fired 

in the man’s direction. 

The man received 

injuries and was taken 

to the Princess 

Margaret Hospital 

where he died while 

undergoing treatment. 

A Glock pistol SN



BGM 655 loaded with 

seven (7) 9 mm 

cartridges was 


deceased. Nine (9) 9 

mm cartridges were 

also found in his left 

back pocket. He was 

later identified as

62 D. B. 

September 

3,2012 



Kingston 


a team comprising 

personnel from the 

Flying Squad Unit, St. 

Catherine South 

Division and the Delta 

4 Operations team, 

acting on information 

went to premises # 35 

East Avenue, 

Greenwich Avenue, 

Kingston 13, in search 

of a man wanted for 

questioning in relation 

to a triple homicide in 

the St. Catherine South 

Division. 

The team entered the 

premises and into a 

dwelling house and 

confronted the accused 

who was armed with a 

.38 revolver. A shoot 

out ensued during 

which Constable D. T. 

c/o St. Catherine South 

discharged four rounds 

from his service pistol. 

The injured man was 


Public Hospital where

63 R. G. 23/06/2012 St. 

Andrew 




dead. 

R. G. reports received 

from the police are that 

four (4) men went to a 

house at Temple Hall 

District and tied up and 

robbed the owner of a 

laptop, caps and other 

valuables. The police 

were called and during 

an exchange of gunfire 

(one) man who was 

later identified as thirty 

year old, R., was found 

suffering from gunshot 

wounds and later 

pronounced dead at the 

1. Incident scene report 

prepared and submitted 

2. Notices served on 

Det. Insp. C. M., C. M., 

Special Cons. A. F., 

Cpl. U. R., Special Cpl. 

H.M., Spl. Cpl. C. A., 

and Investigating 

Officer, Det. Sgt. G. R., 


of witness R. B., 

4. Made efforts to 

contact virtual 

complainant who was 

robbed by to no avail. 

More efforts will be



KPH, one (1) man was 

apprehended and two 

(2) escaped in nearby 

bushes. A.38 revolver 

with (4) .38 rounds and 

two (2) spent shells 


Nineteen (19) 9mm 

spent casings, 1 bullet 

and 1 live .38 cartridge 

were also recovered. A 

number of caps in 

addition to two cell 

phones, lap tops and 

money were also 


scene 

made 

5. Visited Stony Hill 


interviewed L. C., who 

is in custody. He 

however refused to give 

a statement reiterating 

his fear. 

6. Collected 

Ammunition and 

Firearms Register for 

concerned officers from 

ISCF St. Catherine 

North. 

7. Received firearms 

information for 

Inspector M. 


mortem examination on 

July 5, 2012 and 

recorded statement 

from mother, A. E., 

who identified body. 

Five bullet entrances 

and four exits. Cause of 

death is shock and 

hemorrhage due to 

multiple gunshot 

injuries. 

9. Spoke with Det. Sgt. 

R., who informed that



he had all the 


concerned and will 

submit same to us by 

Monday July 9, 2012. 

He will also give a copy 

of his file. 

10. Received copies of 

all statements 

11. Requested a copy of 

the court file which was 

received. 

Provisional FIR was 

prepared and submitted

64 C. B. 4/11/2009 St. 

Catherine 



C. B. and his two 

friends were fatally 

shot by the police after 

they departed their 

community in Grants 

Pen where two men 

were killed. The police 

claimed that they were 

killed during a 

shootout. Two 

firearms, a 9mm pistol 

serial # erased loaded 

with 2 live rounds and 

a smith and Wesson 

9mm serial # erased 

fitted with a magazine 

and 4 rounds were 

recovered. 

No witness identified. 

Diary entry obtained 

Allegation letters 

dispatched. 

12/10/2011 Sec. 21 

Notices sent to 


Visited Constant Spring 

Police Station to copy 

Firearm Register. This 

was locked in store 

room Inspector with 

key was out. 

Sgt. P. of Scenes of 

Crime said statements 

and other documents 

were submitted to BSI 

Applied to BSI for a 

copy file 

BSI FILE OBTAINED 

19/10/11 D/Cpl K. B., 

called to say that he 

already submitted a 

statement to BSI. 

The officer was advised 

to submit a statement 

certified by a J. P. to 

INDECOM 

The Notices that were 

served on the officers 

indicate that the 

To collect copy file 

from BSI 

Awaiting GFL reports 

To revisit Constant 

Spring Police Station to 

copy Firearm Register 

To get statement of 

person who I. D. 

Bodies at post mortem 

Serve Notice and write 

a letter to them re the 

Notice being disobeyed 

30-04-2012 

GFL report not 

received. 

Revisited Constant 

Spring P/S, Firearm 

Register not found. 

Reserve Notice 

Awaiting response from the 

officers. 

Awaiting Ballistic Report 

Await Post mortem report that 

was applied for 

Awaiting copy file from BSI



statements be submitted 

on 19/10/2011. 

D/Cpl K. B. visited 

INDECOM’s office to 

enquire if he should 

also submit a new 

statement to 

INDECOM 

notwithstanding he 

submitted a statement to 

BSI. 

The Officer was told 

that he is required to do 

so. 

The officer stated that 

he was not willing to 

submit two statements 

in the same matter. 

To date this officer 

along with the others 

involved in the incident 

have not responded 

The Notices were 

reserved however most 

of the officers have 

been transferred to 

other divisions and one 

has since resigned. 

TSD report obtained 


obtained



Copy Statements from 


obtained from BSI to 

include that of the 

Initial Investigator who 

took the weapons to the 

lab. 

Statements of the 

persons who I. D. the 

bodies at the Post 

Mortem obtained 

Cannot obtain Firearm 

Records Sent Notice to 

SSP i/c Constant spring 

Police Station.



65 D S 18/01/12 Kingston Police received 

information about 

heavily armed men in 

the Bedward Gardens 

area of August Town. 

Upon the police 

officers approach of the 

dwelling they pulled 

firearms and fired at 

the police. The fire was 

returned and one man 

was found suffering 


A Chrome .357 

magnum revolver with 

six live rounds was 

recovered the deceased 

body. He was 


hospital. There are no 

eyewitnesses to the 

incident. 

1. Notices on concerned 

officer, who are all 

from the Half Way Tree 

police Station. 

2. Collected station 

diary entries and 

firearm and ammunition 

register. 3. 

Received statements 


officers in addition to 

the initial investigator, 

as well as the officers 

who issued firearms and 



4. Submitted letter to 

FLA, CIB, and 


Lab in relation to 

firearm recovery. 

5. Applied for Post 

Mortem report. 


from sister who ID 

body at Post Mortem 

and obtained report and 

CD from Incident Scene 

examiner. 

7. received statement 

from Officer who



transported exhibit to 

the Government Lab.



66 D C 19/11/12 Kingston Police Officers got 

information that armed 

men were seen at a 

certain premise on 

Westport Avenue in the 

Riverton City area. 

Upon their approach 

they saw four men at 

the premises who 

pulled firearm and fired 

at the police, the police 

returned fire. Three of 

the men ran and one 

was found at the back 

of the building 

suffering from gunshot 

wounds, he was 


hospital. A .45 

Tanfoglio semi 

automatic pistol with 

three live rounds was 


scene. There are no 

eyewitnesses to the 

incident. 

1. On the spot Notices 

served on all concerned 

officers. 

2. Diary entries 

including firearm and 

ammunition register 

were copied. 

3. Statements obtained 


officers (three) as 

well as the initial (Det. 

Corp. B.) investigator. 

4. Letters were sent to 

FLA, CIB, Government 

Forensic Lab. 

5. Application was 

made for Post Mortem 

exam. 


from daughter of 

deceased who ID his 

body at the Post 

Mortem examination. 


from Officer who 

issued firearms and 




from Corporal W. who 

transmitted exhibit to



the lab



67 T. R. and S. B. 1/18/2013 Kingston A team of officers led 

by SP H. of the Hunts 

Bay Police Station were 

on operation in the 

Paye Lands 

community. Det. Sgt. 

W., Det. Sgt. H., of the 

Area 4 division, Special 

Operations Unit and 

Cons. J., of the Hunts 

Bay Police Station, 

Operational Support 

Team were going to 76 

Tanzania Path to check 

the premises when 

they saw a man at the 

gate. The man ran into 

the said premise and 

the officers pursued 

him. The man ran into 

the house and the 

officers followed him 

towards the doorway. 

Another man who was 

inside of the said 

house, appeared at the 

said doorway and 

pointed a sub machine 

gun in the direction of 

1. The incident scene 

was processed by 

INDECOM FE. 

2. All the concerned 

officers were 

interviewed separately. 

3. The hands of the 

Concerned Officers 

were swabbed by (TSD) 

personnel at 259 

Spanish Town Road, 

Kingston. 4. The 

recovered firearms 

were processed at the 


Station by INDECOM 

personnel. 

5. The recovered 

firearms and the 

firearms that the 

concerned officers had 

in their possession 

were seized and tagged 

by the initial 

investigator to be taken 

to the Forensic lab on 

Friday, January 18, 

2013. 


1. Hand-swab certificate 

2. Ballistics Certificate;



the police. Two of the 

officers fired in the 

direction of the man 

and he fell. The man 

who the police chased 

fired in the direction of 

the police officers from 

the doorway and the 

said two officers 

returned the gun fire. 

When the shooting 

ceased the police 

entered the house and 

recovered a .380 pistol 

bearing serial # 

BL28139 with two live 

rounds and an Introtec 

sub-machine gun. 

Both injured men were 



they were pronounced 

dead by the doctor on 

duty. The bodies were 



Home. 

were served on the 


all three concerned 

officers at the TSD 

office. With response 

date set for Monday, 

January 21, 2013. 7. 

At the Tranquility 

Funeral home the 

bodies of the deceased 

were processed by 

INDECOM FE. 

8. The firearm and 

ammunition records for 


were obtained at the 


Station. The issuing 

officer gave a 

statement. 9. 


10. No eye witness was 

identified.



68 R. W. 12/25/2012 Kingston Det. Corp. M., reported 

that on December 25, 

2012 at about 5:00 am 

a joint police military 

operation headed by 

Senior Supt. T. B., from 


police station were on 

an operation in the 

Arnett Gardens area, 

when two of the 

officers Special 

Constables A. D., and 

G. B., approached a 

one bedroom board 

house, knocked on the 

door and shouted 

police. The officers 

forced the door open 

and were greeted with 

gunfire. The gun fire 

was returned and the 

now deceased was hit 

in the chest whilst 

sitting on a bed. A 

firearm with the serial 

number erased was 

taken from him. The 

victim was rushed to 

1. Concerned officers 

were interviewed; 

2. At the Denham Town 

police station the hands 

of the Concerned 

Officers were swabbed 

by INDECOM FE and 

the recovered firearm 

was processed by (TSD) 

personnel. 3. The 

recovered firearms and 

those that the 

concerned officers had 

in their possession 

were tagged and 

packaged by the initial 

investigator to be given 

to the store keeper for 

safe custody and on 

December 27, 2012 


lab for ballistic testing. 

4. At the Tranquility 

Funeral home the body 

of the deceased was 

identified by his 

mother, A statement 

was recorded from her, 

after which the body 

1. Hand-swab certificate 

2. Ballistics Certificate;




Hospital (KPH) where 


dead. 

was processed by 

INDECOM FE. 

5. Diary entry # 3 

copied from the 

Denham Town police 

station Crime Diary. 


ammunition records 

copied. 

7. Two independent 

eye witnesses were 

interviewed and their 

statements recorded at 

the INDECOM office.

69 M. R. o/c C. 

M. 



5/2/2013 Kingston The Area 4 Delta 

Operations 3 team 

along with officers 

from the Denham 


were on Intel 

Operations when they 

received information 

at about 11:30 p.m. 

that some men who 

were armed with guns 

were seen in the 

Nelson Street vicinity, 

to include the man 

wanted for the fatal 

shooting of a four (4) 

year old child, in the 

Allman Town 

community about one 

(1) week earlier. On 

the arrival of the 

officers on Nelson 

Street, a group of men 

reportedly open fire at 

the police. Two of the 

police officers Special 

Constables G. B. and 

M. B., engaged the 

men and returned the 

1. An appreciation of 

the scene was done 

and observations 

made. 2. 

The scene was 

processed jointly by 

INDECOM Forensic 

Examiner, alongside 

Constable C. R. of the 

Area 4 Scenes of Crime 

Unit. 3. All 

the officers on the 

operation were 

interviewed; however 

they all reported that 

they were traumatized 

and would submit their 

responses in the forms 

of their statements. 

5. The concerned 

officers were issued 

with Section 21 Notices 

for which they signed 

receipt, with due date 

being Wednesday, 

February 6, 2013. 6. 

Both officers’ hands 

were swabbed by the 

FE who also processed 

1. Hand-swab certificate for 

deceased and police officers; 

2. Ballistics Certificate; 

3. Statement from person who 

identify body of deceased at 

the Post Mortem. 

4. Statements from concerned 

police officers; 

5. Statements from initial 

investigator to include chain of 

custody of weapons to lab; By 

Thursday, February 6, 2013 

7. Statement from personnel 

who processed scene and 

relevant pictures; 

8. Statement from persons who 

transmitted exhibits from scene 

to Forensic lab;

70 J. T. o/c D. 22/01/2013 Kingston 



fire. The men ran into a 

yard on Nelson Street 

where a subsequent 

search revealed one of 

the men found 

suffering from what 

appeared to be 

gunshot wounds. One 

(1) .38 Taurus revolver 

Serial number 

1L244019 with six 

spent shells was 


from the scene. 

the weapon allegedly 

recovered on the 

scene. 

7. The police officers 

weapons were taken 

secured and tagged for 

ballistic testing by 

Detective Corporal M., 

8. Detective Corporal 

M. was then served 

notice to submit his 

statement on 

Wednesday February 6, 

2013 after the weapons 

were transported to 

the Government 

Forensic Lab. 9. 

Firearm and 

Ammunition registers 

were copied.


OTHER 

INVESTIGATIONS

No. 

Compl 

ainant 

/Comp 

lainan 

t obo 

victim 


OTHER INVESTIGATIONS 

Incident 

1 S.J.E. Shooting 

Injury 

Location 

of Incident 

St. Thomas 

Allegations 

S.J.E. reported that he 

was shot twice in the 

lower left side and top 

left shoulder during an 


police officer (Det. 

Sgnt. C. D.) from the 

Yallahs Police Station. 

He was charged with 

the offences of 1) 

Malicious Destruction 

of Property 2) 

Unlawful Wounding 

and 3) Attempted 

Larceny and should 

appear in the St. 

Thomas R.M. court on 

the 18th of January. 

Court Date postponed 

until March 23, 2012. 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 

O1.11.2011 

09.11.2011 

Action Taken Reason for Incompletion 

1. Witness (complainant) 

statement collected 


collected 

3. Interim Report prepared 

4. Notice prepared and 

delivered at the station for 

Detective Sergeant C. D., of 

the Yallahs Police Station 

5. Received statement from 

Det. Sgt. C. D. 

6. Prepared notice for Cons. 

D. C. at the Morant Bay 

Police Station who is to 

respond by the 15th of 

December 2011 

7. Re-submitted notice for 

Cons. C. on February 5, 2012 

and received same on March 

5, 2012 

Mr. E. indicated that he does 

not have any witnesses 

Matter is in court. 

Complainant indicated that 

the officer actually wanted to 

murder him but crowd started 

Internal External 

Awaiting medical 

report and response 

from Cons. C. who 

promised to have 

same ready by 

Wednesday 

February 29, 2012 

after Investigator 

spoke with Inspector 

W. 

Awaiting Ballistics 

Report



2 F. P. Assault Portland 

F. P. (a minor), student 

of Titchfiled High 

alleges that while she 

was resisting arrest by 

Cons. B. R., she was 

draped and boxed in 

her face causing 

swelling and bruises. 

She was brought 

before the court for 

resisting arrest, 


disorderly conduct. 

On her last court 

appearance on January 

9, 2012, there was a no 

case submission in 

relating to the offence 

of Assaulting Police. 

Other matters 

16.06.2011 

04.07.2011 

coming 

8. Obtained medical 

certificate 

9. Obtained a copy of 

statement as well as CD from 

the scenes of crime personnel 

from the Morant Bay Police 

Station 

8. Obtained response from 

Initial Investigator, C. J. 

9. Obtained copies of court 

documents 

10. Applied for ballistics 

certificate 

1. Statement of F. 

P. recorded 

2. Station Diary entry from 

Port Antonio Police Station 

was copied 

3. Medical Certificate 

received 

3 4 Notice prepared and 

delivered at the Port Antonio 

Police Station on the 18th of 

August 2011 

4 

5. Another Notice was 

prepared for Officer R., and 

delivered to the Station on 

the 18th of October 2011. 

1. Exhibits (photographs of 

the bruises and swellings) 


Officer R. on November 28, 

FIR was 

prepared and 

submitted



postponed until March 

19, 2012. Matters are 

set for sentencing 

2011 

3. Received School report 

from Titchfield High School 

detailing complainant‟s 

conduct plus academic 

performance 

4. Received copies of court 

documents. 

5. There are no witness 

statements 

FIR was prepared and 

submitted



3 O. W. Assault Kingston 

Complainant, O. W. 

informed that he was a 

vendor who sells in 

the Half-Way-Tree 

Park. On the 23rd of 

August at 


p.m., he was in the 

Park when he was 

accosted by 

Metropolitan police 

who assaulted him 

causing pain bruises 

and swelling. He was 

charged for Possession 

of Ganja and locked 

up for three (3) days 

25.08.2011 

29.08.2011 

1. Complainant, O.W. 


2. Medical Certificate from 

the Kingston Public Hospital 

was requested 


the Half-Way-Tree Police 

Station was copied but 

officers involved names were 

not listed 

4. Received medical 

certificate on December 8, 

2011 

Medical certificate proved 

that complainant was beaten 

up. Matter is in court 

5. Collected diary entry from 

the Half-Way Tree Lock-Up 

6. Noticed Officers Special 

C. T. G. from Kingston and 

St. Andrew Corporation on 

February 20, 2012 and 

received responses on 


7. Noticed Officers D. E.J. 

Fl., P. M., E.G., A. B. 

8. Received response from 

Officers G. D.E., J. F.., and 

P. M. E. G., A. B. on March 

20, 2012 

9. Collected station diary 

entry from Darling Street 

Police Station on May 28, 

2012



FIR IS BEING PREPARED

4 V. M. Assault 



St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, V. 

M. reported that she 

was hit with a gun by 

a police officer from 

the Old Harbour 

Police Station while 

she was watching him 

beat her son. She does 

not know the officers 

name. She received 

bruises to her 

forehead. 

12.12.2011 

30.12.2011 

1. Complainant statement 

taken 

2. Witness, D. T., statement 

collected 

3. Incident Scene report from 

K.G., collected 


collected from Spanish Town 

Hospital on February 2, 2012 

which indicates that Ms. M., 

received a 7-8 cmm 

laceration to her face and at 

the hairline 

5. Notices were prepared for 

Cpl. W., Cons. L. S., and 

Cons. R. P., from the Old 

Harbour Police Station and 

delivered on February 17, 

2012 

6. Diary entry copied on 

February 17, 2012. Previous 

visit made on January 10, 

2012, the Diary could not be 

located. 

7. Witness Statement 

collected from T. M., 

neighbor of complainant, V. 

M., on February 17, 2012 

8. ID Parade application 

completed and delivered at 

the Old Harbour Police 

Station on 06.03.2012 

9. Recorded Witness 

Statement of D. B., on March 


from Concerned 

Officers, S., W.,

5 S. T. 



Assault O.B. 

Harm 

Kingston 

S. T. reported that 

while visiting the 

Trench Town Police 

Station she was beaten 

with a baton by Police 

Officers and received 

bruises and swelling. 

She was charged by 

the Officers for 1) 

Assault O.B. Harm 2) 


3) Disorderly conduct 

4) Resisting Arrest 

Matters postponed 

10.11.2011 

21.11.2011 

22, 2012 

10. Prepared another set of 

ID Parade application forms 

which were routed through 

the Commissioner‟s office on 

June 29, 2012. 

11. Spoke with DSP G., who 

promised to have statements 

ready by the 9th of July 

2012. 

12. Received statements for 

all concerned officers 

13. Spoke with DSP G., who 

informed that the ID forms 

were served on the concerned 

officers and the returns will 

be submitted by Monday, 


1. Witness statement 

collected 

2. Obtained copies of 

medical certificate 

3. Photograph showing 

bruises 

4. Notices to officers, Cons. 

C and Cpl. L. G. and Cons. 

W. from the Trench Town 

Police Station prepared and 

submitted on November 24, 

2011 


Cons. C. on December 23, 

Awaiting 

additional 

witness 

statements 

which should 

be recorded on 

July 12, 2012 

Nov 5, 2012: 

Additional 

witness was 

not brought in. 

Awaiting copy of 

court documents



until March 14, 2012 

then August 13, 2012 

2011 and Officer G. on 

February 03, 2012. A letter 

was received stating that 

Cons. G.s went on vacation 

leave overseas for the period 

27th of January 2012 to June 

7, 2012 

6. Recorded witness 

statement of S. B. on 


7. Requested copies of court 

documents 

8. Recorded Statement of H. 

S., witness on March 8, 2012 

9. Sent Notice to Cons. 

Wright on March 10, 2012. 


Cons. W. on April 23, 2012 

after making contact with 

Superintendent B. who is in 

charge of the Division. 

11. Contacted Half-Way- 

Tree Court re court 

documents on five (5) 

separate occasions but has 

still not received same 

Nov 5, 2012: FIR is being 

prepared.



6 A. D. Assault Kingston 

Complainant, A. D., 

an inmate at the Tower 

Street Adult 

Correctional 

Institution reported 

that he was hit on the 

left side of his face 

with a baton by a 

Correctional Officer 

(G.L.). He was 

unconscious and spent 

three (3) days at the 


Hospital 

05.01.2012 

09.01.2012 

1. Visited TSACC and 

recorded statement of 

complainant 

2. Collected witness 

statements from Inmates, A. 

R., D. B., and M. B., 

3. Prepared and delivered 

notice for C.O. G. L. and 

received statement on 


4. Received response from. 

C.O. G., L. but does not have 

declaration and certificate 

5. Requested medical report 

from KPH on January 27, 

2012 

6. Collected entry from the 

medical Journal at the Tower 

Street Adult Correctional 

Centre 


certificate on June 10, 2012 

which states mild head injury 

inflicted by a baton but is not 

likely to be permanent. 

8. Contacted Miss R. at DCS 

on several occasions to get 

the correct Statements but to 

date proved futile. Nov 5, 

2012: Statements received 

and FIR is being prepared. 

Awaiting statements 

with Declaration

7 

S. B. 

and D. 

E. 



Assault, 

Abduction 

Kingston 

Complainants, S. B. 

and D. E. reported that 

they were abducted by 


Mobile Reserve on 

Saturday, February 11, 

2012 and transported 

to Waterhouse Gully 

Bank where they were 

beaten by extended 

batons and were put to 

kneel down with 

handcuffs on. 

Mr. E. was charged on 

February 8, 2012 for 

Assaulting Police and 

went to Half-Way- 

Tree Court on 


where the matter was 

postponed to March 

23, 2012. 

1. Collected statements from 

complainants, S.B., and D. 

E., 


statements from B. M., and J. 

S., M.B. 

3. Received medical reports 

4. Received pictures showing 

bruises 

5. Collected Diary entry from 

Half Way Tree Court 

6. Copied entry from 

Movement diary at OPS 

Room at Mobile Reserve 

7. Prepared notices for 

Officers Sgt. M. G., Cons. J. 

G., Cpl. C. R., Cpl. B. P., 

Cons. E. O., Cons. J. G., 

Cons. B. M., Cons. D. G., 

W/Cons. A. B., and S/Cons. 

O. E., and delivered at the 

Mobile Reserve Station 

8. Requested CCTV images 

for that day from Ministry of 

Transport and Works. 

Responses are that the 

cameras in that area were not 

in working condition 

9. Received Statements from 

all concerned officers 

10. Obtained reports from 

Forensic Examiner, P. A., 

11. Requested court 

documents and received same



on May 20, 2012 

12. Re-Noticed Cons. O. W., 

from Half-Way Tree Court to 

provide his statement in 

relation to his investigation 

into the court matter of 

assault 


Cons. O. W., 

DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

14. Insp. B. of Mobile 

Reserve to submit responses 

1st March 2012 

15. FIR is being prepared

8 R. C. 



Assault, 

Unlawful 

Arrest 

Kingston 

R. C. reported that he 

was walking on his 

avenue on the 8th of 

March 2012 at 


p.m., when he saw 


searching some men, 

he stood there looking 

and was told by one of 

the officers to move 

and he complied. The 

officer grabbed unto 

my shirt and told him 

to enter the police 

vehicle and I enquired 

why. He then used a 

baton to hit him 

several times on his 

right shoulder, his 

back and ribcage then 

handcuffed him. 

Mr. C. was taken to 

the Constant Spring 


charged with the 

offences of 1) 

Resisting Arrest and 2) 

Failure to move. He 

went to court on 

March 23, 2012. 

Matter was postponed 

to July 25, 2012 as the 


statements from S. P., 

2. Recorded Station Diary 

and Prisoner Charge and 

Property entries 


certificate from Dr. F. 

4. Prepared and delivered 

notices for Cpl. B., and Cons. 

P. L.W., from Mobile 

Reserve 

5. Received responses from 

the concerned officers on 

Friday, April 13, 2012 

6. Received Report and CD 

from Forensic Scene 

Examiner, P. A., 

7. Obtained a copy of court 

file from Half Way Tree 

Court. 

FIR is being prepared. Nov 5, 

2012: FIR prepared.




involved in a motor 

vehicle accident and 

he is now 

incapacitated.

9 

R.H. 

obo 

N.H. 



Assault Kingston 

Assault R. H. obo 

N.H. reported that on 

Wednesday, April 4, 

2012 at approximately 

5:30 p.m., her thirteen 

year old nephew was 

assaulted by police 


Duhaney Park Police 

Station when he was 

brought there on 

suspicion of larceny 

but was released 

without being charged. 

He was also 

questioned without a 

relative being present. 

11.04.2012 

12.04.2012 

1. Complainant statement 

collected 

2. Medical certificate 

obtained 

3. Station Diary entry copied 

as well as Juvenile Caution 

Register 

4. Notices prepared and 

delivered to Officers, Cons. 

M. H., Inspector F. and 

W/Cons. P. C. 

5. Obtained responses from 

Officers 

6. Recorded statement from 

witness, father of N. 

7. Requested school report 

from Pembroke Hall High 

School. 

8. School Report received on 

4.7.2012 which states that his 

behavior was wayward at the 

school and he was involved 

in the theft of the items on 

the day of the incident. 


submitted

10 S.G. 

11 S. K. 



Assault and 

Unlawful 

Arrest 

Assault 

/Arson/ 

Malicious 

Destruction 

of Property 

Kingston 

St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, S. 

G. alleged that he was 

assaulted and beaten 

by a policeman and 

falsely arrested for 1) 


2) resisting arrest 

The complainant, S. 

K. alleges that she was 

kicked and boxed by 

police officers while at 

the Funeral Service at 

Dovecot Memorial 

Gardens of her son 

who was killed by 

police officers. She 

also reported that her 

house was burnt to the 

ground by said police 

officers. She further 

alleged that her 

daughter C.G. 

(attached) was also 

assaulted while at the 

same funeral service. 

Sept. 29, 2011- 


16.06.2011 

04.07.2011 

1. Contacted complainant 

2. Medical Certificate on file 

3. Prepared Notice to Officer 

from Duhaney Park Police 

Station 

4. Trial date for complainant 

– November 16th 

5. Mr. G. went to court and 

was found guilty and paid a 

fine of $2,000.00 

6. Complainant subsequently 

withdrew the matter. 

Withdrawal form signed 

FIR Completed and 

submitted 

1. Witness statements of C. 

G., & R. S, recorded. 

Statement for S. K., 


received 

3. Station diary entries 

collected from Spanish Town 


4. Entries from the Station 

Diary of the Central Village 

Police Station recorded and 

Spanish Town Police Station 

5. Prisoners‟ Charge and 

Property entry 

recorded/copied from Central 

Village Police Station 

6. CD documenting house on 

fire 

FIR is being 

prepared 

1. 1. FIR is 

being prepared



K. and her daughter, 

C. were charged for 

the offences of 

Resisting Arrest, 

Assaulting Police, 

&Disorderly Conduct 

They have been to 

court and pleaded not 

guilty and as such the 

matters are set for trial 

for November 18, 

2011 

7. Letter from the fire 

department on file 

8. Notices for Sgt. S. M., 

Cons. O.D., Cpl. F. R., Cons. 

W. R., and Supt. V. H., were 

prepared and delivered to the 


9. Responses received from 

Cons. D., Cpl. R. and Cons. 

R. and Sgt. M., 

10. Supt. H., responded on 

the 18th of November 2011 

11. Fire report received on 

December 5, 2011 – cause of 

fire unknown 

12. FIR will b e prepared 

after court matter is complete 

DOC Review 01-03-2012 

13. Sole eye witness to fire 

refused to give a statement to 

INDECOM. 

14. Case against K. G., and 

S. still before the court for 

hearing on March 16, 2012 

FIR is being prepared.

12 C.G. Assault 



St. 

Catherine 

13 R. S. Threat St. 

Catherine 

C. G. alleges that she 

was assaulted by 

police officers then 

taken to Central 

Village Police Station 

R. S. alleges that 

police officers have 

threatened to kill him 

on more than one 

occasion 

16.06.2011 

04.07.2011 

16.06.2011 

04.07.2011 

1.. Station diary entries 

collected 

There is no record in the 

Spanish Town Station Diary. 

FIR is being prepared. 

Follow S. K. 

procedure.

14 R.P. Shooting 

Injury 



St. 

Catherine 

R.P. reported that he 

was shot and injured 

by a police officer 

while walking along 

the Greendale main 

road in Spanish Town. 

Reports from the 

police Cons. K. W. 

from the Flying Squad 

Division. 

26.12.2011 

09.01.2012 


collected 

2. Diary entries from 

Spanish Town collected 

3. Received report as well as 

CD from INDECOM‟s Chief 

Incident Scene Examiner, 

Mr. C., 

4. Prepared notice for 

concerned officer, S/Cons. K. 

W., from the Spanish Town 


5. Recorded Firearms & 

register from the Flying 

Squad Division and received 

statement from Det. Sgt. T., 

who issued the Firearms and 

Ammunition to the Officer 

6. Received medical report 

from the Spanish Town 

Hospital on April 10, 2012 


7. Response obtained from 

Cons. K. W., from the Flying 

Squad. 

8. Matter was transferred 

from Spanish Town Court to 

the Supreme (Gun Court) 

9. Visited Gun Court and 

requested copy of court file 

28.05. 2012 and received 

same. 

10. Court matter postponed 

from June 19, then June 26, 

Firearms & 

ammunition 

register to be 

checked and 

copied



2012 to July 9, 2012 


Sp. Cons. A. from ISCF who 

transported R. to the Hospital 

12. Re-noticed Investigating 

Officers Det. Sgt. M. and 

Det. Cpl. O. C., who should 

submit statements re chain of 

custody. These should be 

received by Friday, July 6, 

2012. Cons. B. was noticed 

to submit statement regarding 

his initial investigation in to 

the matter 

Nov 5, 2012: received 

statement from Cons. B. and 

Sgt. F. B., is the investigating 

officer and F., transmitted the 

gun to the lab. Hand swab 

cert received.

15 M.D. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston M. D. was shot and 

injured by Cpl. D. H., 

who is a license 

firearm holder and 

who is attached to the 

Mounted Troop 

Police. Reports are 

that M.D. and his 

accomplice was trying 

to rob Cpl. H., who 

was off duty at the 

time of the incident 

and was walking home 

dressed in plain 

clothes and with a 

blackberry cellular 

phone in his right 

hand. The incident 

took place in the 

community of 

Vineyard Town in 

proximity of Cpl H., 

home. It was also 

reported that they had 

a gun as well as a 

knife. No gun was 

recovered as it is 

alleged that the other 

man escaped with it. 

01.02.2012 

02.02.2012 

Requested medical certificate 

from KPH 

2. Obtained statement from 

Concerned Officer, H., 

3.Received statement from 

Investigating officer from 

Elleston Road, Cons. B., 

4.Collected Diary entry from 

Vineyard Town Police 

Station 

5.Received Report from 

Chief, Forensic Scene 

Examiner, H. C., 

6.Contacted Attorney, C.W., 

but he refused to divulge any 

information about client to 

assist the process. 

7. Contacted Initial 

Investigator on three (3) 

different occasions to get the 

court date for complainant as 

well as contact information 

for client but each time Cons. 

B., promised to return call 

but to date no positive 

response from him. 

8. Visited the Gun Court and 

received a copy of M., file 

from Ms. S., Court 

Administrator. After dialing 

the telephone number, 

mentioned on the file, person 

who answered said that they 

do not know anyone by that 

1. To locate 

complain. 

to collect 

statement 


report from KPH



name. Visited the address 

that Gun court said he should 

reside on three (3) occasions 

as well as barber shop for his 

father, got no positive 

feedback, left messages but 

got no response 

10.Applied for Ballistics 

Certificate 

11. Obtained response from 

Firearms Licensing Authority 

11. Obtained medical 

certificate from KPH on May 

10, 2012. 

12. Contacted Investigator to 

get copy of statements for 

witnesses as they instructed. 

Left message on his 

telephone 

13. Contacted Gun Court and 

was told that M.'s, matter was 

postponed to the 26th of July 

2012. 

Nov 5, 2012: on July 26, 

2012 visited Gun Court and 

recorded statement of 

complainant.



16 P.W. Assault Kingston P. W., an inmate at the 

Horizon Remand 

Centre through his 

mother, Ms. J.B. 

reported that sometime 

in November 2011, he 

was punched three (3) 

times in his stomach 

by a Correctional 

Officer but he does not 

know his name but is 

able to identify him if 

seen again. 

05.12.2011 

27.01.2012 

Statement collected from 

complainant 

Checks were made in the 

Medical journal at the 

Horizon Remand Centre and 

there is no indication that he 

had visited the Centre during 

that period or even after. 


Checks made at Horizon 

Remand Centre revealed that 

there is no Correctional 

Officer employed there by 

the name of “Puss Eye”. 

Complainant is unable to 

verify date or month 

precisely for investigator to 

have a reasonable field of 

Correctional Officers from 

which an Identification 

Parade could be organized 


submitted

17 D. W. Detention 

and 

Harassment 



St. 

Catherine 

The Complainant, D. 

W. of Spanish Town, 

St. Catherine has 

alleged that on 

November 10, 2010 he 

was on route to Young 

Street in Spanish 

Town to collect money 

from a friend to 

purchase sawdust. He 

was stopped by police 

officers who accused 

him of going on a 

robbery. They 

subsequently locked 

him up for two weeks 

without any charges 

being laid against him. 

Complainant is 

concerned that he did 

not receive treatment 

for his HIV medical 

condition while in 

lock-up 

May 05, 2011 

May 17, 2011 

1. Witness Statement of F. J. 

collected 

2. Notice was served on 

Cons. P. W., of Constant 

Spring Police on the 5th of 

August 2011 


Concerned Officer, Cons. P. 

W., on 

FIR is being prepared. 


4. No entry in Prisoner in 

Custody Book or Station 

Diary indicating that he was 

placed in custody. 

Medical certificate 

is still outstanding 

after several 

attempts made to 

obtain same. Nov 5, 

2012: Awaiting 

response from Det. 

Sgt. H.

18 Mr. K. 

M. 



Threat, 

Assault, 

Unduly 

Long 

Detention 

St. Thomas Mr. K . . . M. reported 

that March 23, 2012, 

he was beaten up by 


Morant Bay Police 

Station while in 

custody and accused 

of stealing goats. His 

cellular phone‟s 

battery was replaced 

as it was taken from 

him by the same 

police officers and his 

motor car was burnt 

while parked at the 

police station. 

Additionally, he said 

that officer D. M., had 

threatened him. 

Matter is in court for 

date April 18, 2012 

where Mr. M., was 

charged for two (2) 

counts of praedial 

larceny and receiving 

stolen property. 

Matter postponed to 


23.03.2012 

10.04.2012 


collected 

2. Diary entries collected 

3. Prisoner in Custody book 

& Prisoner‟s charge and 

property book and remand 

centre books copied 


concerned officers as well as 

Inspector O. from the Morant 


5. Spoken with K. M. and 

requested medical certificate. 

He informed that he visited 

the doctor and was told that 

there were no bruises on his 

body hence he could not get a 

certificate. 

6. Received statements from 

Inspector O., Cons. D. M., 

Cons. D. B., 

7. Awaiting statements from 

Cons. S. Smith (Investigating 

Officer). Had to send notices 

to Cons. K. Ennis, Cons. J. 

Blunt, Cpl. W. S; Cons. N. H, 

Cons. M. J as their names 

were mentioned in the 

statement of Cons. D. B 

8. Received copy of court file 

for complainant on Friday, 

June 29, 2012 

9. Nov 5, 2012: Obtain 

statements from Cons. J. B 

1 Awaiting response 

from officers 

2Awaiting medical 

certificate



and, Cons. N. H, Cons. M. J. 

Cpl. W. S has resigned from 

the JCF (letter d/d ...received 

and is on file). 

FIR is being prepared.

19 Mr. D. 

F. 



Threat Kingston Mr. D. F. has alleged 

that on an occasion 

when he reported to 


Station as a condition 

of his bail; he was 

accosted by Assistant 

Supt. K. who took him 

to Senior Supt. D.H., 

who threatened to kill 

him. 

07.06.2011 

15.06.2011 

1. Witness statement from 

A.M. W., collected 

1. Statement from D. F., 

taken 

2. Notice sent to SSP H. and 

K. 

3. Another statement from D. 

F., collected as he is alleging 

that another officer whose 

name he does not know is 

also harassing him when he 

visits the Police Station to 

report. 

4. FIR to be Completed as 

Mr. F., was killed by 

unknown assailants on 

November 23, 2011 

5. Awaiting copy of Post- 

Mortem Report for Mr. 

Fowler to complete FIR. 

6. Obtained copy of post 

mortem report on May 10, 

2012 

7. FIR was prepared and 

submitted

20 F.-A. 

B. 



Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Kingston The complainant, F.- 

A. B. alleges that she 

was attacked by one S. 

C., and officer #11935 

was present and did 

nothing. 

14.09.2009 

16.06.2011 

1. Notice was sent and 

response received from Cpl. 

T. and Cons. I. R., of the 

Motorized Patrol Unit. 

2. Complainant later visited 

and signed withdrawal from 

3. FIR was prepared & file 

submitted



21 G. H. Threat, 

assault at 

common law 

Kingston G.H. the complainant 

alleged that he was at 

a dance when a 

policeman draped him 

by the waist pointed 

his gun at his stomach 

and later told him “mi 

could a shoot yuh, and 

write a statement seh a 

shoot out. 

18.08.2011 

25.08.2011 

Witness Statement from 

N.B., complainant‟s baby 

mother collected 

2. Obtained correct name, 

rank and station of police 

officer 

3) Notice to Cpl. G. M., was 


Flying Squad Division on 

Friday, September 16, 2011 

4) Investigator is not sure if 

notice got to the officer as no 

returns were received. As a 

result another set was 

prepared but Investigator had 

difficulty delivering same to 

SSP C. “B” F., and hence it 

was prepared for ACP J.T. at 

CIB to be delivered to the 

respective officer at Flying 

Squad 

FIR is being prepared 


Thumb Drive with 

information stolen. FIR being 

redrafted. 

Nov 5, 2012: FIR is being 

redrafted for the concerned 

officer to be prosecuted. 


from Officer M., 

after a second set of 

notice was delivered 

to respond by July 6, 

2012



22 A. D. Threat St. 

Catherine 

A. D. OBO C. D. 

reported that a police 

officer known to him 

as “C” whom he later 

learnt was Inspector J. 

S., said that he was 

going to kill his son, 

C. and bury him in one 

week‟s time and he 

was to buy Cedar 

board to bury him 

Sept. 05, 2011 

Sept. 13, 2011 

1. Obtained correct name, 

rank and station of officer 

(Det. Sgnt. L. S., who is from 

the Spanish Town CIB office 

2. Prepared notice to Det. 

Sgnt. L. S., on the 15th and 

which was delivered on 

September 21, 2011 

3. Had discussions with Mr. 

D. and he was advised to take 

in his witnesses as early as 

possible 

4. Mr. D., has withdrawn the 

matter and hence withdrawal 

form was signed. 

5. Complainant‟s son, C. D., 

died on January 6, 2012 

6. FIR completed and file 

submitted on February 20, 

2012

23 T.B. Assault at 

Common- 

Law 



Portland T. B., complainant 


policeman from the 

Mill Bank Police 

Station threatened to 

kill him by stating 

“bwoy a going shoot 

yuh, and if yuh move 

yuh dead. 

NB Police acting on 

warrant of arrest 

visited his premises 

several times 

(admitted by 

complainant) over a 

three-month period 

until day of incident. 

Sept. 12, 2011 

Sept. 14, 2011 

1. Obtained correct, name, 

station and rank of officer, 

Cpl. H. C. of the Mill Bank 


2. There are no witnesses 

3. Notice of Cpl. C. was 



on September 27, 2011 


Cpl. H. P. and witness, DC 

V. M. on the 18th of October 

2011 

5. FIR was completed but 

thumb drive with information 

was stolen in late December 

6. FIR was completed

24 Mr. 

A.J., 



Seizure of 

Car 

Documents/ 

Harassment 

St. Thomas Mr. A. J., complainant 

alleged that his car 

documents were 

seized by police 

officers without reason 

and has not been 

returned to him. The 

officers are from 

Morant Bay and 

Yallahs Police 

Stations and they are 

well known to him. He 

was also charged for 

1) Disobeying 

Constables Command 

2) Abusive Language 

3) No PPV License 4) 

Operating without 

Road License. 

Matters were set for 

December 5, 2011 and 

then to March 26, 

2012 and again to 

August 15, 2012 

August 29, 

2011 


Contacted complainant, 

obtained rank station of 

officers concerned 


officers, Cpl. S. and Mc. and 

Cons. M., and delivered same 

to the Morant Bay Police 

Station on November 11, 

2011 

3. Witness statement from G. 

H., collected 

4. Copied entry from traffic 

book at Morant 



Cpl. Mc., on January 5, 2012 

6. Received Statement from 

Cpl. S., on January 19, 2012 

7. Obtained statement from 

Cons. M. 

On March 2, 2012. 

8. Applied for copy of court 

documents 

Awaiting court results but 

FIR is being prepared . Nov 

5, 2012: FIR was prepared. 

court documents and 

results

25 M. M. Threat, 

Unbecoming 

conduct 



St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, M. 

M. alleged that on 

September 15, 2011, 

police officers visited 

his house and one said, 

mek wi lik him. This 

caused him to become 

fearful 

16 Sept. 2011 


Complainant Statement was 

collected 

Contacted complainant who 

indicated that he is 

withdrawing matter. 

Withdrawal form was signed 

on January 25, 2012 


submitted

26 W. G. Assault/ 

Threat 



St. Mary After being stopped by 

police officers, the 

complainant, W. G. 

reported that Officer 

W. threatened him by 

pulling his gun from 

his holster. He also 

draped him. 

Officer W. charged 

complainant for 1) 

Assaulting police 2) 

no road license, 3) no 

insurance, 4) seat belt 

and 5) additional 

passengers 

5. Complainant went 

to court and the matter 

was postponed to 

March 8, 2012 

Went again and 

postponed to the 12th 

of July 2012 

21.10.2011 

03.11.2011 

1. Complainants statement 

was taken 

2. Notice was prepared and 

delivered to Sp. Cons. W. at 

the Port Maria Police Station 

3. Diary entries from Port 

Maria and Oracabessa Police 

Stations copied 

4. Medical report received 


Special Cons. W., on January 

28, 2012 

6. Requested a copy of court 

file from Port Maria Court‟s 

office received same on July 

3, 2012. 

Awaiting result of court 

matter 

FIR is being prepared. Nov 

5, 2012: FIR was prepared.



27 K. S. Assault St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, K.S. 

alleged that he was 

punched and beaten by 

police personnel on 

April 12, 2011 when 

they entered his 

premises. He was also 

locked up and placed 

in custody for three (3) 

days and falsely 

accused. He is before 


R.M. Court for 

Resisting Arrest, 

Assaulting Police, 

Retailing Spirit 

without a License and 

the court date is set for 

August 2, 2011 

May 5, 2011 

May 17, 2011 

1. Collected Medical 

Certificate and placed on file 

2. Received names, rank and 

station for all concerned 

officers 

3. Station Diary and Cell 

Diary entries from the 


were copied 

4. Sent Notices to the 

concerned police officers and 

confirmation received on the 

1st September 2011 

5. Call made to the concerned 

officers who promised to 

have same by the 7th of 

October 2011 

6. K. has withdrawn the 

matter against the concerned 

officers. Withdrawal form 

has been signed and 

FIR was completed and 

submitted



28 K. B. Threat Kingston The complainant, K. 

B. is alleging that 

sometime in April 


7:00 a.m. she was at 

home in bed with her 7 

month old baby as 

well as her 11 year old 

female cousin when 

police officers D. H., 

kicked down her gate, 

entered her yard. She 

further alleged that the 

officers asked her for 

her baby father who 

was not there at the 

time. They then 

verbally abused her 

called her names such 

as mongrel. 

June 25, 2010 

June 3, 2011 

1. Notices were prepared 

and delivered to 

Superintendent D.H., who to 

date has not responded. 

2. A recommendation was 

made for the matter to be 

referred to the Inspectorate 

Branch. 

6 FIR was prepared and file 

submitted on August 20, 

2011 

SSP Hewitt responded later 

and hence FIR prepared and 

submitted 


Thumb Drive with 

information stolen. FIR to be 

completed. Nov 5, 2012: FIR 

Completed.



29 R.W. Threat Kingston Complainant R. W. 

reported that ever 

since the death of his 

father allegedly by the 

respondent, D.H., on 

June 29, 2009, the 

respondent has been 

threatening to kill him. 

The last occasion was 

on Saturday, January 

9, 2010 when he gave 

a man a message 

stating that anytime he 

holds him 

(complainant), he is 

going to kill him. 

13.01.2010 

02.06.2011 

1. Notices were served on 

SSP D. H., who has failed to 

respond 

2. Recommendation was 

made for the file to be sent to 

Inspectorate Branch 

3. FIRS were prepared & file 

submitted 

4. SSP D. H., responded later 

and FIR was prepared and resubmitted

30 J. P. Conduct 

Unbecoming 



Old 

Harbour/ 

St. 

Catherine 

J. P., complainant 

alleges that on June 7, 


3:45 p.m., she was at 

home when the police 

officers (Det. Sergeant 

F.) visited her 

premises with two 

civilians and 

commenced searching 

her home without a 

search warrant. They 

collected two pictures 

of her son and an 

overhaul jacket. Ms. 

P. is concerned that 

her home was 

searched by the two 

civilians. 

16.06.2011 

17.06.2011 

1. Full name of Police 

Officer was ascertained 

2. Notice was prepared 


S.Mc., collected 


the May Pen police Station 

was copied 

5. Notice was served 

On concerned officer 

6. Called Senior 

Superintendent H., and a 

message was left for him to 

remind Officer to prepare 

response 

7. Another Notice was 

prepared for Sgt. F., on 

October 8, 2011 and 

delivered at the May Pen 



Officer F., 

FIR was prepared.

31 N. H. Assault, 

Detention 

Theft 



St. 

Catherine 

N. H. alleged that he 

was harassed, 

assaulted and his home 

searched by police 

officers. He was also 

detained at the Spanish 

Town Police Lock-Up. 

Upon his return home, 

he discovered that his 

gold chin was missing. 

The value being 

US$700.00 

30.04.2010 

06.06.2011 

Another Notice was delivered 

to DSP. E., 

On August 3, 2011 and he 

responded on August 8, 

FIR was prepared but 

complainant indicated on 

September 15, 2011 that he 

wants to withdraw the matter. 

Therefore, this additional 

information was included in 

the FIR which was submitted

32 Mr. B. 

W. 



Assault 

St. 

Catherine 

Mr. B. W., 60 years 

old reported that 

during a memorial 

service on the 28th of 

August, 2011 being 

held for his son, R. 

W., who was fatally 

shot by police officers 

on the 23rd of August 

2010, he was at his 

gate when police 

officers visited and 

requested him to turn 

down the music 

system which he did 

but some return a few 

minutes later and 

insisted that they turn 

off same. After stating 

that "whenever JLP in 

a power", the police 

have excessive power, 

he was then assaulted 

by one of the officers. 

He was charged for 

Disorderly Conduct 

and is to appear in the 

Spanish Town Court 

on the 14th of 

September 2011. 

On the 8th of 

February, 2012 Mr. 

W., said he was tried 

and found guilty of 

30.08.2011 

09.09.2011 

1. Virtual complainant was 

contacted on Monday, 12th 

September 2011 and he 

visited the office as agreed on 

Thursday, September 15, 

2011. He indicated that he 

pleaded not guilty to 

Disorderly Conduct in the 

Spanish Town R.M. on the 

14th and his court matter 

postponed to November 18, 

2011 

2. Witness Statement from 

his son, K.W., collected 

3. Summons are on file 


collected 

5. Notice to Inspector J. S., of 

the Spanish Town Police 

Station prepared and 

delivered on September 21, 

2011 


Inspector J. S., on November 

28, 2011 

7. Requested a copy of court 

file from Spanish Town 

Court House but to date has 

not received same 


submitted



indecent language and 

disorderly conduct and 

paid a fine of 

$2000.00 in the 

Spanish Town Petty 

Sessions Court.

33 Mr. S. 

A. 



Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 


collected 

2. Notice prepared to 

Cons. D.M., of the 


Station Operations 

Section and delivered 

3. Collected diary 

entries and prisoners 

in custody book 

4. Contacted Cons. D. 

M., twice and he 

promised to have 

statement by the 10th 

of April 2012. 

