Westmoreland police target record-low murders, call on JPs for support

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — With 23 murders recorded in Westmoreland so far this year, Commanding Officer for the division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Othneil Dobson, says the police are working to keep the parish’s annual tally below 26.

“Myself and my team, we set ourselves a record earlier this year, we look at the statistics and for the last 20-plus years, the lowest murder figure was 26. And we have tried; we wanted to break that record. We are actually at 23. We want to go under 26 within two months. We have done well, but we have had a few hiccups. But we are not going to over-kill ourselves,” stated Dobson.

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SSP Dobson was addressing a Westmoreland Justices of the Peace Association of Jamaica Limited Awards Gala and Banquet held at the Negril Hills Golf Club in Westmoreland on Saturday evening.