- Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tilford Johnson (left) in discussion with Beverly Lopez, president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) at the monthly PSOJ/JCF phone-in session on Thursday.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police, Reggie Grant, said Thursday he had received vital intelligence that he would be using in his investigation surrounding the improper issuance of gun licences by a senior member of the police force.
Speaking with The Gleaner at the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica/Jamaica Constabulary Force monthly phone-in session, ACP Grant described the information received from the caller as "interesting".
He said of the seven calls he received, there were concerns expressed about the work of the Police Public Complaints Authority and the Bureau of Special Investigation.
The ACP said a caller expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of investigations carried out by these bodies and suggested that they be replaced with a body organised by the human rights groups, the university or the PSOJ, to properly investigate police excesses.
"I have no difficulty (with that)... I don't think the JCF has anything to hide in that regard. We don't mind who investigates us...," he said.
CONCERN
In the meantime, some callers continued to express concern about the non-enforcement of the Noise Abatement Act by the police. There were also commendations for the police in their effort to clamp down on illegal taxis, especially in the Half-Way Tree area of St. Andrew, and the monitoring of traffic on the roads.
The session, which was held at the PSOJ's headquarters on Hope Road, St. Andrew, was also attended by Deputy Commissioner of Police Tilford Johnson and ACP Novelette Grant.