5. On the 23rd of April 

2012, resent another 

notice to Cons. M., 

since he has not 

responded 

6. Cons. M., promised 

to have notice by the 

12th week of July 

2012. Said that he 

wrote statement but is 

not yet signed and 

stamped by JP 

03.10.11 

25.10.11 

Witness statement collected 

and notice prepared to Cons. 

D. M., of the Spanish Town 

Police Station. Collected 

Diary Entry and Prisoner in 

Custody book. On the 23 

April 2012 re-sent notice to 

concern officer since he had 

not responded. Received 

response from Con. M., after 

several reminders. FIR is 

being prepared.

34 Mr. D. 

S. 



Non-Action Kingston Mr. D.S. reported that 

he had a case crosscase 

matter in court in 

April 2011 with his 

common law wife, N. 

D., of Assault O.G.B. 

Harm. He was 

sentenced to nine (9) 

months imprisonment 

and was at the Tower 

Street Adult 

Correctional Centre. 

He was scheduled for 

court on August 31, 

2011 for his case that 

was brought against 

his wife but he was not 

transported and to date 

he has not heard 

anything 

12/4/2012 1. Contacted the investigating 

officer W/Cons. Mc., from 

the Half-Way Tree Police 

Station who informed that the 

matter was disposed of as 1) 

no evidence offered on the 

31st of August 2011 as the 

complainant was not in court. 

2. Contact was made with the 

Half Way Tree Court and 

dialogue held with Ms. D. 

who should provide the court 

documents as soon as 

possible. Checks made on 

June 29, 2012 and court 

documents still not ready 

3. Contact was made with 

Assistant Supt. J., who 

confirmed that D. S., was an 

inmate but he came under 

several alias names, D. R., 

T.B., T. G., A. S., T. B., S. 

B., A.B., He is currently 

serving two years for 1) 

Uttering Forged Documents 

2) Obtaining Money by False 

Pretense 3) Conspiracy. 

Additionally, he has been a 

regular inmate 

Nov 5, 2012: received court 

records. FIR was prepared 

and submitted

35 Mr. E. 

E. 



Non-Action 

Kingston 

Mr. E. E. reported that 

he gave a report to a 

correctional officer 

that he was threatened 

by inmates and they 

failed to act. He was 

told each time that he 

needs to see a 

Psychiatrist. This 

happened sometime in 

2010 

4.06. 2012 

29.06.2012 

Contacted Superintendent of 

Tower Street who confirmed 

that Mr. E. was an inmate at 

the Institution. Nov 5, 2012: 

visited Tower Street Adult 

Corr. Centre and spoke with 

Mr. E., d with Act. Supt. B. 

W., who intervened, had a 

mediation session with 

Correctional officer and 

Inmate which was successful. 

FIR was prepared. 

T o visit 

Tower Street 

to speak or 

record 

statement of 

complainant 

To get names 

of concerned 

officers then 

prepare notices 

for officers

36 Mr. G. 

F. 



Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

St. Thomas Mr. G.F. of Johnstown 

District, St. Thomas 

reported that while he 

was about to enter his 

yard, he saw police 

officers K. W. and N. 

F., Cons. M., and 

others in proximity of 

his home. One of the 

officers came up 

behind him grabbed 

unto his T. Shirt, 

complainant boxed 

away his hand and the 

officer grabbed 

complainant again in 

his ganzie, used a lot 

of expletives and 

another policeman 

grabbed him in his 

waist. One of the 

officers fired two (2) 

shots in the air as the 

crowd was converging 

on the scene and 

another fired three (3) 

shots. Complainant 

was charged with the 

offences of 1) 

Assaulting Police 2) 

Resisting Arrest and 3) 

Obstructing Police 

19.06.2012 Collected Diary entry 

Collected witness statement 

of J. F. 

Prepared notices for officers, 

M., F., and W. 

Nov 5, 2012: Received 

statements from Cons. B., 

Cons. P., Cons. K. W., Cons. 

F., Cons. M., Cons. B., and 

Cons. B. Received copy of 

court file from Morant Bay 

Court. received incident 

scene report and CD in 

relation to cartridge casings. 

Notice Supt. S., to have all 

concerned officers firearms 

taken to the Gov. Forensic 

Lab and to submit name of 

officer who submitted the 

firearms to the labs. 

To obtain ballistic 

reports and 

statement from 

officer Re: chain of 

custody.

37 Y. P., 

and P. 

A. 



Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

Kingston Complainants, Y. P., 

and P. A. reported that 

they were stopped by 

police officers while 

driving their mini bus 

in the Bull Bay area on 

the 12th of April 2012. 

They did not have the 

bus papers in their 

possession and hence 

they were charged for 

the offences of 1) 

Aiding and Abetting 

2) Fraudulent 

Conversion 3) Assault 

and 4) Resisting Arrest 

Traffic Court - Y. P. 

found guilty of Aiding 

and Abetting, 

Fraudulent Use of 

License Plate and 

paid $5000 or 2 


on the 24th of April 

2012 

P.A. was found guilty 

of having no insurance 

coverage and paid a 

fine of $2000 or 2 


and for Fraudulent Use 

of License Plate, he 

paid a fine of $5,000 

or 2 Months 

2.04.2012 

16.04.2012 

1) Collected witness 

statements 

2) Collected medical report 

which states that injuries are 

consistent with infliction by 

being handcuffed 

3) Collected Diary entries 

4) Notice was sent to 


5) Obtained statements from 

Concerned officers, D. W., F. 

D., from Mobile Reserve 

6) Prepared and sent letters to 

both courts (Traffic and Half- 

Way-Tree R.M. requesting 

court documents and they 

were received on May 7 and 

June 23, 2012 respectively 

FIR is being prepared 

Awaiting court 

results



imprisonment at hard 

labor 

The Trial date for Y. 

P. for Assaulting a 

Constable is 

postponed to July 25, 

2012.

38 Ms. A. 

R. and 

Ms. C. 

F. 



Threat Kingston Ms. A. R. and Ms. C. 

F. made a complaint of 

Threat and Conduct 

Unbecoming against. 

Det. Sgt. R. L., Cpl. D. 

W., Cpl. M., and 

Cons. M. from the 

Half-Way Tree Police 

Station on June 25, 

2009. They reported 

that their sons O. M., 

A. B., and N. D., were 

picked up by police 

officers and taken to 

the Station where they 

were photographed 

and released without 

being charged. It was 

reported that they were 

also threatened by one 

(1) of the officers 

26.06.2009 Witness Statements collected 

Notices were sent to Officers 


submitted on March 10, 2010 

and Addendum done on the 

10th October 2011

39 Mr. J. 

B. 



Unlawful 

Arrest 

Kingston Mr. J. B. has alleged 

that he was arrested 

and placed in custody 

for one night by Det. 

Cons. F.S., and was 

released without being 

charged. However, the 

Prisoner‟s Charge and 

Property entry says 

that the complainant 

was charged with the 

offence of Obtaining 

Money by False 

Pretences. The 

complainant states that 

he is currently before 

the court on same 

charges; but not 

stemming from this 

arrest. 

15.06.2011 

04.07.2011 


J.B. 

2. Prisoners‟ charge and 

property book entry copied. 

3. Notice for Cons. F. S., of 

Half-Way-Tree Police 

Station was prepared but not 

delivered as 

4. Complainant 

J. B., later withdrew matter 

5. FIR was prepared and file 

submitted 

6. Information received is 

that file was sent to the Anti- 

Corruption Branch on 

December 5, 2011. Called 

and they are still 

investigating 

Referred to Inspectorate of 

Constabulary for 

Investigation 20.06.2012

40 Mr. 

C.B. 



Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

St. Thomas Mr. C. B., Counselor 

for the Yallahs 

Division reported that 

he was stopped and 

searched 

by police officers 

from the Yallahs 


was then taken to the 

Station and waited for 

approximately one (1) 

hour and released 

without any charges 

being laid against him. 

During the search, a 

machete was found 

underneath the carpet 

of his car. He is 

contending that as an 

elected representative 

the search could have 

been conducted better. 

13-Jun-12 Statement was collected from 

complainant 

FILE was sent to the Jamaica 


Inspectorate Branch

41 Mr. C. 

L. 

42 R.M. 



Neglect of 

Duty 

Assault and 

unlawful 

wounding 

Kingston Mr. C. L. reported that 

he visited the Duhaney 

Park Police Station on 

the 6th of July 2012 to 

give a report about the 

theft of his truck and 

was prevented from 

submitting the 

statement as the 

officer from the 

statement refused to 

record it. The 

concerned Officers are 

P. and C., from the 


Station. 

Kingston 

R. M. an Inmate at the 


Centre was beaten by 

a Correction Officer 

on May 6, 2012. He 

received a broken leg, 

arm and injuries to his 

left eye and left thigh. 

12.07.2012 Statement collected 

Notices prepared and sent to 


Nov 5, 2012: received 

responses from concerned 

officers. FIR was prepared. 

10/5/2012 

visited Tower Street as 

inmate was transferred from 

Horizon and recorded 

statement. Obtain statements 

from the concerned officers. 

Received copy of prisoner‟s 

injury report from the 

institution. Requested copy 

of medical certificate from 

KPH. Recorded witness 

statement of R. H. 


report.



43 G. L. Assault Kingston G. L. reported that on 

the 16/8/12 about 6am 

he was physically 

assaulted by a JDF 

soldier when they 

along with police 

officers from Mobile 

Reserve visited his 

home. 

44 D. S. Assault Kingston D. S., a remandee at 

the Gun Court 

Remand Centre was 

boxed in his face by a 

police officer from the 

centre who is well 

known to him. The 

incident reportedly 

took place on 16/9/12. 

45 N. C. Assault Kingston N. C. reported that on 

Tuesday Sept. 25, 

2012 he was brutally 

attacked by 

Correctional Officers 

from the Horizon 

Remand Centre. 

29/8/2012 Diary entries collected 

(August Town Police 

Station). Prepared notices for 

Mobile Reserve Officers 

(Cons. I. and B.). Letter to 

JDF prepared to have soldier 

prepare statements. 

18/9/12 Complainant Statement 

collected, medical report 

applied for. 

Notices for officers prepared. 

Received statements from 

Sgt. B. P., D. M., C. R., R. 

B., and S. S. 

1/10/2012 Complainant statement 

collected and medical 

certificate applied for (KPH) 


from soldiers and 

police officers. 


report from the 

Comprehensive 

Health Centre. 


outstanding and 

response from the 

concerned officers.



46 K. M. Assault Kingston K. M. reported that on 

the 27/9/12 a 

telephone charger was 

used to tie around her 

neck causing her to 

almost lose 

consciousness and she 

even urinated on 

herself because the 


(Elletson Road) 

wanted her to take 

them to her expartners 

house. She 

was also kicked in her 

buttocks by one of the 

male officers. 

2/11/2012 Complainant statement 

recorded, medical cert 

applied for. Notice officers. 


outstanding and 


concerned officers.



47 D. D. Assault Mandeville 

D. D. alleges that on 

April 1, 2011 he was 

beaten with a baton by 

Officer F. at the 


lockup. He sustained 

injuries to his head, 

shoulder and arm. 

7/4/2011 

Final Report Submitted on 

11/9/11. 

File was handed to the 

Investigator for the Doctor to 

sign Medical Certificate and 

for complainant to furnish a 

further statement. This was 

done. 

Notices were emailed to the 

Mandeville Office to be 

served on Det/Cpl. C., of the 

Mandeville Police Station 

with response date as 2011 

December 28. 

NB. This is so because 

Det/Cpl. C., is the arresting 

officer complainant. 

The question as to whether 

the complainant was 

unlawfully arrested is to be 

bourne out and if Set/Cpl. Is 

to be charged for unlawfully 

arresting the complainant as 

he did not go to court for the 

offence for which he was 

charged. 

Final Investigation Report is 

to be done. 


from Det/Cpl. C.,



Final Investigation Report 

completed and submitted on 

12/4/10.

48 

R. O. 

o/c 

„C. U.‟ 



Shooting 

Injury 

Oracabessa 

St. Mary 

On Tuesday, 2011 

May 2 about 9:40am, 

R. O. o/c „C. U.‟ and 

„blacks‟, 24 years old 

Higgler of Gully 

Road, Boscobel and 

Annotto Bay, St. Mary 


by No. 12631 

Detective Constable S. 

M. at Quarter Deck, 

Boscobel, St. Mary 

when he allegedly 

entered Constable 

M.‟s private residence 

armed with a firearm. 

No firearm was 

recovered and 

Det/Cons. M., escaped 

injury during the 

incident. 

24/5/2011 


copied; 

(2) Statement of A. O., 

(brother of R. O.,) recorded; 

(3) Statement of mother of R. 

O., recorded; 

(4) Further statements to be 

recorded from witnesses. 

(5)BSI Interim Report 

received; 

(6) Clothing of R., has been 

sent to the Forensic 

Laboratory for testing of 

gunshot residue and 

stippling; Fl# 2241/2011 

(7)Medical Certificate 

received from the Port Maria 

Hospital; 

(8) Complainant statement 

received; 

(9) Application made for 

Medical Certificate from the 

Kingston Public Hospital; 

Det/Sgt. T. B., 

is to be 

contacted - re 

a further report 

in regards to 

chain of 

custody of the 

firearm that 

was seized and 

Ballistic FL# 


Certificate from the 

Forensic Laboratory 

Awaiting responses 

from W/Sgt. C., and 

Det/Cpl. D., 

24-4-2012 

Awaiting results 

from Forensics Lab



(10) R. O., was telephoned 

on 2011/8/23 in respect to his 

matter at the Court, he 

informed that his case has 

been put off until September 

2011; 

(11)R.‟s, mother was 

identified as the person who 

took him to the Hospital. 

She has been contacted on 

several occasions to come 

into office and give a 

statement. Subsequent to the 

telephone calls she attended 

this office and had her 

statement recorded; 

(12) The Forensic Lab was 

called on 2011/8/23 

regarding the testing of 

clothing that was delivered to 

them. The Lab informed that 

no testing has been done on 

the item; 

(13) On 2011/8/26 this 

Investigator received 

responses from Det/Cpl. H., 

of Area II Technical Services 

Division along with viewer‟s 

(ii) Det/Cons. S. M., (iii) 

Det/Sgt. T. B., Miss B., is to



furnish a further report in 

regards to chain of custody of 

the firearm that was seized 

and Ballistic FL#; 

(14) A Notice was delivered 

to be served on Det/Sgt. B., 

for her to clarify what she 

meant by “I later caused...” 

and for her to furnish copies 

of the receipts and for the 

exhibits she took to the lab; 

(15) The Forensic Laboratory 

was again contacted on 2012 

February 24 at 3:10 p.m. and 

informed that the Ballistic, 

Chemistry and Biology 

Certificates are not ready 

because no one has been 

charged in the matter. I 

requested that the Certificates 

be prepared. 

(16) On Tuesday, 2012 

February 28, this Investigator 

was contacted by Cpl. H., of 

the Government Forensic 

Lab. He informed me that 

the 9mm Browning Pistol 

model BDA with serial 

#516MM50138 that was 

brought to the lab was test 

fired and compared with the



9mm spent shell exhibit that 

was taken from the scene. 

Both are a match and that 

charges can be laid against 

the accused. The Certificate, 

he said, would not be given 

to INDECOM unless the 

matter is before the Court. 

Mr. M., has been apprised of 

the situation. 

(17) A request of the BSI File 

has been made from the 

Registrar and received; 

(18) On 12/8/7 DOC M., met 

with contact who extracted 

information from medical 

records. S. M., was in fact 

treated by a doctor at Port 

Antonio Hospital for fatigue 

and several days sick leave 

were recommended.

49 C. H. 



Assault 

St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, C. 

H. alleges that she was 

assaulted and verbally 

abused by D/C R. J., 

of the Riversdale 

Police Station when 

she went there to 

report a case of threat 

9/26/2011 

(1)Station Diary Entries 

collected as well as Duty 

Forecast Register 

(2) Medical Certificate as 

well as Medical Report 

obtained from the Linstead 

Hospital. 

(3)Notices were sent to Cpl. 

A. Clarke; Cons. D. S.,; 

W/Cons. S. B., and D/C R. J., 

for response by 2011 

November 23. 

(4)Sgt. E., was the 

Supervisor at the time of the 

incident. He too was Noticed 

but unfortunately I was 

informed that he is on 

suspension. Subsequently a 

letter was sent to the 

Assistant Commissioner of 

Police requesting assistance 

in confirming whether or not 

Sgt. E.‟s, suspension has any 

connection to the matter. 


Submitted on 12/1/23. 


from Cpl. A. C. 


from assistant 

Commissioner of 

Police.

50 

C. O. 

M. 



Assault Kingston 

C. O. M., an inmate at 

the Kingston Central 

Police Station is 

reporting that he was 

unjustifiably beaten by 

Officer D., at the lockups 

with a baton on a 

Sunday in December 

2011 which resulted in 

him suffering a broken 

left hand. 

1/13/2012 

(1)Statement of complainant 

recorded. 

(2)Medical Journal copied. 

(3)Lock Up Diary copied. 

(4)Prisoner in Custody Book 

copied. 


applied for and received. 

(6) Relevant Station Diary 

entries to be copied.



51 C. L. Assault St. Thomas 

At approximately 

12:48 p.m. on 

Wednesday, 2012 

January 25, Mr. C. L. 

of Rowlands Field 

P.A., St. Thomas 

visited the offices of 

INDECOM and 

reported that on 2012 

January 12 at 


p.m. he was standing 

at the shop that he 

owns when police 

personnel arrived in a 

grey and blue Hilux 

van. They jumped out 

pointing their guns at 

him. Inspector C. who 

led the team searched 

him, found nothing 

incriminating on him 

and sent him home. 

Whilst in his yard and 

talking on his phone, 

two (2) officers 

accosted him, one 

told him to hand over 

the phone and while 

handing over the 

phone the other 

pulled him over a 

barbed wire fence with 

1/12/2012 

(1)Mr. L., submitted a copy 

of his Medical Certificate 

from Dr. S., Win of 14A 

Queens Street, Morant Bay, 

St. Thomas. This is 

consistent with the injuries 

the complainant report in his 

statement. 

(2) Statement of O. B., 

witness, recorded. 

(2)Station Diary entries 

copied. 

(3)Duty Forecast Book 

copied. 

(4) Notices served on Insp. 

C., Sgt. R. S., Cpl. J., 

W/Cons. M. and Spl/Cons. C. 

L. 

(5) Response received from 

Insp. C. and Sgt. R. S. 


other officers. 

(6)2nd Notices were 


Cpl. J., W/Cons. M. and 

Spl/Cons. C. L.; awaiting 

response.



makka bush and old 

zincs, he fell and hit 

his back which caused 

him pain. He stated 

that he was verbally 

abused during this 

process. 

While being escorted 

to the shop where 

Inspector C., had just 

searched him, he was 

boxed in the face 

several times and 

again was searched, 

handcuffed and taken 

back to his house 

where it was searched 

and one of the officers 

shoved his gun into his 

mouth to the back of 

his throat until he 

vomited. 

He and his friend O‟. 

were being transported 

to the Golden Grove 

Police station where 

O‟. was severely 

beaten with a fat piece 

of cane until it 

thrashed out. He was 

being continuously 

boxed on the left side



of his face until his left 

ear bled. 

They were then locked 

up at the Golden 

Grove Police Station 

from about 

1:20 a.m. the Friday to 

2:00 p.m. Their 

photographs were then 

taken before they were 

released. They were 

not charged for any 

offence.

52 S. C. 



Assault, 

Destruction 

of Property 

& 

Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

St. Thomas 


p.m. on Tuesday, 2012 

February 7, Mr. S.Cl. 

of Spring Gardens, 

Stony Gut, St. Thomas 

visited the offices of 

INDECOM and 

reported that on 2012 

January 31 at 


a.m. – 9:0 a.m. in the 

morning, he was at his 

farm when a friend of 

his informed him that 

smoke was seen 

coming from his 

house. He immediately 

left the farm and went 

to his house and saw a 

group of policemen 

burning his beds, 

barrel and his suitcase 

with his church clothes 

and Ten Thousand 

Jamaican Dollars 

($10,000.00) inside. 

He left that location 

and went to his 

girlfriends‟ house. 

Whilst there brushing 

his teeth, he saw some 

policemen, one of 

whom pointed a tall 

2/7/2012 

(1)Mr. P. A., Incident Scene 

Examiner, took photographs 

of the complainant‟s injuries 

that he complained of which 

were visible. 

(2)Prescription and Medical 

Certificate received. 

(3)Prisoner in Custody Book 

copied. 

(4) Station Diary entry to be 

copied.



black gun at him, held 

him into the front of 

his shirt and told him 

not to move, he 

complied. He was 

questioned and while 

being questioned 

another policeman 

came in the yard, held 

him into his pants 

waist, dragged him to 

the side of the house 

where he was boxed 

several times in the 

face by both officers. 

While being escorted 

to the Morant Bay 

Police Station he was 

again questioned and 

assaulted. He was 

then locked up. 

On Thursday, 2012 

February 2 while in 

the lock-up he was 

taken in handcuffs 

from the jail cell to 

CIB Office where he 

was beaten all over his 

body with a baton and 

thumped by two (2) 

police officers who 

took turns in beating



him causing visible 

wounds to the back of 

his head which bled. 

A black scandal bag 

was placed over his 

face which was torn 

off, rolled up and 

shoved into his mouth. 

One of three female 

officers who was 

present during the 

duration of the 

beatings came over to 

him, grabbed him in 

the throat causing him 

to grasp for air with 

his tongue sticking 

out. He also reported 

that her fingernails 

scraped his skin. 

On Saturday, 2012 

February 4, the 

complainant‟s mother 

came to the Morant 

Bay 

Police Station and he 

was released without 

being charged for any 

offence. 

The Complainant 

identified one of the

53 N. N. 



Assault, 

Assault at 

Common- 

Law & 

Threat 

St. Thomas 

policemen who beat 

him as Mr. W., whom 

he had known before. 

He also identified 

another who was in 

charge at the time and 

the person who 

released him. He 

noted that his cellular 

phone was taken from 

him and has not been 

returned. 

At approximately 

1:45p.m. on Friday, 

2012 March 16, Mr. 

N.N. reported that on 

Friday, 2012 March 9 

at approximately 7:35 

p.m. he was standing 

in his place of 

business when 

Sergeant P. S., and 

Mr. C., of the Bath 

Police Station drove 

up. He was Searched 

by Sergeant S., who 

after searching him 

and found nothing 

illegal on him or 

inside the shop, pulled 

his firearm and 

3/16/2012 

(1)Receipt from the Morant 

Bay Police Station received; 


obtained; 

(3)Notice delivered to be 

served on Sgt. P. S.; 

(4)Bath Police Station to be 

visited and station diary 

entries copied; 

(5) On 12/4/17, the Morant 

Bay and Bath Police Stations 

were visited and Station 

Diary Entries copied. While 

at the Bath Police Station 

W/Cpl. C., informed me that



pointed it at him while 

threatening to kill him. 

Mr. N. further alleges 

that after he was 

handcuffed by 

Sergeant S., he was 

pushed in the chest to 

the ground where he 

hit his back and Mr. 

S., knelt in his chest 

with both knees, bent 

the handcuffs with his 

left hand in it which 

bled, causing extreme 

pain, swelling and 

bruises. Residents 

around the area 

gathered at the scene 

when they heard the 

complainants‟ cries 

and intervened. The 

complainant was later 


for possession of 

ganja. 


According to the 

complainant, several 

persons saw what had 

happened and would 

be willing to come in 

office and have their 

statements recorded. 

the complainant was shot and 

killed by an unknown 

assailant on Monday, 2012 

April 9 and that further 

information can be had from 

the Morant Bay Police 

Station CIB Office. This 

Investigator along with 

Investigator C. went across 

the road to where the 

complainant had his shop and 

spoke to a young lady and the 

complainant‟s mother, Miss 

C., who told me that N. was 

sitting on a stool beside his 

shop when a man rode up on 

a bicycle and shot him, he ran 

to the Bath Police Station 

where he gave a description 

of the person who shot him; 

there were no vehicle to take 

him to the hospital so the 

police personnel had to come 

out on the road and get a 

vehicle to take him to the 

Princess Margaret Hospital 

where he died. 

(6) On 12/6/1 statement of 

Sgt. P. S., was received in 

office; 

(7) Letter dated 12/5/9 was 

sent to Supt. M. S., re: Copy



of the Case File of the 

complainant. No response 

has been received; 

Final Investigation Report is 

being written and submitted 

on 12/9/18.



54 M. J. Assault St. Thomas 


p.m. on Friday, 2012 

May 11, Miss M.J. of 

Scott‟s Runn P.A., 

Portland visited the 

offices of INDECOM 

and reported that on 

Friday, 2012 May 4 at 


p.m. she was a 

passenger on a bus to 

Morant Bay, when a 

man came onto the bus 

and assaulted her. 

The man then went on 

his cell phone and 

made several calls. 

When the bus 

had reached the 

vicinity of the Princess 

Margaret Hospital in 

St. Thomas, it 

was stopped by two 

(2) uniformed officers 

who ordered her off 

the bus. 

The complainant was 

searched and no knife 

was found in her bags 

or on her person. She 



5/11/2012 

(1)Notice delivered to be 


officer. Awaiting response. 

(2) Medical Certificate 

applied for. 


received from the Princess 

Margaret Hospital. 

(4)2nd Notice delivered to be 

served on Cons. A. G.



Station. Miss J. 

complained of the pain 

she was feeling in her 

belly bottom and 

subsequently received 

a letter to take to the 

Princess Margaret 

Hospital where she 

was examined, given a 

prescription and sent 

home. 

She learnt that the 

man‟s name as A. G.



55 M.M. Assault St. Thomas 

Complainant, M. M. is 

reporting that a police 

officer used a gun to 

hit him which caused 

pain and wrongfully 

charged him for 

possession and dealing 

in ganja. 

6/13/2012

56 M .R. Assault 



St. Thomas 

M. R. is reporting that 

on 2012 July 19 at 

about 7:30 p.m. she 

was at home when she 

was informed that 

police was searching 

her 15 year old 

nephew. After her 

nephew was searched, 

the police held onto 

her niece informed her 

that he was going to 

charge her. While her 

sister and niece were 

walking towards the 

police vehicle, she 

said to her son, “boy 

give me di phone”. As 

he had it taking 

pictures. One of the 

officers then hit her in 

her mouth which 

oozed blood. She tried 

to run and he grabbed 

her by her blouse and 

flung her onto the 

barbed wire fence. 

She sustained injuries 

to her back when the 

barb wire cut her. She 

was further assaulted 

7/24/2012 Investigation Commences.



when the officer used 

his feet to stomp her in 

the stomach. She was 

again hit with an 

object to the right side 

of her jaw. She was 

taken to the Yallahs 

Police Station where 

she was charged and 

locked up. She 

received treatment at 

the Morant Bay Police 

Station.



57 J.G.F. Assault Kingston 

On 2012 July 6 at 

about 11:21 a.m., Mr. 

D. R., Assistant Clerk 

of Court, Court 3, Half 

Way Tree called on 

behalf of Judge G.F., 

to report that the Judge 

during her visit at the 


Station was told by 

inmates R.L.B., and S. 

B., that they were 

beaten while in 

custody. 

7/6/2012 

(1)On Thursday, 2012 

August 16 the Hunts Bay 

Police Station Lockups was 

visited and a report was 

supplied by Inspector E. H.- 

W.



58 F. L. Assault Kingston 

Mr. L. is reporting that 

on Saturday, August 4, 

2012 he sought 

assistance of bus fare 

from police personnel 

at the Gordon Town 


received thirteen 

dollars from a police 

officer. He informed 

the officer that what 

he had received was 

not enough to pay his 

fare so he asked to be 

put on a bus. While he 

was being assisted to 

be put on a bus he was 

suddenly chased away 

the officer. He was 

subsequently chased, 

held, and beaten by the 

officers who chased 

him. He received cuts. 

8/10/2012 Investigation Commences.



59 M. W. Assault Kingston 


P.M. on Wednesday, 

2012 September 12, 

Mr. W of 10 White 

Hall Avenue, Kingston 

8 visited offices of 

INDECOM and 

reported that on 

Sunday, 2012 

September 9 at 


a.m. he saw when a 

policeman shot his 

friend A. D., in the 

right leg. 

He ran to A., home 

and told A.‟s mother 

A. was shot by a 

policeman. 

On his way home from 

A.‟s house he was 

accosted by the same 

police officer whom 

he saw shot A along 

with several others. 

This police officer 

punched him several 

times on the left side 

of his face (jaw) and 

broke it. He felt pain 

and a wisdom tooth 

became loose. 

9/12/2012 

(1)Station Dairy entry 

obtained.



He subsequently 

visited the Kingston 


he was informed by a 

doctor that his jaw was 

broken in two places.



60 F.D., Assault St. Thomas 

Complainant, F. D., 

alleges that the 

respondent hit him 

with a baton and kept 

him in custody for 

almost three (3) weeks 

then released him 

without charging him. 

10/25/2010 

(1)On 2012/2/2 this file was 

received from Mr. D. 

(2)This Investigator is to 

speak with DOC regarding 

file; 

(3)Investigator S., to 

accompany me to St. Thomas 

in an effort to find 

complainant‟s locust and 

record a further statement in 

regards to properly identify 

Det/Cons. T.



61 L. D. Fraud Portland 

L. D. o/c S. is 

reporting that Sgt. D. 

C., of the San San and 


Stations changed his 

cheques without his 

knowledge and forged 

his signature. 

26/5/2011 

(1)Recorded complainant‟s 

statement; 

(2) Complainant has been 

contacted by the Anti- 

Corruption Branch. Letters 

were written to NHT and the 

Ministry of National 

Security. 

(3)On 2012 January 5 

Notices/Warrants were 

served by me on Mrs. J. L., 

and Dr. L.-M. W., requesting 

information as to whether or 

not an application was made 

to that office by Mr. D., or on 

his behalf. 


Submitted – 2012/6/2. 

Awaiting response.



62 L.S. Assault St. Andrew 

L. S. is reporting that 

he was physically 

assaulted (draped and 

had his feet kicked 

away) and verbally 

assaulted (was told 

expletives) by Cons. 

D. and W/Det. Cpl. L.- 

M. of the Flying 

Squad. 

11/7/2011 

(1)Station diary entry copied 

on July 21, 2011 

(2)Notices are to be delivered 

to 

Mr. C. F. who refuses to 

accept same because he was 

not informed of changes; 

(3) Notices were delivered to 

be served on respective 

officers. 


Submitted – 2012/5/25. 



officers who are to 

respond by 

Thursday, 2011 

August 18. 

Superintendent C.F. 

informed me that the 

officers are on 

leave. He will try to 

have them respond 

as soon as possible 

On 2011/11/8 I 

spoke with 

Det/Supt. C. F., and 

Supt H., who 

informed me that the 

officers were still on 

leave.

63 G. C. 



Death in 

custody 

(other 

fatalities) 

St. 

Catherine 

Mrs. J. C.l, mother of 

G. C. who was an 

inmate at the St. 

Catherine Adult 

Correctional Centre is 

reporting that her son 

was electrocuted to 

death at the prison. 

11/7/2011 

(1)Three statements collected 

from E. W., C.T. and V. H., 

Inmates of the St. Catherine 

District Adult Correctional 

Centre. 

(2)Statements also recorded 

from J. C., (mother) and 

M.D., (cousin); 

(3) Observed Post Mortem 

Examinations on July 14, 

2011. 

(4)Copied Duty Roster of the 

officers. 

(5)Station Dairy Entry copied 

and the Early Night 

Occurrences from the 

correctional facility copied; 

(6) Copy of the burial order 

received; 


applied for and received. 

(8)Superintendent Stone of 

the St. Catherine Adult 

Correctional Centre was 

contacted re her statement 

and that of the members of



staff. Information received is 

that the statements were 

forwarded to the 

Commissioner of Corrections 

Office. 

Contact was made with that 

office and this Investigator 

was informed that the 

statements were there to be 

forwarded to this office. 

(9) This Investigator 

telephoned the Commissioner 

of Corrections office on 

11/7/29 and was transferred 

to the Deputy Commissioner 

office and was informed that 

Mr. G.C., was not in office 

and to call again; 

(10)Statements from Acting 

Superintendent „B‟ R. E., 

Acting Overseer J. P., Staff 

Officers E. K, P., W, J. D, S., 

N and Mc. A. were received 

on 2011/8/8; 

(11) Statement of R.C., that 

was recorded at the Post 

Mortem by Cons. L., has 

been received. 

(12) Statement and viewer‟s 

CD from Det/Cons. J. P., has



been received as well as 

statement and Viewers CD 

from Det/Cons. L. L., of the 

St. Catherine Scenes of 

Crime Unit 

(13) Notices delivered to be 

served the respective 

Superintendents and Staff 

Officers for the question and 

answer session with date as 

2012 January 17. Notices 

were also delivered to be 

served on Wardens for 

statements with response date 

as 2012 January 18. 

(14) On 2011 January 6 

returned Notices were 

received from Mr. G.C., of 

the Department of 

Correctional Services with 

stating that the officers 

refused to accept the notices 

because of the following 

reasons/errors: - (a) the word 

Warden should be replaced 

with the word Correctional 

Officer; (b) paragraph 1, line 

5, which reads “…member of 

the Jamaica Constabulary 

Force” should read 

…member of the 

Correctional Services.



It should be noted also that 

an apology letter is to be 

written to Mr. C., and the 

Notices re-served with the 

corrections and a new date 

for the Question and Answer 

Session. 

(15) Question and Answer 

session was held and chaired 

by Director of Complaints. 

Awaiting typed transcript to 

complete FIR.

64 

B. P. 

obo B. 

P. 



Assault, 

Threat and 

Illegal 

Detention 

Kingston 

B. P. is reporting that 

her brother, B P was 

threatened, harassed, 

assaulted and later 

illegally arrested by 

Mr. A. B., of the 


Station 

11/7/2021 

(1)This Investigator received 

this complaint on 11/8/11 

(2)On 2011/8/16 B. P., was 

contacted and asked to come 

into office on 11/8/17 to have 

his statement recorded. He 

said that he would do so 

(3)On 2011/8/26 this 

Investigator telephoned both 

complainants and Mr. P., in 

trying to have him come into 

office to give his statement. 

The calls have gone 

unanswered and in some 

instances Mr. P., is always 

not at home and I am to call 

back; 

(4) Final Investigation Report 

Submitted. 

(5) File returned and on the 

instructions of DOC, Notices 

were sent to Superintendent 

A. B. 

Response date Monday, 2011 

November 14. 

(5) Cell Diary entry recorded 

from the Denham Town 



from Superintendent 

A. B..



(6) Prisoner in Custody Book 

was copied from the 

Kingston Central Police 

Station. 

(7) Superintendent B., was 

contacted by DOC on 

2012/1/4 and he promised to 

submit his report on Monday, 

2012/1/9. 

(8)On 12/4/20 the statement 

of A. B., was received office; 

(9) 12/5/14 Fourteen day 

letter written and sent off; 

(10) Final Investigations 

Report Submitted on 12/6/14 

& re-submitted on 12/9/19.

65 U. W. Non-Action 



St. 

Catherine 

U. W. is reporting that 

Sgt. D. S., of the Old 

Harbour Police Station 

refuses to sign the 

Transport Authority 

Release Form for his 

vehicle after 

11/7/2019 

(1)Complainant statement 

was recorded; 

(2) Sir. Investigator G. W. 

spoke to Deputy 

Superintendent of Police G. 

i/c Old Harbour Police 

Station by telephone on 

11/7/19 and outlined the 

complaint of U. W., he said 

that he was aware of the 

matter. He asked that Mr. 

W., be sent to him for the 

release papers of the car to be 

signed. 

(3)On 11/7/21 this 

Investigator called and spoke 

to complainant enquiring as 

to whether he had gone to see 

Mr. G., as instructed. The 

complainant informed that he 

did not go as it did not make 

any sense because he had 

been to see Mr. S., on several 

occasions. He also stated 

that when he looked at the 

car it was in a state of 

disrepair so nothing made 

any sense. 

(4)Investigator was instructed 

by Director of Complaints, to 

write a Final Investigation 

Awaiting further 

response from DSP 

G. and Sgt. S.



Report. 

(5) Correspondence has been 

received from the Public 

Defender‟s Office. 

(6) Final Investigation was 

submitted on 2011/10/2/8. 

However the file was 

returned with instructions as 

to whether or not the 

complainant was ticketed. 

(7) Statements were received 

from DSP G., and Sgt. S. 

(8) Further investigations 

were carried out based on the 

information received from 

the statements and Final 

Investigations Report resubmitted.

66 C. B. Assault 

Assault at 

Common- 

Law 



St. Andrew C. B. is reporting that 

she rented premises to 

Inspector V. H., who 

defaulted on his 

payments and despite 

the instructions of the 

court for him to vacate 

the premises and hand 

over the keys, he has 

not done so. 

7/26/2011 (1)Complainant was 

contacted and informed to 

take in court documents. 

(2)On 2011 November 15, 

Miss Bravo attended this 

office and informed me that 

Inspector V. H. pulled his 

firearm on her. On the 

instructions of DOC she was 

asked to come in office and 

give a further statement to the 

effect. 

(3) Further statement 

recorded from complainant 

and she produced copy of 

court documents. 

(5) 12/4/27 DSP R. R., 

informed this Investigator 

that Insp. V. H., had received 

the Notice that dated 12/2/21 

as it was served on him, he 

however is not sure as to 

whether the 2nd Notice was 

served on him, he further 

Notices to be 

sent out to 

Inspector V. 

H. 

Matter to be 

discussed with 

DOC.

67 D. T. Assault 

Harassment 

Misappropri 

ation of 

Property 

68 B. D. Misappropri 

ation of 

Property 



Kingston The complainant, D. 

T. is alleging that he 

was assaulted and 

harassed on different 

occasions by police 

officers attached to the 

Denham Town and 

Trench Town Police 

Stations. 

Kingston The complainant B. D. 

alleges that she had a 

dispute with her 

neighbour. The matter 

was settled in the Half 

Way Tree R.M. Court. 

Since the settlement in 

court, she has been 

visited frequently by 

police officers. On 

2011 September 30 

her home was visited 

by the police again 

and this time 

Seventeen Thousand 

Dollars ($17,000.00) 

went missing. 

11/9/2029 (1)Letter dated 2011/11/1 

was written to Miss A. D., 

Inspector at Establishment 

Branch requesting 

information regarding 

regulations numbers of 

unidentified officers. 

2011 September 

9 

(2) On 2012/6/2 DSP R. R., 

was contacted regarding the 

non-response of DSP. C., he 

informed me that he would 

have dialogue with him and 

contact me on Monday, 

12/6/4. 

Letter dated 2011 November 

1 was delivered to Miss A. 

N., D., Inspector, at the 

Establish Branch requesting 

information regarding 

regulation numbers 10765; 

1055; and C7599. 

Notices were served on DSP. 

C., who failed to respond. A 

copy of the relevant 

information was placed on 

file and submitted for the 

attention of the 

Commissioner. 


from Establishment 

Branch



69 M. D. Harassment Kingston The complainant, 

M.D. is alleging that 

he is being constantly 

harassed, being 

detained for lengthy 

periods without being 

charged and locked up 

for days. 

70 B. O. Misappropri 

ation of 

Property 

Kingston The complainant B. O. 

alleges that she was 

unlawfully detained at 

the offices of 

Millennium Security 

Company by Mrs. S. 

E., CEO/Manager and 

Mr. R., Senior 

Operations Manager 

who broke her laptop 

while at the office. 

The police was called 

and she was escorted 

to her home where her 

CPU was dismantled 

and removed. 

10/10/2011 The matter was discussed 

with DOC who advised that 

the complainant should be 

contacted and asked to come 

in office and give a further 

statement pertaining to the 

identity of the officers who 

are constantly harassing him. 

On several occasions I have 

tried to get in touch with him 

but his cell phone went 

unanswered. 

10/12/2011 (1)Notices dated 2011 

November 1 was delivered to 

be served on (i) Sergeant L. 

M. (ii) Constable B. (iii) 

Inspector Mc. Responses 

received from (i) & (ii) 

respectively. 

(2) On Tuesday, 2011/11/15, 

this Investigator received 

responses from Det/Sgt. M. 

M. and Cons. D. B. 

(3) I have been trying to 

contact complainant by the 

cellular number she gave in 

her statement for information 

garnered while the statement 

of Det/M. M., unfortunately 

the number rings without and 

answer and is diverted 


from Inspector Mc. 

and complainant



straight to voice mail. 

4. On 12/1/10 complainant 

visited this office and spoke 

to Investigator R. She gave 

him a new cellular number as 

595-7890, a copy of a Search 

Warrant that she had received 

after her computer was taken 

away was furnished. She 

also explained that she really 

needs her computer as her 

son needs it for his School 

Base Assessment 

assignments. 

5. On 12/1/11 Det/Sgt. M. M. 

was contacted regarding the 

status of the computer that 

was seized from the 

complainant‟s house. He 

informed me that checks 

were still being carried out on 

it. I then asked him for a 

copy of the receipt he 

received from the Cyber 

Crime Unit. Same was 

delivered to me with CFCU- 

REF# 1231/11. 

6. This Investigator tried to 

get in touch with the 

complainant for an update 

into the matter; however, her 

pone went unanswered. 

7. On 2012/6/28 Insp. L., 

assured me that he would

71 Mr. J. 

C.-S. 



Assault 

Damage to 

Property 

Kingston Mr. J. C.S. is reporting 

that while members of 

the security force were 

carrying out 

operations, one of 

them went atop his 

kitchen roof which is 

made from zinc fell 

through. He is also 

alleging that he was 

grabbed in the throat 

and boxed by the 


have dialogue with Insp. Mc., 

regarding his non-submission 

of statement to INDECOM‟s 

Notices 

10/20/2011 1) The matter was discussed 

with DOC. 

(2)Mr. C., Chief Incident 

Scene Examiner, went and 

visited the scene. He took 

pictures of the damaged 

property. He has submitted a 

report which is on file. 

(3)(a) Letter was delivered to 

Mr. R. J., Acting Deputy 

Clerk of Courts, Half Way 

Tree R.M. Court requesting a 

copy of Court‟s File; (b) 

Notice was delivered and 

served on DSP H. W. of the 

Elletson Road Police Station 

and (c) Letter with original 

Awaiting response.

72 Mr. L. Wrongful 

Detention; 

Harassment 

and Assault 



Kingston Mr. L. is reporting that 

since the latter part of 

2010 he has been 

constantly harassed, 

beaten and locked up 

by officers from the 

Half Way Tree Police 

Station 

quotation was served on DSP 

W. 

(4)Station Diary entry and 

Prisoner in Custody Book 

were copied from the 

Mountain View Police 

Station. 

(5) Statement with proof of 

Notices served on DSP. H. 

W. who has not responded is 

with the Legal Department. 

11/7/2011 (1)On 2011/11/14 Mr. L., 

was contacted for him to 

furnish me with his lawyer‟s 

telephone number. 

The number was given but 

unfortunately the phone rang 

unanswered. 

(2)On 2011/11/22 Mr. L., 

contacted me and I had 

dialogue with his Lawyer, 

Mr. P. K. who informed me 

that he would be forwarding 

a copy of Mr. L., statement to 

me as soon as possible. To 

date, this has not been done. 

(3)Complainant was advised 

to come in office and give a 

further statement. On 


from complainant



2011/11/20 Mr. L., visited 

the offices of INDECOM but 

was unable to give dates or 

times as to when he was 

locked up or harassed by the 

police officers. He is also 

unable to identify the officers 

who are constantly harassing 

him. 

(4) On 2012/6/2 Mr. L., was 

contacted and he informed 

me that he is still being 

harassed but cannot 

remember the dates but he is 

aware that the last time was 

about three months ago;

73 A. C. Assault 

Misappropri 

ation of 

Property 



Kingston A.C. is alleging that he 

was physically 

assaulted by three 

policemen when he 

refused to go inside 

their service vehicle. 

He also alleges that 

$4,500.0 was taken 

from his car. 

(1)Investigations 

Commences; 


copied from the Denham 

Town Police Station; 

(3)Letters dated 2011/12/14 

were delivered to Miss J. A., 

of the Traffic Court and Mr. 

R.J., of the Half Way Tree 

R.M. Court requesting copies 

of the court files. Awaiting 

responses; 


be served on Cpl. D. T. 

(5)Response has been 

received from Cpl. D. T.; 


be served on Cons. K. W. and 

Cons. S. I. of the Denham 

Town Police Station. 

Awaiting responses. 

(7)SSP L., was contacted on 

12/5/1 at 1:30 p.m. and he 

informed me that there is no 

such ticket (DN113945116) 

in the system as all the tickets 

begins with 2-3 zeros, he 

would make further checks 

and get in touch with me as 

Hold until the 

outcome of 

case before the 

court.



soon as possible; 

(8) Upon making further 

checks SSP L. informed me 

that the complainant has 

several outstanding traffic 

tickets and that the number is 

his Driver‟s License # and 

TRN the officer who wrote in 

the diary made a genuine 

mistake. At 11:01 a.m. on 

12/5/3 an Offender‟s Profile 

was received from SSP L.,

74 A. S. Abuse of 

Power 



Kingston 

A. S. is reporting that 

he was unfairly 

detained and charged 

by police personnel 

2011 December 

13 

Investigation Commences. 

1. On 2012 January 9, the 

complainant was contacted 

and asked to take his bail 

bond into office on 

Wednesday, 2012 January 11 

so that it could be copied. 

2. 2012 January 9 Station 

Diary and Prisoner Charge 

and Property Book entries 

were copied. 

3. 2012 January 10 Notices 

were delivered to be served 

on X1464 Spl/Cons. M. F., of 

the Island Special 

Constabulary Force with 

response date as Friday, 2012 

January 20. 

4. Spl/Cons. M. F., who has 

responded to same. 

(5)Mr. S. was contacted 

regarding his scheduled 

Court date. He informed me 

that he is to appear in Court 

on 2012 March 20; 

(6) Awaiting outcome of 

Court proceedings.

75 M. T. Assault & 

Abuse of 

Power 



Kingston M. T. is reporting that 

he was stopped by the 

police for traffic 

offence and despite 

producing a picture ID 

and documents he was 

arrested, assaulted and 

charged at the 


Station. 

2011 December 

22 

Investigation Commences. 

1. On 2012 January 6 


and asked to take his wife 

(witness) into office to give a 

statement 

2. 2012 January 9 Notices 

were delivered to be served 

on Sgt. J. A. A., of the 

Motorized Patrol Division 

with response date as Friday, 

2012 January 20. 

3. 2012 January 10 Station 

Diary and Prisoner Charge 

and Property Book entries 

were copied from the 

Duhaney Park Police Station. 

4. Complainant‟s wife 

attended this office and gave 

a statement. 


copied from the Duhaney 

Park Police Station. 

(2)A 2nd Notice was 

delivered to be served on Sgt. 

A. A., of the Motorized 

Patrol Division; Awaiting 

response;



(3) On 12/3/14 the statement 

of Sgt. J. A., was received in 

office. 

(4) On 12/4/18 the statement 

of Cons. C. H., was 

submitted in office. 

(5) On Saturday, 2012 4/28 

complainant telephoned this 

Investigator to say that the 

said matter he had before the 

Court with Sgt. A., he no 

longer wishes to pursue 

because the case was thrown 

out as Sgt. A., did not turn up 

for Court. 

(6) On 12/6/2 the wife of 


after several attempts to get 

in touch with him. She was 

told to inform the 

complainant about attending 

the office to sign a 

withdrawal form. He has not 

communicated with this

76 Ms. M. Assault and 

Threat 

77 Mr. F. Assault and 

Assault at 

Common- 

Law 



Kingston Miss M. is alleging 

that she was physically 

assaulted and 

threatened by a female 

police officer #14192 

S., when she went to 


Station on March 6, 

2012. 

Kingston Mr. F. is alleging that 

on 2012 March 15 

while he was at his 

place of business he 

was assaulted by an 

Inspector of Police 


Spring Police Station. 

He further alleges that 

he was arrested and 

charged, and after 

being bailed returned 

to place of business 

where another set of 

police officers a 

Corporal and a 

Constable arrived. 

While there the 

constable pulled and 

pointed his 9mm 

Glock pistol at him 

and both officers 

assaulted him. 

12/3/2008 (1)Hunts Bay, Olympic 

Gardens and Duhaney Park 

Police Stations are to be 

visited and Station Diary 

entries to be copied. 

3/15/2012 (1)Constant Spring Police 

Station to be visited to record 

station diary entries; 


copied from the Constant 

Spring Police Station; 

(3) Notices were delivered 

and served on Cons. D. L., 

and D/Cons. G., D/Cons. G., 

has responded, no response 

has been received from Cons. 

D. L., 

(4) Cons. J. K., to respond to 

Notices that was delivered to 

be served on him; 

File has been 

handed over to 

Senior 

Investigator S., 

as a result of 

recusal.

78 C. L. Corruption 

and Conduct 

Unbecoming 

79 Cons. 

E. R. 



Kingston C. L. is reporting a 

case of corruption and 

conduct unbecoming. 

Kingston Cons. E. R. is 

reporting that on 

2012/1/19 while he 

was at home sleeping, 

Det/Sgt. D. B., et al of 

OCID came to his 

home and drove away 

his 1995 white Nissan 

Sunny m/car. The car 

has not been returned 

nor has the title. 

4/10/2012 This file has been looked at 

by Senior Investigator G. W., 

and through discussions it 

was decided that the file is to 

be submitted to Inspectorate. 

2012/4/10 (1)On 2012/6/25 Discussions 

held with the Director of 

Complaints, Mr. M., and 

Chief Investigator, G. W., 

where the decision was taken 

that the file should be held 

and not sent to Inspectorate 

Branch until the DPP has 

ruled.



80 R. F. Assault Kingston R. F. is reporting that 

his brother D. F. was 

beaten at his home on 

Saturday, 2012 June 9 

at about 9:00 a.m., he 

was then taken from 

the home and 


Grants Pen Police 

Station where again he 

was severely beaten 

and placed into 

custody. 

