Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown, has emphasised the critical importance of training to equip investigators with the knowledge and skills necessary to apply forensic science principles and technology in criminal investigations. “For the detectives, there’s a school of excellence that provides a variety of training opportunities to build...

The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) is inviting young creatives from institutions across the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Area Five to showcase their talent in the 2025 Transforming Our Police Service (TOPS) Secondary Schools Poster Competition. Launched in 2023, the initiative has quickly become a signature feature of the TOPS Programme, offering students a platform to artistically explore and express...

The public is being assured that the Communications, Forensics and Cybercrime Division (CFCD), a unit within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, actively supports investigations into missing persons cases. Head of the Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown, gave this assurance recently during the JCF’s Force4Good Podcast, an initiative designed to spotlight issues impacting Jamaicans. “So...

Head of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown, says the role of forensic science in local criminal investigations has significantly evolved. He notes that the Branch is committed to ensuring that all evidentiary material required to support a case is meticulously collected, identified, analysed, and processed. “I’ve been around since the...

Citizens are encouraged to use the Police Civilian Oversight Authority's (PCOA) Inspection Scorecard to monitor the quality of services provided by their local police station. The scorecard may be accessed at PCOA’s website at www.pcoa.gov.jm. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, Chief Executive Officer of the PCOA, Otarah Byfield Nugent, explained that the scorecard is an...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning against the practice of fake kidnappings. Station Manager at the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division, Detective Inspector Paulette Wynter-Crossfield, explained that teen girls are staging kidnappings to spend a prolonged period with their male friends. “You have teenagers who go out with their male friend, for whatever reason, spend days, and then when they...

Divisional Commander for the St. James Police, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, is encouraging residents of the parish to continue partnering with the police to sustain the significant reduction in crime and further lower the murder rate in their communities.  Addressing the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (September 11), SSP Samuels reported that murders in the...