Police determined to arrest crime in western Ja
WHILE THE overall picture in the region looks bleak, Hanover appears to be making some headway. In addition to the deaths of top violence producers Shenarda ‘Blacks’ Leslie and Sadan ‘Saddam’ Mullings, who were killed by the police, several gangsters have been arrested and weapons seized.
“We are keeping our fingers crossed that the worst is now behind us,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police Sharon Beeput, the commanding officer for Hanover. “We are aiming for a significant reduction in crime by the end of the year as we are determined to arrest the situation.”
In Westmoreland, where lottery scamming has seemingly taken a stranglehold on the parish, Central Westmoreland’s Member of Parliament Dwayne Vaz says he is trying his best to counteract the problem through education and training.
“We can’t allow crime to destroy the parish, so our resolve is to invest in education and training for the young people,” said Vaz. “We just have to find creative ways to steer our young people into legitimate endeavour.”
With the Government’s latest crime initiative, the zones of special operations law, poised to be rolled out soon, many critical stakeholders across the western region are hoping that the parishes of St James, Westmoreland and Hanover will be among the first to be targeted.