81 Miss 

G. N. 

Assault St. Andrew 

Miss G. N. has 

reported that D/C Mc., 

of the Constant Spring 

Police Station whom 

she knew pushed her 

in her chest after she 

refused to accept a 

summons he was 

serving on someone 

6/11/2012 1) Statements of three (3) 

witnesses were recorded. 

(2) Investigator E. R. and 

Incident Scene Examiner, P. 

A., visited the Grants Pen 

Police Station with a view to 

interview Mr. F., and 

photograph his injuries. 

However, they were 

prevented from doing so as 

they were informed that the 

complainant was for an 

Identification Parade. 


copied. The officer on duty 

at the time refused to sign 

same. 

6/12/2012 Investigation commences.



else.

82 J. T. 



Shooting 

Injuries 

St. 

Catherine 

Complainant J. T. was 

said to be at home 

when police officers 


Linstead Police 

Station kicked off his 

gate, asked him where 

the gun was and then 

shot him. 

Aug. 11, 2011 

1. Victim statement collected 

2. 1 witness statement 

collected 

3. Crime Diary entry 

collected 

4. Medical Certificate applied 

for 

5. Notice sent to concerned 

officers 

6. Statements rec. from 3 of 4 

officers 

7. Medical certificate 

received 

8. Called Sgt. R., who 

advised that statement is 

ready and will be delivered 

within week of Jan. 23. 

9. Court file requested 


Sgt. Radcliff 

DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

1. February 20, 2012 spoke 

to Sgt. R., who could not 

give me a court date and 

efforts to reach complainant 

futile. Not living at the 

address given. Telephone 

numbers not working. 

2. 25/9/12 attempt to contact 

both complainant and eye 

witness proven futile. 

Outstanding: 

1. Efforts made to 

obtain a copy of 

Gun Court file 

proven futile as last 

date is unknown. 

2. Efforts made to 

contact the initial 

investigator as it is 

very difficult to find 

him to get an update 

on the case before 

the gun court.



Telephone numbers 4262058 

& 5815119 out of service. 

Also investigations revealed 

that D/Sgt R., has been 

transferred to Constant 

Spring police Station but he 

is currently on vacation 

leave. Efforts are been made 

to obtain a copy file from 

Gun Court. Provisional FIR 

to be done.



83 D. S. Assault Kingston 

Complainant D. S. 


boxed in the face 

several times by Spl. 

Cons. F., which 

resulted in him 

seeking medical 

treatment 

Aug. 26, 2011 

Sept. 15, 2011 

1. Victim statement on file 

2. Copy of JCF customer 

reference form 


4. Concerned officers noticed 

5. Concerned officers 


DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

6. Complainant told 

investigator by way of 

telephone in December 2011 

that he was mistaken as to the 

identity of the officer who 

assaulted him. Not sure who 

hit him. Complainant never 

kept any appointment for 

meeting with investigator. 

7. Concerned officer was on 

sick leave at time of the 

incident and Medical Cert 

submitted in support of this. 

See also see Supt. Of Port 

Maria P/S 

8. Medical Cert received on 

file. 

9. It has been revealed that 

the suspect in this case is not 

Spl Cons F, but Cons K. H., 

10. 26/9/12 Review of file 

with CI W., re eye witnesses 

27/9/12 

FROM CI W., 

FILE 

TANSFERED 

TO THE 

SPECIAL 

CASE UNIT 

(SCU) FOR 

COMPLETIO 

N. 

Outstanding: 

1. Serve notice on 

Cons K. H., for 

statement. 

2. Record a further 


complainant who 

appeared that he is 

totally confused as 

to the identity of the 

Policeman who 


3. Interview eye 

witnesses L. B., and 

J. S., of St. Mary.



and complainant in reference 

to the Policeman identity.



84 C.B. Assault Kingston 

Complainant C. B. 


beaten by Correctional 

Officers while in 

custody at the Horizon 

Remand Centre 

08.11.2011 

11.11.2011 

1. Statement collected from 

complainant 

2. Medical Journal copied 


correctional Officers received 

Outstanding: 

FIR to be done as 


examined by a 

doctor but he 

refused treatment, 

hence file to be 

closed.

85 A. B. 



Unlawful 

Detention 

St. Thomas 

Complainant A. B. 

alleges that she and 

her 74 years old 

mother H. B., were 

detained by police 

officers, forced to give 

and signed statements 

and placed into Lock 

Up without food and 

medication. 

21.02.12 

27.02.12 

1. Messrs. R. and E., to 

record witness statement on 

visit to St. Thomas 

(24.02.12) 

DOC Review 

29-02-2012 

2. Collected two witness 

statements and Station Diary 

Entries. 

3. Prisoner in Custody Book 

was also copied. 


5. 4 of 6 statements received 

6. Spoke with DSP S., about 

outstanding statements. 

7. Letter and Notice delivered 

to be served on Cpl. F. T., at 

Morant Bay PS. 

8. Received copy file from 

D/Sgt G. Morant Bay CIB: 

Three statements from A. B., 

H. B., and E.B., 

Outstanding: 


Cpl. F. T. 

2. FIR to be done.

86 S. G. 



Malicious 

Destruction 

of Property 

Kingston 

Complainant S. G. 

alleged that the police 

returned two lap top 

computers to him 

damaged after they 

were seized by the 

police 

14.03.12 

16.03.12 

1. Copied General Property 

Book 

2. Delivered notice for 


3. Spoke with concerned 

officer Re: statement 

4. Several telephone calls 

made to Hunts Bay Police 

Station to contact D/Cpl. B., 

proven futile. 

5. 27/9/12 Contact D/Cpl B., 

who informed me that 

complainant G., has died. 

6. Call complainant‟s and 

spoke with an A. H., visitor 

from Africa who confirmed 

that G., is now deceased. He 

promised to visit INDECOM 

office and hand over funeral 

program for G.



87 M. B. Assault St. Thomas 

Complainant M. B. 

alleged that her son O. 

F., was beaten by 

police officers and 

detained Unduly long 

04-05-12 

10.05.12 

1. Med Cert Applied for 

2. Victim‟s statement 

recorded while in custody 

3. Prisoner in custody book 

copied 

4. Prisoner charge and 

property book copied 

5. Station Diary copied 

(Bath) 

6. Prisoner Remand book 

copied 

7. Prepared and deliver 

Notices to be served on 

D/Cpl. B., Cpl. H. 

8. Diary entry copied at 

Morant Bay PS. 

9. Received Medical 

Certificate.



88 D.P. Assault Kingston 

Complainant D. P. 


beaten by police 

officers which resulted 

in him being 

hospitalized and 

underwent operation 

for internal bleeding 

Sept. 7, 2011 

Sept. 13, 2011 

1. Complainant contacted for 

further statement and witness 

statements to be recorded 

2. Further statement recorded 

3. Witnesses not willing to 

come forward 


5. Prisoner charge and 

property book copied 

6. Medical report applied for 


2 of 4 officers 

8. Two concerned officers renoticed 

to give statements 

9. Spoke with DSP E., about 

officers not submitting 

statements 



11. Rec. Med Cert.



89 D. B. Assault Kingston 

90 J. D. 

Misappropri 

ation of 

property 

St. Andrew 

Complainant D. B. 


beaten with baton and 

folding chair by 


at Tower Street Adult 

Correctional Centre; 

after he urinated in an 

open area and did not 

throw water on it. 

Complainant J.D. 


detained by police and 

his personal 

belongings taken by 

police officers at the 

Constant Spring Police 

lock Ups. His 

Blackberry Torch was 

not returned upon his 

release 

30.05.12 

26.01.12 

31.01.12 

1. Statement recorded from 

complainant 

2. Medical Journal copied 

3. Prison Injury Report 

copied 

4. Statements received from 


5. Med. Cert applied for 

6. Letters sent to MNS and 

Public Defender‟s offices 

requesting copy of file. 

7. Received copy file MNS 

1. Prisoner Charge and 

Property Book copied 

2. Duty Roster copied 

3. Concerned Officers 

noticed 



5. Contacted Spl. Cons J., at 

CFCU on 4684779 re data 

which is not completed as 

yet. 

Outstanding: 


from KPH 

Outstanding: 

Phone data from 

Spl. Cons. J., at 

CFCU



91 D. H. Assault St. Thomas 

Complainant D. H. 

was allegedly assault 

by a group of men 

suspected to be Police 

officers (Morant Bay 

PS) while he was at a 

dance in Prospect, St. 

Thomas. 

Aug. 7, 2012 

Aug. 17, 2012 

1. Received complainant 

statement. 

2. Copied station diary entry 

#53 dated 15/8/12 

3. Application made for 

Medical Certificate at 

Princess Margaret Hospital. 

4. Notice delivered to be 

served on Cpl. G. H., St. 

Thomas Division. 

5. Contacted complainant‟s 

cell re; eye witness without 

success but a message left. 

Outstanding: 


2. Concerned 

officers statements 

3. Medical 

Certificate.



92 C. T. Assault Kingston 

Complainant C. T. 


beaten with baton by a 


during an altercation 

on Security post #21 

of the Horizon Adult 

Remand Centre. 

June 26, 2012 

August 13, 

2012 


complainant 


Correctional Officers without 

declarations 

3. Received Med. Cert 

4. Eye witness Remandee J. 

S. was interviewed but 

refused to give a written 

statement. 

5. Letter and Notices 


Correctional officers for 

statements with declaration. 

Outstanding: 

1.Statements with 

declarations attach 

from correctional 

officers.



93 P.M. Assault St. Andrew 

Complainant P. M. 

reported the alleged 

assault on behalf of 

her son K. M. which 

took place at the Hunts 


Lock-ups. It is alleged 

that during a fracas 

Dist Cons M. G., used 

a padlock and hit M. 

in his face. 

Aug. 30, 2012 

Aug. 31, 2012 


complainant 

2. Attended Hunts Bay PS 

and interview victim who 

received treatment at 

Olympic Gardens Clinic. 

3. 6/9/12 M. transferred to 

Gun Court Remand Centre. 


M., and apply for medical 

certificate. 

5. Apply for copy file from 

Hunts Bay CIB. 

6. 26/9/12 M. and his mother 

informed me that they 

decided not to proceed 

further with this matter and 

they wish to settle it out of 

court with DC G. They were 

advised to consult with their 

lawyer and notify me. 

7. Received copy file from 

Hunts Bay CIB. 

Outstanding: 

1. Medical Cert 

2. Eye witness 

statement.



94 W. G. Assault St. Andrew 

95 B. W. 

Assault / 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 

Complainant W. G. 

reported the alleged 

assault on behalf of 

her brother D. S., 

which took place at 

the Gun Court 

Remand Centre. It is 

alleged that during a 

fracas Sergeant M., 

boxed S. twice in his 

face. 

Complainant alleged 

that he was assaulted 

by his employer (a 

police personnel) and 

his friend on 11/04/10 

Sept. 16, 2012 

Sept. 18, 2012 

20/10/2010 


S., and apply for medical 

certificate 

2. Checks made but found no 

records of this incident in the 

Station office. 

3. Spoke with A/Insp P., Sub 

Officer in charge of station 

who promised to give a 

statement in this matter. 

4. Notice prepared for Sgt. 

M. 

i. Sent Notice. 

ii. Visited police station. 

FIR submitted 

(24/11/11). 

Outstanding: 

1. Medical Cert 

2. Eye witness 

statement.

96 D. D. 



Assault 

97 K. P. Assault 

St. 

Catherine 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 


that he was physically 

assaulted by six (6) 

police personnel on 

12/12/10. 



by a policeman 

without just cause. 

15/12/10 

i. Visited police station and 

recorded entries. 

ii. Sent Notice 

iii. Applied for Medical 

Certificate. 

27-06-2012 

FIR formatted and to resend. 

FIR to be 

submitted.

98 D. F. 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 




in the May Pen 

Cemetery on 25/06/11 

25/06/11 

i. Medical Certificate still 

outstanding. 

ii. In dialogue with police 

investigator as they 

contemplate compensation. 

v. Sent Notices. 

10-5-2012 

vi. Received responses and 

recorded additional 

statements re identification 

purposes 

27-06-2012 

Complainant and witness 

gave statements expressing 

their willingness to 

participate in ID parade.

99 P.S. Assault 

100 

R.J. 

obo 

M. 

Mc. 



St. Thomas 

Assault St. Thomas 


that she was at a party 

when two police 

personnel entered the 

premises. Both ran to 

the rear of the 

premises and a single 

loud explosion was 

heard. While 

questioning the 

officers, she was 

assaulted by one. 


that her son was 

beaten by the police 

while still in custody 

(31.05.2012) 

9/1/2012 

4/6/2012 

i. Copy all relevant station 

records. 

ii. Record witness statements. 

iii. Sent Notices. 

10-5-2012 

iv. Responses received. 

27-06-2012 

Applied for court documents. 

Still outstanding 

Recorded victim statement 

Recorded entries from the 

Prisoner In Custody Register, 

Prisoner Charge & Property 

Book, Diary Entries and 

Medical Journal. 

Sent Notice 

Applied for Medical 

Certificate. 

10-5-2012 

To apply for 

Court 

documents 

25-04-2012 


obtain court 

documents. 

Responses 

Outstanding

101 

INDE 

COM 

obo 

C.P. 



Shooting 

Injury 

St. Thomas 

102 K.J. Assault Kingston 


that he was a 

passenger aboard a 

taxi which was 

stopped by the police. 

A passenger alighted 

with gun in hand fired 

at the police who 


he was injured in the 

process. 



by police personnel on 

9/5/10 

5/6/2012 

10/5/2010 

Recorded diary entries, 

Firearm and Ammunition 

registers, crime diary entry, 

victim statement, eyewitnesses 

(passengers aboard 

the taxi), Prisoner In Custody 

Register and Prisoner Charge 

and Property Book 

Sent Notices. 

i. Sent allegation letters and 

received responses. 

ii. Visited police station – no 

record found. 

iii. Girlfriend of complainant 

display unwillingness to give 

statement. 

FIR submitted 

(24/11/11). 

Responses 

outstanding 

Unable to identify 

witnesses.



103 S. M. Assault Clarendon 


that she was assaulted 

by a policeman whom 

she knew while 

awaiting transportation 

on 23/04/2010) 

7/5/2010 

i. Sent Allegation letter. 

ii. Visited the scene. 

iii. Received Medical 

Certificate. 

further followup 

to be done

104 K. D. 



Assault and 

Abuse of 

Power 

Kingston 


that her child‟s father 

(who is police 

personnel) assaulted 

her. 

23/06/2010 

i. Record Diary Entry 

ii. Sent Notices 

10-5-2012 

iii. Identified police 

personnel who is now 

transferred to Kingston 

Central Division and sent 

Notice. 

FIR to be 

assembled, 

then 

submitted.

105 S.D. Assault 



Kingston/ 

St. Andrew 


that she was pushed 

and received blows to 

her chest by policeman 

known to her as N. S., 

on 01/07/2010 

2/7/2010 

i. Sent allegation letter. 

ii. Wrote to complainant 

requesting certain critical 

documents. 

iii. Met with complainant 

who expressed no further 

interest in the matter.

106 

INDE 

COM 

obo 

L.R. et 

al 



Shooting 

Injury / 

Illegal 

Detention 

St. Andrew 

INDECOM 

commenced 

investigation into an 

alleged shooting injury 

of two men by the 

police in Lawrence 

Tavern, St. Andrew 

(17/08/10) 

18/08/10 

i. Visited lock-ups (Constant 

Spring P/S). 

ii. Recorded statements. 

iii. Visited scene and 

recorded witness statements. 

iv. Visited police station – 

recorded relevant entries. 

v. Sent Notices. 

i. Matter before the 

Courts. 

ii. One complainant 

not co-operating.

107 N.W. Assault 



St. 

Catherine 

Complainant said that 

he was at work on 

2010/10/19 when he 

was assaulted by a 

man who was later 

identified as police 

personnel. 

12/11/10 


ii. Visited police station and 


iii. Recorded witness 

statement. 

Matter before the 

Court. 

Witnesses not cooperative.

108 D.H. 



Assault / 

Threat 

Clarendon 


that he was physically 

assaulted by police 

personnel at the Lionel 


Lock-up (26/11/10) 

9/12/2010 

i. Applied for Court 

documents. 


extracted entries. 

iii. Record witness 

statements. 

iv. Applied for Medical 

Certificates. 

FIR to be done

108 

J. B. 

obo 

O. D. 



Assault Portland 

Complainant stated 

that she was at work 

on 01/03/2011 when 

she received 

information that her 

son was being beaten 


3/3/2011 

i. Visited the police stations 

and recorded relevant entries. 

ii. Recorded witness 

statements. 

iii. Sent Notice 

27-06-2012 

Last court date was June 19, 

2012. Called complainant on 

June 25, 2012 and no 

response even though 

messages were left 

Matter still before 

the Court.

109 C.B. Assault 



Kingston / 

St. Andrew 


that she had finished 

an assignment on the 

early morning of 

07/03/11 when the 

vehicle was stopped 

by police personnel, 

one of whom assaulted 

her. 

10/3/2011 

i. Visited the police station 

and recorded entries. 

ii. Received Medical 

Certificate. 

iii. Received picture from 

complainant. 

iv. Sent Notice. 

v. Received a statement from 

the Inspector. 

FIR submitted 

(25/08/11). 

27-06-2012 

Applied for court 

documents. Same 

still outstanding.

110 K. C. 



Shooting 

Injury / 

Assault 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 




in the Franklyn Town 

area on 02/05/11. 

21/05/11 

i. Attended police stations – 

recorded entries from Station 

Diary, Lock-up Diary; 

perused Medical Journal. 

ii. Recorded statement from 

eyewitness and victim. 

iii. Sent expended spent shell 

to lab. 


i. Response 

outstanding. 

ii. Ballistic and 

Forensics 

Certificates 

outstanding.

111 M.H. 



Assault / 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Kingston 


that she was injured by 

the nozzle of a 

policeman‟s firearm 

and neither he nor his 

colleague attended to 

her initially. 

29/07/11 

i. Applied for Medical 

Certificate. 

ii. Recorded entries from 

Station Diary. 

iii. Notice sent. 


and witness 

statement 

outstanding.

112 

H. L. 

et al 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 


that he was willfully 

shot and injured by the 

police who wrongfully 

accused him 

29/11/11 

i. Attended stations and 


ii. Spoke to victims 

i. To record 

statements 

from victims. 

ii. To apply for 

Medical 

Certificate 

To apply for Court 

documents.



113 K. A. Assault Kingston 


that he was willfully 

assaulted and injured 

by the police who 

wrongfully accused 

him 

10-5-2012 

Met a brother of the 

complainant while 

performing duties at the 

Central Police Lock-Up and 

sent message for complainant 

to contact investigator.



114 A. B. Assault Kingston 

115 T.M. Assault Kingston 


that he was at home 

when police personnel 

walked into his house 

and assaulted him. 

While seeking medical 

attention, he was 

accosted and locked 

up. 


her neighbour who is a 


constantly plays his 

music loudly, 

disturbing her. After 

the intervention of the 

police, she was 

allegedly assaulted by 

him. 

23/01/2012 

3/1/2012 

i. Check station records. 

ii. Apply for Medical 

Certificates 

iii. Record additional 

statements 

iv. Try and identify police 

personnel 

Record Diary Entry and gave 

Medical Certificate Forms to 

complainant for her doctor to 

complete. 


Response from 


To get witness 

statement.



116 F. G. Assault St. Thomas Complainant alleged 

that he was grabbed in 

the neck and pushed 

against the counter by 


whom he knew. The 

latter incident 

occurred inside the 

Guard Room of the 

Golden Grove Police 

Station. 

9/1/2012 

i. Record entry from the Duty 

Forecast Book and Diary 

Entry. 

ii. Applied for Medical 

Certificates. 

iii. Record witness 

statements. 


10-5-2012 

v. Contacted both police 

personnel‟s department and 

enquired about outstanding 

statements. 

02.07.2012 

Concerned officers contacted 

re outstanding statement June 

2012



117 F. M. Assault Kingston Complainant alleged 

that he had a brief 

altercation with 

another motorist while 

driving along the 

roadway when he was 

slapped in the face and 

had firearm pointed in 

his direction. 

118 M.V.S. Assault 

Kingston 


that she was assaulted 

by a policeman in the 

downtown Kingston 

area, unjustly. 

13/02/2012 

9/2/2012 i. Request information from 

the Inland Revenue 

Department. 

ii. Record witness statement 

Collect station records. 

Gave medical forms to 

complainant to be completed 

by medical personnel. 

Communicated with 

complainant re eye witness. 

10-5-2012 

Response and 


outstanding. 

10-5-2012 

Response and 


outstanding.

119 E.T. 



Assault / 

Threat 

Kingston 



and threatened by a 

motorist with whom 

he had an accident. 

The motorist happened 

to be police personnel. 

4/3/2012 

Recorded entries from the 

Station Diary. 

Received Medical Certificate. 

10-5-2012 

Notices sent. 

02.07.2012 

Additional Notices to be sent 

based on responses. 

To record 

other witness 

statements. 

Responses and 


outstanding

120 L.F. 



Assault and 

Unlawful 

Arrest 

St. 

Elizabeth 



then arrested by a 

policeman while 

attending the wake of 

a relative. 

29-01-2012 

Recorded station records. 

Sent Notices. 

Photograph injuries. 

Applied for Medical 

Certificates. 

Recorded witnesses‟ 

statements. 

02.07.2012 

Medical Certificate obtained. 

One witness statement 

outstanding 

Response from police still 

outstanding and in touch with 

Cpl M., of Black River P/S 

To record 

other witness 

statements. 

Responses and 


outstanding.



121 E. K. Non-Action Kingston 

122 P. M. 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 

Complainant was 

injured by a man 

(27/1/10) who 

admitted to the police 

that he injured the 

complainant. Decisive 

action was not taken. 


accosted by the police 

(9/2/2010) who 


him. 

16/2/10 

3/2/2010 

i. Sent notices. 

ii. Record diary entries. 

iii. Applied for and got 

medical certificates. 

iv. Applied for and got court 

documents. 

v. Requested information 

from FLA. 

i. Sent Notices. 

ii. Recorded witness 

statements. 

iii. Visited police station – no 

records found. 

To get information 

from FLA. 

25-04-2012 

FIR to be done in 

preparation to 

submit file to 

Inspectorate

123 N. S. 



Illegal Entry 

Seizure of 

Property and 

Threat 

Kingston 


that police personnel 

(9/3/2010) visited her 

home and destroyed 

properties belonging 

to her nephew and 

seized others. 

11/3/2010 

i. Sent Notices. 


copied relevant entries. 

iii. Consulted with 

Commissioner. 

iv. Completed FIR.

124 P. M. Threat 



Kingston / 

St. Andrew 

Complainant stated 

that Supt. H., 

threatened the life of 

her son while 

conducting an 

operation on 7/4/10 

7/4/2010 

i. Sent allegation letter, 

followed up with a letter to 

the C.O.P. 

ii. Contacted the complainant 

regarding witnesses but none 

has come forward.

125 V.H. 



Illegal Entry 

Conduct 

St. 

Catherine 


she was taken from 

her house along with 

certain belongings and 

taken to the Spanish 


by Cpl. S. M., on 

27/3/10. 

22/04/10 


ii. Visited police stations to 

record entries. 


statements. 

25-04-2012 

FIR to be 

typed.

126 M.B. 



Assault 

Threat 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

127 E. A. Threat 

Kingston 

Kingston/S 

t. Andrew 



and verbally abused by 

unidentified police 

personnel on 1/5/10 


that death threats were 

sent to him by Supt. H. 

17/05/10 

3/5/2010 

Efforts to identify police 

personnel still unsuccessful. 

i. Sent allegation letters. 

ii. Sent Notices. 

iii. Received copy of Diary 

Entry and Witness statement.



128 S. K. Non-Action Kingston 

129 H.G. 

Assault/ 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 


that her son was 

abducted by men 

known by the police 

who refused to assist 

in finding her son or 

make an arrest 

(4/9/10) 


that he was assaulted, 

ridiculed and 

discriminated against 

by the police on 

23/6/1010 

14.06.2010 

24/06/10 

i. Sent allegation letter, called 

Area 4 for responses 

ii. Tried to contact 

complainant 

i. Sent allegation letter. 



iii. Received Medical 

Certificate. 


27-06-2012 

Letter to retrieve court 

records to be typed 

i. Response still 

outstanding 

ii. No response from 

complainant 


and court documents 

outstanding.

130 F.M. 

131 L.M. 



Conduct 

Unbecoming Portland 

Harassment 

/ Unlawful 

Seizure of 

Property 

Kingston/ 

St. Andrew 



visit his home while 

he was absent, threw 

out his clothes which 

were then removed by 

NSWMA personnel. 


that he was accused, 

arrested, had his 

property seized and 

taken before the Court 

by a police personnel. 

The Court made an 

order for his property 

to be returned but it 

was not. 

29/06/10 

3/11/2010 

i. Wrote to the Spt. of Police 

to try and properly identify 

the police personnel. 

ii. Visited the station and 

check records. 


statement 

i. Visited the station and 


ii. Applied for and received 

Court documents. 

iii. Sent Notices. 

iv. Visited exhibits stores and 

copied entry 

i. Unable to identify 

police personnel. 

ii. No records found.

132 O. W. 



Wrongful 

Arrest / 

Failure to 

return 

personal 

properties 

133 D. C. Non-Action 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 

St. 

Catherine 


that he was arrested on 

31/10/10, charged for 

possession of cocaine 

(which he never had) 

and had his property 

taken. He said that his 

property was not 

returned despite the 

instructions of the 

Court. 


her son went missing 

and a body was found. 

DNA Tests were done 

in July but no word 

has been received 

from the police. 

19/11/10 

7/12/2010 

i. Visited police station and 


ii. Applied for Court 

documents 

iii. Sent Notices 

27-06-2012 

Adjustment to FIR to be 

made 

i. Recorded witness statement 

ii. Sent Notices 

25-04-2012 

FIR submitted. 

Response still 

outstanding.

134 

G. H.- 

H. 



Dereliction 

of Duty 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 


that her motor vehicle 

was stolen at an event 

at the Stadium in 

October 2010. It was 

later found at the 


Station, but no 

records. 

13/12/10 

Trying to obtain records and 

identify police personnel.

135 

P. F./ 

F. M. 



Harassment 

/ Conduct 

Unbecoming 

136 N. D. Non-Action 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 

Kingston / 

St. Andrew 


that the police was 

acting improperly and 

in collusion with a 

man who seems to be 

his friend. 


her vehicle was 

involved in an 

accident on the 

01/02/10 and that she 

was experiencing 

difficulties in 

obtaining an accident 

report although she 

paid the relevant fees. 

04/01/11 

28/01/11 

Referred to DOC as directed 

by Commissioner 

i. Corresponded with the 

various police stations until 

the report was ready and 

collected. 

ii. The matter was later 

withdrawn.

137 R. R. 

138 A. R. 



Misappropri 

ation of 

Property / 

Threat 

Threat, 

Harassment, 

Illegal 

Detention et 

al 

Kingston 

Kingston 


that he was taken into 

custody at Half Way 

Tree Police Station, 

his properties taken 

and weeks later when 

he was released, only 

his money was 

returned. Despite 

numerous attempts to 

retrieve remainder of 

his property, he has no 

success. 


that he was threatened, 

harassed and detained 

on several occasions 

by DSP A. B. 

9/2/2012 

14/02/2012 

Copy records from the lockup 

diary and to identify 

witnesses. 

Visited the station and 

requested records. 

Records not yet 

located, hence 

identity issue still 

outstanding.

139 S. M. 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston 

The complainant S.M. 

alleges that a police 

officer fired on a 

group of persons after 

a motor vehicle 

incident 

18-Oct-11 

Diary entries obtained from 

National Stadium 

Notice to concerned officer 

delivered and response 

received 

Notice to Initial investigator 

and Scenes of Crime 

Investigator delivered. 

Awaiting responses. 

Complainant did not turn up 

for meeting on 14/2/2012. 





Several attempts to re contact 

the complainant‟s mother 

have proven futile. 23/4/2012 

Notice being 

prepared for 

Scenes of 

Crime 

personnel 

Statement to be 

collected from 

complainant and a 

potential witness. 

21/1/2012 

Meeting rescheduled 

for 

14/2/2012 


for 

17/2/2012 


for 

21/2/2012



140 A. C. Assault Kingston 

The complainant A. C. 


assaulted by members 

of the JDF while being 

escorted to Security 

Post 11. Horizon 

Adult Remand Centre 

21-Feb-12 

Obtained complainant‟s 

statement. 

Medical Journal copied and 

verified. 

Further statement collected 

on proper identification of 

soldiers 

Witness statements obtained 

Medical cert (UHWI) 

requested and received 

CCTV footage viewed and 

noted 

Statements obtained from 


To obtain statements 



To receive Standard 

Operating 

Procedures (SOP) 

from Lt. Col. C., 

Awaiting packaged 

DVD of CCTV 

footage.



141 T.B. Assault Kingston 

The complainant T.B. 


assaulted and injured 

by a police officer 

known to her as 

Officer T., of the 


Station as he 

attempted to arrest her 

13-Feb-12 

Complainant‟s statement 

recorded 

Complainants Injuries 

photographed 

Station diary entries collected 

Medial Cert applied for 



Complainant‟s statements 

recorded. 

Witness statement recorded 

Injuries photographed by ISU 

and statement obtained 

Prescription copied 

Station diary from Cross 

Rods Police station copied 

Notices to concerned officer 

and SO i/c prepared and 

delivered 

To apply for 

medical cert 


from notices



142 M. S. Assault Kingston 

The complainant M. S. 


picking a coconut 

from one of the trees 

on the property of the 

Cross Roads Police 

Station when he 

Assaulted by District 

Constable I., of the 

said station 

24-Apr-12 

Complainant‟s statements 

recorded. 

Witness statement recorded 

Injuries photographed by ISU 

and statement obtained 

Prescription copied 

Station diary from Cross 

Rods Police station copied 


and SO i/c prepared and 

delivered 

To apply for 

medical cert 


from notices



143 S.A. Assault Kingston 

The complainant S. A. 


beaten by a police 

officer known to her 

as M., who is a 

member of the Flying 

Squad Unit. 

16-May-12 

Complainants Statement 

recorded 

Witnesses statement s 

recorded 

Injuries photographed by ISE 

Medical Certificate applied 

for 

Copies obtained of CR.10 

receipt #551896 and 

Summons for Complainant to 

attend court 

Station diary entries collected

144 C. A. 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston 

Police officers 


unmarked service 

vehicle stopped in a 

line of traffic. While 

one officer was talking 

on her cellular phone a 

man walked up and 

took the phone from 

her. She alighted the 

vehicle, introduced 

herself and demanded 

back the phone. The 

man then pulled a 

knife from his 

waistband and 

advanced towards her, 

stabbing at her several 

times. She pulled her 

service firearm and 

fired in his direction, 

hitting the man. He 


University Hospital of 

the West Indies where 

he was admitted under 

police guard. He is 

identified as C. A., 

Statements collected from 

complainant. 


Mobile Reserve Division 

Notices to W/Cons. S. W., 

W/Cpl. L. G., Response 

received. 

Notice being prepared to Det. 

Sgt. S., 

Letters being prepared to 

Forensic lab 

Notice to Initial Investigator 


Letter to Forensic lab 

prepared and delivered.

145 

H. B. 

and M. 

B. 



Shooting 

Injury of 

Kingston 

According to dairy 

entry # 2, dated 

24/8/2012, page 287, 

of the Olympic 

Gardens Police 

Station, X1747 Spl. 

Cons. K. S., of the 


Station accompanied 

friends in a brown 

Toyota Camry motor 

car reg. 4244 FV to 

premise # 6 South 

Plum Lane, Kingston 

11. Whilst there, one 

of the friend had an 

argument with Mr. H., 

B., in which it is 

alleged that B., 

brandished a firearm, 

advanced to the friend, 

who managed to run 

from the premises unto 

the roadway. Spl. 

Cons. S., (who was 

seated in the vehicle, 

outside, on the 

roadway) and armed 

with his service pistol, 

discharged three (3) 

cartridges in the 

direction of „the 

threat.‟ Mr. B., then 

24-Aug-12



ran back into the 

premises with gun in 

hand and later returned 

to the gateway where 

he collapsed. Spl. 

Cons. S. in his private 

motor vehicle then 

assisted Mr. B., to the 


Station and from there 

to the Kingston Public 

Hospital. 

Later it was 

discovered that M. B., 

had sustained injuries 

to her right thigh and 

taken to the 

Bustamante Hospital 

for Children where she 

was admitted in a 

stable condition.

146 C. J. 



Assault 

Non-Action 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 

The complainant C. J. 

(35 y-o) alleged that 

she was assaulted by a 

male police officer 

when she got into an 


group of teenagers. 

She also alleged that a 

female police officer 

who lives about two 

houses away and who 

saw the altercation did 

not intervene when she 

was assaulted. When 

she went to give her 

statement to the police 

she alleged she had to 

wait for a long period 

while persons who 

came after her were 

attended to. She also 

alleges that the police 

officer that took her 

statement made sexual 

remarks to her. 


Medical certificate received 

Diary entry copied from 

Greater Portmore Police 

Station 

Third Party visited and 

statement collected 

Notices to Cons. K. F., Cpl. 

G. and Sgt. C. D., delivered. 

Due dates Monday October 

24, 2011 


investigator spoke to virtual 

complainant on the progress 

of the matter. 

Awaiting 

responses from 

concerned 

officers.

147 K.S. Assault 



St. 

Catherine 

The complainant K. S. 

(bailiff) alleged that he 

went to seize items 

belonging to the 

concerned officer, 

when the said officer 

physically abused him 

4-Aug-11 

Complainant statement 

collected. 


Old Harbour Police Station. 

Notice to Spl. W/Sgt S., W., 

delivered. Due date 

September 29, 2011. 


On or about February 15, 

2012 spoke to concerned 

officer re response who said 

that she was on leave but is 

now completing the 

statement for submission. 

Response from concerned 

officer received 

Trying to get a 


from another bailiff 

who was present. He 

has since the 

incident relocated to 

Mandeville. 



officer.

148 

S. D. 

and B. 

M. 



Assault St. Ann 

The complainants S. 

D. and B.M. alleged 

that two Police 

officers assaulted 

them. 

August 9, 2011 

August 29, 

2011 

Statement from complainant 

and witness 

Diary entries obtained St. 

Ann's Bay Police Station. 

Medical certificate requested 

Additional witness 

statements obtained 

Copy of the investigator‟s 

file received 

Copy of Medical certificate 

received 

Notices to Cons. J., and B., 

delivered 

Letter to S.S.P C. W., 

delivered 

Further statement Re: 

Identification of concerned 

officers done. 

Notices for Visual 

Identification prepared and 

delivered. 

Notices to 

concerned 

Officers on 

hold pending 

directive by 

Police 

Commission 

who is 

awaiting the 

file from St. 

Ann‟s Bay 

Police on the 

same 

investigation 

Further 


done re: 

Identification 

of concerned 

officers for the 

purpose of 

Identification 

parade 


certificate. 


for Identification 

parade.

149 E.S. Threat 

150 E.M. Non Action 



St. 

Catherine 

St. 

Catherine 

The complainant E. S. 

alleges that his son has 

been threaten by the 

police on several 

occasions 

The complainant E.M. 

alleges that she has 

made several reports 

to the Guys Hill Police 

about her neighbor and 

to date they have taken 

no action 

15-Aug-11 

6-Sep-11 


collected 

Review 29-02-12 

Investigator unable to contact 

complainant because of 

absence of phone number and 

no specific address. 

Concerned officers noticed 

for response February 27, 

2012 and spoken to about 

submission. 

4. Statement of VC, J., S., 

confirms alleged threat 

obtained. 


collected 

Notices delivered to both 


Review 29-02-12 

Investigator spoke to officers 

on Sunday, February 26, 

2012 and was informed that 

complainant has made many 

unsubstantiated complaints 

against the same neighbours 

and they fear that she may be 

suffering from a mental 

defect.

151 J. T. Assault 



St. 

Catherine 

The complainant J. T. 


assaulted by a plain 

clothes police officer 

after the policeman 

refused to pay for gas, 

spilt from his motor 

vehicle gas tank 

8-Sep-11 


collected 

Diary entries obtained from 


Station 

Notice sent to concern 

officer. Awaiting response 

Review 29-02-12 

Contacted initial investigator 


requesting copy of his 

investigation file. 

Concerned Officer reported 

as being on suspension. 

Awaiting confirmation. 

Concerned Officer 

reported as being on 

suspension. 

Awaiting 

confirmation.

152 

153 K.E. 



Shooting 

with intent 

Assault 

Threat 

St. Mary 

Kingston 

The police while on 

mobile patrol duties 

came upon a white 

Townace travelling in 

the opposite direction. 

One of the police 

officers alighted from 

the vehicle when the 

Townace started 

reversing and gunshots 

rang out. The police 


the Townace went 

over a ditch and into a 

nearby river. All the 

occupants escaped. 

The occupants later 

reported the incident 

to the Inspectorate 

Branch, Oxford Road, 

Kgn 5, where they 

were arrested and 

charged. 

The complainant K.E. 


assaulted and 

threatened by the 

police while standing 

at the Downtown 

Kingston bus park 

30-Sep-11 

11-Oct-11 

Statements obtained from 

complainant and witnesses. 


Annotto Bay Police Station, 

Islington Police Station, and 

Port Maria Police Station. 

Notices to Det. Cpl. R., Det. 

Cpl. K. R., Cpl. R. S., Cons. 

D. Mc., and G. E., being 

prepared 

Witness statement collected 

Notices to concerned officers 

and Initial investigator 

prepared and served 

Firearm information 

collected 

Letter to DDP requesting 

copy of Initial Investigators 

file requested. 

Investigators File received. 


collected 

Review 29-02-12 

Notice delivered, response 

received 

Firearm 

registers to be 

collected. 

Witness 


collected 

Notices to be 

prepared and 

served

154 P. A.F. 

155 D. M. 

156 G. D. 



Unlawful 

Detention 

Misappropri 

ation-of 

Property 

Assault at 

Common 

Law 

Harassment 

Assault 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Kingston 

Kingston 

Kingston 

The complainant P. A. 

F. alleges that he was 

unlawfully detained 

for ten (10) days. He 

also alleged that a gold 

ring that was logged in 

at the time of his 

detention was not 

returned at the time of 

his release. 

The complainant D. 

M. alleges that he was 

assaulted by a plain 

clothes Police officer 

who pointed his 

firearm at him. He also 

alleges that he is now 

being harassed by the 

same police officer 

The complainant G.D. 

alleges that his 

seventeen year old son 

was unlawfully 

arrested. He also 

alleges that when he 

went to the police 

station he was 

assaulted by a police 

officer 

28-Oct-11 

24-Nov-11 

24-Nov-11 


received. 

Review 29-02-12 


supporting complainant‟s 

version. 




received. 

Review 29-02-12 

Withdrawal Form completed 

by complainant January 25, 

2012. He indicated that the 

situation between him and 

the concerned officer has 

improved and he is no longer 

being harassed by same. 


received. 

Review 29-02-12 

Response received.

157 U.H. 



Assault at 

Common 

Law 

158 E.T. Assault 

Kingston 

St. 

Catherine 

The complainant U.H. 


chased and threatened 

by a man who later 

identified himself as 

police officer 

The complainant E.T. 


assaulted by the police 

while he was in 

custody at the Greater 

24-Nov-11 

24-Nov-11 


received. 

Complainant is a police 

officer. 

Review 29-02-12 

Notice sent to concerned 

officer 

Response from concerned 

officer received 


received. 

Review 29-02-12 

Checks made by the 

investigator to Greater 

Portmore P/S that Cons. S. 

(concerned officer) has since 

been dismissed from the 

force. 

Letter SSP P., to verify status 

of concern officer prepared 

and delivered 

Response received indicates 

concerned officer on 

Suspension 


prepared and delivered



159 E. S. Assault Kingston 

160 N. B. 

Assault and 

Unlawful 

Arrest 

Kingston 

The complainant E.S. 



temporary correctional 

officer while in 

custody at the South 

camp Adult 


The complainant N. B. 


assaulted and arrested 

by Cons. O N., of the 


Station. The 

complainant also 

alleges that he is 

charged for possession 

of a dangerous weapon 

that he did not have on 

him. 

18-Nov-11 

16-Feb-12 

Statement obtained from 

complainant 

Statements received from 


Prisoner‟s Injury report and 

Dispatch book obtained 

Letter to Comm. Of 

Corrections done requesting 

copy of Standard Operating 

Procedures (SOP). 

SOP received. 


received. 

Station Diary Entry obtained. 

Last page on Exhibit book 

obtained. 


delivered 

Response received

161 P. E. 



Assault and 

Unlawful 

Arrest 

St. Thomas 

162 D.B. Assault St. Thomas 

The complainant P.E. 


assaulted and arrested 

by a team of police led 

by Inspector B. of the 


Station. 

The complainant D. B. 



officer known to him 

of the Morant Bay 

Police Station while he 

was at a shop in his 

community. Punched 

him to the left side of 

his face causing it to 

be swollen. 

6-Feb-12 

6-Feb-12 


recorded 


delivered. Response received 

Review 29-02-12 

Contact made with 

complainant who informed us 

that the concerned officer 

was not Insp B. but in fact 

Asst Supt. B.T (of the same 

station). 

Spoke with Supt. B via 

telephone and requested a 

statement Re: Allegations of 

Assault. 

Statement received 


recorded 

Witness statements recorded 

Police station visited. No 

Station diary entry observed/ 

non recorded 


delivered. Awaiting response 

Response to notice received 

Witness 


collected

163 J.D. 



Discharge of 

Weapons 

Kingston 

164 A.F. Harassment Kingston 


that while on mobile 

patrol duties in the 

New Haven 

Community of 

Duhaney Park, they 

encountered a group of 

men who on seeing 

them pointed weapons 

at them and opened 

fire. The officers 

returned the fire. After 

the exchange of 

gunfire the police 

officers reported that 

the service vehicle was 

damaged. 

The complainant A. F. 

alleges that he is being 

harassed by Det. Sgt. 

K. M., who has seized 

a number of his motor 

buses on several 

occasion started from 

December 2007. He is 

also alleging that 

several items have 

been stolen from the 

buses when they are in 

police custody 

March 17, 

2012 

23-Mar-12 

Notices prepared and 

delivered to concerned 

officers, TSD team and Initial 

Investigators. 

Responses received from 

concerned officers and Initial 

Investigator. 

Complainants statement 

recorded 


from TSD. 

To obtain medical 

journal 

To obtain station 

diary entries 

To Notice concern 

officers 

To apply for 

medical cert



165 J. P. Assault Kingston 

166 F.H.J. Assault Kingston 

The complainant J. P. 

alleges that her son W. 

M., was Assaulted 

(beaten) by the police 


custody at the Central 


The complainant F. 

H.J. alleges that her 

son B. B., was beaten 

by police officers 

while in the Kingston 

Central lock up 

8-Apr-12 

11-May-12 


recorded 


recorded 

Medical certificate applied 

for 

Injuries photographed 

To obtain 

medical 

journal 

To obtain 

station diary 

entries 

To Notice 

concern 

officers 

To apply for 

medical cert 

Statement to 

be collected 

from 

complainant‟s 

son. 

Notices to be 

prepared.

167 S. R. Mal. 

Destruction. 

Of Property 

168 A. W. Conduct 

Unbecoming 

and Non 

Action 



Ken The complainant S. R. 

alleges that he his 

house was ransacked 

and his clothes put on 

the floor by the 

respondent. 

Kgn. The complainant A. 

W. alleges that she 

went to the Duhaney 

Park Police Station to 

seek assistance to 

seize property on 

behalf of Courts 

Jamaica Ltd. The 

officer refused to 

assist her and made 

unprofessional 

remarks 

29/9/09 Allegation letters were sent 

out. 

Notice was subsequently 

sent. 


statement of witness failed, 

she refused to cooperate 

The complainant stated that 

he is no longer interested on 

the matter going forward as 

the respondent is on 

interdiction and they have 

been on good terms. He is 

presently working in the rural 

parishes and is unable to give 

a statement to the effect. 


out. 

Notice was subsequently sent 


contacted via telephone. She 

has no further interest in this 

matter. The case against her 

was dismissed at HWT RM 

court 

The respondent is 

presently on 

interdiction 

The respondent is 

presently on 

interdiction

169 R.W. Conduct 

Unbecoming 

170 L. M. Conduct 

Unbecoming 

. 



Kgn. The complainant R.W. 

states that the 

respondent draped him 

at the front of his pants 

and insulted him when 

they visited his house. 

Kgn. The complainant L. M. 

alleges that two men 

visited his place of 

employment; one 

showed him a police 

ID. The officer told 

him that he came for 

the barrel gun that he 

had. The said officer 

and another man 

subsequently visited 

his home and again 

asked him about the 

firearm that he had. 


out. 



out. 


No response received 

Complainant refused to visit 

the First Aid Centre to look 

at the vehicle that had the 

license plate # that he 

claimed visited his home. 

FIR to be 

submitted 

FIR Submitted 

FIR to be adjusted 

to reflect the 

officer's response



171 M. B. Assault St. 

Catherine 

M. B. was Assault 

(box at left side of 

face) by Sergeant C., 

at the Greater 


Station in June 2010 

8/7/2010 (i)No entry was recorded in 

the station diary. 

(ii)Section 21 Notice served 

on 

Sergeant C., and Inspector 

A., both responded 

(iii) Section 21 Notice served 

on Superintendent A. P. 

failed to respond 

(iv)Second Notice was sent 

to Superintendent A. P., no 

response. 

(v)Superintendent A. P., was 

contacted via telephone, he 

said that statement of 

complainant was given to 

Inspector G. 

(vi)Statement cannot be 

found at Greater Portmore 


29/8/11 

Called Supt. P., he promised 

to send INDECOM a 

statement in the matter since 

he is no longer at that station. 


of Sup. P.,

132 S. G., 

R.M., 

and N. 

B. 



Shooting 

Injury 

St. 

Catherine 

S. G., R.M. and N. B., 

were shot and injured 

by police personnel 

who reportedly fired 

indiscriminately while 

they were at Charisma 

Way Waterford, St 

Catherine on 26/09/11 

at approximately11:15 

pm while they were 

playing games with 

other community 

members to include 

women and children. 

26/09/11 1. Station Diary entry 

collected 

2.Firearm and ammo register 

collected 

3.Police statements collected. 

4. Witness statements 

collected 


collected 

6.Med Cert collected 


1. On 29th February 2012 

further statements collected 

from S. G., and N. B. 

indicating that no one with a 

gun or weapon was seen in 

their vicinity. 

2. KPH visited for Med Cert 

for S. G., to return 2nd March 

2012. 


collected 

2.Firearm and ammo register 

collected 

Forensic 

/Ballistic 

Report



3.Police statements collected. 

4. Witness statements 

collected 


collected 

6.Med Cert collected 


1. On 29th February 2012 

further statements collected 

from S. G., and N. B., 

indicating that no one with a 

gun or weapon was seen in 

their vicinity. 

2. KPH visited for Medical 

Certificate for S. G., to return 

2nd March 2012.



133 A. P. Assault Kingston Mr. A. P., reported 


by Spl/Sgt B., on April 

17, 2010 at 


pm while walking on 

Half Way Tree Rd, he 

was subsequently 

charged for Trading 

without a jewellery 

license 

Station Diary entry collected 

(2) Police and Complainant‟s 

Statement collected Further 

Statement collected from 

complainant re: Identification 

of officers 

Completed Fir submitted 

14/12/11 

Q&A set for Sgt B., and 

W/Sp Cons. B. J.,for 13 & 14 

March, 2012 respectively

134 R. Mc. 

and D. 

L. 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston R. Mc. and D.L. were 

alleged shot by police 

On May 27, 2011 at 

about 9:30 p.m. 

Along New North 

Street in the vicinity of 

Love Lane, Ms. L. and 

her 5 year old son R. 

were walking along 

the road when they 

were shot during an 

alleged gun battle with 

Cpl. G. M., who said 

that he was in pursuit 

of two alleged 

gunmen. 

Bullet recovered from arm of 

boy and transported to the 

JCF Forensic Lab. 

Arrangement made for 

Statement to be collected re: 

driver who took victim to 

hospital 

Request made for statement 

from BSI file 

Complainant contacted and 

he said that the BSI 

investigator informed him 

that the DPP has gotten the 

Final Investigation already, 

however Ms L., will be 

meeting INDECOM 

Investigator by Friday 02 

March, 2012 


outstanding



135 S. A. Assault Kingston S. A., reported that she 


police personnel while 

being in an advanced 

state of pregnancy. 

She stated the officer 

in hit her several times 

on her hand while her 

two young children 

were holding her 

during a police motor 

vehicle spot check. 

136 S.L. Assault St Thomas S. L., reported that he 

was assaulted by three 

police officers who 

visited his community 

in Phillipsfield, 

Yallahs, St Thomas 

and took him to the 

Yallahs police Station 

when he was beaten, 

causing a injures to his 

eardrum and his hand. 

1.Complainants Statement 

received 


received 

3.Med Cert Applied for 


collected 

2.Prisoner Charge and 

Property book 


collected 


collected. 

Station Diary 

Entry to be 

collected 

1.Further 

Statement to 

be collected 

from 

complainant re 

ID

137 O. C. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston O. C. was shot and 

injured when he was 

an occupant of car in 

which two other men 

were which the police 

pursued after they 

reportedly robbed a 

woman who pointed 

them out to the police. 

The police reportedly 

caught up with the 

men and accosted 

them. A police officer 

was reportedly injured 

by O. C., who 

allegedly used a pair 

of scissors to stab the 

officer on his hand 

resulting the police 

officer discharging a 

round from his service 

pistol which injured 

C., in his leg, The 

officer was treated the 

KPH while C., was 

admitted at hospital 

under police guard.. 

1.Station Diary Entry 

collected 

2.Police Statements Collected 

3.Medical Certificate applied 

for 

4.Forensic Scene Report 

Collected 

5.Wittness Statements 

Collected 

1.Awaiting Court 

files 

2.Ballistic report 

outstanding

138 A. M. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston A.M., alleges that on 

October 10, 2009 at 

about 5:30 am he was 

walking along the road 

smoking a spliff when 

a car a police car 

approached; on seeing 

them he threw the 

spliff in nearby 

bushes. The Mr. A. 

