Detectives attached to the St Catherine South Police Division are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the body of a woman that was found in Glades district in Caymanas Bay.

The woman is believed to be in her 20s.

Her body was discovered on the afternoon of Friday, March 03.

The body is of a brown complexion, medium build, and about 5 feet 4 inches long, with black hair.

It was dressed in only a white T-shirt.

A post-mortem was done on the body on Tuesday, April 4.

The police are therefore appealing to persons to come forward with any information that can assist in identifying the body.

Persons with information can contact the Central Village Police at 876- 984-2644, the Caymanas Police at 876-988-1719, or the police 119 emergency number.

A man accused of breaking into a car and stealing money has been charged by the police.

He is 45-year-old Craig Talbot, a vendor of Phase 1 Seaview Gardens Housing Scheme, St Andrew, who is charged with simple larceny.

The alleged incident happened along Ocean Boulevard in Kingston on Friday, April 21.

Reports from the Central police are that about 2 p.m., a man locked his motor car and went to conduct business.

Upon his return, he reportedly saw a man exiting his vehicle and entering a Toyota Corolla motor car, which sped away from the scene.

He checked his vehicle and reportedly discovered that money which he had withdrawn from a bank earlier was missing.

The man contacted the police and the car was intercepted by a team from the St Andrew South Police Division with Talbot and another man aboard.

The police say the vehicle and both men were searched and over $350,000 along with cell phones were found inside the vehicle.

They say the man later identified Talbot as the person he saw exiting his car.

Talbot was arrested and charged and is slated to face the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday, April 28.

14-year-old Kimbole Watson reported missing

She is of dark complexion, stout build, and about 152 centimetres (5 feet) tall. Reports from the Trench Town Police are that about 8:20 p.m., Kimbole was last seen at home dressed in a black blouse, blue shorts, and red slippers. She has not been heard from since.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kimbole Watson is being asked to contact the Trench Town police at (876) 948-8243, the police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

Mekayla Hibbert

 

An Ananda Alert has been activated and a search is on for 17-year-old Mekayla Hibbert of Two East, Greater Portmore, St Catherine, who has been missing since Tuesday, April 11.

She is of dark complexion, slim build and about 165 centimetres (five feet five inches) tall.

Reports from the Greater Portmore police are that about 1:50 pm, Mekayla was last seen at home wearing a red dress and a pair of black and white slippers.

All efforts to contact her since then have been unsuccessful.

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Mekayla Hibbert is being asked to contact the Greater Portmore police at (876) 989-8422, the police 119 emergency number, or the nearest police station.

The May Pen Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two men who mysteriously disappeared in the parish on Friday, April 21.

They are 23-year-old Shane Bryan, otherwise known as ‘Blacks’, a deliveryman of Treadlight district, May Pen, Clarendon, and 29-year-old Richie Jackson, also a deliveryman of Bucks Avenue, May Pen in the parish.

Bryan is of dark complexion, medium build, 165 centimetres (five feet five inches) tall and sports a plaited hairstyle. He walk with a stagger in his right leg.

His mode of dress at the time of his disappearance is unknown.

Jackson is of dark complexion, slim build, about 185 centimetres (six feet one inch) tall and sports plaits in the centre of his head, with bald sides.

His mode of dress at the time of his disappearance is unknown.

Reports from the May Pen police are that on Friday, April 21, both men who operate in the May Pen area, met up at a popular location in the town, from where they left on a motorcycle headed for York district, Clarendon.

Both men have not been heard from since then.

Anyone with information that they believe can help the police in locating these two men, is being urged to contact the May Pen police at 876-986-2208, or the police emergency 119 number.

No photograph of Richie Jackson was made available up to the time of this publication.

From left: Romaine Thorpe, otherwise called ‘Dutchman; Oran Dunn, otherwise called ‘Mike’; Leon Higgins, otherwise called ‘Foota; Shaquille Brown; Cliff Henry; and Shane Morgan, otherwise called ‘Okay’.
From left: Romaine Thorpe, otherwise called ‘Dutchman; Oran Dunn, otherwise called ‘Mike’; Leon Higgins, otherwise called ‘Foota; Shaquille Brown; Cliff Henry; and Shane Morgan, otherwise called ‘Okay’.

Detectives assigned to the St James Police Division have renewed their calls for a group of men on their most wanted list to turn themselves over to the authorities.

The men, who are wanted for murder and other serious crimes committed across the division, remain at large and have ignored several calls from law enforcement officials to surrender.

The men have been identified as Romaine Thorpe, otherwise called ‘Dutchman’. He is wanted for murder. Another on the list is Oran Dunn, otherwise called ‘Mike’, of Norwood, St James. Dunn is wanted for a double murder.

Leon Higgins, otherwise called ‘Foota’, of Rose Heights, St James, is wanted for murder. Shaquille Brown of William Street, St James is also wanted for murder.

Cliff Henry and Shane Morgan, otherwise called ‘Okay’, of Upper King Street, St James, round out the list of wanted men. They are both wanted for murder.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these men are asked to contact the Montego Bay police at 876-953-6191, Crime Stop at 311, the NIB Tipline at 811, the police 119 number or the nearest police station.

Loop News March 3, 2023 

Detectives in St Catherine South have confirmed that a person of interest is in their custody in relation to the robbery and murder in Portmore Pines, St. Catherine on Monday, February 27.

The police believe that the man has information that may be able to assist with their investigations.

The man was taken into custody on Thursday, March 02 during an operation in Hellshire, St. Catherine, and a firearm along with ammunition was seized.

More information will be provided as soon as it becomes available.

Police report that criminals got away with about $10 million in cash in a daring mid-morning robbery, in which a security guard was killed and two others injured.

Reports are that security guards were delivering money to an ATM in Portmore Pines Plaza, in St Catherine, when men in a white Subaru motor car pulled up and opened fire hitting both guards.

The men then escaped the area. The injured guards were rushed to the hospital where one succumbed to injuries.

A 27-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court today in connection with the murder of 10 people in one famiy in Imbali in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands on Friday.

It is alleged that a group of gunmen stormed the house and opened fire on the family.

One suspect was killed during a shoot-out with the police, while another was wounded and is still in hospital.

The KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Jay Naicker says officers have launched a manhunt for a third suspect.

JMPD Officers arrested one suspect for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and a suspected stolen vehicle in Hillbrow on Tuesday, 11/04/2023.

Western Cape - SAPS arrested a 60yr-old suspect for the possession of drugs during a stop & search in Klaweron 16/04/2023.

Bags containing heroin, worth more than R3 MIL seized.

North West - SAPS in Klerksdorp, received information of a man in possession of explosives in Extension 6, Khuma Location near Stilfontein.

Upon Following up, the officer found the suspect at corner of Marumole and Lekoma Street, Khuma and searched him.

A total of 14 hand grenades (Mk2) were found in his possession.

The suspect is an illegal foreigner.

ARREST: 5 Men (4 Iegall) arrested for dealing and trading in illegal drugs in Brakpan , Ekurhuleni.

Recovered: suspected stolen property, a firearm, live rounds and a blue light.