The Star (Jamaica)

Man arrested for damaging police vehicle

- TAMARA BAILEY

Commanding officer, Superinten­dent Wayne Cameron, said that while quite a few other persons may have been involved, they are in search of two other persons directly responsibl­e for the malicious destructio­n of the vehicle.

“Both front and back windscreen­s have been extensivel­y damaged, windows have been smashed and there were two attempts to set the car ablaze. The fire was put out before the car caught fire,” he said.

The damage was caused by angered residents who witnessed the shooting of the bus driver, who attacked a policeman when his vehicle was being towed from the Spaldings town centre.

Cameron revealed that the policeman in question is now on sick leave. The date of his return to work was not disclosed.

Following an incident on Tuesday where a bus driver was shot and injured by a policeman he attacked in the town centre of Spaldings, Commanding Officer of the Manchester police, Superinten­dent Wayne Cameron, is warning hostile taxi drivers to stop approachin­g the police with violence.

“The frequency with which they break the road traffic laws, we are going to put an end to that because we are going to have strong, consistent police presence there. I am sending a strong warning to the taxi operators. Remember, police are trained to defend themselves and they will be met with violence if they attack,” he said.

The bus driver from Tuesday’s incident, who was said to have been operating in breach of his

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