M., of Knightsville 

district in St Thomas 

alleges officers came 

out of the car and 

accused him of 

throwing away a gun 

to which he denied. 

One of the two 

officers searched the 

bushes and the other 

officer shot him all 

over including in his 

left eye. He was taken 

to a business place and 

then accused of 

attempting to break 

into the shop. 

15/02/10 

Reassigned on 

20/01/11 

BSI file completed file 

perused. 

Letter sent to Organized 

Crime Investigation Division 

requesting information of 

phone calls from Digicel 


contacted and he advised that 

he was charged for 

Assaulting a police Officer, 

Attempt House Breaking and 

Possession of an Offensive 

weapon i.e., Machete. 

He also stated that the police 

officer have never been 

present in court on any 

previous occasion, however 

the matter is set for trial on 

December 8/2011 

He will be attending court on 

June 7, 2012. He stated that 

the police who charged him 

in the matter have still not 

been attending court. 

Complainant lost his left eye 

and his left foot was broken 

in two places 

Complainant was contacted 

on 28th February 2012 after 

several attempts to speak to 

Ballistic, Forensic 

Reports outstanding



him when he indicated that 

he can Identify the officer 

who shot him and he will 

meet INDECOM Investigator 

on any afternoon after 2 p.m 

at Yallahs Beach where he 

sells fish.

139 R. D. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston R. D., were shot and 

injured by the police, 

on June 7, 2011 in 

Harbour View. After 

he allegedly pulled a 

gun at a police part 

when he was accosted 

along Starfish Drive. 

9/6/2010 (1) Record witness statement 

copied diary entries 

(28/06/10) 

(2) Applied for medical 

certificate (02/07/10) 

(3) Delivered notification 

letter (06/07/10) 

(4) Received medical 

certificate (05/10/10) 

(5) Contact BSI in an effort 

to locate a witness (26/10/10) 

(6) Received copy of file 

from BSI (27/10/10) 

(7) Delivered Notice 

(24/11/10) 

Scene of Crime CD requested 

P. V., Mother of 

complainant called and she 

advised the complainant 

suffered a nervous 

breakdown due to the stress 

from the Incident and is 

presently on medication. 

Complainant will be 

attending court on March 8, 

2012 after numerous court 

dates with the officer 

attending. Complainant‟s 

girlfriend and family have 

reportedly relocated and 

cannot be contacted. 

DOC Review 01-03-2012



On 26th & 27th February 

2012 spoke to P. V., who 

said that she did not know G. 

and R. Phone numbers for 

both witnesses non 

responsive. To visit 

addresses.

140 A. W. Shooting 

Injury 

/Assault 

141 T.T. Misappropri 

ation of 

Property 



St Thomas A. W. reported that he 

received a gunshot 

graze and he was 

assaulted after he 

disobeyed police 

instructions and 

escaped police 

custody. He was 

Arrested for injuring a 

man with a machete. 

Portland T. T. alleges that on 

July 2, 2010 at about 

5pm he was at his 

father‟s business place 

in St. Margaret‟s Bay 

when a group of 

officers searched the 

premises and arrested 

him. On returning to 

the business place he 

realized that several 

items were missing, 

including cash. 

22/06/12 

9/7/2010 FIR done



142 K. C. Assault Kingston K.C., reported that she 

and her step father 

were assaulted by 

member of the police 

force on January 4, 

2011 during a search 

of her house by the 

officers, She stated 

that one of the officers 

grabbed her throat and 

shoved her as the 

police sought to find a 

key to a door in her 

143 K. R. Shooting 

Injury 

St 

Catherine 

house 

K. R. was shot and 

injured by the police 


pointed a hand gun at 

the police at a 

premises along 

Corlettes Road In 

Spanish Town St 

Catherine 

4/1/2011 Police Statements ascertained 

25/12/11 1. Complainant Statement 

Collected 

2. Police notices served and 

Statements received. 


Collected 

4. Forensic Scene Report 

received 

5. Med Cert Applied for.

144 W. S. Shooting 

injury 



145 B. H. Assault CLAREND 

ON 

Kingston W. S., alleges that he 

was shot by the police 

on August 1, 2011 at 

about 5:30am at the 

back of Craft Market 

Downtown, Kingston 

B. H., alleges that on 

April 10, 2010 at 

about 9am he was 

assaulted by Sgt. A. L. 

2/8/2011 Statement recorded Dairy entry to 

be copied 

Notices to be 

sent to the 

concerned 

officers 

12/4/2010 FIR returned to investigator Medical Certificate 

to be signed by a JP

146 R.R. Harassment 

and threat 



St. 

Catherine 

R.R., alleges that he 

was harassed and 

threatened by Supt. C. 

B. in 2007. On 

December 6, 2009 the 

police alleged that 

they found a gun in his 

house. He currently 

reports regularly to the 



Recently a youth in his 

area was shot and 

killed and he heard 

that Supt. C.B. is 

accusing him of the 

murder and his 

looking for him. 

10/8/2011 Perused file



147 K. B. Assault St Thomas K. B., of Spring 

Gardens District St 

Thomas was assaulted 

a member of the police 

party while he was 

keeping his mother‟s 

grocery shop. Mr. B. 

Stated that a police 

officer who was 

behaving boisterously 

punched him in his 

face after questioning 

what is the closing 

time for the shop. He 

stated the officer did 

not give him ample 

time to close the shop 

after he instructed him 

to close the shop but 

was abusive and 

assaulted him struggle 

with the police man 

who tried to arrest. 

17/12/12 1.Witness Statement 

collected 

2 Station Diary Entry 

Collected 

3 Med Certificate applied for



148 S. C. Assault Kingston S. C. alleges that on 

July 01, 2010 at about 

3:00am Escape Night 

Club was assaulted by 

a man who was later 

identified as a police 

officer. He further 

stated that he 

requested an apology 

from the officer 

however he refused to 

do so 

07/01/10 

Reassigned on 

25/07/11 

Notices delivered 

09/11/11Second notices were 

sent to Concerned Officers 

23/11/11 Complainant was 

contacted and he indicated 

that his real interest is to get 

an apology from the officer 

in question and he stated that 

in the presence of the 

officer‟s Sergeant on the 

night in question but the 

officer was not willing to. I 

Indicated to him 

INDECOM's Investigative 

process and he said he will 

sign a withdrawal certificate 

on Friday 25/11/11 as he is 

not willing to attend court 

nor can he provide any 

witness. 


FIR completed and is 

awaiting complainant‟s 

signature on Withdrawal 

Form 


from implicated 

officer

149 O. 

W.o/c 

“M.” 



Assault Kingston O. W., o/c “M.”, 

reported that he was 

assaulted by Cpl. A. 

D. who hit him with a 

baton on his right 

forearm and right 

knee, after he and his 

baby mother had an 

argument and she went 

to the Admiral Town 


reported him. 

150 D.W. Assault Kingston D. W., reported that he 

was kicked several 

time by a police 

officer from the ISCF 

who accused him of 

causing his Sergeant to 

fall to the ground. He 

was followed by the 

officers after he 

evaded team of 

Vehicle Examiner and 

police close to the 

three Miles area. 

26/08/10 O.W., o/c “M.”, reported that 

he was assaulted by Cpl. A. 

D. who hit him with a baton 

on his right forearm and right 

knee, after he and his baby 

mother had an argument and 

she went to the Admiral 

Town Police Station and 

reported him. 

16/02/20 1.Medical Cert collected 

2.Concerned officers Noticed 

Complainant‟s 

further 

statement 

outstanding

151 S.F. Unprofessio 

nal 

Conduct/Ma 

licious 

destruction 

of property 



St Andrew S.F., reported that 

three of his car tyres 

were stabbed and 

punctured by a police 

man at a premises he 

owns in Mount James 

St Andrew after they 

searched my house in 

my absence but I was 

in view of their 

activities. The damage 

to the car was done 

after they left my 

house. 

December, 

2011 


Collected 

Concerned officers 

to be identified

152 Miss 

S. G. 



Malicious 

Destruction 

Kingston Miss S. G. is reporting 

that on October 14, 

2010 at about 10:00 

am she was told that 

police was searching 

her house. She 

reported that she 

immediately went to 

her house she saw her 

DVD player broken 

and fifty thousand 

dollars that was placed 

underneath the DVD 

player was missing. 

28/10/10 Police personnel to be 

Identified from Tivoli 

Gardens Police post. 

Unidentified 

officers



153 C. Mc. Assault Kingston C.M. reported that on 

December 29, 2010 

about 4:00- 5:00 pm 

he was driving 

towards Red Hills 

Boulevard, he stopped 

at a cordoned area and 

an officer approached 

him requesting a 

search. When he 

refused he was boxed 

154 R.W. Malicious 

Destruction 

of property 

by another officer. 

Kingston R. W. is reporting that 

on January 4, 2011 he 

returned home at 104 

Mountain View Ave. 

to find the entrance 

gate damaged and his 

back door kicked off; 

he was told it was 

done by the police. 

30/12/10

155 D. J. Assault / 

Threat 



Kingston D.J., alleges that he 


threatened by the 

police while .he was at 

home, 100 Mountain 

View Ave. On January 

4, 2011, at about 11:20 

am Mr. J stated that 

the police came in 

search of a man who 

was living at my 

address and after 

telling the police that I 

did not know the man 

whereabouts he was 

threatened and 

assaulted. 

5/1/2011 Diary entry to be copied



156 H. P. Assault Kingston H. P. alleges that on 


between the hours of 

2-4pm that he was at 

Pechon Street, 

Kingston, when he 


subsequently arrested 


7/2/2011 To send 

Verification of 

Identity Form 

to 

establishment 

for them to 

furnish 

officer‟s 

information 

03-05-2012 

Investigator is 

to attempt to 

establish 

proper identity 

of concerned 

officer.



157 A. W. Threat Kingston A.W. alleges that on 

March 2, 2011 he was 

at Ambrook Lane in 

the Tarrant area when 

he saw a police Toyota 

Hilux. One of the 

officer who he has 

seen before shot at 

him; he ran away. One 

officer J. from H.W.T 


threatened to kill him 


while he was at H.W.T 

transport centre. 

9/2/2011 To send Verification 

of Identity Form to 

Establishment for 

them to furnish 

officer‟s 

information; 

Crime Diary Entry 

to be copied; 

Get a copy of the 

Gun Court file. 

03-05-2012 


prepare and reissue 

Notices for police 

statements. 

Complainant in case 

of threat has now 

been charged with 

shooting with intent 

and is before the 

court.

158 S. P. Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 



St. 

Catherine 

S. P., who resides at 

Bridgmoham 

Crescent, Big Lane, 

Central Village, is 

reporting that her 

boyfriend was locked 

up by the police and 

scheduled for I.D. 

Parade. The day 

before the parade 

police visited her 

house in her absence 

and took away two 

photographs of herself 

and her boyfriend. 

159 J. W. Assault Clarendon J. W. reported that he 


shocked with a device; 

he further stated that 

one of his cellular 

phones, cash and his 

bicycle were seized 

and not returned. He 

was also charged with 

unlawful possession of 

property. Mr. W. 

stated that he did not 

seek medical attention. 

21/02/11 Notice to be delivered Notice to be 

sent out to 

DSP L. B., 


make attempt 

to get 


neighbor. 

03-05-2012 


write FIR and 

have case 

referred to 

Police 

Inspectorate. 

6/12/2010 03-05-2012 

Complainant has 

since this report 

been killed. 

Mandeville‟s 

INDECOM is 

investigating. 

Awaiting outcome 

of this investigation.



160 T.D. Assault Kingston T.D., reported that she 

was assaulted by her 

common law husband 

O. D., whom she said 

is a sergeant of police 

but he is on 

suspension. The 

incident occurred on 

161 A.-m. 

W. 

13/09/11 

Clarendon A-M. W. reporting on 

behalf of her daughter 

who stabbed by a 

civilian on March 26, 

2011; the accused has 

not been arrested 

because the police is 

protecting the accused. 

14/09/11 03-05-2012 

Concerned officer is 

no longer serving 

the JCF. FIR to be 

done with a view of 

closing the file. 

4/4/2011 Send file to 

inspectorate; ask 

them to give us an 

update on the 

progress of the file. 

DOC to forward 

file. 

03-05-2012 

File is with Police 

Inspectorate.

162 O. C. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston O. C. was shot and 

injured by the police 

after he reportedly 

injured a police officer 

with a pair if scissors 

and got into a struggle 

with another. Reports 

are that a woman 

reported an act of theft 

by some persons 

travelling in a Nissan 

Sunny Motor Car at 

the Central police 

Station. The police 

reportedly gave chase 

and the Vehicle 

crashed into a light 

post. And the police 

accosted the occupants 

of the vehicle when 

the Incident occurred. 

17/03/12

163 D. R. Shooting 

Injury 



Kingston D. R. was shot an 

injured on Septimus 

Street in Jones Town 

on 15/ 11/11. Reports 

are that police 

personnel for Flying 

Squad were in the 

Jones Town area 

conducting enquires 

when two men one of 

whom was R., pointed 

guns at the police after 

they were accosted. 

The police reacted and 

R. was shot. A firearm 

reportedly fell from 

his hand. 

164 J. C. Assault Kingston J.C., reported that Cpl 

W., of the Hunts Bay 

police Station grabbed 

his penis and shoved 

him into a wall while 

he was in custody at 

the Hunts Bay lock-up 

causing his head to be 

hit on the wall and 

also punched him 

three times in his face. 

15/11/11 

Medical report to be applied 

for at 

Notices to be 

followed up on 

with Senior 

Officer at 

Hunts Bay. 

03-05-2012 

Investigator to make 

effort in getting 


concerned officers.



165 F. W. Assault Kingston F. W., alleges that 


custody at Hunts Bay 

Police Station he was 


officer on June 14, 

2011 between 9-10pm. 

166 C. B. Conduct 

unbecoming, 

abuse of 

power 

167 N. B. Conduct 

unbecoming 

Kingston C.B. alleges that on 21 

February 2011 at 

about 6:25am, her car 

was hit by a police 

officer along Vineyard 

Toll road. 

Kingston On 11/8/2011 at about 

9am N. B., was 

stopped along Hagley 

Park Road, her vehicle 

searched and she was 

verbally abused by the 

police. She said the 

officers searched her 

vehicle, left shoe 

marks on her seat and 

told her to “get outta 

mi face”. 

Diary entries copied 

New notices to be sent as 

response have not been 

forthcoming 

29/7/11 Draft notice prepared Require 

officer‟s 

regulation #‟s 

& to copy 

diary entry 

11/8/2011 Witness statement recorded station entries 

outstanding

168 L. C. Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

169 K.M.P. Unprofessio 

nal Conduct 

170 M.M. 

and C. 

C. 



Unprofessio 

nal Conduct/ 

Assault/ 

Threat/Un- 

Lawful 

detention 

Kingston L. C., reported that 


guarding at the 


Correctional Centre 

Spat in his cell after 

they conducted a 

search. 

St Thomas K.M.P., accused the 

police of covering up 

for a woman who 

stabbed her as the 

attacker is a friend of 

the police 

Kingston M. M. and C.C. 

reported that they were 

both arrested and 

charged unlawfully 

and also treated 

unprofessionally by 

Superintendent V. H., 

of the Mobile Reserve. 

C. C., also stated that 

he was assaulted bb 

Mr. H. 

29/09/09, 

02/05/12, 

19/04/12 

6/1/2012 1.JDF written to provide list 

of 

soldiers who conducted 

search 

2.CCTV footage was viewed 

at Up Park Camp 

FIR to be 

done 

File sent to 

Police 

Inspectorate 

Branch

171 M. M. Non-Action 

172 S.S. 



Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. 

Catherine 

St. Thomas 


that money and 

jewelry were illegal 

removed from her 

store on 06/04/10 by a 

policeman. 


a motor vehicle he 

owns and is operated 

as a taxi (legally) with 

PPV was seized by the 

police despite the 

Ministers directive 

7/2/2011 

04/10/11 

Tried to identify police 

personnel named. 

i. To record a statement from 

the actual driver and a copy 

of the Ministers directives. 

ii. Sent Notices.

173 H. G. 



Malicious 

Destruction 

of Property 

Kingston 



lead by DSP M. S., 

visited his home, 

kicked in a door and 

forcibly entered. 

24/01/2012 

Further statement recorded. 

Visited the complainant‟s 

home



174 C. G. Assault Kingston 

The complainant C. G. 

(15 y-o)alleged that 

she was punched in 

the face and stomach, 

draped and tossed on 

the vehicle bonnet by 

Cpl. G. B., on January 

27, 2011 when they 

entered her mother‟s 

premises, while 

searching for someone 

else. She was also 

locked up and taken to 

a place of safety for 

six (6) days and 

falsely accused. 

July 11, 2011 

July 13, 2011 

Statements received from 

Office of the Children‟s 

Advocate. 


obtained from Denham Town 

Police. 

Victim visited. 

Medical certificate collected. 

Requested court transcript 

Family Court Duke St. Kgn. 

Notice to Cpl. G. B., 

delivered. Due date past 

(September 6, 2011). 

Had dialogue with DSP R. 

Currently preparing letter to 

SP A. B., to prove service. 

Eye-witness statement and 

statement from the mother 

recorded. 

Collected file info on reason 

child was taken to the place 

of safety, who brought her in 

and who removed her. 

Re-Noticed Concerned 

Officer, also Officer who had 

last custody of the child as 

well as Investigating Officer. 


concerned officer and officer 

who had last custody.

174 P.I. 



Abuse of 

Power 

St. 

Catherine 

175 S.B. Negligence Kingston 

The complainant P. I. 

alleged that the Police 

abuse their power 

when they charged 

him for a traffic 

offence. 

The complainant S. B. 

alleges that her stolen 

motor vehicle was 

recovered by the 

police and then placed 

in private storage 

without her 

knowledge. She is 

now being told to pay 

for the release of the 

motor vehicle 

8-Aug-11 

26-Sep-11 



Station 

Notice to Sgt. G., delivered. 

Concerned officer currently 

on leave. Expected back 

November 2011. 


redelivered and response 

received. 


sub-officer on duty on the 

night of the incident. 


collected. 

Notice delivered to 


Review 29-02-12 

February 9, 2012 spoke to 

Det B., who promised to 

submit statement by 16th 

February. 

4. Awaiting 


duty officer on duty 

on the night of the 

incident

176 R. G. 

177 D. W. 



Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Abuse of 

Power 

St. 

Catherine 

Kingston 

The complainant R. G. 

alleges that she 

witnessed a fatal 

shooting and has since 

been harassed by the 

police 

The complainant D. 

W. alleges that she 

was arrested after she 

asked the police 

officer for his/her 

badge number 

11-Oct-11 

21-Oct-11 


collected 

Station diary entries collected 

Review 29-02-12 

3. Notices delivered, 

responses received. 


collected 

Station diary entries obtained 

Witness statement received 

Review 29-02-12 

Notices delivered, responses 

received.

178 E.B. 



Shooting 

Injury 

Kingston 

A case of an alleged 

abduction and robbery 

was reported to the 

Half Way Police 

Station where Police 

Control announced the 

information. Sgt. J. 

East and Det/Spl/Cpl. 

M. G. responded to the 

report where the 

vehicle involved was 

spotted; a chase 

ensued and the vehicle 

ended up at 7th & 8th 

Streets along Collie 

Smith Drive where a 

Mr. E.B. was shot and 

injured. 

3/3/2012 

1. Station Diary entries 

copied from the Half Way 

Tree Crime Diary and 

Denham Town Police Station 

Crime Diary; 


recorded; 

3. Notices were served on the 

concerned officers who have 

responded to the Notices. 

(4) E.B., is to be located and 

his statement recorded; 

(5) Medical Certificate has 

been applied for but not 

received; 

(6) Notices were delivered 

and served on Det/Cpl. K. G., 

Area 4 Scenes of Crime Unit 

and Det/Cpl. O. M., response 

received from Det/Cpl. G. 

but none from Det/Cpl. M. 

(7) Statement recorded from 

E. B., who refutes the police 

version of incident;

179 R. L. 



Assault/ 

Unprofessio 

nal conduct 

Kingston 

R.L. is reporting that 

she was manhandled 

by the police who 

grabbed her by the 

arm and shoved her 

into a police vehicle 

and then arrested and 

charged her. 

11/5/2011 

(1)Statement recorded from 

R. L. and her witness, A.B., 


recorded; 

(3) Entry obtained from the 

prisoner‟s charge and 

property book; 

(4) Notices are to be served 

on W/cons. B., and Cpl. C., 

of the Half Way Tree Police 

Station 

(5) Received Response from 

Cons. R., on 2011 August 19; 

Cpl. K. C.E and W/Cons. B. 


Submitted on 11/12/8.



180 D.P. Assault Kingston D. P. alleged that he 


police officers during 

a search in the Half 

Way Tree Park. 

07.02.2011 

27.07.2011 

Withdrawal form was signed. 

Mr. P. shared that he has no 

more interest in the matter 

FIR Prepared and submitted 

on August 16, 2011

TEAM – BRAVO 

CATEGORY 

A

No. 

Date of 

Incident 

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT – TEAM BRAVO 


Location of 

Incident 

Allegations 

1 12.5.10 St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her mother Ms. 

Brown was shot and killed by the police 

on 12.5.10 while sitting on a wall in her 

community Fatal Shooting 

Gunshot wound to front left shoulder, left 

to right upward, Cause of Death 

Exsanguinations Laceration of subclavian 

artery Gunshot wound to arm involving 

chest. 

2 3/9/2011 Kingston Complainant states that her nephew was 

shot and killed by police attached to the 

Hunt's Bay Police Station 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 

13/7/11 1. ID Parade arranged 

for third time 



2. Q & A to be arranged 

following ID parade 

3. Awaiting scene 

reconstruction report 

from INDECOM’s 

Ballistics Expert. 

3/9/2011 1. Q & A session to be 

conducted 16.1.13, 

awaiting the response 


2. Draft Provisional FIR 

in progress 

1. Awaiting 

arrangement for ID 

parade to be completed 

2. Awaiting return of 

ID parade form from 

police 


pending 

2. Still trying to get 

witness statements 

(persons are unwilling 

to speak on matter)



3 24/12/11 St. Catherine INDECOM obo A M was shot and killed 

in Portmore allegedly by a member of the 

JDF 

4 05.07.2011 St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that his son was 

fatally shot by the police 

5 20/08/2011 St. Catherine Both men were shot and killed allegedly 

by police personnel after they opened fire 

at the police party. 

24/12/11 1. To conduct Q & A 

session 14.11.12, 

awaiting the response of 


05.07.2011 Re-dispatched id parade 

forms 28.08.12 

20/08/2011 1. Noticed to be served 

on initial investigator. 

1. Still awaiting 

response from Col. 

Cole regarding 

information requested 


pending 

Awaiting ballistic and 

forensic reports 


report



6 St. Catherine K J was fatally shot by the police when he 

along with another man allegedly held up 

Cpl. D D at gun point. 

7 05.05.2012 St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that his son S T 

and his friend O R were fatally shot after 

allegedly opening gun fire at the police 

during an operation at his home. 

8 11.10.2010 Kingston 

Complainant alleges that on 2010 

September 28 her son D A was shot and 

killed on Duffs Street off Maxfield Ave 

by police from Denham Town P/S 

(1) Identify officers in 

unit and notice them 

(done) 

(2) Get witness 

statement (done) 

(3) Get firearm register 

details for officers 

identified 

(4) Have guns tested 

based on findings of 

ballistic report (letter 

done 04.09.12) 

05.05.2012 Awaiting response from 


11.10.2010 FIR to be done 


report 

Awaiting response to 

notices 

Eye Witness unwilling 

to do ID parade 

Get forensic reports



9 30.07.2011 St. Catherine Both men were watchmen on a site, 

police known to them came to the site one 

opened the gate and let them in; both 

police jumped from the car and opened 

fire hitting both men who died. Police 

claimed 4 men opened fire on them as 

soon as they entered the site they returned 

fire and the 2 were hit. 

10 4.02.2012 St. Catherine It is alleged that Barrett was in his yard 

when Police entered and shot and killed 

him. 

11 14.06.2012 St. Catherine It is alleged that the police acting on 

information went to premises at 2 

Riverside Drive when men opened fire on 

them and ran into the house. The fire was 

returned and all three men were hit 

12 25.5.2011 St. Catherine Complainant alleges that 5 police men 

entered her home, questioned her Baby 

father. One policeman shot him in the 

shoulder; she later heard more explosions 

following which her Baby father’s body 

was seen being taken away by the police. 

30.07.2011 Continue to make efforts 

to contact witness then 

ID parade 

4.02.2012 To send a 2nd notice to 

police who did not 

respond to first 


14.06.2012 Firearm Recovery book Awaiting Ballistics 

25.5.2011 Q&A to be done 

ID parade to be done. 

Ballistic report 

outstanding 

Hutchinson of TSD has 

not responded to notice



13 7.7.2011 St. Mary The complainant alleges that her boy 

friend was brutally killed by the police 

while coming from church 

14 26/11/09 St. Andrew Complainant alleges that her son was shot 

and killed by the police at 37 Lincoln 

Road in what the police alleged was a 

shootout. 

15 5/11/2010 St. Andrew Complainant alleges that S W was in the 

company of four (4) other men who 

opened fire at the police. The police 

returned the fire and he was found 

suffering from gunshot wounds. 

16 18/2/2011 St. Andrew Complainant alleges that L B was shot by 

unknown assailant on 22/9/2011 

17 15/3/2011 St. Catherine INDECOM alleges that the deceased man 

was inside his house with his sister and 

niece. They were sent outside and Porter 

fatally shot. 

7.7.2011 

26/11/09 FIR being drafted Matter in circuit court 

5/11/10 Efforts being made to get 

witnesses to come 

forwarded 

Awaiting ballistic 

report. 

18/2/2011 FIR submitted Awaiting ballistic 

report, post mortem, 

forensic report and 

15/3/2011 Notice to DSP 

Campbell- DSP on leave 

Notice dispatched to 

Montego Bay where 

DSP Campbell is now 

stationed 

statements 


report



18 15/3/2011 St. Catherine Complainant alleges that K C was shot on 

5/3/2011 by unidentified officer 

19 St. Andrew The deceased was standing at the 

intersection of Denver Crescent and 

Avenue when a police van drove up and 

explosions were heard. Shane ran into a 

yard and was taken out and placed in the 

van. 

20 25/8//2011 Kingston Complainant alleges that her son was 

killed as part of conspiracy surrounding a 

license firearm holder firearm. 

21 5/4/2012 St. Catherine Allegedly shot and killed in a shootout 

with the police. 

22 3/5/2012 St. Catherine N T was shot and killed in Spanish Town 

when he allegedly pointed a gun at the 

police. 

15/3/2011 Provisional FIR being 

drafted 

25/8//2011 Notices served twice, no 

response 

5/4/2012 Provisional FIR being 

drafted 


report 


report, FLA response as 

well as firearm register. 

Awaiting FLA 

response, ballistic and 

forensic report 


report and forensic 

report 

3/5/2012 Cons. Wayne Pusey on 

leave since June 2012 

resumes 12 September 

2012. Awaiting 

Ballistic and forensic 

reports 

No response received 

from initial investigator



23 6/7/2012 St. Catherine T R et al were fatally shot by the police 

in Central Village in an alleged shoot out 

24 9/10/2011 St. Catherine D V was allegedly shot and killed when 

he saw the police and ran with a knife to 

avoid being charged 

25 10/12/2012 St. Catherine S T was allegedly shot and killed in his 

bed room by the police, who is alleging 

that he pointed a gun at them. 

26 6/12/2011 Kingston C E was allegedly shot fatally at the Quad 

night club during an altercation with 

security guards 

27 12/25/2011 Kingston Complainant was a patron at a party when 

he was allegedly shot fatally by Spl/Cons 

C L even though he identified himself as 

being a police officer 

6/7/2012 Notice to be sent to 


9/10/2011 

10/12/2012 

6/17/2011 

12/25/2011 



Forensic investigation 

report received 


received 

Initial Investigator’s 

statement of 

accompanying officer. 


report. 

Firearm register to be 

collected



28 8/11/2012 St. Catherine Both men were shot and killed allegedly 

by police personnel from the Area 4 

Headquarters at their home. 

8/11/2012 Some of the officers 

were unknown to the 

Commander. 

Awaiting transcript 

from Police Control, 


Ballistic reports.


CATEGORY 

B

No. 

Date of 

Incident 


CATEGORY B INVESTIGATIONS 

Location of 

Incident 

Allegations 

1 22/2/12 St. Catherine O G and J S were fatally shot at Lakes 

Pen, St. Catherine by officers allegedly 

attached to the Mobile Reserve 

2 1/3/2012 St. Catherine J C and K W were fatally shot on 1.2.12 

by officers attached to the Mobile 

Reserve at Eltham Park, St. Catherine 

3 10.11.12 

St. Catherine 

D H was shot and killed in Old Harbour. 

The police states that he engaged them 

in a shootout and sometime after citizens 

reported seeing a man suffering from 

gunshot wounds, it was discovered that 

it was Jawbone 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 



22/2/12 1. Scene mapping 

report from forensic unit 

1/3/2012 1. Post mortem report 

pending 


pending 

3. Awaiting statements 

from four officers 

4. notices re-issued 

10.11.12 1. Awaiting initial 

investigator statement 

2. Awaiting information 

requested from concerned 

officer re: firearm 

competency 

3. Awaiting post-mortem 

report 


pending 

1. Awaiting scene 

mapping report from 

forensic unit



4 24/12/11 INDECOM obo A M was shot and 

killed in Portmore allegedly by a 

member of the JDF 

7/4/2012 St. Catherine S D was fatally shot allegedly by the 

police when he pulled a firearm and 

pointed it in their directions. 

12/6/2012 St. Catherine It is alleged that the deceased held up a 

taxi driver and while making an escape 

he fired at a police officer and the fire 

was returned and he was fatally hit. 

14/08/2012 St. Catherine A W was among a group of men when 

he allegedly pulled a firearm and 

pointed it at a police officer; in fair for 

his life the police fired in his direction 

and A W was hit and was pronounced 

dead at the Linstead Hospital. 

24/12/11 1. Still awaiting response 

from Col. Cole regarding 

information requested 


pending 

7/4/2012 1. Awaiting 

Ballistics. 2. 



firearm and initial 

investigator. 

12/6/2012 1. Firearm and 

Ammunition register to 

be copied. 

1. Awaiting 



investigator. 

14/08/2012 1. Awaiting 



investigator. 

3. Keep and care 

information.



5 5.5.2011 Kingston Complainant is reporting that her son 

was brutally shot by the police when he 

was in the company of two other men 

after buying food from a nearby 

community. 

6 9.12.2011 St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that his son 

and his friend were shot fatally after 

being confronted by the police and 

allegedly opened fire at them. 

7 03.03.20012 St. Catherine INDECOM on behalf of J S was shot 

and killed by police when he allegedly 

tried to rob passengers in a taxi. 

8 11.02.2012 St. Catherine INDECOM on behalf of C N was shot 

and killed by police when he was among 

a group of men who allegedly tried to 

rob individuals and allegedly fired at the 

police, the fire was returned and C N 

was found suffering from gunshot 

wounds. 

5.5.2011 Received response august 

2012 

Gun for Prendergast 

Awaiting forensic 

reports 

FIR submitted to 

DOC McNabb 

03.09.2012 

9.12.2011 Provisional FIR being 

drafted 

03.03.20012 Awaiting response 


officers 

11.02.2012 Awaiting response 



investigator.



9 St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that her son 

was brutally shot and killed by the 

police in Watson Grove Portmore, St. 

Catherine. 

10 18.06.2012 St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that her son 

was unjustifiably killed, when police 

shot him in his leg then pulled him on 

his knee and shot him in cold blood. 

11 13/11/2011 Kingston N H was a passenger on a bus heading 

from Lawrence Tavern to Down Town, 

Kingston when it is alleged that he 

pulled a firearm and demanded cash 

from a passenger. The now deceased 

pointed his firearm in the direction of a 

police corporal who was a passenger on 

the bus as a result the police fired in his 

direction he ran and was later found 

dead. 

12 13/09/2011 St. Catherine Both men were allegedly shot and killed 

in a shootout with the police after they 

allegedly opened gun fire at some 

residents along Big Lane, McCooks Pen, 

and St.Catherine. 

18.06.2012 1. Firearm register to be 

copied. 

13/11/2011 1. Keep and care entry to 

be recorded. 

1. Awaiting response 


officer and initial 

investigator



13 15/09/2012 St. Catherine Complainant was shot and killed by the 

police after he allegedly pointed a 

firearm at the police at his home. 

14 4.0 6.2011 St. Catherine It is alleged that Respondent and a 

license firearm holder were travelling 

together when their vehicle developed 

problems. When they exited to see what 

was the problem, men - including the 2 

deceased - came from a minivan and 

attempted to rob them. A gun battle 

ensued and a guardsman security joined 

in. When the fire ceased two of the men 

laid dead. 

15 6.06.2011 Kingston O C deceased was allegedly searched by 

the police and then told to run, when he 

did he was chased and shot by the police 

16 18.07.2011 St. Catherine M H Deceased was in bed about 4am 

when police allegedly went to his home 

on the Hellshire beach and identified 

themselves when he opened fire on 

them. The fire was returned and H was 

hit. No eye witnesses 

15/09/2012 Question and Answer to 

be completed 

4.0 6.2011 To collect entry from 

firearm recovery book 

6.06.2011 Witness Statements to be 

collected 

18.07.2011 To get Firearm Recovery 

Entry 


Statement of 

personnel who issues 

firearm. 



from police 

Entry 

Ballistics



17 24.05.2011 Kingston On Oct 3, 2010, who at time was an 

escapee from jail saw the Concerned 

Officer who lived in the same 

community as he did. He and another 

approached the officer with firearms and 

one said “pussyhole police bwoy a long 

time you fi dead” The Respondent 

opened fire hitting Presley who died 

18 5.11.2011 St. Catherine K R and another man allegedly robbed 

some persons including a jerk chicken 

vendor. It was reported to police on beat 

duty and the men were seen. They 

engaged the police who returned fire and 

the men ran. The following morning a 

citizen of Clayton Heights discovered 

R’s body in her yard. 

19 15.12.2012 St. Catherine It is alleged that the Police Party was on 

patrol when they received information 

that there was a shooting incident in the 

Waterloo area of Spanish Town. The 

party proceeded to the area where they 

saw a man running with a gun in his 

hand. He opened fire on the police who 

returned the fire hitting him. Pronounced 

dead at Hospital 

24.05.2011 Ballistics 

5.11.2011 

15.12.2012 To get ballistics 

Firearm Recovery book 

entry 


from police



20 9.05.2012 St. Catherine J C alleged that a Police Party while on 

Patrol saw 2 men behaving in a manner 

that aroused their suspicion. They 

accosted the men and one pulled a 

firearm and opened fire at the police. 

The fire was returned and the man was 

hit. Pronounced dead at hospital 

21 18.06.2012 St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her son was 

wrongfully shot and killed by the police 

who allege that a shootout ensued. 

22 28.07.2011 Kingston It is alleged that E J was shot and killed 

by the Police in a shootout 

(Shooter Cons M. B) 

23 5.06.2011 Kingston It is alleged by the police that P H was 

shot and killed in a shootout with the 

police 

9.05.2012 To seek intervention from 

Supt to urge police to 

respond. 

18.06.2012 Forensic examiner’s 

report/submission 

28.07.2011 Collect Witness 

statements 

Ballistics 

Ballistics report 


Ballistics Report 

5.06.2011 Witness Statement (s) 1. Ballistics Report 

2. L/Cpl R A 

Statement 

3.



24 13.12.2011 Kingston It is alleged that A M after he allegedly 

attacked and stabbed Dist. Cons. H. T at 

North Parade, Down town, Kingston @ 

approximately 5:30 AM. 

25 7.7. 2012 St. Catherine Complainant alleges that his son was 

executed by the police in Pursey Bush, 

Lauriston, and St. Catherine. 

26 13/10/2012 St. Catherine Three men were observed in the vicinity 

at the taxi park in Old Habour, they were 

accosted by C/Cons. W. B and a 

shootout ensued when the gun fire 

seized R H was found suffering from 

gunshot wounds. 

13.12.2011 (1) Canvas for witnesses 

(2) Get respondent’s fire 

arm booklet 

(3) Prepare FIR detailing 

firearm 

7.7. 2012 1. Copy Diary entry from 

Spanish town Police 

Station 

2. Collect statements 


officer/soldiers 

3. Collect fire arm 

register from JCF 

4. Collect fire arm 

register from JDF 

13/10/2012 1. Concerned officer 

statement still 

outstanding. 

1. Awaiting ballistic 

and Post mortem 

certificates.



27 6/9/2012 St. Catherine Area 4 Special Opps team received 

information that a man had committed 

crime in the Kingston western Division 

was hiding out in the Gregory Park area; 

intelligence led them to house where 

they saw a man sitting on a bed they 

called to him and he pointed a firearm at 

them. Police took evasive action and 

they fired in his direction and he fell to 

the ground. 

28 21/10/2012 St. Catherine Police were on foot patrol and was told 

of two men being in an altercation and 

one of the men went for and gun and 

came back. The police then saw the said 

man pointing an object looking like a 

gun on a man in a shop and threatening 

him, he was then accosted by the police 

officer when he pointed the object in the 

officer’s direction. The officer took 

evasive action and fired in the man's 

direction. 

29 24/10/2012 St. Catherine N N was allegedly shot and killed by the 

police when he was found breaking in a 

wholesale. 

6/9/2012 1. Awaiting ballistic 


certificates. 2. 

Awaiting statement 

form officer who 

issued firearms. 



certificates. 2. 

Initial investigator 

statement outstanding 

(vacation leave). 

3. Awaiting 



firearm. 



certificates.



30 19/08/2011 Kingston It is alleged that the Kingston Western 

Special Opps Team where on operation 

when they accosted the now deceased 

who escaped and ran in a house and 

fired at the team; the gun fire was 

returned and he was found suffering 

from gunshot wounds 

31 25/07/2011 Kingston It is alleged that police officers were 

carrying out enquires when they saw the 

now deceased behaving in a suspicious 

manner and chase him into a dwelling 

house where they accosted him; D P 

pulled a firearm and pointed it in the 

direction of the police. D/Cons. C fired 

at him and he fell to the ground. 

32 7.4.2011 St. Andrew Cpl. W L shot and killed four persons, 

then himself. 

33 25/5/2011 St. Andrew D E was shot and killed by the police in 

an alleged shootout May 21, 2011. 

19/08/2011 1. Awaiting 

concerned officer’s 

statement. 


certificate. 

25/07/2011 1. Q & A to be done and 

I.D. Parade. 

7.4.2011 Sister to give statement 

regarding prior 

knowledge of abuse by 

the police. 

25/5/2011 Notice served twice on 

Sgt. Ford. Response 

received from other 



report. 2. 

Awaiting statement 

from officer who 

issued firearm. 

Awaiting firearm 

register, ballistic and 

forensic certificate.



34 2/6/2011 St. Andrew K J was shot and killed by the police 

when he allegedly attacked the police 

with a knife. 

35 27/6/2011 St. Catherine C G was allegedly shot and killed when 

he engaged in the kidnapping of a 

business man in Spanish Town. 

36 17/9/2011 Kingston T L was fatally shot when he allegedly 

held up a taxi operator and subsequently 

ran into the police, and after a brief gun 

battle, he was found suffering from 

gunshot wounds 

37 5/4/2012 St. Catherine D P was allegedly shot and killed in a 

shootout with the police. 

38 14/09/2012 St. Catherine Both men were allegedly shot fatally in 

a shootout with police at 8 Venus Close, 

Portmore Lane, and St. Catherine. 

39 3/10/2012 St. Catherine S A was shot and killed in an alleged 

shoot out with the police at 83 St. Johns 

Road, St. Catherine. 

2/6/2011 Awaiting ballistic and 

forensic certificate. 

27/6/2011 Firearm register to be 

collected 

17/9/2011 To collect Firearm 

register 


forensic certificates 


forensic reports. 

5/4/2012 Awaiting ballistic 

report and forensic 

report 

14/09/2012 Awaiting Post 

mortem report, 

Ballistic report and 

firearm register. 

Awaiting statements 



3/10/2012 Initial investigator to be 

noticed for statement. 

investigator. 

Awaiting Ballistic, 

firearm register and 

post mortem report.



40 13/10/2012 St. Catherine A H who is of unsound mind attacked a 

civilian with stones and the police 

intervened. He also attacked the police 

with stones and as a result he was shot 

and killed by one of the officers. 

41 12/8/2011 St. Andrew D L was allegedly shot and killed by the 

police when he was breaking into a 

business establishment. 

42 26/01/2012 St. Catherine D T was among a group of about four 

men, who pulled firearms and shot at the 

police, the gun fire was returned by the 

police, when the gun fire seized, D T 

was found suffering from gunshot 

wounds and a pistol found beside him. 

43 9/9/2011 St. Thomas A police was a patron at a bar playing 

dominoes when men pounced upon them 

and started to rob them. During the 

robbery D was shot fatally 

44 10/4/2011 St. Catherine Police fatally shot Thomas after he 

allegedly fired shots at police 

45 10/18/2011 St. Catherine Both men were allegedly shot fatally in 

a shootout with police 

13/10/2012 

12/8/2011 

Awaiting Ballistic, 

firearm register and 

post mortem report 

and statement from 


and initial 

investigator. 

26/01/2012 

9/10/2011 Awaiting Ballistic 

and forensic cert 

10/4/2011 Ballistic Report 

outstanding, 

Postmortem report 

outstanding, Forensic 

report outstanding 

10/18/2011 Ballistic Certificate



46 10/27/2011 St. Catherine K S and others allegedly robbed and 

shot a man after which an alarm was 

made and the police alerted. When 

challenged by the police a running gun 

battle ensued and K S was shot fatally. 

47 11/7/2011 St. Mary A H was allegedly shot after he robbed a 

police man and his companion 

48 12/15/2011 St. Andrew N Z was allegedly shot and killed by the 

police during a shootout with gunmen 

49 12/22/2011 St. Catherine D H was allegedly shot by the police 

after he pulled a gun and opened fire at 

them 

50 12/31/2011 St. Catherine G M was allegedly shot by police during 

a shootout 

51 9/8/2012 St. Catherine S M was allegedly shot by police during 

a shootout 

10/27/2011 Ballistic Certificate, 


11/8/2011 Ballistic Certificate 

12/15/2011 Ballistic Cert, 

Forensic Cert 

12/22/2011 Responses from 

concerned officer pending 

Ballistic Cert, 

Forensic Cert 

12/31/2011 Ballistic Cert, 

Forensic Cert 

9/9/2012



52 4/16/2011 Kingston C H was allegedly shot by the police at 

his house before his wife and children 

53 8/18/2011 St. Catherine M M was shot fatally by the police in an 

alleged shootout 

54 6/18/2011 St. Catherine Deceased was fatally shot by police 

during a car chase. It is alleged that the 

car that was chased by the police 

crashed and the deceased and other 

persons alighted and fired at police. 

55 12/8/2011 St. Catherine Deceased was killed during a running 

gun battle with the police who ventured 

on the St. Jago High School compound. 

56 1/12/2012 St. Catherine S E was allegedly shot and killed by 

police personnel after he had gone to rob 

a gas station. 

6/14/2011 TSD Report and 

statements, Ballistic 

Certificate, Forensic 

certificate 

8/22/2011 Yet to get a response 

from JDF personnel 

6/20/2011 TSD reports and CD , 


Ballistic certificate 

Ballistic certificate 

6/9/2011 Ballistic Certificate 

1/12/2012 response is still 

outstanding for one 

secondary officer 

Awaiting transcript 

from Police Control, 


Ballistic reports.



57 17/12/2012 . Police acting upon information went to 

the Portmore Fishing Village upon 

arrival they saw a group of men and 

made attempts to accost them, who 

allegedly open fire at the police team, 

the police returned gun fire and two men 

were found suffering from gunshot 

wounds and were pronounced dead at 

the Spanish Town Hospital. 

17/12/2012 response outstanding 

from concerned officers


OTHER 

INVESTIGATIONS



No. File # Incident 

1 376/11 Unlawful 

Detention 

Non-Action 

2 427/11 Assault 

Unlawful 

Wounding 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

3 430/11 

1. Assault 

2. Unlawful 

Wounding 

3. Abuse of office 

4. Non-Action 

5. Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Location of 

Incident 

Allegations 

Kingston F H states that he was falsely 

arrested and charged for making 

threats, held in custody for 4 days, 

but the matter was never 

mentioned in court when he 

attended, he also states that he has 

lodged several complaints at the 

Red Hills Police Station regarding 

threats and assault against him, but 

they have not responded 

St Thomas H H states that he was physically 

assaulted and wounded by officers 

attached to the Yallahs Police 

Station 

Kingston O T states that she was punched in 

the face, struck twice in the head 

and her phone taken from her by a 

officer attached to OCID 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 

12/8/2011 

8/9/2011 



29/09/11 1. Awaiting 

pictures from 

complainant 

(complainant has 

been 

uncooperative 

with 

investigations 

which has 

resulted in the 

delay of its




Unlawful 

Wounding 


Conduct 

unbecoming 

6 561/11 1. Assault 

2. Unlawful 

Wounding 

St. Catherine M J states that on 13/10/11 he was 

beaten in his head with a baton by 

a officer attached to the Old 

Harbour P/S 

Kingston K W states that he was held by his 

throat and pushed up against a wall 

by a officer at the Half Way Tree 

Police station 

Ocho Rios R L was in custody at the St. Ann‟s 

Bay P/S lockup and states that on 

23/8/11 while there he was 

severely beaten and injured by a 

police officer attached to the 

station 

14/10/11 

2/11/11 

completion) 

2/11/2011 1. Awaiting 

pictures from 

complainant 

(complainant has 

been 

uncooperative 

with 

investigations 

which has 


delay of its 

completion)




Unlawful 

Wounding 

Ocho Rios C A is in custody at the St. Ann‟s 

Bay P/S lockup and states that on 

23/8/11 he was severely beaten and 

received wounds to his head and 

face and one of his fingers was 

broken by a police officer attached 

to the station 

8 604/11 Shooting Injury St. Catherine A S O.B.O. O M, the complainant 

states that Mr. M was allegedly 

shot and injured by police officers 

while driving her motor car along 

the Bog Walk Gorge 

2/11/2011 1. Awaiting 

medical 

certificate 

2. Awaiting 

response to 

Notices from 

officers 

11/11/2011 1. Ballistics 

Report pending

9 606/11 



Assault 

Unlawful 

detention 

Unlawful seizure 

of property 


detention 

Unlawful seizure 

of motor vehicle 

St. Catherine M H O.B.O. R H, the complainant 

states that her brother was 

unlawfully detained several times, 

beaten and held for prolonged 

periods and his documents and 

tractor where seized by the police 

during one of his detentions 

Kingston W R states that he was arrested and 

his motor vehicle seized because 

he did not have his original 

driver‟s license despite showing 

the police that he had applied for it 

and received an authorized form 

from the Tax office 

4/11/2011 

10/11/2011 

1. Awaiting 

response to 

notices from 

other concerned 

officers 

2. Complainants 

are to provide 

medical 

certificates for 

additional 

medical 

treatment 

received 

3. complainant 

has been 

reluctant to 

cooperate with 

investigation thus 

causing delay in 

obtaining needed 

information on 

the incident



11 626/11 Assault on a 

minor 

Unlawful arrest of 

a minor 

Kingston D B O.B.O. T L, the complainant 

states that her minor child was 

assaulted and arrested by a officer 

attached to the Central police 

station 

12 658/11 Neglect of Duty Kingston K C states that he was beaten by 

other prisoners while in lock up 

and the police did nothing to 

prevent it 

13 687/11 Abuse of office 

Harassment 

Unlawful Arrest 

St. Thomas JFJ on behalf of C P and P D, JFJ 

submitted statements from these 

compliments stating that they were 

abused, held unlawfully and 

harassed by officers attached to the 

Seaforth police station 

14 B4/12 Assault St. Catherine A N states that she was held by her 

throat by a police officer whom 

she knows as “Mott” while 

walking in her community on 

16.1.12 

15 B28/12 Assault 

Wounding 

St. Catherine K S says he was in his community 

when a policeman used his gun to 

stab him in his side 

1/12/2011 1. Awaiting 


additional officer 

since identified 

24/12/11 Awaiting 

response to 

notices from five 

officers 

20/1/12 1. Complainant 

unable to provide 

any witnesses to 

incident 

26/4/12 1. Awaiting 



Awaiting 

complainant 

taking child to 

the office to give 

his statement 


to provide 

witness to 

provide 

statements

16 B32/12 Assault 



Conduct 

unbecoming 

St. Catherine E B states that he was at his 

business place when police officers 

came and ordered that the music be 

turned off, an officer then 

proceeded to assault him and 

destroy his property 

17 B33/12 Shooting injury St. Catherine S B was shot and injured by a 

police officer who states that Mr. 

Barnett attempted to steal his car 

and that he pulled a gun on him 

18 B36/12 

Assault 

Threat 

19 B89/12 Shooting 

Injury 

St. Catherine K G states that he was in his 

community when two police 

officers whole live in the said area 

stopped him and proceeded to beat 

him up and issue threats on his life 

St. Catherine J H was shot by a police officer 

who states that the complainant 

held him and his friends up at 

gunpoint and attempted to rob 

them 

12.5.12 Awaiting 



15.5.12 1. Medical 

certificate to be 

applied for 

29.5.12 1. Notice to be 

issued to 

concern officers 

(identity of 

officer‟s is 

undetermined, 

complainant did 

not provide ID) 

16.10.12 1. Ballistic report 

2. Medical report 

3. 

Statement/C.D‟s 

from SOC 

1. Ballistic report 

2. Medical 

certificate 

1. Unable to 

identify 

concerned 

officers, awaiting 

initial 

investigator‟s 

statement to aide 

in this regard



20 B92/12 Injury St. Catherine Thirteen inmates who were being 

held at the Portmore police lock up 

alleged that they were beaten by 

officers during a riot at the lockup 

21 292/11 Shooting Injury St. Catherine Complainant was allegedly shot 

while attempting to rob a police 

officer. 

