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Deputy Superintendent of Police Dennis Simpson, Crime Officer of Manchester and DSP Carey Duncan, head of the Manchester Police
By Kimone Witter
The Manchester Police are seeking to reassure residents that crime is not out of control in the parish.
The assertion comes following three killings, which occurred in less than two weeks, led to Opposition Spokesman on National Security Peter Bunting expressing concern about the crime situation in Manchester.
Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Crime officer for Manchester Deputy Superintendent Dennis Simpson provided an update on the murders.
"We are following strong leads in each of these murders, particularly that murder in Davyton - the murder of Ceejay Cunningham - and we are confident that in short order, we will make arrests in these incidents. So investigations are continuing in all these matters and we are confident that we are on the right path," he said.
Speaking at a party meeting on the weekend, Opposition Spokesman on National Security Peter Bunting accused the Manchester police of failing to curb the surge in murders and shootings in the parish.
He pointed to Sunday's deadly attack at bar along the Royal Flat main road in which 32-year-old disc jockey, Davian Anderson, was killed.
Two other patrons, including a woman, were wounded in the incident.
In response to the incidents of violence, Deputy Superintendent Carey Duncan, head of the Manchester Police, said a strategic plan has been implemented to tackle crime in the parish.
"Since the start of the year, in analysing our major crimes, we have seen a downward trend in all our major crimes with the exception of shootings. In particular, our murders are down by 57% when compared to the same period last year. And this is not by chance, this is by a deliberate and strategic approach as it relates to crime fighting efforts," he declared.
DSP Duncan urged residents to look at the three recent cases of murder as isolated incidents, insisting that, "as unfortunate as they are", the incidents are not correlated.
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