A wanted man said to be responsible for the spate of
crime in the Tredegar Park and Gravel
Heights areas of St.
Catherine was shot dead by the police in the community Newlands on Saturday night.
The police say the man identified as James Hines was a notorious member of the Clansman gang.
Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operation Kingfish, Glenmore Hinds says the police will now be doubling their efforts to apprehend other gang members.
"Hines was behind the most recent upsurge of violence in the Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights areas of St. Catherine North. He is said to be among the country's top gang members in the leadership of the Clansman gang,"
"I wish to assure the people of Gravel Heights and the people of Jamaica that our the efforts to apprehend the members of the Clansman gang and rival gangs will continue and we won't rest until all of those members are arrested," said Mr. Hinds.
During the operation another man who is believed to be a gang member was taken into custody by the police and is now being questioned. In the meantime, a meeting involving the Crime Prevention Committee in Spanish Town, St. Catherine and the police was held on Sunday.
The meeting has been called to discuss recent shootings in the Tredegar Park community.
The shootings were carried out, even with the presence of solders in the crime-riddled area.
Chairman of the Committee, Monsignor Richard Albert earlier told RJR News that Sunday's meeting is aimed at achieving continued peace in Tredegar Park.
"For the last few months since the soldiers came into Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights it's been very quiet but recently in the last few days we've had some gun activity, some shooting,"
"The meeting is to pull the citizens together and come up with a sense of direction as to how we want to move with the community. We are going to be there to reassure them that the Crime Prevention Committee, the soldiers, the police are there with them,"
He said the meeting is also being held in an effort to assist residents to fight the scourge of crime.
"It's a ongoing attempt to reassure the citizens that they have not been forgotten. For those of us who are responsible for trying to fight this battle against crime that we are trying to do what we can to assist them," said Monsignor Richard Albert.
Chairman of the Spanish Town Crime Prevention Committee, Earlier this year there was an upsurge of violence in Tredegar Park, which resulted in some residents leaving their homes.
The police say the man identified as James Hines was a notorious member of the Clansman gang.
Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of Operation Kingfish, Glenmore Hinds says the police will now be doubling their efforts to apprehend other gang members.
"Hines was behind the most recent upsurge of violence in the Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights areas of St. Catherine North. He is said to be among the country's top gang members in the leadership of the Clansman gang,"
"I wish to assure the people of Gravel Heights and the people of Jamaica that our the efforts to apprehend the members of the Clansman gang and rival gangs will continue and we won't rest until all of those members are arrested," said Mr. Hinds.
During the operation another man who is believed to be a gang member was taken into custody by the police and is now being questioned. In the meantime, a meeting involving the Crime Prevention Committee in Spanish Town, St. Catherine and the police was held on Sunday.
The meeting has been called to discuss recent shootings in the Tredegar Park community.
The shootings were carried out, even with the presence of solders in the crime-riddled area.
Chairman of the Committee, Monsignor Richard Albert earlier told RJR News that Sunday's meeting is aimed at achieving continued peace in Tredegar Park.
"For the last few months since the soldiers came into Tredegar Park and Gravel Heights it's been very quiet but recently in the last few days we've had some gun activity, some shooting,"
"The meeting is to pull the citizens together and come up with a sense of direction as to how we want to move with the community. We are going to be there to reassure them that the Crime Prevention Committee, the soldiers, the police are there with them,"
He said the meeting is also being held in an effort to assist residents to fight the scourge of crime.
"It's a ongoing attempt to reassure the citizens that they have not been forgotten. For those of us who are responsible for trying to fight this battle against crime that we are trying to do what we can to assist them," said Monsignor Richard Albert.
Chairman of the Spanish Town Crime Prevention Committee, Earlier this year there was an upsurge of violence in Tredegar Park, which resulted in some residents leaving their homes.
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