22 315/11 Harassment St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that SSP 

A C discharged his firearm whilst 

he was chasing him. He was taken 

to Spanish Town Police Station 

where he was charged, released on 

bail. He alleges that no papers 

were submitted for him to answer 

to the charges in court. 

23 396/11 Assault, Threat Kingston The complainant alleges that he 

was assaulted and threatened by a 

policeman he knows as D after his 

sister and the policeman‟s had an 

altercation. 

22.10.12 1. Notice to be 

sent to medical 

doctor 

2. Statement of 

one inmate still 

outstanding 

Contact still to be 

made with doctor 

who attended to 

inmates 

Awaiting 

statements from 

concerned 

officers 


certificates from 

two inmates who 

have since 


Medical 

Certificate, 

Awaiting 

Ballistic Cert. 

7/26/2011 

8.8. 2011



24 261/12 Shooting Injury St Catherine Complainant alleges he was 

wrongfully shot by a police man at 

Grange Lane in St Catherine when 

he and two friends went to pick 

mangoes. 

25 507/11 Threat, 


conduct 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that he was 

picked up and taken to the Greater 

Portmore CIB where he was 

threatened and forced to give a 

signed statement 

26 393/11 Threat St. Catherine Complainant alleges that a 

policeman (D B) has threatened to 

kill her Boyfriend R B 

27 263/11 Shooting Injury, 

Assault 

St. Catherine The complainant alleges that her 

son was shot and injured and his 

cell phone and money taken from 

him, after a man with whom he 

was walking threw away a gun on 

seeing the police. 

28 487/11 Assault Kingston Complainant alleges that three 

police men attached to the central 

Police Station assaulted him 

(tightening cuffs) 

2.6.2012 Forensic 

examiner‟s 

report/submission 

10.10.2011 Collect Diary and 

copy of statement 

from the Greater 

Portmore PS 

28.8.2011 1. Serve notice 

on concerned 

officer 

2. Collect 


alleged victim 

1.7. 2011 1. Collect 

concerned 

officers‟ 

Statements 

22.8. 2011 1. Collect station 

Diary 

2. Collect 

concerned 

officers 

Statements 

3. Response to be 

received from 


Medical report 

Ballistics Report



29 448/11 Harassment Kingston The complainant A W alleges that 

he has been harassed by two 

policemen from the Hunts bay 

Police station known as RAS and 

Half a dog since June 2010 

30 B1/12 Assault, 

unbecoming, 

threat 

St. Catherine G B alleges that unidentified police 

and soldiers entered her home 

assaulted her daughter (boxed) and 

threatened her family. Along 

March Pen Road on December 30, 

2011 

31 285/11 Assault St Thomas P. L alleges that a group of men 

were assaulted while in police 

custody in St Thomas. He has not 

provided the names of the men 

concerned 

officers 

14.9.2011 Get Chief 

Investigator„s 

guidance 

Collect copy 


the Hunts Bay 


Assert the 

identity of the 

concerned 

officers. 

30.12.2011 1. Request 

identity of police 

and soldiers on 

duty at the date 

and time in 

question 

2. Notice 

concerned 

officers 

12.7.2011 1. Request 

identity of police 

and soldiers on 

duty at the date 

and time in 

question 

2. Notice 

concerned 

officers



32 611/11 Assault St. Catherine C. R alleges that she was assaulted 

while on her way from a party by 

two police men Cons.: R. Jand S in 

the Daytona Housing Scheme @ 

approximately 2:15 AM. C R 

complains of a sensation below her 

wrist. 

33 648/11 Shooting Injury Kingston It is alleged that D. K who 

attempted to rob a delivery truck 

was shot by Woman D/Cons D. D 

who pointed his fire arm at the 

police while being accosted by the 

police, on December 8, 2011 at 

West Street. 

34 281/11 Theft Kingston Complainant alleges that two 

police men took him from Halfway 

Tree to New Port West Police 

Station held him for two hours and 

stole over $100,000 from him 

35 93/11 Seizure of 

Property 

St. Mary It is alleged by complainant that 

his motor vehicle was unlawfully 

seized by the police on 16 March 

,2011 

19.11.2011 1. Stage ID 

parade 

2. Obtain 

medical 

certificate 

8.12.2011 1. Apply for 

medical report 

2. Get statements 


officers 

11.7.2011 1. Visit New Port 

West Police 

station to copy 

diary entry if any 

entry was made. 

2. Assert the 

identity of the 

concerned 

officers 

16.3.2011



36 334/12 Assault St. Catherine M W alleges that he was physically 

assaulted by a police officer he 

knows only by an alias beginning 

with “I” 

37 344/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine Complainant alleges he was shot 

and injured by Cons. J when he 

was held at gun point by two men 

and forced to rob the said Cons. J 

38 B66/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges he was 

assaulted by police officers who 

entered his house without a Search 

warrant. 

39 547/12 Destruction of 

Property 

40 599/12 

B105/12 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her house 

was entered by police officers in 

her absence and her property 

damaged. 

Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that he was 

taken off a bus, searched, beaten 

and, then locked up by the police. 

26.6.2012 1. Medical 

Certificate 

received 

18.7.2012 1. Awaiting 

Ballistic 

certificate 

14.9.2012 1. Awaiting 


SP Blair. 

29/10/2012 1. Q & A dated 

for 8/01/2013. 

7/12/2012

41 448/12 

B68/12 



Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that she was 

assaulted by her husband Cons. K. 

S. 

B1/13 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges he was 

assaulted by police whilst in the 

Lock Ups at the Spanish Town 

Police station. 

2 342/08 Assault Kingston The Complainant is reporting that 

on Friday November 28, 2008, her 

son C M who is in custody was 

beaten by the police because a 

phone was found in his cell. He 

was taken to the hospital by the 

police. 

. F.I.R done 1. Awaiting 

arresting officer's 

statement. 

8/1/2013 

1.12.2008 Notices 

dispatched done) 

13.8.12 

Q and A 

ID Parade



43 68/10 Assault St. Catherine Complainant A B alleges that he 

and his friend were picked up by 

the police and placed in a pick-up 

van. While waiting in the van a 

police officer used his gun to hit 

him in his mouth bursting his 

lower lip and dislocating one of his 

teeth. 

44 301/10 (i) Assault 

(ii) Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Kingston Complainant T W alleges that she 

was shoved by a Police Officer 

bearing #8208 who then threatened 

to hit her baby from her belly. 

45 347/11 Assault St. Thomas Complainant alleges that he was 

boxed in the faced and pushed into 

a tree by a police officer 

46 343/11 Non-action Portland Complainant is reporting that he 

was chopped and wounded by a 

man in his community and despite 

lodging a complaint with the police 

they have not taken any action. 

22.02.2010 Difficulty 

identifying 


Called Pinnock 

28.12.12 

04.09.12 called P 

spoke to B said 

he would check 

on it 

15.10.2010 Difficulty 

procuring further 


complainant for 

ID Parade 

Awaiting 

response from 

respondents 

FIR submitted 

20.08.12 


response from 

respondent 

08.08.2011 FIR completed



47 278/11 Malicious 

Destruction of 

Property, Assault, 

Harassment 

St. Catherine Complainant is alleging that he 

was assaulted and subsequently 

harassed by police officer‟s called 

“Half –a-Dawg” and “Russian” 

from the Spanish Town Police 

Station. His father N B is also 

alleging that his property was 

destroyed by a police officer called 

“Doggie” which resulted in loss of 

income. 

48 276/11 Harassment St. Andrew Complainant is alleging that her 

brothers are being harassed by the 

policemen from Gordon Town 


49 224/11 Non-action Kingston Complainant is alleging that her 

grandniece is conspiring with the 

police and each time she makes a 

report to the police against the 

grandniece they are reluctant to 

take her statement. 

50 397/11 Assault Kingston Complainant is alleging that her 13 

year old son was assaulted by a 

police officer known as “Half-a- 

Dawg” in Downtown Kingston. 

06.07.2011 Reserve notices 

16.06.2011 Withdrawal form 

to be signed 

19.08.2011 Withdrawal form 

to be signed 

Letter done 

Awaiting 

response 

(1) Police 

officers to be 

identified



51 340/11 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Kingston Complainant is alleging that his 

interaction with police personnel 

was uncomfortable. He further 

alleges that the officers‟ conduct 

was unbecoming of the status of 

the constabulary force. 

52 505/11 Non-Action Kingston Complainant reported that his 

quarry was robbed of scrap metal, 

a backhoe was used to transport the 

metal; it was seized by the police 

who failed to charge anyone. 

53 502/11 Shooting injury Kingston INDECOM on behalf of M S is 

reporting the shooting injury of the 

aforementioned male along 

Dumfries Road on October 05, 

2011. 

54 511/11 Assault Kingston A W (disabled) is reporting that a 

police officer sprayed pepper spray 

in his eyes whilst he was leaving a 

bar in Half Way Tree. 

29.7.2011 FIR completed 

06.10.2011 FIR to be 

prepared 

05.10.2011 

10.10.2011 Got to HWT 

station check 

peppers spray log 

book.



55 612/11 Harassment Kingston B W on behalf of O C is reporting 

that since she made a report to 

INDECOM that her son was 

assaulted by Sgt. G, her family has 

been harassed on 23.11.2011. A 

policeman stopped her son and 

later threatened him. 

56 583/11 Illegal Search/ 

Misappropriation 

of Property 

St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that 

police officer called “Not nice” 

and “Degout” took two phones 

and a pair of sneakers from his 

house without giving him a receipt 

or an explanation for taking the 

items. 

57 527/11 Illegal Entry St. Catherine Complainant is alleging that 

officers attached to Portmore 

Police Station visits her home and 

searches her property without 

producing a search warrant on a 

regular basis. 

58 B/15/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainants were assaulted by a 

police officer B R, who happens to 

be their cousin. 


FIR to be done 


response from 

Sup Blair 

20.02.2012



59 B4/12 Harassment St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that a 

police officer whom she raised as a 

child has threatened kill her 

60 B8/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that she 

was badly beaten by a police 

officer who tried to arrest her. 

63 B25/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that he 

was first assaulted by a police 

officer who pointed a gun at his 

mother and on another occasion 

was arrested by the same officer 

who claimed that he (complainant) 


64 B39/12 Unprofessional 

Conduct 

65 B11/12 Malicious 

Destruction Of 

Property 

St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that her 

son‟s encounter with Sgt W has 

been unprofessional 11/04/2012 

St. Catherine J A is reporting that Inspector D B 

gave orders to have his stall 

demolished, whilst on private 

property. 


Response from 


12.04.2012 Notices to be 

prepared 

27.01.2012 

No response 

from complainant 

Awaiting 

response from 

concerned 

officers



66 366/12 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

67 364/12 Assault St. Catherine 

St. Catherine Complainant alleging that a police 

officer has fabricated evidence in 

a case she has before the Spanish 

Town R.M. Court 

V W is alleging that a police 

officer has boxed her in the face 

several times after she walked 

away from him and hissed her 

teeth 

68 586/11 Assault Kingston Complainant was allegedly 

assaulted by the police officer 

while protecting a cousin who was 

shot and injured by the police. 

69 B104/12 Assault St. Catherine 

71 462/12 Destruction of 

Property 

St. Catherine 

Complainant was allegedly 

assaulted by the police during an 

altercation. 

Complainant claims that police 

officers allegedly fired a number of 

gun shots at her home whilst in 

pursuit of gunmen. 

24.07.2012 

30.07.2012 

15/11/2011 

27/11/2012 

29/09/2012



72 B94/12 Shooting injury St. Catherine 


75 B99/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine 

Complainant was allegedly shot 

and injured by the police after he 

disembarked a bus. 

Complainant was allegedly 

assaulted by the police whilst at a 

restraint. 

Complainant is reporting that he 

was shot and injured by the police 

whilst on a construction site. 


was taken from his hotel room and 

assaulted by police personnel and 

JDF soldiers during and after 

operation in Portmore. 


was assaulted by police and JDF 

soldiers one of whom hit him in 

the ears bursting his ear drum. 

27/10/2012 

6/12/2012 

16/11/2012 

06.03.2012 Concerned 

officer unidentified 

Awaiting 

response from 


02.04.2012 Notices to be 

prepared 

Awaiting 


girlfriend

76 287/10 



Unlawful 

Seizure 

St. Ann T A alleges that on Sept.27, 2010 

Officers S and L seized his vehicle 

on behalf of one Art‟s Car Mart, 

for alleged default of payment. 

78 287/10 Threat St. Catherine K G alleges that Sgt. S against 

whom he had made a complaint 

saw him at the Spanish Town P/S 

and pointed 2 fingers at him as if 

holding a gun. The Complainant 

considers this a threat 


P-J J alleges that she was assaulted 

by Cons. B on 2010 October 6, 

after he stopped her and issued her 

with a ticket for no driver‟s 

license. She was pushed, shoved 

and choked. 

80 294/10 Assault St. Andrew J G alleges that on 2010 Oct. 13 he 

was threatened by an unidentified 

police man who had stopped him 

and claimed that he did not like 

how G answered his questions 

7.10.2010 File sent to 

Inspectorate 

Branch 


8.10.2010 


response to 

continue…. 

Cannot get in 

touch with 

Complainant 

Send notice to 

officer who wrote 

the ticket



81 296/10 Assault St. Ann O M alleges that on a date he 

doesn‟t recall he was at a beach in 

St. Ann when police personnel 

accosted him, burst his belt and 

assaulted him 

82 315/10 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her son J 

L was assaulted by Cpl. W in Old 

Harbour after the police man told 

him to go into a Taxi after school 

he went into a different direction. 

The police allegedly used a baton 

to hit him. 

83 342/10 Assault 

S M alleges that 2010 Nov 4 he 

was taken off his job and assaulted 

by Det. Inspector R from the 

Flying Squad, who also ordered 

him to leave the house he lives in 

84 345/10 Assault Kingston D B alleges that on 2010 Nov 7, he 

was assaulted by an unidentified 

police who also tried to put a bullet 

on him 

15.10201 FIR to be done 

Do 14 day letter. 


16.12.2010 FIR being done 

24.11.2010 To set up ID 

parade, pending 

ability to locate 

complainant. 

Awaiting 

complainant to 

take in her son 

for a statement to 

be taken from 

him. 

Needs 

clarification from 

Complainant re 

date given



85 267/10 Misappropriation 

of Property 

86 File 

5/10 

Kingston M W alleges that on 2010 August 

27, He was arrested and charged 

for vending, upon his release some 

of his phone cards were missing. 

Assault St. Catherine J T alleges that on 2010 Jan 6 he 

was assaulted by Cons. J. B after 

he used the car he was driving to 

hit the Complainant on his hand 

87 360/10 Assault St. Andrew E C alleges that on Oct 18, 2010 he 

was driving a bus in the Lawrence 

Tavern Square when he was 

assaulted by Officer C. C on 

another bus 

14.9.2010 FIR done 

7.01.2010 

14.10.2010 FIR to be done. 

Get further 


complainant as to 

how he knew the 

concerned 

officer.



88 Malicious 


Property 

Kingston P R alleges that on 2010 July 19, 

he was stopped by Cons. G W on 

Caledonia Avenue, he reversed to 

let out another motorist who had 

also been stopped and the 

respondent fired shots at him, 

which damaged his car. 

89 225/10 Assault St. Catherine B W alleges that on 2010 July 21, 

she observed one Sgt. Graham 

draping and kicking her son C N 

B. 

90 262/10 Unlawful seizure 

of property 

Kingston S P alleges on 2010 Sept 16, Supt 

Ford et al confiscated passports 

and other documents from his 

office and refused to return same. 

91 15/11 Neglect of Duty St. Andrew E S alleges among other things that 

a fire took place at his business 

place and that it is not being 

properly investigated by the St. 

Andrew North Police Division 


20.7.2010 FIR to be done Awaiting 

response from 

Insp. Thomas 


Response from 

PICA 

11.01.2011 File with 

DOC/COI



92 28/11 Shooting Injury Jamaican 

Waters 


Complainants, Honduran nationals 

allege that they were on board boat 

fishing in Jamaican waters when 

they were ordered to stop. When 

the order was not met, JDF coast 

guards fired at the vessel injuring 

them 

Cons. A, after an altercation with 

another student at the Spanish 

Town H/S, He was hit with a 

Baton 

94 61/11 Assault St. Thomas Complainant alleges that her son a 

minor was accosted by the police 

and assaulted while being 

handcuffed and taken to the 

Yallahs P/S 

95 64/11 Assault St. Andrew L C, While on a complex on 

Ruthven Road the Complainant 

was assaulted by two 2 female 

officers while giving him a body 

search 

1.02.2011 




certificate from 

complainant 

7.02.2011 Cannot find 

Diary Entry 

Awaiting Court 

Records



96 94/11 Assault St. Andrew 

97 110/11 Assault St. Andrew 

Complainant was told expletives 

and assaulted by respondent after 

she intervened in an altercation 

with her daughter and other girls, 

re the assault the complainant 

alleges that she was draped and 

pushed,. She was also hit in the 

chest 

Complainant was assaulted by 

respondent at Duhaney Park lock 

up 

98 116/11 Assault Kingston Complainant assaulted by 

respondent after respondent asked 

him to go buy phone cards and he 

told him that he couldn‟t go that 

far 

99 3741/11 Assault and 

Unlawful 

Detention 

St. Thomas 

J C alleges that he was assaulted 

and detained unlawfully by the 

police. After a woman for whom 

he raised chicken accused him of 

misappropriation of the livestock. 

The chickens had died. 

17.03.2011 I do not believe I 

can take this file 

any further 

especially 

without the 

corporation of the 

Complainant. 


27.03.2011 Collect witness 

Statement 

Send out 

additional notices 


8.09.2011 FIR to be done



100 565/11 Assault St. Catherine Complainant, 16 years old alleges 

that she was at a Taxi stand in Bog 

Walk on her way from school 

awaiting Transportation to go 

home, when she was instructed to 

by the Respondent to remove, 

when she asked him where she 

should move to, he used a canelike 

object and struck her across 

the back causing injuries 

101 569/11 Assault Kingston 

W D alleged that she was at her 

gate quarreling with her son when 

a police pick up drove up. A 

policeman came out pepper 

sprayed her and pushed her to the 

ground. He then took her to the 

Central Police Station and after she 

told the Inspector what happened, 

he ordered the policeman to take 

her right back to her gate. 

7.11.2011 Awaiting DE and 

one more 

response. 

4.11.2011 Contact with 

Complainant



102 640/11 Assault St. Catherine A G and his wife were downtown. 

His wife was in possession of 2 

Garbage bags which contained 

Bras and other under clothing. A 

policeman came and told the 

complainant to take up the bag and 

he refused telling the police the 

bags belonged to his wife and not 

him. The wife then came and 

reiterated what her husband had 

said. The police then draped the 

complainant and pepper sprayed 

him. The Police along with other 

Police saw him again and 

proceeded to beat him 

103 B/35/12 Assault/Abuse of 

Power 

St. Catherine It is alleged that the men have 

domestic disputes with their uncle 

and brother respectively and as a 

result he uses his post as a district 

constable to have them arrested for 

offences they are not guilty of 

104 300/11 Assault St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that 

during an altercation with the 

respondent on a bus, the 

respondent hit her in her back and 

she retaliated by hitting back the 

respondent, who turned out to be a 

Woman Constable dressed in plain 

clothes. 

6.12.2011 DE to be copied 

Court record to 

be requested 

Witness to give 

statement 


responses 


Medical 

Certificate,

105 37/10 



Assault and 


property 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that since her 

separation with Cpl. M she has had 

to make numerous complaints of 

assault by her husband. On 

16/12/09 it is alleged Cpl. M broke 

into the complainant‟s house and 

destroyed a door with a sledge 

hammer. The assault case is 

separate from the malicious 

destruction of property. 

106 272/10 Threat St. Andrew Complainant alleged that she was 

threatened by the respondent after 

she broke off their relationship and 

asked for her house keys and 

speaker boxes 

107 312/10 Assault Kingston Complainant alleges he was at 

home when the police entered his 

house and beat him all over his 

body. He believes the harassment 

is a result of a matter he has before 

the Court involving police 

shooting. His neighbour witnessed 

the assault. 

16/12/2009 Notice to be 

reserved after 

Officer failed to 

respond to 

Notice. 

15/9/2010 FIR submitted 

28/10/2010 To collect further 

statement. 

Advise being 

sought to go 

further with 

matter 

Awaiting expert 

report



108 325/10 Threat St. Catherine Complainant alleges that on 

6/11/10 he was told to either leave 

the house or accompany the police 

to the station after he admitted to 

hitting his girlfriend to the officers 

when the police visited his home. 

109 175/10 

Assault Manchester Complainant alleges that he was 

hit with a pair of handcuffs in his 

head by the police while being 

searched. 

110 209/10 Assault Clarendon Complainant alleges that she was 

pepper sprayed by unidentified 

police officer in the district she 

lives in Clarendon. 

111 196/10 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. Elizabeth Complainant alleges that he was 

signaled to stop by the police. He 

failed to stop until about 4 yards 

from the policeman who held onto 

his gun. 


15/6/2010 FIR submitted Medical 

certificate 

incomplete 

5/7/2010 To identify 

officers 

6/7/2010



112 173/10 Assault Manchester Complainant alleges that he was 

driving his motor car when he 

came upon a spot check. The 

complainant was asked where he 

lived and when he responded he 

was hit a number of times by Spl. 

Cpl. O. S 

113 322/10 Death in Custody St. Andrew Complainant alleges that her son 

who was of unsound mind died in 

the custody of the Red Hills Police. 

The complainant suspects foul play 

is involved. 

114 152/10 Unprofessional 

Conduct and 

Assault 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that she went 

to Guys Hill Police Station to bail 

her daughter who was held for 

disorderly conduct and was told 

that she could not bail her. An 

argument developed and she was 

pulled into the station onto a wall 

hitting her hand. She was 

subsequently arrested and taken to 

the Central Village Police Station. 

3/6/2010 

15/11/2010 

10/3/10 

Awaiting expert 

report



115 66/10 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her son 

was taken into custody at the 


where he was allegedly beaten. He 

received multiple injuries and 

succumbed to those injuries. 

116 37/10 Assault and 


property 

117 205/10 


Property 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that since her 

separation with Cpl. M she has had 

to make numerous complaints of 

assault by her husband. On 

16/12/09 it is alleged Cpl. M broke 

into the complainant‟s house and 

destroyed a door with a sledge 

hammer. The assault case is 

separate from the malicious 

destruction of property. 

St. Andrew N W alleges that soldiers and 

police visited the complainant‟s 

home in Smokey Vale and broke 

down a glass door and destroyed 

other items. 

19/1/10 

16/12/2009 Notice to be 

reserved after 

Officer failed to 

respond to 

Notice. 

1/7/2010 Letter to JDF to 

be done



118 165/10 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Clarendon Complainant alleges that she 

visited the house of her son‟s 

father who subsequently went to 

her house with the police. An 

argument developed and the 

complainant went to the police 

station to report the policeman‟s 

conduct when she and her son were 

arrested and charged for a number 

of offences. 

119 241/10 Assault St. Ann Complainant alleges that she was 

at a party when Constable L started 

an argument with her and 

subsequently used a plastic chair to 

hit her on her shoulder. 


Conduct 

Complainant alleges that his house 

was searched with a warrant and 

documents seized at the premises 

were not returned. 

21/5/2010 

15/8/2010 

31/12/2009



121 65/10 Harassment Kingston Complainant alleges that her son is 

being harassed by police attached 

to St. Andrew South Division. The 

virtual complainant was picked up 

and placed in custody without 

being charged. 

122 143/10 Assault 

The complainant alleges that on 

April 22, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. 

she was at home with other family 

members when police officers 

carried out a search of the house. 

On leaving the house one of the 

officers told the complainant to get 

out of the way in a very aggressive 

manner. She responded by saying 

that it was her house so where else 

must she go. She was grabbed by 

the throat and squeezed then 

beaten with a baton. 

123 215/10 Assault St. Mary Complainant alleges that about 

2:00 a.m. he was at a party in 

Annatto Bay when he got into an 

altercation with a man. Another 

man intervened and used a gun to 

hit him twice in his head causing a 

wound. 

1/10/09 

11/7/2010 

File with Legal 

Officer for notice 

to be reserved or 

action taken

124 369/10 

125 373/10 

126 14/11 



Assault Kingston Complainant alleges that that on 

December 16, 2010 the virtual 

complainant C A was taken into 

custody at the Half Way Tree 

Police Station. While there he was 

beaten by the police and needed 


Assault Kingston The complainant alleged that in 

December he was told by a 

policeman to “suck his mother”. 

Two week after he told the officer 

the same words. The policeman 

responded by using his firearm to 

beat him in the face. 


Property 

Complainant alleges that on Friday 

7/1/2011 police officers shot and 

killed H R. A D lives in the same 

tenement yard and his house was 

ransacked and the flooring dug up 

and the furniture thrown outside. 

16/12/2010 FIR prepared. 

25/12/2010 File with Legal 

Officer re 

medical 

certificate. 

7/1/2011 FIR completed 

Legal opinion to 

determine 

whether the 

complaint has the 

Authority to file 

this complaint on 

behalf of the 

virtual 

complainant 

Virtual 

complainant 

deceased 

allegations 

cannot be 

verified or 

substantiated. 

Awaiting 

statements 


certificate, 

complainant‟s 

name incorrectly 

spelt on med cert

127 16/11 

128 25/11 



129 27/11 Threat and 

Unlawful 

Detention 

Assault St. Mary L A alleges that her son who is in 

the custody of the police was 

assaulted by the police who is now 

offering him compensation for the 

injuries he sustained. 

Assault St. Thomas The complainant alleges that on 

14/1/11 he was completing a 

painting job in Seaforth when 

police came to the premises, 

kicked open the gate and kicked 

him in his chest and stepped on his 

toe causing severe pain. 

St. Thomas Complainant was taken from a 

barber shop on 24/12/2010 by the 

police. He was taken to The Bath 

Police Station where he was 

detained for five (5) days. While 

on their way to the police station 

the complainant was threatened. 

He was released without being 

charged. 

11/1/2011 Notice served on 

Sgt. T who was 

Sub Officer at the 

time of the 

incident. FIR 

drafted. Awaiting 

above response. 

14/1/2011 DSP B was 

served a Notice, 

no response. 

Diary entry taken 

but does not 

24/12/2010 

Identity of the 

police still 

unknown, effort 

still futile.



130 41/11 Abuse of Power 

etc. 

St. Catherine the complainant has brought to 

INDECOM‟s attention a number of 

outstanding matters which he 

suspects has not gotten proper 

attention, and their investigations 

are incomplete after a number of 

years. 

131 66/11 Assault St. Andrew Complainant alleges that on 

February 17, 2011 the complainant 

was in her office on UWI campus 

when a police team lead by 

Commander C. M visited and 

assaulted her 

132 81/11 

133 100/11 

Non-Action St. Catherine Complainant alleges that on 

9/9/2011 the complainant got in a 

fight with members of her 

community. The Police arrested 

and charged her but did not charge 

the other party. 

Shooting injury Kingston Complainant alleges that virtual 

complainant was shot and injured 

when he went into a yard to urinate 

while at a dance in Jones Town 

22/2/11 Awaiting police 

and eyewitness 

statements 


25/3/2011 Firearm register Awaiting FLA 

response, no 

docket found at 

KPH



134 117/11 Harassment St. Andrew Complainant alleges that he was 

arrested on October 12, 2010. On 

December 15, 2010 his business 

place was visited by the police. He 

was accused of having unlawful 

property and the property was 

seized by Supt. Ford et al 

135 164/11 Shooting injury 

D C was shot and injured when he 

allegedly pointed a gun in the 

direction of the police who fired 

injuring him. 

136 332/11 Harassment St. Andrew N A alleges that he was taken into 

custody at Hunts Bay and 

transferred to Spanish Town, then 

to Constant Spring this for several 

days without being charged 

137 367/11 Shooting injury St. Andrew Complainant was shot and injured 

by an off duty police when he 

allegedly pointed a gun at him 

while the officer and his baby 

mother were in a car. 

138 408/11 

Assault Kingston Complainant, a 15 year old was 

boxed and kicked by Cons. W 

when he attended a club function 

in Fletchers Land. It is alleged that 

Cons. W used expletives which 

were returned and he resorted to 

violence 

7/4/2011 

7.6.2011 Awaiting firearm 

register and 


4/8/2011 


certificate and 

medical 

certificate 

8.8.2011 Awaiting medical 

certificate, FLA 

response, ballistic 

and forensic 

reports 

25/8/2011 

No medical 

certificate, 

mother not 

cooperating, no 

contact via 

telephone



139 414/11 Harassment and 

Threat 

140 476/11 


Conduct 

142 59/12 Illegal Seizure of 

Property 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that her son J 

S has been locked up and released. 

He was repeatedly threatened by 

officer known as “Gieco”. 

Shooting Injury St. Catherine Complainant R was allegedly shot 

and injured after he held up a lady 

and tried to escape in a waiting 

motor car, the police intercepted 

the car and men exited firing at the 

police who returned the fire when 

R was shot. 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that District 

Constable B use his office to cause 

R‟s common law wife to leave him 

and is now living with the District 

Constable 

St. Andrew Complainant alleges that she was 

charged for fraud on an old 

passport; the police seized her new 

passport and are adamant that she 

will not be returning the passport. 

143 131/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that she was 

in her shop when the police visited 

with intention to search when she 

told the officer that he was not 

doing his job by allowing men 

smoking marijuana to leave the 

shop. The officer became angry 

and hit her all over her body. 

27/8/2011 

26/9/2011 Response and 

firearm register. 



ballistic report 

12/1/2012 Awaiting witness 

statement. 

8/2/2012 

9/3/2012 Response from 

Sgt. Statements 

to be collected, 

station diary to 

be collected



144 275/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine O W was shot and injured by the 

police when the police went to 

Pigeon Shoot and were engaged by 

a group of men in an alleged shoot 

out. 

145 255/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant was beaten with a 

baton by a policeman who they 

share the same premises. 

146 314/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant is reporting that he 

was taken into custody at the 


where he was assaulted by about 

five police officers 

147 30/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant, a student of 

Jonathan Grant was allegedly 

assaulted by the school resource 

officers 

148 608/11 Assault, Illegal 

Search Warrant 


Detention 

St. Thomas Complainant was at a family house 

when the police visited in large 

numbers entered the premises and 

beat the occupants 

St. Andrew Complainant was taken to Central 

Police Station where he spent five 

days after the police entered and 

searched his house without a 

warrant. 

17/04/2012 


response and 


witness 

2/7/2012 Awaiting medical 


witness 

statements. 

24/1/2012 

17.11.2011 Notice to be 

reserved on 

officer who was 

on leave. 

15.12.2011 


certificate



150 647/11 Shooting Injury St. Andrew Complainant was shot and injured 

when he attempted to rob an off 

duty policeman 


Conduct 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that police use 

indecent language to her also he 

told her he collected two hundred 

thousand ($200,000) to release a 

suspect 

152 274/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine C C was shot and injured in an 

alleged shoot out with the police in 

Westmeade after they went to the 

site demanding work. 

153 275/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine Complainant was allegedly shot 

and injured by the police when he 

was among a group of men who 

opened gun fire at the police. 

1.12.2011 Ballistic and 


outstanding. 


response. 

2/5/2012 Awaiting medical 

certificate 

17/04/2012 . 1. Awaiting 


concerned 

officers



154 314/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant was allegedly 

assaulted by the police at the 

Spanish Town Police station Lock 

Ups. 


assaulted by the police at the Bus 

Park in Spanish Town. 


assaulted by the common law 

husband of a woman constable. 

22/06/2012 1. Unable to 

identified police 

officers. 

21/07/2012 1. Awaiting 


concerned 

officers and 

witnesses. 

16/08/2012 1. Received 


concerned 

officers (not 

certified) 

1. Awaiting 

endorsed 


concerned 

officers and 

witness.



157 418/12 Shooting injury St. Catherine Complainant was allegedly shot 

and injured by the police when he 

removed a black object from his 

pocket and pointed it in the general 

direction of the arresting officer. 

158 457/12 Malicious 


Property 

St. Catherine Complainant alleges that his stall 

was destroyed on instructions of 

the police. 

159 472/11 Non-Action St. Catherine Complainant alleging that her 

shooting injury case is not being 

investigated by the police 

160 536/11 Assault Kingston Complainant is alleging that during 

a dispute with neighbor, the 

boyfriend of the woman who is a 

police intervened and punched her 

several times in the head. 

16/08/2012 1. Awaiting 

complainant 

Statement and 

further statement 


officer. 

18/06/2012 1. Awaiting 

response from 

concerned 

officers 

9/10/2011 FIR DONE AND 

SUBMITTED 

10/18/2011 FIR DONE AND 

SUBMITTED



161 419/11 Death in Custody St. Catherine Complainant Allegedly hung 

himself in his cell at the institution. 

162 462/11 Death in Custody St. Catherine Complainant Allegedly hung 

himself in his cell at the institution. 

163 B100/12 Assault St. Catherine Complainant alleges that he was 

beaten by police personnel at his 

home on 23/11/2012 

164 B101/12 Assault St. Catherine Ward of the state was allegedly 

assaulted by a correctional officer. 

165 B103/12 Assault St. Catherine G S was allegedly assaulted by 

police personnel after his shop was 

searched. 

166 B106/12 Wrongful Arrest St. Catherine L C was wrongfully arrested by 

police personnel from the Spanish 

Town Police station. 

9/6/2011 Q & A of 

correctional 

officers 

9/20/2011 Q & A of 

correctional 

officers 

3/12/2012 request copy of 

recording of 

transcript and 

radio message 

from police 

control 

9/11/2012 

Await 

Toxicology 

report 

Await 

Toxicology 

report 

awaiting 

response on Sgt. 

Duncan 

8/12/2012 1. awaiting 

response from 

concerned 

officers 

6/5/2012



167 B109/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine J G was allegedly shot and injured 

by the police after they received 

information that armed men were 

seen in a particular area, they tried 

to accost the men and they opened 

gun fire and the fire was returned 

the men ran into 

168 B72/12 Shooting Injury St. Catherine Two Police officers were on duty 

in the Old Harbour Bay Area in a 

private motor car with a civilian on 

board when other undercover 

police men in another motor car 

opened fire on them. 

16/12/2012 

10/2/2012 1. Q&As to be 

conducted 2. 

Ballistic cert 

outstanding. 

3. Med Certs 

Outstanding 4. 

Still awaiting 

Doctor to remove 

other bullet from 

Victim.

TEAM – CHARLIE 

CATEGORY 

A

No. 

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT – TEAM CHARLIE 


Date of 

Incident 

Location of 

Incident 

Allegations 

1 3/10/2010 Clarendon On March 10, 2010, VB was shot 

and fatally wounded by the police in 

an alleged open lot in the Kennedy 

Road area on his way back from a 

shop where he had gone to purchase 

snack items. 

2 

3 

9/27/2010 Manchester 

5/5/2011 Clarendon 

On September 27, 2010 at about 3:15 

a.m. DH was shot and fatally 

wounded by police personnel at the 

Rock and Roll Night Club, 22b Ward 

Avenue, Mandeville, and Manchester 

after he was allegedly observed 

having two guns in his possession. 

When he was accosted by the 

policemen he allegedly pulled a 

firearm from his waist and pointed it 

in their direction. He was then shot 

by Cons. N. M. 

Fatal Shooting of SG on May 5, 

2011.Officers involved are: Cpl. K. 

Adams, Cons. W. H and Cons. P. S. 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 



To Q and A concerned 

policemen 

(I) Awaiting 

determination as to 

whereabouts of Cons. 

H. 

(i) Awaiting Forensic 

Report 

ii) Inability to collect 


witness who allegedly 

has photos of incident 

on cell phone 

expressed fear of the 

police 

i) Forensic and 


outstanding 

i) Awaiting report 

from Forensic lab 

(Ballistic). 

(ii)Awaiting 

Results of cell phone 

analysis.



4 2/17/2012 Clarendon 


6 11/10/2012 Clarendon 

Three men caught breaking into 

school they were accosted by police. 

Men opened fire and police returned 

fire and DS was fatally wounded. 

Police allegedly went to a premises 

in Jacob's Hut where they were fired 

upon by men. The fire was returned 

and three men CN, AM and OH 

were fatally wounded 

Police were allegedly on a cordon 

and search operation, they went to 

premises at 6 1/2 Nelson Street, 

Clarendon. Officer went to rear of 

house and knocked. Reports are that 

OT ran through front door pointing a 

gun in the direction of Cons. J who 

immediately fired two rounds in 

direction on OT. He was pronounced 

dead at the May Pen Hospital. 

i) Additional diary 

entries to be copied. 

ii) Additional 

witnesses to located. 

iii) Request Post 


vi) Seize firearms 

from Cons. B and Det. 

Cpl. Afor testing. 

(i)Awaiting post 


(ii)Forensic and 

ballistic outstanding. 

(Remarks) No eyewitness 

i) Await response from 

officers 

ii) Await Post Mortem 

report. 

iii) Await ballistic and 


The security log book 

at the hospital is to be 

examined for the entry 

regarding the arrival 

time of the police 

Notice to be served on 

the driver of the police 

service unit 

ID parades to be 

requested

7 2/13/2010 

8 11/17/2011 

9 6/8/2011 

10 9/5/2011 



Windsor Avenue, 

May Pen, Clarendon 

Broadleaf, 

Manchester 

Mt. Oliphant, 

Manchester 

Corn Piece, 

Clarendon 

Police accosted four men on foot, 

they opened fire at the Police; the 

Police returned fire, PD was fatally 

shot, one injured and two escaped 

Police were on patrol when they 

encountered men stealing gas oil 

from equipment, the men were 

confronted and they opened fire at 

police, fire was returned and hours 

later body of LE man was found. 

Police were on foot patrol when they 

encountered group of seven men who 

opened fire, fire was returned and 

OG shot and killed. 

Police were on operation searching 

for wanted men, they approached a 

house, men opened fire, fire was 

returned and one man shot 

FIR being done 

Preparing FIR 

Preparing FIR 

Awaiting PM and 

Forensic Reports 

Q and A conducted, 

officers answered no 

questions 


Forensic Certificate, 

ID Parade to be done 

Witnesses agree to ID 

parade 

Awaiting Ballistic and 

Forensic Certificates, 

making further efforts 

to secure additional 

Station.

11 12/21/2012 



DeCarteret Rd. 

Mandeville 

12 12/29/2012 Top Hill St. Elizabeth 

LL was shot and killed while WC 

was injured by the police while 

attending a house party that the 

officers went to shutdown. 

Police were in the Top Hill area of 

St. Elizabeth when they came upon 

two men fighting in the middle of the 

road. Police intervened when one of 

the men pulled something from his 

waist and stabbed at the police twice. 

The man was called to by the police 

but continued his attack and was 

shot. 

OW to prepare 

affidavit regarding 

disobedience of 

Notice(s). 

Request copies of 

statements of 

witnesses from the 

Police 

Notices to be served 

on all officers present 

on the scene. 

Cespedes/Wallace etc., 

TSD to be Noticed 

Eye witness statement 

collected 

ID parade

13 09.03.11 

14 22.5.11 

15 7.7.11 



Rock and Roll 

Nightclub, 

Manchester 

Blackwoods District, 

Clarendon 

8 Oliver Street, 

Sevens Road, May 

Pen, Clarendon 

RR was at the Rock N Roll night 

club when he was fatally shot by a 

policeman under questionable 


B.Y. was fatally shot by Cons. B in 

Blackwoods District, Clarendon 

under questionable circumstances. 

AC was fatally shot by the police at 8 

Oliver Street, Sevens Road, May 

Pen. 

(Remarks) Spent shell 

and hand swab 

outstanding (notify 

CFO) 

Efforts made by the 

investigator to meet 

and collect further 


witness via his relative 

have been unfruitful. 

Ballistic and Hand 


I.D. Parade 

(Remarks) Sound 

system owner cannot 

be found so as to 

ascertain whether or 

not the officer is a 

member of Chrome’s 

entourage 

Ballistic and Hand 


(Remarks) Formulate 

questions for the 

pathologists as to 

whether injuries A and 

B are related; whether 

B could be a re-entry; 

whether the deceased 

would have been 

incapacitated after any 

shot etc. Difficulty 

getting this statement 

(1) Ballistic and Hand 


(Remarks) Allegation 

of mask wearing

16 23.8.11 

17 13.2.12 

18 5/31/2011 



Free Town, 

Clarendon 

First Street, Race 

Track, Clarendon 

Newton Housing 

Scheme, Hayes, 

Clarendon 

EM and KT were fatally shot by the 

police in bushes at Free Town, 

Clarendon. 

AT was fatally shot by the police on 

First Street, Race Track, Clarendon. 

AD was fatally shot by the police at 

Newton Housing Scheme, Hayes, 

Clarendon on May 30, 2011. 

Allegations are that on May 30, 2011 

about 5:30 pm AD was fatally shot 

by the police at Newtown Housing 

Scheme, Clarendon. 

(Remarks) Senior 

investigator Williams 

plans to take over the 

investigation of this 

file 

Q&A with Det/Cpl. K. 

Adams rescheduled 

for 19.6.12 



(2) Medical File for E 

M. 


and Post Mortem 

Report outstanding. 

Ballistics certificate to 

be collected.


CATEGORY 

B

No. 



Date of 

Incident 

Location of 

Incident 

Allegations 

1 12/14/2011 St. Elizabeth On Wednesday December 14, 2011 at 

about 5:15 a.m. a party of police 

acting on information went to Mount 

Semple District in search of KT who 

was wanted for murder. He was 

accosted by the police on the 

verandah of a house when he 

allegedly pointed a gun in their 

direction. The police fired in his 

direction and he was later found 

suffering from gunshot wounds. He 

was pronounced dead at the Black 

River Hospital. 

2 2/29/2012 St. Elizabeth 

On Wednesday February 29, 2012 at 

about 3:00 p.m. the police acting on 

information went to Baptist District in 

search of wanted men. Upon 

approaching a house men opened 

gunfire at them and they returned the 

fire. KS was found suffering from 

gunshot wounds and was pronounced 

dead at the Black River Hospital. 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 



i) Forensic and Ballistic 

Reports outstanding 

i)Awaiting statements 

from TSD personnel 

ii)Forensic/ 

ballistic report 

outstanding



3 3/23/2012 Manchester 

4 12/20/2012 

Ginger Hill, St. 

Elizabeth 

5 10/16/2011 Clarendon 

On Friday March 23, at about 10:30 

p.m. CO was fatally shot in Heartease 

District, Manchester. Allegations are 

that Cpl D C was in the vicinity of a 

wake waiting on someone. He was 

pounced upon by two masked men 

who proceeded to search him taking 

his car keys and cellular phone. On 

the approach of a motor car the men 

walked away but one opened fire at 

Cpl. C. He returned the fire and one 

man fell to the ground with a firearm. 

The other man escaped in nearby 

bushes. 

Officers were on operation and were 

acting on information received of a 

man in the area with a firearm. On 

arrival they saw who opened fire on 

the police and two of them returned 

the fire. The injured man LC was 

taken to the hospital where he was 


Allegations are that KL was shot and 

killed by police officers who were 

carrying out an operation in 

Raymond's District , Hayes, 

Clarendon. 

To copy firearm issue 

and receipt register at 

TCND Spanish Town 

Road 

i) Post mortem report 

outstanding 

Awaiting Post Mortem 

Report 

i) Awaiting Post Mortem 

Report. 

ii)Awaiting Forensic 

Report.

6 



4/11/2012 St. Elizabeth 


It alleged by the police that AG who 

was armed with a firearm fired shots 

at members of a police party and 

citizens. The police responded and he 

was shot. 

Police officers responding to an 

alleged threat went in search of EC 

who reportedly attacked the police 

with a machete and was subsequently 

shot. 

(i)To compile interim 

FIR 

(i)Record statement 

from relative 

regarding state of 

mind. 

ii)Attended post 

mortem. 

(i) Awaiting Forensic and 

Ballistic reports. 

i) Await response from 

officers 

ii) Await ballistic and 

forensic reports

8 12/18/2012 

9 6/4/2011 



Gutters/Montpellier 

St. Elizabeth 

York Town, 

Clarendon 

A party of 15 led by DSP M. Kerr of 

the Manchester Division acting on 

information about men seen 

frequenting a house in the Montpellier 

area of St. Elizabeth. They went to 

the house which is occupied by one 

GS a 48 year old. taxi operator. They 

saw a Silver Nissan Tiida motor 

vehicle registered FP7120 in the yard. 

On the approach of the police it is 

alleged that 1 man alighted from the 

car and opened fire at the police he 

was joined by 1 man in the yard. 

Both men ran in different directions. 

After some time lapsed they received 

information of 2 men seen in the 

Gutters area. A party of police went 

to that area and again came under gun 

fire. Fire was returned and WAB was 

shot and injured he was taken to 

Mandeville Hospital and pronounced 

dead, the other man made good his 

escape. 

Police was on cordon and search 

operation when they were about to 

enter a house. A man was seen exiting 

the front of the house with gun in 

hand; he opened fire at Police who 

returned fire killing him. 

Statements 

outstanding 

K.G to do statement 

re- nonresponsiveness 

of 

officers. 

Notices to be served 

on DSP K and Cons. 

C who were at the 

Montpellier scene. 

(Four Stations of 

officers received) 

No eye witness account, 

main concerned officer 

said to be abroad on sick 

leave, no P.M. or Bal. 

rep.

10 4/23/2011 



Four Path, 

Clarendon 

11 4/12/2011 Bucknor, Clarendon 

12 5/2/2012 

13 6/16/2011 

Rectory Road, 

Clarendon 

Alley Downer, 

Clarendon 

Police signaled car to stop, car 

stopped and occupants opened fire at 

Police. Fire was returned, two 

occupants fatally shot, two escaped 

and two guns recovered. 

Police acting on information 

approached house and was fired upon, 

fire was returned and men ran from 

house. Police left, returned following 

morning and found man dead 

clutching AK47 Rifle. 

Police were acting on information that 

men were seen with guns. Two men 

fitting description were seen walking 

together along road, they were 

accosted; both men pulled guns and 

opened fire at police. Police returned 

fire, one man escaped and one fell. 

Police received information went to 

premises and saw four men viewing 

guns which they had in their hands, 

they called out to the men who 

opened fire at them, police took 

cover, returned fire, three fatally shot, 

one escaped and two firearms 

recovered. 


Awaiting PM, Forensic 

and Ballistic reports. 

Still no PM Report 

Awaiting PM Report, 

Forensic and Ballistic 

reports and copy file 

from BSI 

BSI File rec. preparing 

FIR 

(i) Some officers not yet 

responded to notice 

(ii) Awaiting PM, 


reports and statements 

from remaining officers. 

(Remarks) No eyewitnesses

14 9/5/2011 



Corn Piece, 

Clarendon 

15 10/26/2011 Ritches, St. Ann 


17 2/12/2012 

Ellen Street, 

Manchester 


men were seen in area with guns, 

there men were seen, challenged and 

they opened fire at police, fire was 

returned and one hit. 

Police were responding to reports of 

gun murders in the area when they 

were fired on, fire was returned and 

one man was hit. 

Police were on V.C.P duties when 

they received information about men 

travelling with firearms in two 

vehicles. A spot check was set up and 

two vehicles fitting the description 

was seen, they were signaled to stop 

which they did and men alighted and 

opened fire at the police, fire was 

returned and four men fatally shot 

Deceased who was an eyewitness in 

the fatal shooting of OG was shot and 

killed by police who claimed he 

pointed gun at them at his home. 



Preparing FIR 

awaiting Ballistic and 

forensic certificate 

(Remarks) No eyewitnesses 



PM Report received 

(Remarks) No useful eyewitnesses 

All relevant statements 

in, no eyewitness 

statement.

18 11/23/2012 

19 12/7/2012 



Black River, St. 

Elizabeth 

Bucks Common, 

Clarendon 

Police went in the Newtown Housing 

Scheme and carried out a Covert 

Operation where firearm were said to 

be sold by RW. Whilst police were 

talking to RW, TW, CW and KB 

came to premises, pulled handguns 

and started to fire at police who 

immediately returned the fire and the 

men ran in different directions. All 

four men were later fou8nd suffering 

from gunshot wounds and later 


Police party acting on information 

went to Bucks Common where now 

deceased was seen sitting in a yard on 

a bench. The officers drove the 

service vehicle to the gate and 

stopped, the police alighted leaving 

Cons. G who was the driver in the 

unit and entered the yard. As they 

approached, OB pulled a firearm and 

opened fire at them. Robinson who 

was at the front of the party 

discharged four (4) rounds from his 

service Glock Pistol who ran off and 

collapsed in the yard. He was taken to 

the May Pen Hospital where he was 



received from Dr. L 

for RW, TW & CW 

Awaiting PMR from 

Dr. P for KB 

Need to pursue other eye 

witnesses 

Post mortem report to be 

collected 

TSD statement and 

sketch to be collected

20 17.05.11 

21 8.7.11 



Woodside Main 

Road, Havannah 

Heights, Clarendon 

York Town, 

Clarendon 

DJ was fatally shot by Cpl. K. A 

along the Woodside main road, 

Havannah Heights, Clarendon under 

questionable circumstances. 

WW was fatally shot by the police in 

Farm Pen, York Town. 

(1) Eyewitness 

Statements 

outstanding. 

Investigations 

revealed that several 

persons witnessed the 

shooting; however, 

they are reluctant to 

talk. 



is not ready. P.M. was 

done by Dr. M. She was 

told by Dr. B to furnish 

same. 



(3) F/arm and Ammo Reg 

to be located at May Pen 


(Remarks) Ballistics 

outstanding 

No witnesses

22 29.9.11 

23 12.7.12 



New Bowens, 

Clarendon 

Salt River Road , 

Clarendon 

24 12/13/2012 Swansea, Clarendon 

CJ was fatally shot by the police in 

New Bowens, Clarendon near to the 

Jamalco Sports Club along the train 

line. 

