Police warn of crime risk amid growing business developments in St Ann

ST ANN, Jamaica — Police say the proliferation of business developments in St Ann is creating additional challenges for law enforcement in the parish.

According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s commanding officer for the region, Senior Superintendent Carlos Russell, the growing number of establishments is attracting many job seekers from outside the area. Hower, he warned that when the migrants fail to secure jobs or become unemployed, some of them turn to crime.

“St Ann right now is the fastest developing parish. We’re seeing that there are a lot of developments. So when you have development, there is a need for labour. And you find that people are coming from far and wide to do manual labour. And sometimes when these persons are laid off or they are fired, you find that they do not leave,” Russel said.