FBl and CT were fatally shot after 

they allegedly robbed a taxi operator 

of his motorcar in the Old Harbor area 

then drove onto the salt River Road 

where they engaged a police party in a 

shootout. 

Officers Corporal G S and Constable 

R H of Patrol in May Pen were 

conducting a stop and search along 

the Osbourne Store Main Road. A 

vehicle was signaled to stop the 

vehicle stopped and started to reverse. 

Constable C B armed with Browning 

Pistol and Constable R D armed with 

Glock pistol EUE591 advanced on the 

vehicle when three (3) men alighted 

from the vehicle and opened fire on 

them. They returned the fire and two 

(2) men DD & AF had been hit. One 

(1) man escaped. 

(1)No witnesses 

available to record a 

statement. 


Awaiting FE report 

Hand Swab and Ballistic 

Certificate 

(Remarks ) No 

eyewitnesses 


(2) Statements from 


Awaiting Post Mortem 

Report

25 5/26/2011 

26 9/11/2011 

27 2/15/2012 



19 Miles, 

Bustamante 

Highway, 

Clarendon 

Burnt Ground, St. 

Elizabeth 

Friendship District, 

Chapleton, 

Clarendon. 

MW is alleged to have been 

unlawfully shot and killed by Cons. 

Collis Brown at a shop at 19 Miles, 

Bustamante Highway, Clarendon. 

On Sunday, September 11, 2011 

about 8:30am two men, OF and EW 

were fatally shot by the police at 

Burnt Ground District, Santa Cruz, St. 

Elizabeth. A police team led by Sgt. 

Wilson went to a wooded area in 

Burnt Ground in search of wanted 

men. On reaching a section of the 

woods the officers came upon a hut 

and went into this hut and were 

greeted by gunfire. When the shooting 

subsided two men were found 

suffering from gunshot wounds. They 

were taken to the Black River 

Hospital where they were pronounced 

dead. 

LF was shot and killed by police 

personnel on Wednesday February 15, 

2012 at approximately 1pm in 

Friendship District, Chapleton, 

Clarendon. 

1. Ballistic Report 



2. Post Mortem Report



28 7/14/2012 St. Elizabeth 

29 12/11/2012 St. Elizabeth 

On July 14, 2012 about 4pm Cpl. 

Nicholson shot and killed DF after he 

disarmed W/Dist/Cons N M of her 

service revolver and shot her in the 

chest and thigh. 


gunmen were seen in the Balbeck area 

of Nain in St. Elizabeth, three officers 

went in the area. The officers are - 

Det. Cons. C W of Junction Police 

Station; Det. Cons. K I of Junction 

Police Station; and Cons. S B 

assigned to OST of South St. 

Elizabeth. The officers report seeing 

a man fitting the description given 

and they accosted him. He allegedly 

pulled a firearm and opened fire on 

them they returned fire and he was 

hit. He was taken to the Black River 

Hospital where he was pronounced 

dead 

1. Statement from TSD 

personnel 


3. Post Mortem report



30 6/15/2011 Manchester 

31 4/15/2012 

32 12/23/2010 

33 9/30/2011 

34 5/25/2012 

Darbie Terrace, 

Sandy Bay, 

Clarendon 

Palmers Cross , 

Clarendon 

Bushy Park, 

Clarendon 

Crooks Gate 

District, Clarendon 

BP was fatally shot by the police at 

Knockpatrick Gardens, Manchester, 

on June 15, 2011. 

Allegations are that on June 15, 2011, 

BP an escapee from the Manchester 

Lock Up was shot and injured in 

Knock Patrick Gardens, Manchester 


NL was fatally shot by the police at 

Darbie Terrace, Sandy Bay, 

Clarendon on April 15, 2012. 

Allegations are that on April 15, 

2012, NL was shot when the men 

opened fire at them. 

LB and GP were fatally shot on 

23/10/10 about 10:15am at Palmers 

Cross , Clarendon 

LT and JE were fatally shot on 

30/9/11 at Bushy Park, Clarendon 

JH was fatally shot by the police at 

Crooks Gate District, Clarendon. 

Reports are that at the approach of the 

police the deceased ran in a house and 

opened fire at the police. 

In Process of 

completing FIR as 

instructed by S.I. 

Outstanding Forensic, 

Ballistic. Outstanding 

Post Mortem Report. 


outstanding 

(Remarks) No witnesses 


outstanding 

(Remarks) No witnesses 

Post Mortem Report, 

Ballistic and Forensic


OTHER 

INVESTIGATIONS

No. Incident 



Location of 

Incident 

1 Assault St. Elizabeth On December 6, 2009 EB was 

allegedly assaulted (ordered to lie 

face down on the road, was kicked 

at his left side) by one of the 

officers. He is unable to identify 

who kicked him. Police Officers are 

from the Black River Police Station. 

Occurred on 6/12/09. 

2 Assault Clarendon 

Allegations Reason for Incompletion 

On April 23, 2011, PB made a 

report to the police about missing 

money and a statement was 

recorded. Accused then taken into 

custody and an agreement reached 

for the complainant to be repaid. 

When the complainant returned to 

collect the money he was arrested 

and bailed four days later with 

visible injuries to his face. 


i) Awaiting statement 

from one Cons E. Donaldson 

ii) No contact information 

available for R who was held in 

custody in St. Ann 

i) Awaiting outcome of 

discussion with ACP and SIO 

ii) Awaiting duty forecast roster 

from May Pen Police Station



3 Assault Manchester 

4 Harassment Manchester 

On July 22, 2011, sometime after 

7:00 p.m. JR was at a shop in his 

community (New Hall Road, 

Williamsfield) when an argument 

between a young man and himself 

developed. The young man left and 

shortly afterwards two policemen 

allegedly related to the young man 

came and kicked him in his belly, 

punched him in his chest and on his 

arm. 

JM alleged that on August 12, 2011 

at about 11:30 a.m. he was standing 

in front of the market when 

Inspector D C told him that if he 

came back and saw him anywhere 

in the town he would be locked up. 

On July 14, 2011 he was arrested 

for Resisting Arrest, Indecent 

Language and Assaulting a Police 

Officer in Uniform – charges that he 

disputed. 

i) Awaiting court file 

ii) Awaiting Complainant‟s 

availability to record further 

statement re identity of police 

i) Awaiting Court record



5 Assault/ Unlawful Arrest Manchester 


On August 27, 2011 at about 3:30 

p.m. BN while driving his motorcar 

in the town of Christiana, he was 

signaled to stop by S/Cpl D. E. His 

car documents were requested and 

he refused to obey the request on 

the basis that he had given the 

documents to the same policeman 

earlier that day. Upon his refusal he 

was hit on his hand with a handcuff 

and kicked on his feet resulting in a 

wound to his left hand and bruises 

and swelling to his feet. 

On October 28, 2011 at about 4:00 

a.m. SM was on his way to Mica‟s 

Shop in Lionel Town, Clarendon to 

purchase something to eat before he 

went to sea. While walking along 

the beach he saw a man with whom 

he had previous personal issues in 

the company of another man. That 

other man who he later discovered 

was a policeman approached him 

and used a gun to hit him all over 

his head which caused a wound that 

bled. He was also gun butted in his 

ribs and in his face. An explosion 

sounding like gunshot was also 

heard in the area. His brother and 

another citizen tried to assist but 

were afraid. 

i) To meet with Inspector 

re another attempt to 

obtain statement from 

concerned officer and a 


Inspector at Lionel Town 

Police Station



7 Harassment Clarendon 

8 Threat Manchester 

9 Unprofessional Conduct Manchester 

On three occasions the first being on 

August 1, 2011, SH was placed in 

custody and kept there for no less 

than a week for suspicion of various 

crimes. He was eventually released 

without any charges. 

OW alleges that between November 

10, and November 14, 2012 

Constable S B threatened to lock 

him up on several occasions and he 

is unaware of what he has done. 

TS alleges that on 16/1/2012 

sometime between 10 a.m. and 

11:00 a.m. Special Inspector D C 

who was leading a team of blue 

seam police and municipal police 

behaved unprofessionally while 

carrying out his duties in the 

Mandeville Plaza in an area that is 

private property. 

i)Awaiting availability of 

complainant to provide further 

statement re identity of 


i)Awaiting statements from 

concerned personnel

10 

11 



Harassment/Unprofessional 

Conduct 

Manchester 

Assault / Unprofessional 

Conduct Manchester 


DS alleges that he is being stopped 

and ticketed unnecessarily by Cons 

C R when he operates his taxi in 

Mandeville. The most recent being 

January 24, 2012 between the hours 

of 8:00-8:45 a.m. 

On 30/1/2012 at about 3:30 p.m. K 

L who is reportedly pregnant was in 

an argument with another female in 

the town of Mandeville when she 

was grabbed in her throat and then 

by her collar by Cons. C C who 

dragged her with her stomach 

exposed to the Mandeville Police 

Station where she was charged. She 

suffered bruises to her neck, hand 

and chest. 

CH alleges that on 22/1/2012, he 

attended a Nine Night celebration in 

Banana Ground when sometime 

between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. 

Mr. C Y a policeman who was off 

duty used his hand to hit him in the 

face four times 

i) Awaiting statement of Cons. 

K. B 

i) Awaiting information from 

complainant to request 

additional medical certificate 

ii) Awaiting witness contact 

information from complainant 

i) Awaiting contact information 

for witnesses 

ii) Awaiting statement from 


Info received that Cpl W W has 

resigned from the JCF 

iii)Awaiting medical certificate



13 Assault St. Elizabeth 


15 Shooting Injury B Manchester 

JC alleges that on 24/2/12 at about 

3:30 p.m. while at the Santa Cruz 

Taxi stand she intervened in an 

altercation between a team of police 

and a taxi man when one of the 

policemen used a long gun to hit her 

twice in her chest. 

On Friday April 20, 2012 at about 

7:00 p.m. TB stopped his truck on 

the Asia main road in the vicinity of 

the Asia Police Station when he saw 

a police vehicle with flashing lights 

behind his vehicle. Corporal L G 

had a brief discourse with the 

complainant during which he 

threatened to shoot him if he did not 

stop when he is signaled to do so. 

On Saturday April 5, 2012 at about 

1:20 a.m. CG was at a shop in her 

home community of Silent Hill 

where a party was being held. 

While standing across the road from 

the shop, she was shot in her right 

shoulder. Information was obtained 

that the shots were fired by 

Constable S. P who is stationed at 

the Mandeville Police Station. 

i)Awaiting another witness 

statement 

i)Awaiting one concerned 

official‟s statement 

ii) Awaiting one Medical 

Certificate 

ii) Awaiting availability of 2 

witnesses. Iii)One to visit office 

on 10/9/12 for statement to be 

recorded



16 Threat Clarendon 

17 

C/U, Unlawful Search, 

Assault and Threat 

Clarendon 


AW alleges that on or about May 5, 

2012 sometime after 9:00 p.m. he 

was at his gate and while talking on 

his cell phone his neighbour Special 

Corporal S E threatened to chop off 

his head and walk with it to the 


It is alleged that on, May 22, 2012, 

at about 1:30 p.m. and May 29, 

2012, at about 5:00 p.m. persons 

purporting to be members of the 

JCF and JDF unlawfully entered 

premises at 52 Pacific Avenue, 

Toby Heights and pointed firearms 

at TW, told him to lie on the floor, 

searched the premises, threatened 

him and asked for one R. 

OS alleges that on Sunday July 8, 

2012 at about 2:30 a.m. he was a 

selector at a dance being held at 

Audrey‟s Pub one Woodside Road 

in Clarendon when two policemen 

came to the scene and made 

enquiries regarding the person 

keeping the dance and a permit. 

After a short discourse he was told 

to go into the police vehicle and 

upon his refusal one of the 

policemen held him in his collar. 

He wrestled with the policeman and 

fell backwards in a nearby gully. 

Complainant had to seek medical 

attention for back pains. 

ii)Prepared and deliver 

notices to concerned 

personnel 

iii) To record witness 

statement 

i)Concerned Commanders 

statements outstanding 

Awaiting availability of TW for 

statement to be recorded. 

i) Awaiting statements from 

concerned officers





NA alleges that on May 26, 2012 at 

about 3:00 p.m. while sitting in a 

bus in the Black River bus park in 

Santa Cruz when he saw a police 

team and he remarked „Remember 

when you grandmother use to go to 

market.” He was pulled from the 

bus by Special Corporal K B who 

draped him in his collar and began 

to choke him. He grabbed back the 

policeman in his collar following 

which four charges were leveled 

against him. 

On July 17, 2012 at about 2:00 a.m. 

NE and TE were allegedly asleep at 

home in Rice Piece District, 

Lacovia in St. Elizabeth when they 

were awakened by police who 

ordered them to open the door. 

They complied and a policeman 

known to them as “not nice” used a 

gun and baton to hit N (alias) in his 

face and on his chest. The other 

officers who accompanied „Not 

Nice” also hit them. They were 

taken into custody at the Black 

River Police Station on Reasonable 

Suspicion of Rape. 

i) Awaiting Spl./Cpl M. M‟s 

return from Vacation Leave 

abroad. Will resume on 10/9/12 

ii) Awaiting contact information 

for witnesses from complainant 

Awaiting medical certificate



21 Unprofessional Conduct Clarendon 



CA alleges that on July 30, 2012 at 

about 1:32 p.m. he was walking 

along Bryants Crescent in May Pen 

when a Transport authority vehicle 

drove past him at a fast speed. He 

spoke to the occupant about the 

speed and one person responded 

using indecent language to him. He 

replied using indecent language and 

was taken into custody at eh May 

Pen Police Station where he was 

charged. 

On April 6, 2011 MW was at her 

home at Sevens Road, May Pen, 

Clarendon, when police officers 

from the May Pen Police Station 

came there in search of her brother. 

While inside her mother‟s room 

officer G P ordered her to sit after 

which he placed a pillow over her 

face and a gun at her head 

threatening to kill her. 

JS alleges that her son AC was 

Assaulted (grabbed in the front of 

his shirt and boxed in the face) 

before he was arrested. 

To revisit 

complainant/mother‟s 

home for meeting 

i) Awaiting statement from 


(i)Awaiting response from JCF 

regarding ID parade.




25 Shooting Injury A St. Elizabeth 

26 Shooting Injury A St. Elizabeth 


28 

Unlawful Detention, 

Conduct Unbecoming 

Manchester 

MM alleges that he was kicked and 

hit with a gun by police officers 

after being arrested. His personal 

belongings have not been returned. 

AI alleges that he accompanied his 

friend to Dry Habour to buy peanut 

when they were fired upon by the 

police; he received gunshot wounds 

to his leg, left side and back. 

Allegations are that the officer 

punched AB in the face and chest 

causing swelling to face. 

Allegations are that RF visited the 

Mandeville Police Station to make a 

report regarding information he 

received that a policeman, Mr. G, 

wanted him dead or alive. He was 

subsequently detained on a charge 

of suspected Shooting with Intent. 

In the process of 

compiling FIR. 

(I) to determine the 

disposition of case in 

court. 

(Remarks) Refer the file 

to the Special Case Unit - 

SCU - for them to add it 

to their special 

investigation on unduly 

long detention. Add the 

Asia files dealing with 

Cpl. G 

Awaiting response from officer 

(Remarks) Unable to locate 

diary entry for this particular 

incident





31 

False Imprisonment & 

Abuse of Power 

Manchester 

32 Conduct Unbecoming St. Elizabeth 

33 

Unlawful Seizure of 

Property 

Manchester 

Cons. Martin behaved in an 

unprofessional manner whilst 

searching and arresting CC. 

(I)Received statement from 


JC alleges that after he complied 

with an officer's direction to move 

and keep moving, the said officer 

took him to the police station and 

charged him for the offence. 

MB alleges that after reporting a 

case of rape against Insp. Ramsey 

she began receiving numerous 

threats. 

DM car was seized by Det. Sgt B 

after the officer attempted to locate 

him regarding an incident the 

complainant had with his family. 

(I) To record statement 

from daughter of 

complainant 

(ii) to determine status of 

Inspector Ramsey. 

(i)Revisit scene to take 

pictures of recreation of 

scene. 

(i)Awaiting response from Mello 

FM.

34 

35 

36 



Assault Manchester 

Threat Manchester 

Threat / Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Manchester 

37 Unlawful Detention Clarendon 


OT alleges that he was taken from 

his house by officers taken to the 

Christiana Bus Park where he was 

assaulted by one of the police 

officers. He was then taken to the 

Mandeville Police Station where he 

was later released without charge. 

BS alleges that Det. Sgt. P W 

threatened him by saying 'Ole 

criminal a shot I going shot you; a 

kill mi a go kill yuh'. 

PC alleges that Det. Sgt. Pat 

Wallace threatened him by telling 

him he should stop calling his name 

to NCU students and he will 

expletives hurt him. 

PS alleges that her son KG was 

taken into custody on February 19, 

2012 by a Mr. N and up to February 

24, 2012 was not charged. 

On March 7, 2012 MP was in the 

court house when Special District 

Constable R M used his elbow to hit 

her in her stomach. 

(i) To copy station diary 

entry. 

(ii) Identify all the 

officers in the operation. 

(iii) Request information 

from control. 

(i)Request information 

from Supreme Court 

regarding custody of 

vehicle. 

(ii)Record statement from 

disputed owner. 

To compile FIR 

(Remarks) Forward to 

SCU when all outstanding 

documents have been 

received 

(i) awaiting response from 

control 

(i)Awaiting disposition in court 

matter.




40 

41 

Conduct unbecoming and 

Illegal Search 

Assault and Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Manchester 

Manchester 

42 Threat St. Elizabeth 

43 Shooting Injury Clarendon 

44 


KB was ambushed by Cons. C M 

who beat him all over his body with 

his hand and his gun. 

On 26/4/2012 two officers went to 

the house of JM and searched his 

house and used expletives to him. 

RF was arrested after having a 

quarrel with a lady he discovered 

later to be Cons. Cr. When he was 

taken to the police station he was 

allegedly assaulted. 

CD who is on a murder charge for 

allegedly killing a policeman claims 

he is being constantly harassed and 

threatened by police at his home... 

One police officer was in the 

process of passing his firearm to a 

second officer when a round was 

discharged wounding three students. 

MH went to the police station to 

lodge a complaint when during an 

argument with a policeman he was 

assaulted and chased out of the 

police station. 

Compiling FIR 

(i)Interview witness. 

(ii) Identify officers in 

matter. 

i) Copy duty roster 

(ii) Notice Shift 

commander to determine 

officers on duty. 

(I) Notice officers 

mentioned in statement 

(i)Record third statement. 

(ii)Apply for medical 

certificate. 

ii) To notice officers. 

(i)Awaiting submission of 

offficer's medical report. 

(i)Awaiting ballistic certificate.

45 





47 Illegal Entry St. Elizabeth 


49 Destruction of Property Manchester 

50 Arson St. Elizabeth 

Complainant PW was allegedly 

beaten by Police while in custody 

Complainant was allegedly evicted 

by a Policeman from the adjoining 

community 

Complainant ASM was at home 

when she was awakened by the 

presence of men in her yard trying 

to gain access to her house. 

Complainant BB reported that her 

son MF was assaulted by the Police 

whilst they were arresting him at 

home 

Complainant DT claims that his 

farm was sprayed with chemical by 

a policeman, which resulted in 

several crops being damaged 

Complainant AB claims his home 

was raided by Police who upon 

leaving set his dwelling on fire 

destroying it. 

FIR 

FIR 

Investigation complete. 

FIR 

Investigation complete. 

FIR 

Unable to make contact with 

complainant since report 

No entry found in several 

records inspected at police 

station to verify identity of 


Preparing FIR 

All relevant statements and 

documents in. Preparing FIR



51 Shooting Injury St Ann 


53 

Neglect of Duty St. Elizabeth 

54 Neglect of Duty Clarendon 

Complainant DR was on the run 

after escaping Police custody. He 

was confronted by a Policeman and 

a license firearms holder both of 

whom shot him claiming he threw 

stones at them 

Complainant CY and other friends 

were at a Party having fun when 

their drink accidentally spilled on a 

couple of police officers. One of the 

officers responding by pulling his 

firearm, kicked complainant and 

threaten to kill him 

Complainant CM alleges that he 

was wounded and his property 

damaged by a man, he made several 

reports to the Santa Cruz Police 

however the aggressor is still at 

large 

Complainant EW claims that he is 

targeted by thugs from his 

community who break his home and 

steal his belongings and despite 

making reports to the police nothing 

is done 

Draft FIR 

FIR 

Awaiting one additional medical 

certificate to complete FIR. 

Preparing FIR 

Statements from concerned 

officers in. complainant not 

cooperating 

Two outstanding Statements for 

FIR 

Letter sent to complainant, no 

response. 

Preparing FIR




56 Threat and Harassment Manchester 




Complainant LD claims he was 

assaulted by a policeman while at 

the Mandeville Court House 

Complainant DY claimed he was 

instructed to leave his home and 

never return by a policeman living 

in the area 

Complainant SB alleges that he was 

arrested the Police for a road traffic 

violation and after being taken to 

the Mandeville Police Station he 

was taken to a room to the rear 

where he was slapped in the face by 

a female officer. 

Complainant KP alleges that he was 

arrested by the Police for larceny 

from the person, taken to 

Mandeville Police Station and 

beaten by the police 

Complainant MP alleges that she 

attended court on a charge and was 

fined. She was escorted to the 

Mandeville Police Station by a 

female officer where she was 

assaulted by the said officer 

FIR Preparing FIR 

FIR 

FIR 

Concerned officer served, no 

response 

Complainant to supply witnesses








Complainant GM alleges that he 

was arrested for possession of ganja 

and was assaulted by a woman 

police whilst in custody at the 

Mandeville Police Station 

Complainant RM alleges that he 

broke into a car in Caledonia Mall 

and stole items. He was accosted by 

the police who assaulted him before 

taking him into custody 

Complainant KW alleges that she 

had a dispute with a Policeman‟s 

girlfriend who later intervened and 

assaulted her, tearing off her clothes 

in the process 

Complainant GB was in custody at 

the Black River Police Station when 

he was reportedly beaten by other 

inmates allegedly after a senior 

officer made comments regarding 

the reason he was in custody 

Complainant JW was arrested and 

placed in custody at the Junction 

Police Station for indecent 

language. Whilst in custody he was 

reportedly behaving disorderly 

when a Policeman opened the cell 

and inflicts blows to his body 

resulting in a broken leg. 

Station Diary entry and date 

given by complainant conflicts 

Complaint withdrawn 

Complainant to supply 

additional witness.



65 Unprofessional Conduct St. Elizabeth 


Complainant CM alleges that she 

was visited at home by a female 

Police Officer as a result of a 

dispute and during the visit she was 

verbally abused by the officer 

DW was at his friend‟s home on 

John Swaby's Plaza, Knockpatrick, 

Manchester when the police 

forcefully entered the building and 

allegedly boxed him in the face, 

pushed him to the ground and 

stepped in his back causing pain. 

FIR completed 

The names of all the police 

officers on the operation were 

not listed in the station dairy 

entry. A letter written to Supt. 

Taylor requesting the names of 

the officers was done. Supt. 

Taylor was seen on 18.10.11 and 

he informed that he asked but no 

one willing to tell him and he 

cannot force them to tell him. 

Insp. Smith promised to assist 

with gathering the information. 

(Remarks) All concerned 

officers not named in the station 

diary. Inform Director of 

Complaints (DOC) for the 

Special Case Unit (SCU) to add 

to his special investigation on 

record keeping if not already 

done.




RE was at his friend‟s home on 

John Swaby's Plaza, Knockpatrick, 

Manchester when the police 

forcefully entered the building and 

allegedly boxed him in the face and 

slapped him in his chest. 

FIR completed 




entry. A letter written to Supt. T 

requesting the names of the 

officers was done. Supt. Taylor 

was seen on 18.10.11 and he 

informed that he asked but no 



Insp. Spromised to assist with 

gathering the information. 



diary. Inform DOC for SCU to 

add to his special investigation 

on record keeping if not already 

done.




69 

Assault, Misappropriation of 

Property 

Manchester 

AW was at his house in Hillside 

district, Knockpatrick, Manchester 

when the police kicked off his door. 

The police entered his house and 

allegedly beat him with a gun and 

thumped him in his mouth breaking 

off one of his lower tooth. 

Mr. NS was at his house when a 

police party entered and searched 

his house and found one 9mm 

round. The police then kicked and 

boxed him. He further alleges that 

$180,000 in his jeans pocket went 

missing. 

FIR 

completed. 

FIR 

completed. 












with gathering the information. 



diary. Inform the DCO of SCU 

to add to his special 

investigation on record keeping 

if not already done. 

A,E 












with gathering the information.





72 

Assault/ Unprofessional 

Conduct 

Manchester 

73 Seizure of Property Manchester 

74 Assault and Larceny Clarendon 

PH reported that he was threatened 

by Cpl. C while walking on Perth 

Road. He was also taken into 

custody and released after being 

taken to the Alligator Pond Police 

Station. 

DD reported that he was threatened 

by Cons. L. G who lives across 

from his girlfriend‟s house in 

Balvenie Heights, Mandeville. 

AS reported that he was assaulted 

by Cpl. F o/c Stumpy. 

CF alleged that during a police 

operation, police officers seized two 

digital cameras, mobile phones and 

iPod and a watch. The items have 

not been returned. 

JW reported that two police officers 

visited his house and kicked, boxed 

and threatened him and took a sum 

of $27,000 from his bill fold. 

FIR 

completed. 

FIR 

completed. 

FIR to be 

completed. 

FIR to be 

completed. 

FIR to be 

completed.




76 


Manchester 



JW reported that while he was on a 

construction site Cpl. F came there 

and threatened to shoot him. 

ES reported on behalf of her son 

KB that an unidentified police 

officer from the Mandeville police 

station went to his house Bethel 

Street, in Greenvale, Manchester 

and when the police took him out of 

the house she saw him bleeding 

from the shoulder. 

AC (a minor) alleged that she was 

punched in her belly and pushed in 

a chair by Cpl. R. 

ES alleged that he was beaten by 

Constables W and L at the Asia 


FIR to be 

completed. 

FIR to be 

completed. 

Awaiting I.D. Parade Date from 

VIU Mandeville 

Medical Certificate received and 

returned for further clarification 

on the injury observed by the 

doctor. 

Awaiting statement from Sgt. B



79 Neglect of Duty St. Elizabeth 

80 Neglect of Duty Manchester 

81 Assault/ Wrongful Arrest Manchester 

SM reported that her son VM was 

died on 27.12.09 from a traffic 

accident on 25.12.09. The accused 

did not attend court on 17.3.11, and 

a bench was issued but nothing is 

being done by the investigating 

officer to locate the accused. 

SM reported that he sold a motorcar 

and was given a fraudulent cheque. 

The car was recovered and he has a 

difficulty getting it back from the 

police or aired in court. 

GM reported that he was pushed to 

the ground by Cpl. L. G and then 

arrested for a traffic offence. 


FIR to be 

Completed 

Arrest of suspects from 

Portmore area is pending. SSP P 

statement lacks information on 

Initial Investigator.







AB reported that her son, IS was 

injured after he was hit off his 

bicycle by an ex-police officer and 

since then she has not been able to 

get the police accident report. 

OS reported that while he was being 

issued a ticket, the concerned officer 

threw the ticket in his face after he 

refused to sign or take the ticket. 

WR reported that she reported a 

case of Assault O.B. Harm to the 

Porus Police and they took several 

days to record her statement and no 

action was taken against the person 

who assaulted her. 

DP reported on behalf of her son SP 

that police personnel at the Porus 

Police Station did not take him to 

the hospital after he was injured in a 

fight with by another prisoner while 

in custody at the Porus Lock-up. 


FIR to be 

Completed 

Statement from concerned 

officers due 13.9.12




87 Unprofessional Conduct St. Elizabeth 

88 Abuse of Office Manchester 

89 Abuse of Office Clarendon 

RS reported that on the 13.8.12 a 

policeman in plainclothes pushed 

his gun in his mouth and nose and 

stuck it all over his body. 

DR reported that Cons. Gthrew a 

traffic ticket in his face after he 

refused to sign and accept the ticket. 

MR alleges that W/Cons. T who is 

in a common-law relation with her 

C H assaulted family members and 

damaged electronic items, furniture 

and house. 

PD Alleged that the police came to 

his house and searched it. He was 

then taken to the May Pen Police 

Station where he was interviewed 

for suspicion of shooting then 

released the following morning after 

he was photographed. 

Identity of all concerned 

officers to be ascertained. 

No Station Diary Entry 

found on 13.9.12 

All concerned officers not 

identified except for a 

Cpl. T who works at the 

Hayes Police Station 

Statement form Concerned 

Officer due 10.9.12. 

Statement form Concerned 

Officer due 12.9.12.





The complainant, AG obo JB 

alleges that on Wednesday July 1, 

2009 her son, JB was beaten by the 

police in Black River, St. Elizabeth. 

When she went to the Black River 

Police Station she alleges that while 

her son was waiting in the 

guardroom, still in handcuffs, an 

officer got up from his desk and 

boxed him causing him to fall off 

the bench, after which he drew a 

baton and threatened to hit her with 

it. 

Complainant, DC, is alleging that 

after he was signaled to stop by the 

police on the Greenvale Main Road 

in Mandeville he was assaulted by 

W/Cpl S W and his minibus was 

subsequently towed. 

1. Statement from security forces 

witness.

92 



Unlawful Seizure of 

Property 

St. Elizabeth 


The complainant, JG, of Lititz 

District in St. Elizabeth alleges that 

on Thursday, November 27, 2011 a 

member of the Organized Crime 

Investigation Division, Mrs. P W-C, 

seized her motor vehicle (1997 Red 

Honda CRV) at the Junction Police 

Station after alleging that the 

vehicle was stolen from one M M. 

Complainant, KH is alleging that on 

Tuesday the 20th of September 

2011 about 8am he was assaulted by 

a member of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force who was on 

operational duties with the 

Transport Authority on the morning 

of Tuesday, September 20, 2011.

94 



Unlawful seizure of 

Property 

Manchester 



97 

Unlawful Arrest/Abuse of 

Power 

Manchester 

The complainant, SM, is alleging 

that police personnel visited his bar 

on Perth Road on 4 occasions 

between July and October, 2011. On 

one occasion, they confiscated a 

quantity of liquor amounting to a 

value of $7,500. On another 

occasion, they seized his spirit 

license alleging that it is fraudulent. 

DP alleges that he was grabbed and 

„drawn up‟ by Spl/Cpl D E after he 

refused to hand over his vehicle 

documents, because the respondent 

could not give a reason for 

requesting same. 

DR, thirty one (31) year old 

business man of Daffodil Drive, 

Santa Cruz states that he was 

kidnapped and robbed, however the 

case was not handled properly by 

the police. 

Complainant, CS, alleges that he 

along with six (6) other persons 

were taken into custody by Cpl. M 

and held for two (2) days without 

food and water and then released 


Awaiting copy of court 

document.



98 Unlawful Arrest/Assault Manchester 


100 Shooting Injury „B‟ Manchester 

Complainant, JE, is alleging that 

while he was locked up without 

charge at the Mandeville Police 

Station he was assaulted by 

prisoners and police officers. 

The complainant, CS, alleges that 

on January 8, 2012 about 10:30pm, 

his car alarm malfunctioned and 

while walking on the Walderston 

Main Road in Manchester to seek 

assistance, a police car stopped and 

three (3) police men alighted and 

kicked, thumped and a baton used to 

hit him all over his body causing 

swelling. Complainant further 

alleges that his vehicle was seized 

and he was arrested and charged for 

storehouse breaking. 

Complainant, DW (also by name 

DW), twenty five (25) year old 

market vendor of Lovers Lane, 

Santa Cruz St. Elizabeth alleges that 

on February 25, 2012 between 

9:30pm and 10pm, while standing in 

front of the uptown KFC when a 

man walked up to him, held him in 

his face and shot him in his thigh. 

The man was later identified as a 

police man. 

VIU Form to be 

completed and submitted. 

1. Completion of Withdrawal 

Form

101 



Conduct 

Unbecoming/Unprofessional 

Conduct 

Manchester 



104 Unlawful Wounding Manchester 

Complainant, RB, alleges that he 

and his in-law were approached by 

the police. They were searched and 

complainant accused of rape and 

told by the police to run so that he 

can be shot 

The complainant, AF, is reporting 

that on March 3, 2011 he was hit by 

a truck which did not stop. Since 

then, he has been trying to get a 

copy of the report from the Sgt. N R 

in order to proceed with the matter 

in court; however it is not 

forthcoming. 

Complainant, BC, accompanied her 

neighbour to the Christiana Police 

Station when she was assaulted by 

Cons. W. 

The complainant, MG alleges that 

on May 4, 2012 at about 3:15am 

while being transported in a marked 

police vehicle from Baileston to 

Spalding Police Station he was 

boxed in his ears and neck, slapped 

on his neck and hit with a helmet 

over his eye causing a wound which 

bled. 

1. FIR to be prepared. 

1. FIR to be prepared.

105 



i) Unlawful Detention 

(ii) Conduct Unbecoming 

St. Elizabeth 

106 Shooting Injury‟B‟ Manchester 

107 Unlawful Wounding Manchester 

DF, alleges that on April 8, 2012 at 

about 8am Sgt. G accompanied by 

his ex-wife JC, came to his wedding 

and halted the ceremony having 

claimed that he is still married. He 

was taken to the Nain Police Station 

where he produced the divorce 

documents, after which he was 

released. The complainant believes 

that Sgt. G‟s conduct in the matter 

was with malice. 

Complainant, FH, was allegedly 

shot and injured by the police 

during an operation in the 

community of Bethel Town 

Greenvale Manchester on Monday, 

March 19, 2012 at about 6:50pm. 

The complainant, MP, alleges that 

on Sunday May 20, 2012 between 

the hours of 6:30pm and 7pm while 

playing a football match at the 

Kirkvine Sports Club, the 

respondent tackled him for the ball 

resulting in the referee stopping the 

game and awarding a free kick to 

him. Complainant further alleges 

that just before he kicked off the 

ball, the respondent hit him in his 

face causing injuries to his left eye. 


officer and security force 

witnesses. 

1. Statement from the Scenes of 

Crime personnel.



108 Sexual Assault Clarendon 

109 Shooting Injury „B‟ Clarendon 

The complainant JS a MINOR 

alleges that on June 9, 2012 at about 

8:27pm she met up with MM who is 

known to her as a policeman of the 

May Pen Police Station. She further 

alleges that while they were in the 

back of a taxi, they kissed and after 

that MM proceeded to carnally 

know her. 

Allegations are that on Thursday 

June 27, 2012 three men were 

breaking into a grocery shack along 

the Scotts Pass Main Road in 

Clarendon when the owner, DW 

alerted Det/Cpl M who lives in the 

area. One of the men (JH) was shot 

and injured in his thigh, knee, 

shoulder and abdomen. 

1. Statement from TSD 

personnel 

2. Ballistic report

110 

111 



Unprofessional 

Conduct/Threat 

Assault/ 

Unprofessional Conduct 

Manchester 

Manchester 


The complainant, RC, alleges that 

on August 21, 2012 between the 

hours of 7:30am and 8am she was 

being transported to the Mandeville 

Hospital when the car she was 

travelling in stopped at the 

Willowgate Plaza. The car was 

blocked in the Plaza by the 

Transport Authority. The 

complainant said due to her injuries 

she refused to leave the vehicle and 

she was threatened and dealt with in 

an unprofessional manner by 

members of the Island Special 


On August 20, 2012 about 5:30pm 

the complainant AW alleges that 

after he was arrested by the police 

he was hit in the face by Inspector E 

of the Mandeville Police Station 

whilst en route to the police station. 

He is also alleging that he was told 

„bad words‟ by the said Inspector E. 

The complainant is alleging that on 

June 27, 2012 between 5:30am and 

6am a group of police men came to 

his home to effect an arrest on him. 

They did not have a warrant for his 

arrest and they assaulted him, his 

common law wife JB and their son 

RD. 


officers.



113 Unlawful Detention Manchester 


Allegations are that WT's rights 

were abused by Spl. Cons. G. W on 

Ward Avenue, Mandeville, 

Manchester on 2011.03.30 

Allegations are that the respondent 

arrested and charged the 

complainant for Obstructing traffic 

and threat. He was also bailed for 

court and no documents were 

presented to the court when he 

appeared for his court date on 

6.4.2011. 

CR is claiming that he was 

threatened by a police known as 

“Judas” H of the May Pen Station.



115 Harassment, unlawful arrest Manchester 

MP claims that she was harassed 

and unlawfully arrested by Spl. 

Insp. D C at the Area 3 headquarters 

on August 30, 2011 about 3:30 pm. 

Allegations are that on August 30, 

2011, she went to the Area 3 

Headquarters to speak to DSP C in 

relation to an earlier incident that 

day where as he harassed her at the 

market by telling her to leave the 

area and used his foot to kick the 

container that had in her goods. (No 

independent witness to the incident)



116 Non-action Manchester 

117 Assault, unlawful detention Manchester 

118 

Threat 

Clarendon 

NM claims that in 2008, police 

officers visited his home and took 

his motor car. He then went to the 

Mandeville Police station and made 

a report, but no action was taken to 

date. 

Allegations are that on February 16, 

2008, the police attended his home 

and had a wrecker to remove 

complainant's private motor car. 

The day after he submitted a letter 

to the Supt I/c Mandeville (Supt B) 

who made contact with him and an 

investigation commenced by W/Sgt. 

W, then Insp. R and Insp. D. 

DP claims that he was assaulted and 

falsely imprisoned from Oct 15, 

2011 to Oct 19, 201 after he 

advertised a motor car for sale. 

Two vehicles with police officers 

met with him and one assaulted 

him. 

KW claims that he was taken in 

custody for six (6) weeks and during 

that time he was threatened by the 

police. 

Made contact with 

Commissioners office re 

outcome of Court of 

Enquiry Cons B 

(Remarks) Possible case 

of unlawful seizure of 

property; 

Complainant to attend 

INDECOM office to 

answer questions 

regarding the 

circumstances 

surrounding the seizure of 

his car. 

To visit home address of 

complainant as instructed 

by S.I. 

Awaiting reply from 

Commisioner's Office as to the 

status of Det Cpl M.



119 Unlawful detention Manchester 


121 Shooting Injury Manchester 




WS claims that he was unlawfully 

detained by Sgt H at the Mandeville 

Police station for 3 days without 


TW alleges that he was arrested and 

charged by Cpl E and while at the 

police station he was beaten all over 

the body. He was bailed. 

RA claims that he was operating a 

motor car without drivers license 

when he was stopped by police and 

when he refused to stop, the police 

fired on the vehicle he was injured. 

Complainant GT alleges that during 

a police operation, he asked a 

particular officer a question and 

another officer used a baton to hit 

him all over the body. 

OP alleges that while the police was 

arresting him, the officer used his 

hand to hit him in the chest several 

times. 

SP alleges that during a domestic 

dispute with his wife the police was 

summoned. On their arrival, the 

police verbally and physically 

abused him. He was hit on the 

knees and lower region of foot and 

taken to the Santa Cruz Police 

Station and released. 

In process of preparing 

FIR 

Arrange Q &A and then 

ID parade 

To obtain medical certificate 

from Mandeville Regional 

Hospital.






128 

Assault Occasioning 

Grievous Bodily harm 

Manchester 


CC alleges that her son PC (a 

minor) made a report to officers at 

the Cottage Police Station in 

relation to an Unlawful Wounding 

matter and no action was taken. 

AP claims that he attended the 

station to report a case of Assault at 

Common law committed against 

him but while in the process of 

making the report he was arrested 

then released 2 days later without 


DW claims that while at the Santa 

Cruz Plaza, police was on operation 

and after being issued with a traffic 

ticket an officer hit his head on the 

police car. 

GS claims that while he was 

peddling his goods, the Municipal 

Police took custody of his hand cart. 

He reports that he went to retrieve it 

and was handcuffed by the police 

and in the process his arm was 

dislocated. 

DT alleges that he was in the 

Mandeville Market when Spl.Insp. 

C approached him and kicked away 

his feet and he fell on his stomach 

and chest. 

To prepare FIR 

Diary entry not found – 

arrangements made for entry to 

be located (Remarks) Lack of 

pertinent information necessary 

to prepare notices etc 

Awaiting court file 

Awaiting copy of court file when 

it is submitted by initial 

investigator





132 Common assault St. Elizabeth 

The complainant KW alleges that 

while he was attending the Black 

River Court in a matter and standing 

outside, an officer refused to allow 

him to enter the court and he then 

pushed him down the stairs causing 

him to fall headway. He was rushed 

to the Black River hospital where he 

was treated and later charged by the 

said police. 

CW alleges that on March 23, 2012 

the police visited her home re 

enquiries of an allegation of 

unlawful possession of property. In 

the presence of the police she used 

indecent language and the police 

held on to her in a bid to effect an 

arrest 

SB alleges that On March 26, 2012 

she was working in the capacity of 

an election day worker when she 

had a disagreement with a 

supervisor and she threw a portfolio 

beside him. A male police officer 

suddenly approached and grabbed 

her in the front of her blouse 

causing her breast and other parts of 

her body to be exposed. He then 

allowed her to leave the premises 


No witness statement 

2nd notice served. Spoke 

with DDI D of non 

compliance of officer. 

Police statements outstanding.



133 Operational Irregularities Manchester 

134 Negligence Manchester 

135 Assault O.B. Harm Manchester 


137 

Unprofessional Conduct/ 

Threat 

St. Elizabeth 

ND who was stabbed by her 

common law partner ran to the 

police station to seek assistance but 

reports are that she collapsed 18 ft 

to the entrance of the station door 

and succumbed to her injuries 

LA alleges that he was charged by 

the police for receiving stolen 

property in 2009. The case was 

finalized in the court in July 2012 

and when he went to retrieve the 

vehicle which was an exhibit it was 

scrapped. 

RD alleges that on 15/7/12 he had 

an altercation with a police officer 

and later that morning he was taken 

from a vehicle and beaten by the 

police officer and later charged for 

offensive weapon. 

RW alleges that while he was in 

custody he was assaulted by two 

police officers at the CIB office. 

OP alleges that he was taken in 

custody by police from the Anti 

Corruption Branch and threatened 

The police used words to him “Yuh 

No Know She You Caan Go 

Missing”, and that he was forced to 

take the police to where their target 

Cpl J J was and give him the 

marked money. 

To notice concerned 

officers. 

To notice officer, to get 

entry from PIC. 

Response from officers 

Entries from the Cottage Station. 

Medical certificate, response 

from concerned officer.



138 Assault/Unlawful Detention Clarendon 

139 Overly Long Detention Manchester 

DC alleges that he had an 

altercation with a police officer re a 

motor car to be sold and the officer 

hit him in the face with his hand. 

He was locked up and released 

without been charged. 

SA alleges that she was 

Held in custody without been 

charged and when taken to court 

and the judge ordered her released, 

she was held for an additional 4 

days. 

To notice officers 

To notice officer

TEAM – DELTA 

CASE 

MANAGEMENT 

REPORT (ALL)

No. Incident Location 

of 

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT – TEAM DELTA 

INVESTIGATIONS 

Incident 

1 Fatal Shooting Trelawny D.A. was fatally shot 

and killed by the police 

at his home in 

Wakefield, Trelawny by 

the police on September 

26, 2012. 

Allegations Date 

Investigation 

2 Fatal Shooting St. James N.M., D.G. & O.C were 

fatally shot and killed by 

the police on February 

8, 2013 in Gulf, 

3 Shooting Injury 

now 

Fatal Shooting 

4 

Norwood, St. James 

Trelawny M.R was shot and 

injured by Spl/Cons. D 

P on February 14, 2013. 

M.R. later succumbed 

to his injuries. 

Fatal Shooting St. James V. W alleges that her 

son was killed in cold 

blood by a police officer 

Commenced 


26/09/12 To prepare P.F.I.R Post Mortem Report 

outstanding. 

8/2/13 To find a key witness 

to record a statement 

To copy Firearm 

Register 

1/3/13 To find a key witness 

to record a statement 

To copy Firearm 

Register 

15/12/08 Collect a further 

statement form 

witness Oneil Allen. 


outstanding 


outstanding. 


outstanding 


outstanding 


outstanding 

Initial Investigator’s 

Statement outstanding



5 Shooting Hanover Allegations are that 

police patrol was on 

patrol duty in the 

Smithfield area of area. 

Upon reaching a certain 

area upon they D.K and 

when they tried to 

approach him and he’s 

alleged to have fired at 

them. The police 

returned fire but no one 

was alleged to have 

been hit. 

6 Shooting St. James Information received is 

that police where on 

mobile patrol when they 

received information 

that suspicious looking 

men were travelling in a 

car along the 

intersection of Orange 

and Union Street in Mo. 

Arrange ID Parade 

Serve notices on 

potential witnesses 

Copy Firearm 

Movement Register 

Serve notices 

1/10/12 To collect Firearm 

Register 

To prepare P.F.I.R 

18/10/12 To collect radio 

message 

F.I.R to be prepared 


outstanding. 


outstanding

7 Assault at 

Common Law & 


Conduct 

8 Assault & 


Conduct 



Bay. Allegations are 

that when the car was 

intercepted one of the 

men fired at the police. 

St. James D.C states that he was 

assaulted, threatened by 

a police attached to the 

O.S.T Unit of the 


Station 

St. James C. W. alleges that she 

was assaulted by a 

police officer attached to 

the Coral Gardens 


unlawfully arrested and 

charged. 

1/10/12 Firearm Register to 

copied 

F.I.R to be prepared 

17/10/12 F.I.R to prepared

FILE # PARISH INCIDEN 

T 

W36/10 St. James Fatal 

Shooting 

of 

. 

W15/11 

Re- 

Open 

Case 

Hanover 



K. R. 

Shooting 

Injury 

ALLEGATION COMPLAINAN 

T’S INITIAL 

Reports are that on 5.5.10 

K.R. and his cousin were 

sitting on the verandah of 

his cousin house when 

policemen in masks came 

to the house and shot him 

dead in full view of 

relatives and neighbours 

for no reason. 

C. W. reports that on the 

26.1.2011 he was shot and 

injured by A. H. and H. 

McC. as they followed his 

truck on the Kendal main 

road, and later accused him 

of failing to stop after 

being signal to do so by 

them. 

DATE OF 

COMPLAINA 

NT REPORT 

UNIT/STATION 

OF 

RESPONDENT 

K. R. 13. 5 2010. Mobile Reserve 

and Joint Task 

Force. 

C. W. 9. 2. 2011. 

Lucea Police 

Station 

REASON FOR 

INCOMPLETION 

Ballistic & crime 

scene reports 

outstanding. 

To get statement 

from person who 

issue/rec’d 

firearm/ammunition 

to respondents 2. 

Identity verification 

of H.M.


Shooting 

of K. J. 

W107/1 

1 

Westmoreland 



Alleged 

Suicide 

On July 17, 2010 K. J. was 

shot and killed, execution 

style after being called 

from his neighbour’s house 

where he was effecting 

repairs to a stereogram. 

K.B. Believes her husband 

N.B. was shot and killed 

by un-named party/s rather 

than the reported case of 

suicide at the Bluefields 


K. J. 19. 7. 2010 Montego Bay 


N. B. 18. 3. 2011. Westmoreland 

Division. 

Ballistic certificates 

and I.D. Parade 

outstanding. PFIR 

being prepared. 

To record further 


Keisha Buchanan. 

2. Q&A Dr 

Sarangi re: no 

gun powder 

consistent with 

suicide. 3. Q&A 

W/C Lee sole 

eyewitness.

W38/10 

& 50/10 

W58/74/ 

10 

Re- 

Open 

case. 



Trelawny Fatal 

Shooting 

of P. C., 

G& G. G. 

Westmorelan 

d 

Fatal 

Shooting 

Allegations are that the 

taxi complainants were 

travelling in stopped to let 

off a passenger. Before 

they could drive off 

respondents came and 

blocked their path then 

shot them dead. 

Allegations are that RS and 

R W of Lauriston, St. 

Catherine were shot and 

killed in an apartment, 

after a group (six of them) 

attended a party in Negril 

on the pretext that they 

were responsible for the 

Lauriston killings and was 

cooling out in Negril.. 

P. C. G & G . G. 

19. 5. 2010 

Falmouth Police 

Station 

RS and RW 16.8.2010 Negril Police 

Station 

Awaiting Crime 

Scene, 

ballistic/Forensic 

and I.D. Parade 

Reports. 

Head office 

intervened in 

hastily arranged 

Corners court 

hearing. For 

mention 26/06/13. 

Initial Invest. 

Statement. (2) FLA 

to see if fire arm 

was previously 

recovered. (3) NIB 

re any info on 

firearm. (4) GF Lab 

to determine if 

firearm was brought 

in for testing 

previously. (5) 

Statement from

W54/11 

Re- 

Open 

Case. 



St. James Fatal 

Shooting 

of RP of 

Piece 

view 

Albion, 

Montego 

Bay. 

Allegations are that 

respondents forced opened 

his house, entered then 

shot and kill him. 

RP 28.6.11. FIR 

submitted RE 

opened 

Montego Bay 


SOC personnel who 

swab hands of 


and took fire arms 

in for testing. (6) 

Chain of custody 

for transmission of 

exhibits to Lab. 

Re. Recovered 

Firearm (1) FLA to 

determine if firearm 

was registered. (2) 

Firearm recovery 

Book to determine 

if firearm was 

previously 

recovered. (3) NIB 

re any info on 

firearm. (4) 

Forensic lab to see 

if gun was 

previously tested.


Shooting 

of KE of 

Camrose, 

Hampton, 

St. James 

by MC- 

AW-AF- 

WG. 




respondents surrounded 

deceased house, (who was 

on St. James most wanted 

list) he open fire at them 

and the fire was returned. 

W63/11 Trelawny Assault Allegations are that 

respondents were called to 

the scene by M after she 

made a big thing about P’s 

children begging food from 

a neighbour and they had a 

fuss. Respondents instead 

of investigating boxed 

Patricia then arrest 

complainant because he 

said he saw and was 

willing to give a statement. 

KE 30.6.12 Montego Bay 


KG 20.08.2012 Clarks Town 

Station 

PFIR being 

prepared. 

PFIR being 

prepared.

W53/12 St. James (i) 

Unlawful 

Arrest (ii) 

Assault 

W38/11 St. Ann Discharge 

of Firearm 

resulting 

in 

Damage 

to 

property. 



OB alleges that he and his 

girlfriend was walking 

from the Pizza Hut when 

he was accosted and 

accused of swallowing 

ganja, assaulted then 

arrested on make- up 

charges. 

GF alleges that he was 

sitting on his Jet Ski after 

testing it and respondent 

rode up on a Jet ski 

afterwards and fired 

several shots into the his 

jet ski and Van tyres. 

OB 119.06.12 Barnett Street 


G F 02..3. 11 Ocho Rios Marine 

Police 


Outstanding. 

FIR being 

Prepared. 

Ballistic certificate. 

(2) Statement from 

Crime scene 

investigators.


Shooting 

W52/11 

Re- 

Open 

Case. 




Shooting 

of G R at 

Somerton 


police knock on the front 

door and got no response. 

Two officers went to the 

back suddenly shots rang 

out through a back door 

and three men exited firing 

guns .Fire was return, one 

man fell two escaped. 

SB alleges that her brother 

was killed in cold blood 

after he was ordered out of 

his house and neighbours 

heard him begging for his 

life. 

INDECOM abo 

Jepheth 

Wedderburn 

SB abo G R 

21.08.12. Montego Bay 


21.06.11. Montego Bay 


No witness to the 

shooting. 

PFIR being 

prepared. 

Q&A Sgt Bruce 

Walker. (2) Sharon 

Buchanan re PM 

Examination. (3) 


Cons S Bind RE 

issuing/return of 

Firearm/Ammunitio 

n (4) FLA, Firearm 

recovery Book, NIB 

info on recovered 

firearm and Lad to 

determine if firearm 

was previously 

tested.(5) Statement 

re steps taken to 

secure witness 

statements.

W33/10 

Re- 

Open 

Case 




Shooting 

of T W 

W30/12 Trelawny (i) 

Discharge 

of firearm 

(ii) 

Damage 

to 

Property 

T. W alleges that his son 

was beaten without mercy 

in a hotel room, then 

thrown over a rail about 

eighteen feet high on to a 

concrete pavement then 

dragged a distance of over 

one hundred yards and shot 

multi times. 

MG alleges that he came 

upon obstacles in the road, 

slowed down then heard 

voices in the dark saying 

police but who afterwards 

open gun fire on the car. 

He sped off but was later 

intercepted, assaulted then 

taken to the station on 

reasonable suspicion of 

illegal possession of 

ammunition. 

D W abo T W 28.04.10 Mobile Reserve 

and Transnational 

Crime and 

Narcotics 

M G. 06.03.2012. Trelawny street 

crime unit / 

Falmouth Station 

Photo of scene from 

Cpl F. Radcliffe (2) 


mother re PM 

Examination. (3) 

Investigators re 

steps taken to 

secure witness 

statements. 

Copy of court file 

outstanding 

PFIR being 

prepared.

W66/12 Westmorelan 

d 



Shooting 

Injury 

Complainant alleges that 

he was sitting on his 

motorcycle talking to his 

tailor when respondents 

came up behind him in a 

unmarked car after which 

he heard an explosion. He 

rode off then realized he 

was shot in the foot . 

W69/12 Trelawny Assault Complainant alleges that 

he was assaulted with a 

baton while being 

processed to be placed in a 

cell and had to treated at 

hospital 

A C 25/08/12 Savanna- la mar 


O W 16/08/2012 Clarks Town 


Respondents Failed 

to respond to 

notices served. 

Reported for action. 

FIR being prepared

W57/12 St. James Shooting 

Injury 

W82/12 St. James Double 

Fatal 

Shooting. 




complainant who was 

wanted on a bench warrant 

saw and accost D/C 

Anderson with a knife 

asking if he was looking 

for him. During this attack 

the D/C fell and was 

obliged to fire his weapon 

in complainant’s direction. 


police got reports that men 

were in Beirut, Rose- 

Heights firing guns. 

Respondents went in the 

area saw a pickup with 

three men aboard. They 

blocked the path of the 

pickup the three men 

alighted and open fire at 

the police. The police 

return the fire and two of 

the men were later found 

wounded. 

J A 15/07/12 Spring Mount 


N G abo O K and 

N A abo P H 

22.09.12 Barnett Street 


To record statement 

from complainant 

who is said to be of 

an unsound mind. 

(2) Initial 

investigators 

statement 

outstanding 

Awaiting reports 

from (1) FLA, NIB, 

Govt. Lab and fire 

arm recover book in 

respect of 9MM 

Taurus revolver 


(2) CSR 

(INDECOM)


Shooting 

W104/1 

2 




Shooting 

and 

Shooting 

Injury. 

Allegations are that two 

Officers entered deceased 

house saw him sitting on a 

bed and he pointed a gun at 

them. D. F fired four shots 

from his M16 Rifle. A 

Smith and Wesson 9 MM 

pistol was allegedly 

recovered. 


respondents followed the 

car with flashing blue 

lights after their reckless 

driving aroused their 

suspicion. They ran 

through several stop lights 

and signs so they 

summoned Barrett Town 

and Flankers O.S.T for 

backup. On reaching the 

Spot Valley/Rose-Hall 

intersection the vehicle 

suffered blown out tyres, 

went across the road and 

crashed. The men alighted 

firing at the police while 

running into bushes. Two 

wounded men were later 

INDECOM abo 

R. H. 

INDECOM abo 

P. H and S. B. 

03.10. 2012. Mobile Reserve 

and Flying Squad, 

Kingston. 

03. 11/ 12. Coral Gardens 


Initial Investigators 

Statement, 


n Register, FLA, 

NIB, Govt. Lab, 

Fire arm recovery 

Book in respect of 

the Smith and 

Wesson pistol 

allegedly recovered. 

CSR INDECOM, 

Medical Report , 

PMR, statement 

from deceased 

relatives and a 


accident victim are 

outstanding.

W107/1 

2 




Shooting 

found. 


deceased was shot dead by 

a team from Mobile 

Reserve, Flying Squad 

Kingston, OST and the 

Military on the after he 

allegedly fired at them 

through a door of his 

house. A .38 Smith and 

Wesson revolver was 

allegedly recovered. 

Y. W abo H. R. 15.11. 12 Mobile Reserve 

Kingston and OST 

Montego Bay 


PMR, 


n Registers, FLA, 

NIB, Govt Lab, Fire 

arm recovery book 

in respect of the 

firearm allegedly 

recovered.

W119/1 

2 




Shooting 


Shooting 


respondents approached 

the premises and deceased 

open fire at them. S.T 

return the fire the gun 

developed a jam D.G. went 

to S. T. assistance 

deceased held on to the 

gun, during the struggle 

several shots were fired 

from D.G. M 16 Rifle 

during which deceased was 

hit. A homemade gun 

was allegedly recovered. 


deceased was shot and 

killed after he fired on a 

patrol that went to 

investigate a report that a 

man was seen with a gun 

in the area. A gun with one 

9mm cartridge in the 

breach and no magazine 

was allegedly recovered. 

L.W abo G. A. 21.12. 2012. Mobile Reserve PMR, Initial 

Investigators 

statement and 

ballistic report in 

respect of the 

alleged home-made 

gun recovered. 

M.T. abo E.T 07.01. 2013. Granville and 

Montego Bay 

Police Stations. 

P.M. Report, Initial 

Investigators 

Statement, Chain of 

Custody of 

recovered firearm 

and Ballistic report 

outstanding.

W117/1 

2 

W100/1 

2 



St. James Discharge 

d of fire 

arm (2) 

Assault 


complainant was verbally 

and physically assaulted 

for no valid reason and 

when residents protested 

the police action a shot was 

fired by another officer. 

St. James Assault Allegations are that 

complainant S.L sent K.C 

to deliver guineps on 

Gloucester Ave (a 

restricted vending area) 

where she was allegedly 

assaulted by two Courtesy 

Cops. 

S.B 06.12.2012. Montego Bay 

Police station. 

S.L abo K. C 04.10. 2012 Courtesy Cops, 

Montego Bay 

Initial Investigators 

Statement, Diary 

Entry, Firearm 

ammunition 

registers and eye 

witness statements 

are outstanding. 

Statements from 

concern officers and 

Medical certificate 

outstanding. 

NB. No entry was 

allegedly made in 

the Courtesy Cops 

Log Book in respect 

of this incident.

W62/12 Westmorelan 

d 



Assault S.W. 25.07.2012 Savanna-la-mar 



sent to forensic 

investigator re- 

photo images of 

injuries and exhibits 

with the 

understanding that 

statements would be 

recorded 

afterwards. 

Complainant left 

before and the only 

info available is that 

which is on the 

Referral Form. 

Letter sent to Town 

Head Dist. Town 

Head P.A. 

West/Land, hoping 

to re-establish 

contact with 

complainant.



No File # Incident Location of 

Incident 

1 W46/12 Fatal shooting St. James MW was 

allegedly shot 

in cold blood 

in his bedroom 

at Flankers by 

Police Officers 

on June 14, 


Investigation 

2011. 

2 W57/11 Fatal Shooting St. James M T reported 

that her 

paternal uncle, 

L M was 

unlawfully 

shot and killed 

in his 

community; 

Hopeton by 

Police Officers 

on July4, 

2011. 

3 W9/11 Fatal Shooting Hanover C Ms on 

Sunday, 

23.01.2011 

was shot and 

killed by a 



Commenced 

14.6.11 Internal External 

Ballistic 

Certificate 

5.7.11 Ballistic 

Certificate 

26.01.11 File sent to 

Legal Unit



at his home in 

Green Island. 

4 W59/11 Fatal Shooting St. James S Palleged that 

her brother, K 

P was brutally 


by Police 

Officers in the 

community of 

Greenpond on 

July9, 2011. 

Likewise 

Complainant 

for D S is of 

the same 

opinion. 

5 W56/10 Fatal Shooting St. James D D on 

20.07.2010 

was shot and 

killed by the 

police after he 

allegedly 

pointed a 

firearm at 

them whilst at 

the PC Bank in 

Cambridge. 

6 W78/10 Fatal Shooting St. James L G on the 

30.11.2010 

was shot and 

killed by the 


Certificate 


Certificate 


Certificate



police after he 

allegedly fired 

at them. 

7 W89/11 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland Complainants 

(C G & A B- 

M) 

in the matter 

alleged that 

their brothers 

who were in 

the custody of 

the police were 


by the police 

on Thursday, 

Oct. 6, 2011 at 

11:15pm. 

8 W46/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland Complainant D 

C alleges that 

his son was 


in cold blood 

at his home by 


9 W108/12 Fatal Shooting St. James V M alleges 

that his brother 

was shot and 

killed in cold 

blood by the 

police at his 


Certificate 


Certificate 


Certificate 

Statement 

from 

Complainant 

and his wife



home. 

10 W118/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland L alleges that 

her brother 

was shot and 

killed by the 

police in cold 

blood along 

135 Dalling 

Street. 

11 W01/13 Fatal Shooting St. James P.P. reported 

that her son 

was shot and 

killed by 

members of 

the Security 

Force at 

Coffee Lane, 

12 W83/11 Shooting 

Injury 

Mt. Salem. 

St. James I.G. alleges 

that he was 

shot 

unnecessarily 

by a police 

officer in St. 

James. 

13 W1/12 Assault Westmoreland R.S. alleges 

that he was 



in the White 

Hall 

18.12.12 Statement 

from ASP 

Gayle 

Eye-witness 

son statement 

Post Mortem 

and Ballistic 

4.01.13 Probe for 

witness 

statement 

Certificates 

Post Mortem 

Certificate 

Statements 

from soldiers 


Court 

Outcome 


Court 

Outcome



community of 

Negril. 

14 W3/12 Assault St. James S. B. Alleges 

that on Jan. 6, 

12 she was 

physically 


member of the 

police force. 

15 W5/12 Assault Westmoreland K.R. alleges 

that whilst in 

custody at the 

Sav. PS he was 

physically 

assaulted by 

members of 

the Jamaica 

16 W34/12 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Defence Force. 

Westmoreland S.G. reported 

that ON March 

5, 2012 she 

was unlawfully 

arrested by 



Sav. P.S. She 

further sted 

that their 

behaviour was 

unprofessional. 


Court 

Outcome 

17.01.12 To transcribe 

cds for 

information 

and do F.I.R. 


Court 

Outcome 

17 W31/12 Assault St. Ann C.W. alleges 19.04.12 To do F.I.R.



that he was 

physically 



at Discovery 

Bay in St. 

Ann. 

18 W43/12 Assault Hanover D.D & P.C. 

alleged that 

they were 

physically 

assaulted by 



Sandy Bay 

19 W49/12 Assault St. James B.C. alleges 

that he was 

physically 

assaulted by 


in St. James 


Barnett Street 

20 W52/12 Mal. 


Property 

P.S. 

P.S. 

Hanover T.W. alleges 

that she was 

stopped by 


in and address 

in an 


Court 

Outcome 


Medical 

Certificate and 

Court 

Outcome 


Court 

Outcome




manner which 


damage to her 

property. 

21 W102/12 Assault Westmoreland D.M. alleges 

that her 

nephew whilst 

in custody at 

the Bethel 

Town P.S. was 

physically 

assaulted by 

members of 

the police 

force. 

22 W11/12 Assault Trelawny L.C. alleges 

that he was 

physically 

assaulted by 



Falmouth 

Police Traffic 

23 W02/13 Malicious 


Property 

Department 

St. James A. E. alleges 

that members 

of the police 

force and the 

JDF during a 

search of his 

13.11.12 Station Diary 

Statements 

from C.O. and 

eyewitnesses 

13.12.12 

Matter settled 

through 

mediation 

8.1.13 

Matter settled 

through 

mediation 

Medical 

Certificates



premises 

created 

damage to 

which he 

wants to be 

compensated. 

24 W13/13 Assault Hanover S.M. alleges 

that on 

February 23, 

2013 he was 

physically 

assaulted by 

members of 

the Green 

Island Police 

Station 

8.03.13



No. File # Incident Location of 

Incident 


Investigation 

1 W12/11 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland Complainant, A. R. alleges that her son 

O. B. was unlawfully killed by 

members of the Jamaica Constabulary 

Force on January 24, 2011 

2 W4/11 Fatal Shooting Hanover Complainant, A. W. alleges that her 

bother L. H. was unlawfully killed by 



3 W42/10 Fatal Shooting St. James Complainant – S. M. reported that her 

son K. B. was unlawfully killed by 


Force on June 11, 2010 

4 W70/11 Fatal Shooting St. James Complainant – M.M reported that her 

brother was unlawfully killed by 


Force 

5 W111/11 Fatal Shooting St. James B.G reported that her brother was 

unlawfully shot and killed by police 

officers on December 02, 2011 

Commenced 

24/1/2011 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 


Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

10/01/2011 Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from Cons. 

Lee 

outstanding 


Report 

outstanding 

07/08/2011 F.I.R to be 

prepared 

02/12/11 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

Medical 

Report 

outstanding 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement



6 W10/12 Fatal Shooting St. James J.B . reported that her son O. S. was 

unlawfully shot and killed by a group 

of police officers on February 2, 2012 

7 W7/12 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting the shooting of 

C. C by Spl/Cons. D. R and Cons. A. R 


8 W2/12 Fatal Shooting St. James D. A. reported that her boyfriend J.C 

was shot and killed by police officers 

on January 09, 2012. 

9 W8/12 Fatal Shooting St. James N. L. reported that her nephew R. L. 

was shot and killed by police officers 


02/02/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

23/01/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

09/01/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

31/01/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

from 

Investigating 

Officer 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from 

Investigating 

Officer 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from 

Investigating 

Officer 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from DSP 

Tabannah 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding



10 W33/11 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland T. Y. reported that D. K. was chased 

by three police officers and shot and 

killed. 

11 W90/11 Fatal Shooting St. James J. P. reported that her son P. P. was 

shot and killed by police officers 

12 W20/12 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting the fatal 

shooting of A.G., M. G., & G. C. 

13 W74/12 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting the shooting 

death of an unidentified man on 

Barnett Street by Det. O. White 

14 W80/12 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting the shooting 

death of R.M. by members of the 

police force on September 20, 2012. 

15 W07/13 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting the fatal 

shooting of L. M. by members of the 

Jamaica Constabulary Force on 

January 13, 2013. 

24/05/2011 P.F.I.R being 

drafted 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

07/10/11 Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

06/09/2012 Prepare 

P.F.I.R 

20/09/2012 Notice of 

disobedience 

to be prepared 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from 

Det/Sgt. S 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

outstanding 

from 

Det/Sgt. K. 

Barnett and 

DSP Ranger 


Report 

outstanding




Incident 


Investigation 

1 W37/11 Fatal Shooting St. James It is alleged that on Thursday the 

02/06/2011 the deceased was fatally 

shot inside Brandon Hill pump house 

by members of the Jamaica 


2 W44/11 Fatal Shooting St. James Allegations are that on Tuesday the 

09/06/11 at about 8:45 a.m. the 

deceased D.W. was among a group of 

men in a yard who fired at the police 

and the police returned the fire and 

D.W. was hit 

3 W26/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Allegations are that on Thursday the 

22/03/12 O.L. was fatally shot by 


Force 

Commenced 

03/06/11 To prepare 

P.F.I.R 

09/06/11 To find a key 

witness to 

record a 

statement 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 


To copy 

Firearm 

Register 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding. 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Forensic 

Report 

outstanding. 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

22/03/12 Forensic 

Report 

outstanding. 

4 W37/12 Fatal Shooting Trelawny Allegations are that on Tuesday the 17/04/12 P. F.I.R 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding



17/04/12 P.W. was fatally shot and 

killed by a member of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force after he was 

allegedly to have attacked them. 

5 W38/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Allegations are that on Tuesday the 

24/04/12 K. E. and A.A. were fatally 

shot by a joint team of members of the 

Jamaica Constabulary Force and 

Jamaica Defence Force 

6 W77/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland Allegations are that on Friday the 

14/09/12 the deceased was fatally shot 



7 W84/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland D.M is alleged to have been killed in a 

shootout with members of the Jamaica 


8 W106/12 Shooting Injury St. James T.B was accidentally shot by a member 

of the Jamaica Constabulary Force on 

11/11/2012 

9 W10/13 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland J. W. alleges that her common law 

husband was fatally shot by members 

of the Jamaica Constabulary Force 

completed 


Report 

outstanding 


Report 

outstanding 

Investigating 

Officer is 

outstanding 

Copy of 

Ammunition 

& Firearm 

Register to 

be copied 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 


medical 

report 


Report 

outstanding.




Incident 


Investigation 

1 W63/10 Fatal Shooting St. James Complainant C.R. alleges that her 

brother was unlawfully shot and killed 


Constabulary Force on August 30, 

2010 

2 W76/10 Fatal Shooting St. James Complainant A.F. alleges that her son 

S. M. was fatally shot and killed by 


Force after an altercation at a gas 

station on November 17, 2010 

3 W50 a/11 Fatal Shooting St. James INDECOM is reporting on behalf of 

A.M. was fatally shot and killed by 

Commenced 

16/09/2010 To prepare 

P.F.I.R 

18/11/2011 Check force 

policy on 

firing in 

public places 

20/06/2011 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 


Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Statement 

from Initial 

Investigator 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Medical 

Certificates 

from injured 

persons 

Ballistic 

Report




Force on June 17, 2011 

4 W48/12 Fatal Shooting Hanover C.D. was fatally shot on Tuesday, 

June5, 2012 on a boa t in Salt Creek, 



5 W65/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Deceased was fatally shot during an 

alleged shootout. 

6 W75/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Police acting upon information, went to 

Home Hill where they saw two men 

who opened fired at them. 

05/06/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

22/08/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

13/09/2012 Do a IBIS 

check on the 

spent shells 

outstanding 

Get a report 

from the first 

doctor to 

note what he 

observed 

Conduct ID 

Parade 

Get 

statement 

from family 

members as 

whether 

victim Is left 

or right 

handed 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Awaiting 

statements 

from 

concerned 

officers 

Awaiting 

statements 

from 

concerned



7 W110/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland O. G was fatally shot and killed by 


Force after he was alleged to have fired 

at them 

8 W05/13 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland J. C. was fatally shot and killed by 


force who alleged that he was acting in 

a suspicious manner. 

9 W12/13 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland J.G was fatally shot in an alleged 

shootout in Brighton District . 

22/11/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

08/01/2013 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

08/02/2013 Probe for 

additional 

witness 

Prepare 

P.F.I.R 

officers 

Awaiting 

Ballistic 

Report 

Awaiting 

Ballistic 

Report 

Awaiting 

Post Mortem 

Report 

Awaiting 

Ballistic 

Report 

Awaiting 

Post Mortem 

Report 

Awaiting 

Ballistic 

Report 

Awaiting 

Post Mortem 

Report




Incident 


Investigation 

1 W112/11 Fatal Shooting St. James D.M. is alleged to have been killed in a 

shootout with members of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force in Flankers, St. 

James 

2 W11/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Complainant S.T alleges that her 

boyfriend O. W. was fatally shot and 

killed by members of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force at their home 

3 W22/12 Fatal Shooting St. James Information received is that police 

went on operation in the Love Lane 

area where a shootout ensued and S.C 

was killed. 

4 W47/12 Fatal Shooting St. James J.B was fatally shot and killed by 


after acting upon information received 

that an alleged gunman was at a 

particular location. 

5 W45/12 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland O.M was fatally shot and killed by 


Force 

6 W59/12 Fatal Shooting St. James P. W. is alleged to have been killed in 

an operation carried out by members of 

Commenced 



Report 

outstanding 

08/02/2012 Prepare a 

summary of 

the case for 

DPP 

06/03/2012 Q & A 

conducted 

21/05/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

01/06/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

27/07/2013 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report



7 W91/12 Fatal Shooting St. James 

the Montego Hills Police Station on 

July 27, 2012 

R. M. is alleged to have been 

unlawfully shot and killed by members 

of the Jamaica Constabulary Force 

8 W101/12 Fatal Shooting St. James D.C. is alleged to have been shot and 

killed in a shootout in an operation 

with members of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force and the Jamaica 

Defence Force 

9 W08/13 Fatal Shooting Westmoreland R.R is alleged to have been shot and 

killed in an operation conducted by 



10 W96/11 Shooting Injury St. James C.B. alleges that he was shot and 

injured by police officers 

11 W13/11 Shooting Injury St. James Complainant E. F. alleges C. F. that 

her sick son was unlawfully shot by 


Force 

outstanding 


Ballistics 

25/10/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

17/01/2013 Firearm & 

Ammunition 

Registers to 

be copied 

20/10/11 ID Parade to e 

conducted 

Report 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Medical 

Report 

outstanding 


Ballistics 

Report




Incident 


Investigation 

1 W64/10 Fatal Shooting St. James J. G. is alleged to have been shot and 


Constabulary Force while running 

away from them 

2 W51/11 Fatal Shooting St. James An unidentified man was shot and 


Constabulary Force on the Howard 

Cooke Boulevard. 

3 W17/12 Fatal Shooting St. James T.C. is alleged to have been killed by 


Force 

4 W56/12 Fatal Shooting Hanover B.C is alleged to have been killed in a 

shoot out with members of the Jamaica 

Constabulary Force in Askenish, 

Hanover on July 12, 2012 

5 W92/12 Fatal Shooting Trelawny C.R. is alleged to have been killed in a 

operation carried out by members of 

Commenced 

17/09/2010 P.F.I.R 

completed 

20/06/2011 P.F.I.R 

completed 

17/02/2012 P.F.I.R 

completed 


Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistic 

Report 

outstanding 


Report 

outstanding 

12/10/2012 Firearm & 

Ammunition 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 

Police 

Statements 

outstanding 

Post Mortem 

Report



the Jamaica Constabulary Force and 

the Jamaica Defence Force 

6 W26/12 Fatal Shooting St. James O.L is alleged to have been shot and 



7 W111/12 Fatal Shooting St. James C. G. was fatally shot and killed by 


Force 

8 W06/13 Fatal Shooting St. James L.S alleges that her son was unlawfully 

shot and killed by members of the 

Jamaica Constabulary Force 

9 W27/12 Shooting Injury Trelawny S.R is alleged to have been shot and 

injured in a shootout in Race Course 

Trelawny by members of the Jamaica 

Register to 

copied 

P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

outstanding 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 

22/03/2012 P.F.I.R Post Mortem 

Report 

outstanding 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 


Report 

outstanding 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 


Report 

outstanding 

23/03/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

Ballistics 

Report 

outstanding 

Medical 

Certificate 

outstanding




10 W36/12 Shooting Injury St. James J. W. is alleged to have been shot and 

injured at Margaretville in Montego 

Bay by a member of the Jamaica 


11 W76/12 Shooting Injury Hanover G.C is alleged to have been shot and 

injured by members of the constabulary 

Force during an operation in the March 

Town area 

13/04/2012 Copy of 

footage to be 

retrieved from 

Coral Cliff 

Prepare F.I.R 

11/09/2012 P.F.I.R to be 

prepared 

Response 

from FLA 

outstanding 

Awaiting 

Medical 

Report

SPECIAL CASE UNIT 

(SCU) 

CATEGORY 

A

THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT – SPECIAL CASE UNIT (SCU) 

CATEGORY A FATALITY INVESTIGATIONS 

No. Date of Incident 

Location of 

Incident 

1 13/10/10 Roberts Close, 

Kingston 10 

2 18/01/11 2 Calladium 

Crescent, 

Olympic 

Gardens, 

Kingston 11. 

3 10/3/11 13 Poncianna 

Avenue, Olympic 

Gardens, 

Kingston 11. 

Allegations 

It is alleged that both young men 

were shot and killed at the home of 

S. W. on October 13, 2010. 

Complainant, Mrs. C.-A. alleges that 

her son, T. M. was shot and killed by 

police from the Hunts Bay Police 

Station; she also alleges that 

Inspector K. prior to his death told 

her to “get your son out of the area 

or else we a come back come kill 

him, because the people dem do 

not want him here.” 

The complainant, A. C. alleges that 

her son D. C. was shot and killed by 

the police while he was preparing 

breakfast for his son in full view of 

his family members. 

Date 

Investigation 

Commenced 



28/10/10 Awaiting Ballistics and 

Biology outstanding. 

20/1/11 No response received Area 

Commander nor from the 

other officers who were on 

the operation. 

10/3/2011 To make contact with 

Dr. P requesting a 

statement from him 

regarding the 

damaged copper 

jacket taken from the 

deceased body that 

was given to the 

Initial Investigator. 

To write to JCF 

Personnel re the 

employment status of 

Initial Investigator. 

Biological and Chemistry 

Reports outstanding. 

Notices were prepared and 

sent to other officers on the 

operation, however no 

response was received. 

Issue with damaged 

recovered copper jacket.



4 25/04/2000 Complainant alleges her daughter J. 

A. was shot and killed by police 

5 April 29, 2009 6 Drummond 

Street, Kingston 

CSO 

6 December 7, 

2010 

7 November 12, 

2008 

Lot 243 Kenny 

Path Bay Farm 

Villa, Kingston 

11 

2B Paisley Road, 

Kingston 5 

8 May 18, 2009 35 Waltham Park 

Road, Kingston 

13 

Complainant alleges that A. B. was 

shot and killed by police 

Complainant alleges that R. P. was 


S. S. alleges that her father M. S. was 


P. M. alleges that a family member, 

O. S. was shot and killed by police 

April 25, 2000 The Director of Public 

Prosecution (DPP) ruled in 

May 2001 that criminal 

charges be made out 

against Cons. R. A.; 

however he was acquitted 

4 years later in April 2004. 

May 6, 2009 The matter was referred to 

the DPP for ruling since 

September 9, 2009. No 

further information has 

been received since. 

14-Dec-10 

November 12, 

2008 

1. Q n A to be 

conducted with G B 

and P. 

2. Awaiting response 

from pathologist 

DPP ruled that on April 

11, 2011 that matter be 

referred to Coroner for the 

Corporate area. No further 

information has been 

received re a ruling. 

May 19, 2009 DPP ruled that on April 

29, 2011 that matter be 


Corporate area.



9 June 15, 2009 21 Payne 

Avenue, Payne 

Land, Kingston 

11 

10 October 24, 

2008 

Collie Smith 

Drive, Kingston 

12 

11 28/12/2010 Redberry District, 

Porus, 

Manchester 

Complainant alleges that H. T. was 


H. H. alleged that his nephew D. S. 

o/c “M. M.” was shot and killed by 

police after he reported to the 

Denham Town P/S as a condition of 

his bail 

Mr. G. P. o/c S. was allegedly fatally 

shot by the police in December 28, 

2010. Mr. P. reportedly was 

travelling in a car which the police 

signaled to stop, however the car 

sped away and they got out ran into 

bushes where gunshots were heard 

and P. was found suffering from 

gunshots wounds. 

June 22, 2009 2-1-2013 


Tuesday, 

December 28, 

2010 

1. Investigator to 

contact Initial 

Investigator re further 

information 

pertaining to the 

death of the eyewitness. 

2. Notice to be served 

on Scene of Crime 

personnel 

DPP ruled on May 30, 

2011 that matter be 


Corporate area. 

August 18, 2010 - DDP 

did not make a ruling 

owing to the absence of 

ballistic certificate. 

2-1-2013 


Outstanding 

FIR to be completed 1. Awaiting biology and 

ballistic reports 

2. Transcripts outstanding 

(6)



12 24/03/2012 Stewart Town, St. 

Mary 

13 17/02/2011 Up -Street , 

Belmount 

District, 

Westmoreland 

14 04/10/2011 Southborough, St. 

Catherine 

P. H. was fatally shot by a Constable 

D. H., who is attached to the Port 

Maria Police Station, who was off 

duty, while at a party after he 

allegedly attacked the police man 

with a knife 

N. was allegedly shot by members of 

the JCF after he allegedly came out 

of a house firing at them. the fire was 

returned and he was shot. M. was 

fatally shot in a house after he and 

other challenged JCF members. It is 

also alleged that the men robbed a 

bar belonging to a DC some three 

days earlier. 

Mr. W. was allegedly shot by police 

from Bridgeport Police Station who 

had been called by his wife N. W. to 

assist in restraining him and taking 

him to the hospital. 

Saturday, March 

24, 2012 

Thursday, 

February 17, 

2011 

Tuesday, 


Q and A 

1. Some statements 

still outstanding 

2. Record statement 

from bartenders (not 

willing to give a 

statement) 

3. Follow up with A. 

D. regarding young 

men at Peter Tosh on 

morning of incident 

to secure statement 

1. Forensic Certificates 

(Chemistry/Biology) 

2. Transcripts outstanding 

Forensic Certificates



15 24/08/2012 Windsor Road, 

St. Ann’s Bay 

Mr. L. was allegedly behaving in a 

boisterous manner and when 

accosted by a Police Constable 

pulled a knife. The police fired four 

shots which resulted in the death of 

Mr. L. 

16 10/12/2009 St. Andrew R. H. was fatally shot by the police 

who were going to his apartment 

acting on information. Two 

policemen discharged their weapons. 

The police stated that they went to 

Ivy Green Mews, St. Andrew where 

a man was seen. When accosted he 

pulled a firearm and shot at the 

police. A firearm was recovered 

Friday, August 

24, 2012 

1. Internal Forensic 

report to come 

2. TSD to provide 

report, CD and 

receipts. To come 

3. To serve notices on 

other police 

personnel identified 

4. To revisit scene 

with FE and photo 

same 

5.To return to area in 

search of other 

witnesses 

6. To apply to Area II 

Control for records of 

incident 

10/12/2009 1. Investigator to 

send notices to 

Det/Ins. W Wand 

Det./Cpl G. G 

regarding chain of 

custody of exhibits.



17 16/11/2010 St. Andrew A policewoman spotted her fiancee's 

stolen motor car and requested 

assistance from her colleagues who 

came in an unmarked unit. The stolen 

car was followed with the assistance 

of a marked unit they try to stop the 

driver who refused to stop. The car 

was chased until it crashed along 

Alexander Road Kingston 13. Two 

gunmen ran from the driver and front 

passenger seats of the car. They open 

fire at the police who returned same 

and made good their escape. T. E. 

was found in the back seat of the car 

suffering from a gunshot wound. He 

was taken to the K.P.H. where he 

was declared dead. Passengers in the 

car contradicted the police version. 

They said that the police open fire on 

the car when the driver who was 

unarmed refused to stop 

18 10/1/2011 St. Andrew The police acting on information 

went to an apartment complex on 

Brook Ave. In Duhaney Park and 

accosted a group of gunmen who 

open fire at the police who returned 

same. E. was found suffering from 

gunshot wounds and later declared 

dead at K.P.H. A witness refuted the 

police account saying that E. was 

held and then taken to a section of 

the compound where the police 

murdered him. The police wore 

mask. The police recovered a 

firearm. 

18/11/2010 1. Following leads to 

get driver of car and 

to encourage other 

witnesses to give 

statements 

2.To get diary entries 

from both stations 

10/1/2011 1. To copy diary 

entry from area 4 

Headquarters. 

Awaiting the Biology, 

Chemistry and DNA 

certificates 

1. Awaiting forensic 

reports.



19 26/03/2011 St. Catherine The police stopped a motor car with 

four men who alighted from same. 

Two men pointed guns at the police 

who fired at the group which resulted 

in two being declared dead at the 

Linstead Hosp. and two admitted. 

Both injured men refuted the police 

version and stated that there were 

Five men in the car and the police 

allowed one to leave. A firearm and 

an imitation firearm along with ganja 

were recovered 

20 4/10/2010 Ocho Rios, St. 

Ann 

On Sunday, 2010 August 29 

Constable S. W. was among a group 

of persons on a boat when he 

allegedly discharged his firearm. He 

was taken into custody at the Ocho 

Rios Police Station and relieved of 

his firearm and ammunition. He then 

picked up is firearm and ran from the 

station with other policemen in 

pursuit. He is alleged to have 

received a magazine which was 

thrown by his friend and colleague. 

He fired his weapon at his colleagues 

who returned the fire and fatally shot 

him. Cons. R. E. was shot and 

injured. He along with Constable D. 

R. and Constable S. F. discharged 

their weapons. 

27/03/2011 1. Take a further 

statement J. M. and 

S. J. 

2. Take a statement 

from motor car 

owner. 

4/10/2010 

1. Investigator to get 


police to show chain 

of custody of 

exhibits. 

2. To re-interview 

children who were in 

custody 

Forensic certificates 

outstanding.



21 27/5/10 Kirkland Height, 

St. Andrew 

Mr. KC was fatally shot at his home 

in Kirkland Heights by members of 

the Jamaica Defense Force 

17/8/10 FIR to be completed


(SCU) 

CATEGORY 

B

No. File No. Location of Incident Allegations 

1 367/10 Along Morgan Drive, 

Content District, York 

Town, Clarendon 

2 229/10 Along Stock Farm 

Road, in Golden 

Spring, St. Andrew 

3 78/11 Race Course Lane, 

Rema 

4 217/09 29 Varma Road, 

Kingston 11 

6 345/11 Bryce Hill Lane, 

Kingston 7 

7 SCU/61/12 Lincoln, Brown's 

Town, St. Ann 

Complainant, M. B. alleges that her 15 

year old grandson, O. P. went to York 

Town, Content to visit with school 

friends on October 30, 2010 at about 11 

p.m. she received information that he 

was killed by the police. 

Complainant, E. S. is reporting that on 

Sunday, 2010 July 4 her brother, K. H. 

was shot and killed in the Golden Spring 

area by police under questionable 


Four persons were shot and killed and 

three were injured during a Joint Police 

Military raid led by Sup. D. H. 

Complainant alleges that her husband E. 

S. was killed under suspicious 

circumstance 

The complainant alleged that her son C. 

W. was shot and killed by police because 

he is related to I. B. who is on the police 

wanted list 

IDECOM was informed by the police of 

a fatal shooting in Brown's Town 

Date Investigation 

Commenced 

20/12/10 To collect a 

letter from the 

Lionel Town 

Hospital. 

26/7/10 Final Report to 

be drafted 

July 9, 2009 



Letter was 

written to Col. 

Cole 

May 27, 2012 FIR to be 

drafted 

Awaiting 

Forensic 

Certificates. 

Forensic 

Certificates 

outstanding. 

Awaiting 


military 

personnel 


incident 


outstanding 

August 9, 2012 Ballistic report 

& one police 

statements 

outstanding

8 149/11 West Cumberland 

Blvd. Portmore, St. 

Catherine 

It is alleged that on April 30, 2011 at 

approximately 11:30 p.m. while on his 

way home Cpl. O. J. was held up by two 

gunmen along West Cumberland 

Boulevard and they attempted to rob 

him. Cpl. J. reportedly responded by 

shooting A. W. in the chest and upper 

limbs. He was pronounced dead at the 

Spanish Town Hospital and the other 

man escaped 

9 SCU 83/12 6 It was reported that on Friday October 

05, 2012, police from the St. Ann 

Operational Support Team acting on 

information visited the hut/shed in the 

Orange Valley Area where the deceased 

was said to be. The police reportedly 

announced themselves to two men who 

were standing outside. Both men ran one 

opened fire at the police which was 

returned and S. was later found on the 

ground suffering from gunshot wounds. 

He was taken to the St. Ann's By 

Hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

4/5/2011 File sent to DOC 

for vetting and 

comments 

5/10/2012 1. Apply for 

ballistic and 

forensic report 

after receiving 

statement and 

exhibits info 

from TSD Area 

2. who 

processed scene 

Forensic Report 

outstanding 

1. Awaiting 

post mortem 

and post 

mortem report 

2. Awaiting 

Forensic and 

Ballistic reports

10 SCU/94/12 Vicinity of West 

Street, Port Antonio 

11 23/11 Brixton Hill, Mocho, 

Clarendon 

12 485/11 Highway 2000 on 

October 2, 2011, Old 

Harbour, St. Catherine 

Mr.G. was allegedly shot by the police 

along West Street in Port Antonio after 

he ran when accosted by the police and 

fired shots at them indescrimately. 

Mr. C. who was allegedly mentally 

impaired, was fatally shot by JCF police 

officers after allegedly attacked the JCF 

Officer while at his home in Brixton 

Hill, Mocho, Clarendon 

Mr. G. was shot after he allegedly 

crashed through the barrier at the toll 

booth at the vineyards Plaza of Highway 

2000, exited the vehicle; and then got 

into the police service vehicle and drove 

it away. Policeman manage to enter the 

police unit and a struggle ensued 

resulting in G. been shot once. He was 

pronounced dead at May Pen Hospital. 

12/10/2012 1. Applied for 

Post Mortem 

examination. 

2. Applied for 

Ballistic and 

Forensic Report 

3. To collect 


injured 8 year 

old. 

4. Awaiting 


Sgt Blackwood. 

5. Awaiting 

medical report 

July 27, 2011 PFIR to be 

completed 

Sunday October 2, 

2011 

FIR 

SUBMITTED 

1. Awaiting 

Ballistics 

2. Transcripts 

outstanding 

Awaiting 

Ballistic 

Certificate

13 A/62/12 

(145/12) 

Greenwich Farm, 

Kingston 

14 SCU/43/12 Boscobel Heights, 

Oracabessa, St. Mary 

15 SCU/62/12 Paggee Beach, Port 

Maria 

Mr. B. was fatally shot by member of the 

JCF Monday March 19, 2012 at his 

home in Greenwich Farm, Kingston. It is 

alleged that he and a male accomplice 

saw the police, ran into a yard, engaged 

the police in gun fire and he was shot. 

Allegation is that JCF members were 

wearing mask 

Mr. M. was fatally shot by an off duty 

female Detective Corporal of police after 

he and a male accomplice attempted to 

rob her at gun point 

Mr. B. was fatally shot by unknown 

person(s) while at a party. (it is believed 

that an off duty police officer shot him) 

Monday, March 19, 

2012 

1. Additional 

witness 

statements to be 

recorded 

2. Additional 

information 

from Firearm 

and Ammunition 

registers to be 

collected 

3. Firearm of all 

7 officers on 

operation to be 

checked 


report to be 

applied for 

5. Write to 

forensic 

Laboratory re 

firearm 

recovered 

Friday July 6, 2012 1. PFIR to be 

completed. 

Monday, August 13, 

2012 

FIR completed 

Original and 

Copy file 

submitted to LO 

Forensic reports 

outstanding 


outstanding

16 26/11 

Contents District, St. 

Elizabeth 

Allegations are that Mr. K. who is also 

of unsound mind attacked his nephew 

with a machete as well as other 

community members with stones 

injuring them. It is said that he damaged 

the vehicle of District Constable J. M. 

and was in the process of chopping at 

him when he was shot. 

17 614/11 St. Elizabeth R. P. was allegedly shot by the police 

after he was reportedly making a 

nuisance of himself and attacked an 

elderly man in the community of 

Lacovia. The police was called and he 

was shot after allegedly trying to attack 

one of them with a machete. He was 

later pronounced dead at Black River 

Hospital 

Saturday July 30, 

2011 

Saturday, February 

19, 2011 

1. To revisit 

scene 

2. PFIR to be 

completed. 

1. Contact to be 

made with 

family members 

identified in BSI 

file re Mental 

status 

2. Statement to 

be collected 

from Post 

Mistress (On 

leave out of 

country when 

investigators 

went to do 

same) 

3. PFIR to be 

completed. 

2-1-2013 

1. Post mortem 

report to be 

returned rebullet 

taken 

from body 

2. Q n A of two 

police officers - 

11-01-2013 

3. Q n A and 

detailed 



1. Ballistic, 

Chemistry and 

Biology 

Reports

18 47/11 St. Elizabeth Mr. R. was allegedly shot and killed by 

S/Sergeant W. P. after he jumped out of 

bushes and attacked him and his brother 

19 61/10 Sabina Park, Kingston The police were on patrol when they saw 

two men who were challenged. Both 

men pulled guns, open fire at the police 

and ran onto the compound of Sabina 

Park. One of the men escaped and C. 

was found with wounds. He was taken to 

KPH where he was declared dead by the 

doctor on duty. A gun was recovered. 

20 46/11 Glasspole Avenue 

Kingston 

21 231/11 East Guango Cres. & 

Bayfarm Rd. St. 

Andrew 

The police acting on information went in 

search of a wanted man. The targeted 

house was surrounded and two men ran 

from it while opening fire at the police. 

The police returned the gunfire and D. 

man was found suffering from gunshot 

wound. He was pronounced dead at 

KPH. The other man made good his 

escape. A firearm was recovered. 

The police were on patrol when they 

stopped a motor car. The driver, the sole 

occupant, came out of the car and 

pointed a gun at the police who fired one 

shot which caught the driver, M. in the 

head. He was taken to KPH where he 

died while undergoing treatment. A gun 

was recovered. No eyewitnesses found. 

The deceased was known before by the 

police witness. 

taken from TSD 

rep who 

attended post 

mortem - 10-01- 

2013 

1. To revisit 

scene 

2. PFIR to be 

prepared 

15/02/2010 PFIR to be 

completed. 

2/2/2011 

1. To record 

witness 

statement 

20/06/2011 1. To get entries 

relating to the 

firearms used by 

the police and 

notice the 

issuing officers 

1. Ballistic, 

Chemistry and 

Biology 

Reports 

Awaiting 

ballistics 

certificate 

Awaiting 

forensic 

certificates 

Awaiting 

forensic 

certificates and 

phone records

22 SCU 03/12 Parry Town St. Ann The police acting on information went to 

the house where two persons were seen 

in front room and one male in the back 

room. In the back room the male was 

questioned. Another man was seen under 

the bed and when he was ordered out he 

pointed a firearm at the police and was 

shot. Firearm recovered 

23 329/10 Halls Delight St. 

Andrew 

The police armed with a warrant went to 

the house and upon entering, D. chopped 

at a policeman who fired one shot which 

hit him. D. was taken to UHWI where he 

died on the following day. 

24 10/06 Bull Bay St. Andrew On Wednesday January 04, 2006 the 

police acting on information went to the 

premises where five men were seen. One 

of the men handed over a firearm to D. 

who opened fire at the police who 

returned same. D. was injured by the 

bullets and taken to KPH where he was 

pronounced dead by a doctor on duty. 

Two of men were charged for various 

related offences. A firearm was 

recovered. NOTE THAT THE DPP 

RULED BY LETTER DATED MAY 

04, 2011 THAT FILE BE SENT TO 

THE CORONER. 

13/01/2012 1. To get entries 

relating to the 

firearms used by 

the police and 

notice the 

issuing officers 

2. To interview 

shopkeeper who 

was allegedly 

robbed by the 

deceased 

11/11/2010 1. To enquire 

about the 

machete 

2. To notice 

TSD for 

statement and 

viewer C-D 

25/05/2011 To visit area and 

locate witnesses 

Awaiting 

forensic 

certificates 

Awaiting 

Forensic 

Certificates

25 26/08 Waterford, St. 

Catherine 

On Wednesday, 2008 January 23 S. R. 

was at lot 1204 Manhertz Road 

Waterford, St Catherine when he was 

fatally shot by the police. The police 

alleged that another gunman escaped and 

a firearm recovered. Incomplete file sent 

to the DPP who returned same by letter 

dated 29/07/2011. File returned to 

Investigator on 08/08/2011 

28.1.08 

Returned to 

Investigator on 

8/8/2011 

To close file


(SCU) 

OTHER 

INVESTIGATIONS



No. Incident 

Location of 

Incident 

1 Shooting Injury Burnt Savannah, 

St. Elizabeth 

2 Shooting Injury Old Harbour, St. 

Catherine 

3 Shooting Injury Downtown, 

Kingston 

Allegations 

The complainant, K. W. 

states that she was shot and 

injured by a policeman who 

is the member of a team who 

visits her community and a 

regular basis and terrorizes 

members of the community. 

This complaint was received 

from the Office of the 

Children's Registry. It states 

that eleven year old A. R. 

who was at her friend's 

house was shot and injured. 

A little boy, J. D. who lives 

at the house was also shot 

and injured. 

Complainant, H. B. said he 

was stopped by the police in 

downtown, Kingston and 

shot in the groin area. He 

said that after he was shot 

the police commented, "look 

how you shoot yuhself." 

Date 

Investigatio 

n 

Commenced 



1/4/2011 Efforts being made to 

get outstanding 

Awaiting Forensic reports. 


To draft provisional 

FIR. 

15/7/11 Extra efforts being made to cause J's 

mother to corroborate. 

Awaiting med/cert for A. R. 

Awaiting responses from police 

personnel 

13/8/09 Final Report to be done.

4 Unlawful of 

Property 



5 Assault at 

Common Law 

and Conduct 

Unbecoming 

6 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

St. Andrew and 

Gimme-me-bit 

Clarendon 

Mountain View, 

Kingston 

Portmore, St. 

Catherine 

The complainant, A. B. 

alleges that he was taken 

into custody by the police 

and his properties searched 

by the Revenue Protection 

Division and the police. He 

further alleges that his motor 

vehicle and $530,000 were 

seized unlawfully. 

Complainant, T. B. alleges 

that she was at home 

sleeping when she woke up 

to see policemen in her 

house. She said Sergeant 

White pointed his firearm 

directly at her. 

The complainant, S. D. said 

him and the respondent were 

involved in a motor vehicle 

accident. The respondent 

then promised to effect 

repairs to his vehicle, 

however when he was called 

upon to do so he used 

threatening language to the 

complainant. 

15/10/10 FIR Submitted 

29/10/10 FIR Submitted 

2/3/2011 FIR Submitted



7 New Kingston Complainant, K. C. alleges 

that he was beaten with a 

baton by police personnel 

attached to New Kingston 

Police Post on December 26, 

2010. 

8 Assault St. Mary The complainant, E. G. said 

he was accosted and boxed 

several times by a policeman 

who owns and operates 

buses in St. Mary. 

9 Non-Action Kingston The complainant, C. F. 

alleges that on 17/7/08 her 

business place was burnt by 

a man with whom she an 

altercation. She alleges that 

she was assaulted and she 

reported the matter to 

Stadium Gardens Police 

Station and Cross Roads 

Police and nothing was 

done. 

28/12/10 Prepare FIR 

16/12/11 An incident occurred 

between complainant 

and respondent at 

Richmond Police 

Station. Officers who 

were present were 

Noticed. 

Awaiting police 

responses. 

29/11/10 Final Report is being 

drafted.



10 Sexual Assault Dam Head, St. 

Catherine 

11 Threat, Assault 

and Unduly Long 

Detention 

Toll Gate, 

Clarendon 

12 Assault White River, St. 

Ann 

It was reported that police 

officers went to a nightclub 

in Dam Head, St. Catherine 

and sexually assaulted an 

Exotic Dancer at the Club. 

Complainant, P. C. alleges 

that on April 2, 2011 the 

police came to her house 

and threatened to kill her 

son and physically assaulted 

him. They also went 

looking for another son she 

had and locked up both of 

them at the May Pen Police 

Station, where they were 

again assaulted while in 

custody. Both men were not 

released until April 29, 

2011. 

The complainant, B. L. 

complained of being 

assaulted by officers from 

St. Ann. 

7/9/2010 Final Report is to be 

drafted. 

14/4/11 Final Report to be 

drafted 

17/5/12 FIR to be drafted



13 Assault March Pen Road, 

St. Catherine 

14 Unduly Long 

Detention 


Detention 

Duhaney Park, 

Kingston 


Catherine 

16 Assault Grandy Hole, St. 

Mary 

Complainant, K. G. alleges 

that her baby father, R. H. 

was assaulted by members 

of the JDF and JCF. 

Complainant's parents 

reported that their son, S. R. 

was taken into custody on 

May 6, 2012 and up until the 

time of making the report he 

was not charged. 

R. R.'s baby mother, A. W. 

called INDECOM and 

reported that he was taken 

into custody on May 1, 2012 

and up to May 15 had not 

been charged. 

The complainant, D. G. 

reported that he was 

assaulted by the respondent 

who came to his wife's cook 

shop in Grandy Hole, St. 

Mary. 

3/112 To revisit Hunts Bay 

Police Station to 

record Cell Diary 

Entry. To ascertain 

the identity of 

personnel on the 

operation. 

15/5/12 

15/5/12 To contact 

complainant again 

with a view to record 

statement and Serve 

Notices. 

13/6/12



17 Assault Addersfield 

District, St. Mary 


while at his brother's house, 

the police carried out a 

search at the house and a 

policeman kicked a dog that 

was tied up and when he 

questioned the reason for it, 

he was boxed several times. 

12/9/2011 

reassigned to 

SCU on 

27/9/12 

To collect further 


complainant. 

To record witness 

statements 

To apply for medical 

certificate 

18 Shooting Injury B 5/25/2012 Awaiting statement from one 


19 Shooting Injury B 2/22/2012 FIR to be prepared Outstanding ballistic certificate 

Outstanding statements from soldiers 

20 Non-Action V. E. alleges that she is 

having difficulty obtaining a 

Form D from the police to 

apply for a death certificate 

for her sister 

21 Unlawful Arrest, 

Malicious 

Detention and 


Conduct 

Complainant alleges that her 

son J. C. was unlawfully 

arrested and detained by 

Con. Brandford 

May 4, 2011 

June 15, 

2011



22 Assault Central Police 

Station and Gun 

Court 

J. J. P. M. (complainant) 

alleges he was assaulted by 

police and soldier while in 

police custody at Central P/S 

and Gun Court 

23 Non-Action A. J. alleges that he reported 

a case of threat via text 

messages but has not 

received assistance from the 

police 

24 Unprofessional 

Conduct 

P. C. alleged that the action 

of the police endangered his 

life when he was asked in 

the presence of another 

passenger, if he was 

carrying a firearm. 

Apr-11 FIR drafted Received medical certificate but it 

had an error 

Awaiting statement from Cons. 

Jackson 

Awaiting statement from the two 

soldiers who were involved in the 

cell search that resulted in the alleged 

assault of complainant 

May 11, 

2011 

October 25, 

2011 

Letter (drafted) to be 

sent to personnel at 

COP re identity of 


Unable to determine where police 

officer is stationed, as phone calls 

made to each police station in the 

division he is assigned to, reported 

that the concerned officer is not 

stationed there



25 Abuse of Power Duhaney park 

Police Lock Up 

26 Assault Pennwood High 

School and 

Olympic Gardens 


N. V. was arrested and 

charged with cruelty to a 

child. She has been denied 

the right to visitation from 

her family since she was 

arrested 

S. B. alleged he was beaten 

by police officers at his 

school 

27 Assault M. T. alleged he was 

assaulted by a police officer 

at a party 

28 Assault and 

Detention 

O. M. alleges he was 

assaulted by approximately 

20 police officers and then 

taken into police custody. 

March 5, 

2012 

March 6, 

2012 

March 28, 

2012 

Finalize date to 

record statement 

from school Principal 

and security guard 

Record diary entry 

Notice/s to be 

delivered 

5/4/2012 Apply for medical 

certificate 

Awaiting statements from concerned 

officer/s 

Awaiting statement from concerned 

officer




Detention 


Detention 


Detention 

32 Unlawful 

Detention 


Lock Up 

Spanish Town 



Police lock Up 

Spanish Town 


G. G. alleges that he was 

detained twice in excess of 3 

weeks and released without 

being charged; police have 

been visiting his home since 

W/Inspector Lynch-Miller 

of the Spanish Town Police 

Station refused to accept an 

order from RM Mrs. Wolfe- 

Reece that K. G. be released 

from police lock up by 4pm 

on September 5, 2011 

K. M. alleged he was 

detained from August 30, 

2011 to September 14, 2011 

without being charged. He 

was a witness to the fatal 

shooting of four men by 

police in 2005. 

K. M. alleged he and 8 other 

friend/family members were 

taken into police custody 

and released without being 

charged, and that there were 

some who were assaulted by 


April 15, 

2010 

September 6, 

2011 

September 

13, 2011 

October 10, 

2011 

One statement outstanding from 

concerned officer- K. Williams 

Absence of corroborative statement 

Awaiting response from COP




Detention 


Detention 


Detention 


Detention 

Spanish Town 


Stony Hill Police 

Lock Up 

Half Way Tree & 

Spanish Town 

Police Lock Ups 

Bull Bay & 


Police Lock Ups 

N. M. alleged that her baby 

father, T. H. was taken into 

police custody in excess of 

one week, and was not 

released 

K. K. alleged he was locked 

up by police in excess of 

three weeks before being 

charged. He was later 

released. 

M. W. alleged he was placed 

in police custody for money 

he owed a civilian. While in 

police custody he was told 

by a police officer to repay 

more than what was owed or 

he would remain in police 

custody 

P. D. alleged her brother, E. 

M. has been in police 

custody since November 18, 

2011 without being charged 

December 

13, 2011 

December 

13, 2011 

June 14, 

2011 

November 

22, 2011 

A notice to be sent to 

DSP Wilfred 

Campbell who is 

now stationed at the 

Montego Bay H/Q 

A notice to be sent to 

Det/Cpl Keith Scully 

Awaiting statement s from concerned 

officers 

Awaiting Access to Station Diaries




Detention 


Detention 


Detention 


Detention 

May Pen Police 

Lock Up 

Port Antonio 



Lock Up 

Mountain View 


P. C. alleged her sons, J. R. 

and G. S. was locked up by 

police from April 2-29, 2011 


Complainants were held in 

police custody in excess of 

three days without being 

charged 

W. M. and his son R. M. 

allege that his son was 

detained by the police from 

September 26, 2011 and 

released on September 29, 

2011. 

RM V. E. alleges that she 

made an order for F. W. and 

G. P. to be released on May 

10, 2012 but her order was 

disobeyed 

April 20, 

2011 

January 12, 

2011 

September 

26, 2011 

May 14, 

2012 

One statement outstanding from 

concerned officer- C. Brown 

Awaiting statement from concerned 

officer 

Awaiting statement from RM V. E. 

(complainant)

41 Assault & 

Unlawful 

Detention 



42 Assault & Unduly 

Long Detention 

43 Abuse of Office 

& Neglect of 

Duty 


Police lock Up 

Ocho Rios Police 

Lock Up 

Retreat Police 

Station 

44 Abuse of Office Port Antonio 


F. M. alleges that he was 

beaten by Sgt. Green while 

in police custody 

G. T. alleges he was 

assaulted by several 

policemen including Mr. F. 

while being taken to the 

Ocho Rios Police Station. 

He was locked up for 

Shooting with Intent and 

was released without being 

charged after 4 days. 

Rev. D. M. alleges that 

police arrested him without 

doing any investigation 

which cause public 

embarrassment 

S. B. alleges that she was 

assaulted by a policewoman 

while being taken to the Port 

Antonio Police Station. She 

was arrested twice. 

April 2, 2012 Awaiting Access to Station Diaries 

July 9, 2012 Notice to be prepared 

August 28, 

2012 

September 4, 

2012 

Notice to be prepared 

Diary entry to be 

recorded; Notice to 

be prepared



45 Missing Teen Tivoli Gardens 

Kingston 14, 

Kingston 

46 Seizure of 

property 

Port Henderson, 

Portmore St. 

Catherine 

47 Neglect of Duty Marcus Garvey 

Drive Kingston 

It is alleged that in May 

2010 during the Tivoli 

incursion D. D. was taken 

from his home by members 

of the Security Force during 

a joint police military 

operation and he has not 

been seen since 

Mr. M. stated that his Isuzu 

motor truck was seized by 

the police after it was 

abandoned by his son and he 

had difficulties in having the 

truck returned to him 

M. L. complained that her 

daughter C. A. was killed in 

a motor vehicle accident in 

August 2010 and she 

believes the Sgt. Russell the 

investigating Officer has not 

done his duties where the 

case is concerned. 

28/12/2010 

9/2/2011 

10/5/2011

48 Threat and 

Assault 



49 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Lyndale Avenue 

Kingston 20 

Kingston 

50 Harassment 204 Brunswick 

Avenue Spanish 

Town St. 

Catherine 

Mr. L. M. lives in the 

Cayman Island and he 

reported that he shared an 

intimate relationship with 

W/Sgt. Sharnett Griffith. On 

his last visit to Jamaica in 

March 2011, he had an 

argument with Sgt. Griffiths 

and in the process she along 

with her teenage son 

assaulted him and threatened 

to kill him with her gun. 

* Family members of S. C. 

reported that her partner, 

Con. R. R. discharged his 

firearm in the bedroom wall, 

made several threats to 

complainant and family 

members 

I. T. mother of K. B. 

complained that he is being 

harassed by police at the 


26/05/2011 

29/06/2011 

6/7/2011



51 Neglect of Duty Browns Hall 


St. Catherine 

52 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

53 Threat and 

Seizure of 

Property 

Molynes Road and 

Half Way Tree 


Kingston 

Via telephone 

Kingston 

Complainant O. D. reported 

that he was attacked and 

assaulted by four women in 

his community and he 

reported the incident to 

police McIntosh at the 

Browns Hall Police Station 

and no action has been taken 

by the police since his report 

was made. 

Ms. A. W. reported she was 

assaulted by a man whom 

she had sold a property and 

she sought the assistance of 

police from Half Way Tree. 

According to her, the police 

who responded behaved in 

an unprofessional manner 

and their actions following 

her report also suggest some 

level of corruption and 

unprofessional behaviour 

Dr. E. B. reported that his 

Remington shotgun and 

license booklet were seized 

by Mr. Marshal of the 

Firearm Licensing Authority 

with the aid of Sgt. Rodney 

of Mobile Reserve. He also 

said that Mr. Marshall 

suggested that they are 

going to kill him. 

12/7/2011 

3/8/2011 

8/9/2011



54 Harassment and 

Threat 

55 Unlawful 

Detention 

56 Unlawful 

Detention 

Clarence Road 

Kingston 

Caymans Gulf 

Club Kingston and 

Bucksfield St. 

Ann 

Tower Street 

Adult Correctional 

Centre 

Mr. D. L. reported that for 

months of August and 

September 2011 he has been 

harassed and threatened by 

the police who want to kill 

him 

Mr. A. B. thru his attorney 

reported that in July 2010 

police from Mobile Reserve 

searched his vehicle & 

home, took his finger print 

& detained him for 2 days. 

He was released after his 

attorney filed Habeas 

Corpus. In August 2011 the 

police searched his business 

for guns & damaged part of 

the ceiling of his business 

place. He claimed that he 

has done nothing wrong & 

he is in fear of the police 

based on their actions 

towards him. 

Mr. J. H. reported that he 

was sentenced in 1995 at the 

Governor General‟s pleasure 

and he believes he is lost in 

the system 

26/10/2011 

8/12/2011 

5/1/2012 Awaiting responses from MOJ, DCS 

and Independent Council on Human 

Rights on position on GG Pleasure



57 Assault Beside Armani 

Night Club 

Orange Bay 

St. Mary 

58 Shooting 

injury/Destruction 

of Property 

Lot 144 

Torrington Park 

Housing Scheme 

Kingston 

Mr. G. M. alleged that on 

the 01/07/2012 while he was 

at his shop on Main Street in 

Orange Bay Cons. R. W. 

whom he knew from high 

school asked him why he 

said he is to suck his mother. 

He stated that he denied the 

allegation but Cons. 

Williams hit him in the face, 

pulled his firearm and 

threatened him. Mr. G. said 

he had to seek medical 

attention. 

Mr. L. W. reported that on 

10/2/12 police officers from 


Station shot up his house, 

damaged his door and his 

left shoulder was also grazed 

during the shootout. He 

added that he was brought o 

SSP Bent in New Kgn and 

asked to give names of 2 bad 

men in his area. He did not 

& was carried back home 

9/1/2012 

14/02/2012 Awaiting Medical certificate from 

KPH



59 Perversion of the 

course of Justice 

CISOCA office St. 

Ann's Bay 

St. Ann 

60 Assault Richmond Farm 


Center St. Mary 

61 Wrongful Arrest Intersection of 

Lady Musgrave 

Road and 

Trafalgar Road 

Kingston 

Ms. A. E. reported that her 

14 yr old daughter S. was 

interviewed in her absence 

by the police and she was 

forced/pressured to give a 

false statement. The child 

collaborated mother‟s 

complaint 

Inmate A. S. reported that 

on 31.12.11 he was working 

in the cleaning party and 

while returning from the 

rubbish bin he was searched 

by Cpl. Grant a Correctional 

Officer in a sexual manner 

and when he resisted that 

approach he was beaten 

with a baton over his body. 

Cons. D. E. reported that on 

27/3/12 while conducting 

business a team from Anti- 

Corruption Branch arrested 

& transported him to 3 

locations & his ordeal lasted 

for 6 hrs. He was then 


charged. 28/3/12 

29/02/2012 

27/02/2012 FIR submitted to DOC for vetting 

and Comments 

28/03/2012 Write 14 day letter 

then start FIR 

Complainant's g/friend not 

cooperating to give statement



62 Assault Parade, Down 

Town 

Kingston 

63 Seizure of 

Property 

Martin District 

St. Mary 

64 Assault Annotto Bay High 

School, Annotto 

Bay St. Mary 

Seventeen year old S. F. 

reported to the Children‟s 

Advocate that he was 

dragged, hit and boxed by a 

police officer who has since 

been harassing him in Down 

Town Kingston 

Mr. P. B. reported that his 

cash amounting to 

$612,000.00 in local & 

foreign currency was seized 

by Sgt. Webley from the 

Port Maria Police Station & 

the money has not been 

returned to him although he 

brought proof to show how 

the money came in his 

possession 

Mrs. J. L. reported that her 

17 yr old son T. L. was 

assaulted by the SRO at 

Annotto Bay High School 

and he received medical 

treatment after receiving 

bruises to his elbows and 

center of back which were 

also swollen. 

27/03/12 Awaiting outcome of Court 

proceedings. 

4/6/2012 Start FIR 

4/6/2012 Awaiting outcome of Court 

proceedings.



65 Assault Half Way Tree 

Transport Centre 

Kingston 

66 Assault Spanish Town 

St. Catherine 

67 Unlawful 

Detention 

68 Threat and 

Harassment 

Tower Street 


Centre (to be 

confirmed) 

Kingston 

Sandside and 

Stenneth Street, 

Town of Port 

Maria St. Mary 

Two teenagers, C. F. & S. B. 

alleged that they were 

physically abused by the 

police after they were 

removed from a JUTC bus 

in the HWT transport Centre 

Letter from the Children‟s 

Advocate alleged that a SRO 

at the Jonathan Grant High 

School has been sexually 

abusing male students and 

threaten to plant gun on 

them if they formalize 

reports against him. 

Mr. G. B. reported that he 

has been incarcerated at the 

GG‟s Pleasure since 1982 

and he was diagnosed as 

having schizophrenia. He 

stated that he is an inmate at 

the Tower Street Adult 


Mr. P. S. reported that on 

August 19, 2012 Spl. Cons 

Curtis Whyte issued threat 

to him. He also stated he has 

been issued with several 

unwarranted traffic tickets 

since last year after he first 

met the officer 

18/06/2012 Start FIR 

18/06/2012 Write letter to 

Community Safety 

and Security Branch 

and request 

information on NIB. 

1. Awaiting responses from CISOCA 

2. Awaiting response from Spanish 

Town High School 

14/08/2012 1. Awaiting response from 

Department of Correctional Services 

to proceed with investigations 

21/08/12 1. Awaiting responses from officers. 

2. Mr. S. to provide court date to get 

information from Port Maria Court



69 Assault Browns Town 


St. Ann 


Conduct 

Annotto Bay High 

School Annotto 

Bay St. Mary 

Ms. E. reported on behalf of 

her son D. J. that on 12/9/12 

D., a bus driver was stopped 

by a police officer who 

ordered him to the station 

and when he asked the 

reason and asked for a ticket 

he was taken from the bus 

and beaten in the presence 

of other police officers. He 

had to seek medical 

attention 

J. B. was reportedly arrested 

while on the school 

compound of Annotto Bay 

High and taken to the police 

station where he was 

released in the absence of 

his parent or guardian 

13/09/2012 1. Issue notice to 


and other officers 

noted in investigation 

9/7/2012 1. Collect statement from three 

Teachers two are on vacation leave 

2. Awaiting order of court 

3. Complainants to provide witnesses 

or their contact information



71 Assault Town of Browns 

Town St. Ann 

72 Assault Jonathan Grant 

High School 

Spanish Town 

St. Catherine 

73 School Resource 

Officers 

Mr. R. W. reported that on 

August 31, 2012 while 

conducting his private 

business with his family 

members he was issued with 

traffic tickets with regards to 

the operation of his Taxi 

even though he was not 

working. He stated that 

when he attempted to 

contact his Lawyer via 

telephone Cons Thompson 

used his baton to hit him 

over the body causing cuts 

to his head and face and 

bruises to his body. A 

second police Cpl. Joseph 

reportedly intervened and 

squeezed his neck. He had to 

receive medical treatment 

for injuries sustained 

T. alleged that he was beaten 

by SRO„s at Johnathan 

Grant High School on 

16/01/12 when he arrived at 

school late and had a quarrel 

with the security guard. 

26/09/2012 

20/01/2012 

14/03/2012 Awaiting responses from Police 

Commissioner



74 Shooting Injury Stewart Town 

Main Road, St. 

Mary 

75 Shooting Injury Stewart Town 

Main Road, St. 

Mary 

Miss M. was shot and 

injured after a bullet fired 

from the licensed firearm of 

an off duty police Constable 

which caught her in the arm 

Mr. S. was shot and injured 

after a bullet fired from the 

licensed firearm of an off 

duty police Constable 

which caught her in the arm 

76 Assault Belfield, St. Mary K. W. alleges that he was 

assaulted by a District 

Constable attached to 

Belfield Police Station after 

he had gone there to make a 

complaint. 

77 Shooting Injury Port Antonio, 

Portland 

78 Injury of prisoner St. Catherine 


Centre (STCACC) 

Mr. R. was shot and injured 

after he allegedly threw 

stones at the police. He was 

taken to St. Ann‟s Bay 


admitted. 

Mr. B. sustained injury to 

his finger on March 18, 

2012 whilst in custody after 

he allegedly attacked the 

warders while his cell, #33 

was being searched and also 

when he was being escorted 

to the medical office 

Saturday 

March 24, 

2012 

Saturday 

March 24, 

2012 

September 

11, 2011 

(file 

transferred 

on January 1, 

2012) 

########## 

########## 

30th March 

2012 

(complaint 

received 12 

days after 

incident) 

Withdrawal form to 

be signed as the 

complainant is not 

willing to go further 

with the investigation 

1. FIR TO BE 

PREPARED 

2. Mediation 

recommended as 

Course of Action. 

Arrangements being 

made 

A. said she wish not to go any further 

with the matter 

Forensic Certificate 

FIR SUBMITTED Mental reports from Ward 21, 

Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) and 

one nursing home 

lack of cooperation of inmate



79 Shooting Injury Port Antonio, 

Portland 

80 Death whilst in 

police lock-up 







Port Antonio 


Port Antonio 


Port Antonio 


Port Antonio 


Mr. O. was shot by a lone 

police officer after he 

allegedly chase4d two 

school boys with a machete. 

When told to put down the 

machete he advanced on the 

police and he was 

subsequently shot 

Complainant who is alleged 

to be on drugs allegedly 

hung himself in Cell #5 at 

Port Antonio lock-up 

Mr. J. was allegedly not 

feeling well and was taken 

to Port Antonio Hospital for 

treatment where he was 

eventually pronounced dead. 

Mr. S. who was of unsound 

mind was allegedly found 

hanging in Cell # 5 at the 


Mr. H. who was of unsound 

mind was locked up at Port 

Antonio Police Station after 

incidents involving his 

neighbours. He was placed 

in Cell # 5 where some days 

later he was found hanging 

by a piece of his clothing. 

Tuesday, 

April 24, 

2012 

Wednesday, 

June 15, 

2011 

Saturday, 

July 02, 

2011 

Saturday, 

July 02, 

2011 

Form part of the 

special investigation 







Mental status and medical reports



84 Death in Police 

Custody on 

February 4, 2009. 

85 Death in Police 

Custody 

Port Antonio 


Lionel Town 


86 Death in Custody Linstead Police 

Station 

87 Conduct 

Unbecoming/ 


Conduct 

Norman Manley 

International 

Airport, Police 

Deceased was allegedly 

found hanging in the cells at 

the Bridgeport Police 

Station and was pronounced 

dead at Spanish Town 

Hospital 

Mr. M, a prisoner at the 

Lionel Town police Station, 

was pronounced dead after 

he allegedly fainted whilst 

brushing his teeth on Sunday 


On July 21, 2009 at 

approximately 1:00pm, it is 

alleged that Mr. B. hung 

himself in Cell #1 at the 

Linstead Police Station. He 

was taken to the Linstead 

Public Hospital where he 

died while been treated. 

Mrs. M. alleges that she was 

searched by police personnel 

at the Norman Manley 

International Airport, during 

which time her prosthetic 

legs were removed, as per 

the request of search 

personnel who said that it 

had be checked. She had no 

tools to refit these and so her 

trip was uncomfortable. 

Tuesday, 

October 18, 

2011 

Tuesday, 

March 06, 

2012 

July 21, 

2009 

(PPCA file 

transferred 

for special 

investigation 

– 

December 8, 

2011) 

Monday, 

March 19, 

2012 



FIR SUBMITTED 

PMR owing to results from Public 

Health Lab and Forensic Lab 

Awaiting: 

1. Police Investigation reports 

2. Coroner‟s reports



88 Neglect of Duty Buff Bay Police 

Station, Portland 

89 Neglect of Duty Buff Bay Police 

Station, Portland 

Mr. B. went to the Buff Bay 

Police Station to make a 

report, however the 

officer(s) on duty refused to 

take report 

Mr. T. was collecting 

passengers when an 

argument developed 

between and a young man. 

Te police came and took 

them both into custody, 

however they did not allow 

his to secure his bus and 

other valuables 

90 Non-Action S.B. alleges that the 

perimeter wall was 

destroyed by citizens in the 

presence of the police who 

did nothing. 

91 Assault as a result 

of the fatal 

shooting of G. P. 

on December 28, 

2010 

Porus, Manchester Complainant was allegedly 

assaulted by police on his 

way to the Porus Police 

Station with a requested 

picture of his just deceased 

brother. Released on 

$30,000.00 bail. 

Tuesday, 

April 24, 

2012 

Tuesday, 

August 28, 

2012 

August 23, 

2011 

(File 

transferred to 

SCU – 

January 17, 

2011) 

January 3, 

2011 (File 


Team SCU 

in June 

2012) 

need to visit Police 

Station 

need to visit Police 

Station 

FIR SUBMITTED 

TO DOC 

One outstanding police statement




of the fatal 



2010 


of the fatal 



2010 


of the fatal 



201 


of the fatal 



2010 


of the fatal 



2010 


assaulted by police. He said 

he was hit in the head with 

baton and then arrested and 

charged. Released on 

$30,000 bail 


assaulted by the police and 


following the death of G. P. 






$30,000 bail 






$30,000 bail 






$30,000 bail 

6-Jun-11 

FIR SUBMITTED 

TO DOC 

FIR SUBMITTED TO DOC 

FIR SUBMITTED TO DOC




of the fatal 



2010 

98 Assault of Luke 

Murray by a 

member of the 

Island Special 

Constabulary 

Force (ISCF) 

99 Assault of 

complainant by 

police at Spanish 

Town Police 

Station April 26, 

2011 

100 Injury of Mr. D. 

D. M. while in 

custody at 

Manchioneal 







$30,000 bail 

St. Ann's Bay, St. 

Ann 


Catherine 

Manchioneal, 

Portland 

Mr. M. was allegedly 

assaulted by a Special 

Sergeant of Police on Friday 

April 27, 2012 

Mr. M. was allegedly beaten 

by a constable and sergeant 

at the Spanish Town Police 

Station 

Mr. M. was allegedly 

injured by police personnel 

on Sunday January 15, 2012 

whilst in custody at 

Manchioneal Police Station 

4-May-12 Transcript to be 

prepared 

April 26, 

2011, 

however 

case 


investigator 

in June 2012 

FIR SUBMITTED 

TO DOC 

17-Jan-12 FIR SUBMITTED 

TO DOC 

FIR SUBMITTED TO DOC



101 Shooting injury of 

D. C. 

102 Assault and 

Subsequent arrest 

of Mr. S. 

103 Death in custody 

of L. R. at Red 

Hills Police 

Station 

Alexandria, St, 

Ann 

Port Antonio 


Red Hills, St. 

Andrew 

Mr. C. was shot and injured 

by an Inspector of police 

and other police personnel 

after he allegedly attacked 

him and another citizen with 

a machete. He was 

subsequently arrested and 

charged on two counts of 

wounding and two counts of 

possession of an offensive 

weapon. 

Mr. S. stated that on January 

7, 2012 whilst at a bar in 

Manchioneal he was kicked 

and thumped by a 

policeman, who later 

arrested and charged him for 

assaulting a Constable and 

disorderly conduct. 

Mr. R. died in lock up at the 

Red Hills Police Station 

after he was allegedly 

refused treatment that was 

requested by his mother 

Transferred 

case from 

Team 

Charley 

(22/03/2012) 

2-Mar-12 Diaries are to be located 

November 

15, 2010 

(PPCA file 

transferred 

for special 

investigation 

– October 

10, 2011 

Please note the 

previous investigator 

had submitted an FIR 

recommending that 

no charges be 

preferred against any 


Awaiting: 

1. Response from (UHWI) 


3. Coroner‟s reports



104 Death of R. M. at 

the Black River 


lock-up on 

February 18, 

2012 

105 Death of R. M. 

whilst in custody 

at the Denham 

Town Police 

Station 

106 Death of R. H. 

whilst in custody 

at the Denham 

Town Police 

Station 

Black River, St. 

Elizabeth 

Denham Town, 

Kingston 

Denham Town, 

Kingston 

R. M. (who was mentally ill) 

was pronounced dead at the 

Black River Hospital on 

Friday February 17, 2012 

after he was allegedly found 

in an unresponsive position 

in his cell at the Black River 


Mr. M. fell ill in police 

custody at the Denham 

Town Police Station on June 

6, 2012 and was rushed to 

KPH where he was 

pronounced dead 

Mr. H. fell ill in police 

custody at the Denham 

Town Police Station on June 

6, 2012 and was rushed to 

KPH where he was 

pronounced dead 

18-Feb-12 Q&A notice to be 

prepared upon 

receipt of Post 

Mortem Report 

19-Jun-12 Request to be made 

for PMR 

18-Jun-12 1. Additional notices 

to be prepared 

2. Application to be 

made for PMR 

(Please note samples 

had been sent to the 

PHL and GFL) 

Post Mortem Report Outstanding

107 Death of 

prisoners in 

custody 



108 Persons who are 

mentally ill who 

die in 

confrontation 

with the security 

forces 

109 Alleged nonaction 

of the 

Islington Police 

All Parishes 34 Prisoners who allegedly 

died whilst in police custody 

between August 2005 – 

March 2012 

(11 active files) 

All Parishes Persons who are mentally ill 

who were fatally shot after 

allegedly confronting the 

police 

Islington, St. Mary S.B. alleges that the 

perimeter wall was 

destroyed by citizens in the 

presence of the police who 

did nothing. 

August 2005 

– March 1, 

2012 

August 2005 

– March 1, 

2012 

August 23, 

2011 

(File 


SCU – 

January 17, 

2012) 

REPORT 

SUBMITTED TO 

COMMISSIONER 

AND DOC 

REPORT 

SUBMITTED TO 

COMMISSIONER 

AND DOC 

Awaiting the following: 


2. Coroner‟s reports 

3. Copy of training manual form 

Jamaica Police Academy 

Awaiting the following: 


2. Coroner‟s reports 

3. Copy of training manual form 

Jamaica Police Academy 

Outstanding police statements




conduct/Conduct 

Unbecoming 



Unbecoming 



Unbecoming 

Half-Way Tree, 

St. Andrew 

Beverley Hill, St. 

Andrew 

Duhaney Park, St. 

Andrew 

Dr. C. alleges that when he 

was arrested on March 30, 

2012 he was allowed just 

one call which failed. He 

was not allowed a second 

and was placed in custody 

with no one knowing where 

he was. 

Mr. E. alleges that his 

property was illegally 

entered, searched by persons 

relating to a lawyer 

connected to someone he is 

doing business with. During 

the process he was barred 

from entering his premises 

and goods valuing a large 

sum of US$ was removed 

from his house. All this done 

in presence of police without 

a Court Order 

Her client (female) was 

improperly searched by the 

police at the Duhaney Park 

Police Station. They want to 

know what is the correct 

procedure for when a female 

is taken into custody 

31-May-12 1. To prepare and 

serve notices 

2. To record the 

relevant diary entries 

3. To seek opinion on 

use of Judges' Rules 

5-Jun-12 1. To serve notices 

on identified 

personnel 

17-Apr-12 FIR to be prepared 

upon receipt of 

response from COP 

Awaiting response from COP



113 False Arrest and 

Unlawful 

Detention 

114 Non-Action of 

Moneague Police 

Ocho Rios, St. 

Ann 

Moneague, St. 

Ann 

Miss S. was allegedly 

falsely arrested and detained 

by police based on an 

unsubstantiated claim by a 

man with whom she was 

previously seeing briefly. 

Mr. S. alleges that he 

severely chopped and 

wounded by a resident in his 

community with whom he 

has had previous incidents. 

The matter was reported to 

the Moneague Police Station 

and even though he too 

made attempts to locate the 

accused he managed to flee 

the island before being 

apprehended by the police. 

21-May-12 1. To visit Ocho Rios 

and Freeport Police 

Stations to record the 

relevant entries 

2. To notice all 


involved 

3. To record a 

statement from Miss 

S. accuser 

Complaint 

received by 

INDECOM 

in May 2012, 

but the 

matter did 

not become 

an actual 

complaint 

until August 

2012 

1. To visit the 

relevant police 

stations and record 

all relevant entries 

2. To notice the 

officers identified in 

the incident 

3. Check entries at 


Station 

4. Among other 

instructions from 

DOC



115 Assault of Mr. D. 

M. and Miss E. 

D. (Canadian 

Citizen) by a 

policeman based 

at Area II 

Headquarters 

116 Assault of and 

non-action 

committed 

against G. C. by 

the Alexandria 


Ocho Rios, St. 

Ann 

Alexandria, St, 

Ann 

Mr. M. was allegedly hit by 

a policeman named Mr. H. a 

few times causing injuries 

and in the process hitting his 

Canadian girlfriend in the 

face. The same policeman 

has assaulted him before. 

Mr. C. alleges that he was 

beaten by a police constable 

and corporal stationed at the 

Alexandria Police Station 

after his daughter's mother 

accused him of withholding 

their daughter from her. The 

police did not verify the 

story before they beat him. 

He was subsequently 

arrested and attempts made 

by him to report the alleged 

assault to the sub-officer incharge 

a woman sergeant 

were denied and he was 

subsequently pushed out of 

the station 

6-Sep-12 Awaiting file and 

TOR 

13-Sep-12



117 Assault Ivy Green Mews 

St. Andrew 

118 Assault Spanish Town 


Cells St. Catherine 

119 Assault South Road St. 

Andrew 

On 2009 July 29 and 209 

August 14 at 25 Ivy Green 

Mews the home of R. H., 

Insp. Linton Allen et al of 

the Half way Tree Police 

Station went there and 

assaulted R. H. and his wife 

Mrs. H., a Japanese 

national. 

On 2009 September 2, R. R. 

was in custody at the 

Spanish Town Police Lock 

up when he was assaulted by 

Cons. R. Wright 

On 2010 August 5, M. W. 

had a dispute with his 

mechanic on South Road 

Kingston 10 when the 

policeman assaulted him 

then held him and cased the 

mechanic to stab him. He 

had to seek medical attn. 

30/07/2009 

& 

17/08/2009 

8/10/2009 

FIR to be completed 

as both Inspector 

Allen and Sergeant 

Wilkes are on assault 

charges at the Half 

Way Tree R.M. 

Court. The DPP 

letter dated April 21, 

2011 state that 

charges are to be 

brought against both 

policemen. The last 

known date was July 

03, 2012 

1. Witnesses to be 

interviewed. 

2. To revisit station 

records to verify 

dates given by 

hospital 

10/8/2011 1. Concerned officer 

not yet identified. 

2. To get further 



witnesses



120 Shooting Injury Papine Police 

Station St. Andrew 

121 Assault Red Hills Road St. 

Andrew 

On Sunday October 17, 

2010 D. was taken to the 

police station after a report 

was made there by his 

mother and sister. He was 

handcuffed to another 

prisoner inside the guard 

room. D. started to behave 

boisterously and Cpl. 

Fletcher went up to him and 

there was a struggle between 

them and Cpl. Fletcher 

discharged one round from 

his service pistol. D. was hit 

in the abdomen. 

On December 05, 2010 F. 

was accused of being a 

shoplifter at the Lee's Food 

Fair supermarket and the 

police were called. Fabian 

alleged that he was beaten 

by the police, taken to the 

Constant Spring Station and 

placed in the holding area 

for couple hours then 


charged 

20/10/2010 

9/12/2010 

1. No witness 

statement was 

recorded. 

2. Accused not yet 

identified. 

3. Diary entry to be 

copied. 

1.Awaiting Forensic reports and 

statement of initial investigator 

Cell Diary not found



122 Assault Breastworks 

Portland 

123 Shooting Injury Jacques Road St. 

Andrew 

124 Assault Duhaney Park ,St. 

Andrew 

On Monday March 05, 2012 

at about 10:00 pm R. was at 

his stall when the police 

accosted him. There was a 

struggle and D. objected to 

the behavior of the police 

who then assaulted both men 

and took them to the Port 

Antonio Hospital where R. 

was admitted and D. treated 

and released. 

On 2009 July 8 R. R., S-A. 

F. and J. were shot and 

injured by members of the 

security forces when they 

were in a group which was 

carrying the body of K. who 

was fatally shot by gunmen 

who engage the police and 

soldiers in a shootout. 

On January 8 2010 C. D. P. 

of 59 Longfellow Avenue 

Duhaney Park St. Andrew 

was assaulted by one of two 

policemen attached to the 

Duhaney Park Police Station 

when they visited his home 

to arrest him. 

6/3/2012 ID parade forms to 

be completed and 

submitted 

5/8/2009 

13/01/2010 Complainant does 

not want the matter 

to go any further and 

he is unable to 

identify the 

policeman. He wants 

to give a further 

statement 

Awaiting court results




Transportation 

Centre, St Andrew 

126 Assault Waltham Park 

Road, St Andrew 

127 Assault Duhaney Park , St. 

Andrew 

On 2010.03.26 Mr. A. B. 

was at the Half Way Tree 

Transport Center when he 

was assaulted by Cpl. J. 

Johnson and Cons. C. 

McKenzie of the Motorized 

Patrol Division When they 

saw him struggling with 

another man. 

On 2010 April 18, Mr. C. H. 

was assaulted by Cpl. 

Tyrone Daley of the Hunts 

Bay Police Station in the 

Waltham Park Road area 

when the policeman saw the 

complainant and a woman 

fighting. 

On March 9, 2009 Police 

went to the home of N. J. at 

245 Abberville Avenue 

Kingston 20 with a search 

warrant. The complainant 

alleged that while she was 

on her cell phone, a 

policewoman wrung her 

hand to terminate the call. 

9/4/2010 FIR to be prepared as 

witness was not 

forthcoming 

21/04/2010 FIR to be completed 

as the complainant 

has not responded. 

10/4/2010 FIR to be completed 

1.Awaiting medical certificate



128 Assault King Street, 

Kingston 

129 Shooting Injury West Parade 

Kingston. 

130 Assault Pembroke Hall, St. 

Andrew 

On 2010 May 3, the 

complainant, Mr. J. E. was 

assaulted by Sgt. L. 

O‟Connor of the Traffic 

Division on King Street, 

Kingston when the police 

stopped him and accused 

him of operating a robot 

taxi. The complainant was 

arrested then released with a 

warning 

Ms.V. B. was shot and 

injured by Cons. Dwight 

Roberts of the mobile 

reserve at West Parade 

Kingston on 2010 August 7 

while he was apprehending 

two knife wielding men 

J. H. was assaulted by D/C 

Leon Brown of the Duhaney 

Park Police Station at 

Annandale Avenue 

Pembroke Hall St. Andrew 

on 2010.08.15 during a 

dispute. This House was 

rented by her friend and the 

policeman is the agent 

5/5/2010 Witness statement to 

be recorded 

16/08/2010 1. To interview 

witness with the 

assistance of the 

complainant. 

2. To get entries from 

diary 

3. To get initial 

investigator 

statement and TSD 

statement 

Awaiting forensic certificates 

17/08/2010 FIR to be prepared Awaiting medical certificate of D/C 

L. Brown



131 Assault Carvalho Drive, St 

Andrew 

132 Shooting Injury Yallahs, St. 

Thomas 

A. J. was staying at premises 

at 15 Carvalho Drive, 

Kingston 10. On 2010 

August 22 the landlord 

removed her belongings out 

of the house in the presence 

of the police. She tried to 

prevent same by holding 

onto the furniture and the 

police intervened. She 

alleged that she was 

assaulted by Sgt. K. Smith 

of the Half way Tree Police 

Station. 

On August 28 2010 A. R. 

was walking on the Yallahs 

Road with a friend when he 

heard loud explosions 

sounding like gunshots. 

They started running and he 

realized that he was shot. 

The police came on the 

scene and took him to the 

station then to the hospital 

30/08/2010 FIR prepared 

20/09/2010 

1. No witness 

statement recorded. 

2. Diary entry not 

copied 

3. To identify initial 

Investigator and get 

statement



133 Shooting Injury Church Road 

Kingston 

134 Shooting Injury Terrence venue St. 

Andrew 

135 Threat Trench Town, 

Kingston 

On November 04, 2011 K. 

E. was operating a robot 

Taxi and he was signaled to 

stop by the police. He 

refused to stop and the 

police shot at the vehicle. He 

received gunshot injuries. 

On 2009 September 6 at 

about 12:30 a.m., T. H. was 

shot and injured by police 

personnel attached to the 

H.W.T Police Station, 

names not obtained at 

Terrence Avenue Kingston 

10 

On 2009 May 27 Insp. 

Linval Harrison of the 


Station went to K. P. house 

at 5 Nelson Street Kingston 

12 and issued threat to the 

mother of the complainant 

that he was going to kill the 

complainant. 

31/01/2011 

23/03/2011 FIR to be prepared 

4/6/2009 FIR to be prepared




Transportation 

Centre, St Andrew 

137 Assault at 

common law & 

Threat 

Woodford Dist. St. 

Andrew 

On 6.11.2009 J. L. was at 

the Half Way Tree 

Transportation Centre when 

he was assaulted by Spl/Sgt. 

Dolbert Bryan of Harman 

Barracks who accused him 

of being part of a group of 

boisterous youngsters. 

There is a land dispute 

between both parties. 

Sometime in 2009 May or 

June Mr. B. W. was walking 

in Woodford St. Andrew 

when D/C Cedric Pascoe of 

the Irish Town Police 

Station pulled a firearm and 

pointed it at him saying that 

he was going to shoot him if 

he did not leave his land. In 

December 2009 Mr. W. was 

arrested by D/C Pascoe. D/C 

Pascoe has threatened to 

arrest the complainant if he 

goes on his land. 

12/11/2009 FIR to be prepared Complainant reluctant to bring in 

witness 

8/3/2010 To prepare FIR Awaiting response from HWT RM. 

court



138 Unlawful Arrest Meadowbrook 

Estate, St. Andrew 

K. C. was at his home in 

Meadowbrook Estate when 

the police went there and 

accused him of not paying 

over a sum of money to a 

colleague who had a 

business transaction with 

him. He was arrested , taken 

to the Hunts Bay Police 

Station and placed in the 

cells and released thirty 

minutes later after he spoke 

to a senior officer 

139 Assault , Kingston Assault on G. V. on 2010 

September 15 by Spl. Cons. 

D. Dyer and arrested and 

charged for various 

offences. Complainant was 

draped and hauled but rec‟d 

no injuries 

140 Threat & Arson Manchester Mr. C. R. was threatened via 

telephone conversation by 

Cpl. Jacqueline Wright of 

Spalding Police Station on 

2009 May 8 and on 2009 

May 16 the complainant‟s 

car was burnt. 

24/08/2010 1. Further statements 

to be recorded from 

complainant. 

16/09/2010 Notice to be sent to 

Cons. J. Dixon 

10/11/2010 


provided a witness 

who can assist with 

the arson 

Awaiting phone records



141 Threat Kingston On 2010.11.19 at about 

5:45pm, Mr. M. A. J. was 

threatened via telephone 

conversation by Cpl. 

Richard Plummer of the 


142 Conduct 

Unbecoming, 

Seizure of 

Documents & 

Threat 

143 Discharge of 

firearm 

144 Unlawful seizure 

of motor car & 

conduct 

unbecoming 


Road St. Andrew 

Old Harbour Vista 

St. Catherine 

Morant Bay St. 

Thomas 

A. B. was subjected to 

unprofessional conduct, 

threat and seizure of 

documents by Sgt. M. 

Cummings of Traffic 

Headquarters on 2010.12.14 

on Constant Spring Road, 

St. Andrew. 

On December 19 2010 G. 

M. visited his girlfriend‟s 

house at Old Harbour Vista, 

St. Catherine where Insp. 

Beckford of Elletson Road 

Police Station discharged his 

firearm from inside the 

house. 

P. S. car was seized by the 

police on 2011.01.6 for 

operating illegal taxi. He 

made a report at Morant Bay 

Police Station and a 

policewoman known as Ms. 

James was given 

instructions to return the car 

but failed to do so. 

10/11/2010 To prepare FIR 



10/1/2011 To prepare FIR



145 Unlawful arrest & 

Abuse of Power 

146 Unlawful Seizure 

of motor bus 

New Kingston St. 

Andrew 

Port Antonio, 

Portland 

K. L. was picked up by 

police in New Kingston on 

2011.1.15 place in trunk of 

the car with another man 

and released behind Manley 

Meadows in Kingston. 

Mr. D. D. bus was seized by 

the Port Antonio Police on 

2008 July 17 but cannot 

retrieve same. 

147 Assault Islington, St Mary On 2011 February 9, O. W. 

was walking past the 

Islington Police Station 

when he was called by 

Constable Andrew Gordon. 

Constable Gordon spoke to 

him about a report made at 

the station and used his hand 

to hit O. in the chest. 

148 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Chancery Lane, 

Kingston 

On 2011.02.21, Mr. K. T. 

was arrested by Cons. C. 

McKenzie in Parade, 

Kingston. His vehicle was 

left unprotected. Upon his 

return his vehicle was 

broken into AND 

SEVERAL ITEMS 

MISSING 

17/01/2011 To get withdrawal 


complainant 

03/02/20011 


14/02/2011 Proceed to fir 

23/02/2011 1. Awaiting statement from Cons. C. 

McKenzie which is to be signed by a 

JP.



149 Assault Tivoli Gardens, 

Kingston 

On Wednesday 2011 April 

06 on Chang Avenue L. G. 

was boxed by PTE A. 

Morris of the J.D.F. who 

was on foot patrol with other 

personnel. He did not seek 


150 Assault St. Andrew On June 2011, the J. W. had 

a dispute and the police 

were called. The police 

threatened to arrest her but 

left. They later returned with 

another policeman who 

assaulted the complainant. 

151 Assault St. Ann On Sunday October 23, 

2011 at about 2:30am there 

was an attempted jail break 

at the St. Ann‟s Bay Police 

Station. Lock up. A police 

party entered the cells and 

he was beaten. Three days 

later he was taken by the 

police to the hospital. 

7/4/2011 FIR to be prepared 

16/06/2011 Visit Duhaney Park 

Police Station to 

copy diary entry on 

arrest and bail. 

23/11/2011 1. Witnesses to be 

identified and 

statements recorded. 

2. More Policemen 

to be indentified and 

notices served. 

3. Further statement 

to be recorded from 


more station records 

to be obtained



152 Non-Action & 

Unlawful 

Detention 

Discovery Bay 

Police Station St. 

Ann 

153 Assault Denham Town 

Kingston 

On March 10, 2009 the 

complainant was arrested 

and placed in the lockup at 

Runaway Bay Police Station 

for 14 days and then 

released without charges. On 

April 14 2011 she reported 

to the St. Ann‟s Bay Police 

of a break-in at her house 

and the theft of her 

refrigerator. She knows 

where her fridge is and 

reported same to the police 

who failed to take action. 

On February 15, 2012 at 

about 6:00 pm A. N. a 16 

year old student was 

walking past a bar along 

Charles street when she was 

stopped by the owner. While 

speaking to him a policeman 

accused her of telling the 

owner to turn on the music. 

She was arrested by the 

police taken to the Denham 

Town Police station where 

she was charged and bailed 

19/04/2012 To prepare FIR upon 

receipt of response 

from the courts. 

7/6/2012 

Awaiting response from the courts



154 Threat & Conduct 

Unbecoming 

155 Destruction of 

Property & 

Assault 

156 Assault & 

Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Denham Town 

Kingston 

Steer Town St. 

Ann 

YMCA St. 

Andrew 

S. R. is alleging that on July 

12, 2012 the police went to 

his previous and current 

premises and conducted 

searches and made threats 

on his life. 

POLICE ARE 

UNIDENTIFIED 

On August 14, 2012 at about 

12:35 am T. M. was driving 

in Steer Town St. Ann with 

a male friend when he was 

stopped by the police who 

requested his documents. He 

went on his cell phone and 

the policeman boxed it out 

of his hands damaging the 

face glass. The police made 

threatening remarks to him 

On November 09, 2011 O. 

P. a 15 year old student of 

YMCA was Assaulted by 

Cons. Christopher Charley. 

He had to seek medical 

attention 

18/07/2012 To Call Complainant 

about the other 

witnesses 

16/08/2012 

15/08/2012



157 Abuse of office & 

seizure of 

documents and 

cash 

158 Abuse of office & 

Misappropriation 

of property 

Port Maria, St. 

Mary 

Charles Town St. 

Mary 

On September 10, 2012 S. 

C. was driving in Port Maria 

when he was stopped by 

Cons. Garrique Thompson 

who spoke to him about 

producing his m/v docs. and 

d/l. The policeman took out 

complainant‟s wallet and 

took out his cash US$171.00 

and driver‟s license. But did 

not return them 

On Thursday Sept. 13, 2012 

at 11:34am a telephone call 

was recorded. 

He alleged that on Friday 

Sept. 07, 2012 at about 

11:00 am he left a bar in 

Charles Town St. Mary and 

sat on a wall facing the bar. 

A police patrol drove up and 

stopped. The police searched 

him and enquired about 

what he had thrown away. 

Cash totaling was found in 

his Jacket pocket and a 

“crusher” found in his pants 

pocket. Ganja was found 

nearby in bushes and the 

police claimed that it was 

the complainant who threw 

away same. He was placed 

in the service unit and taken 

to Prospect police station 

11/9/2012 To take further 


complainant as his 

license was returned 

13/09/2012



159 Conduct 

Unbecoming 

Castle Heights, St. 

Andrew 

and then released after 

signing in a book. His 

money was not returned to 

him. 

O. C. alleged that Cons. 

Jeffery took him to the 



informed of charges of 

Reasonable suspicion of 

shooting. He was released 

after C's. mother arranged to 

pay Cons. Jeffery $10,000. 

He was paid $2000 after 

which he continued to 

constantly call the mother 

for the rest of the money. 

160 Record Keeping Island wide Investigation into the 

manner in which records are 

kept at the police stations 

and posts 

16/12/09 

(file was 

returned 

October 

2011) 

19/9/11 (1) Review of PCOA 

reports continues 

(2) Letter to DSP 

Brown including 

Court of Enquiry 

requesting statistical 

information drafted, 

to be dispatched 

(1) Awaiting D.S.P. Brown‟s 

promise of the Court of Enquiry 

results 

(2) Awaiting response from other 

Teams re repeat shooters 

(3) Further information is needed 

from the Mandeville Team re repeat 

shooters.



161 Perverting the 

course of Justice 

162 Breach of 

INDECOM Act 


Conduct 

St. Andrew On 15/12/09 D. S. K. was 

arrested and charged for 

Illegal Possession of 

Firearm & Ammunition. He 

spent 18 months in custody; 

however the charges against 

him were dropped. 

St. Catherine & St. 

Thomas 

INDECOM's Forensic 

Examiners have on more 

than one occasion attended 

at scene and have been 

refused cooperation by the 

police 

St. Andrew M. A. complained that his 

son J. was taken from the 

HWT Court by police 

officers who took him to his 

house, where they destroyed 

property and took his 

passport, bank books, and 

photos. Other family 

members were assaulted on 

occasions as well as locked 

up. 

28/10/11 

8/3/2012 

3/5/2012



164 Non-Action St. Andrew D. D. reported that he 

invested large sums of 

money in OLINT thru' 

USIMO a company owned 

by Joseph Issa. He did not 

get returns on his money nor 

did he get back his principal. 

He reported the matter to the 

Fraud Swuad who has not 

acted sufficiently to bring 

Mr. Issa to justice. 

165 Kingston Special investigation into 

the killings in Tivoli 

Gardens in May 2010 

166 Unlawful Arrest 455 Spanish Town 

Road, Kingston 11 

Complainant reported that 

the police took him from 

work to his home where it 

was searched. He was then 

taken to MIT where a sketch 

was done of him as well as 

photographs taken of him. 

He was accused of murder 

then taken back to his office 

where his vehicle was also 

searched 

24/5/2012 

13/6/12 

6/7/2012



167 Abuse of Office Donald Sangster 

International 

Airport 


Conduct 

Office of the FID, 

Shalimar Ave, 

Kingston 3 

Complainants were leaving 

Jamaica to the UK when 

they were subjected to a 

search and drug testing 


after his cellular telephones 

were seized and still in the 

possession of the police, 

some of his female contacts 

received Blackberry 

messages requesting explicit 

photographs of them which 

they honoured believing the 

request was coming from 

complainant. 

31/8/12 

12/9/2012

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